Māui: Polynesian demigod, culture hero and trickster

The legends surrounding Māui in ancient times were fantastical. He was the demigod who stole fire from the underworld to give to humans, fished up islands with his magical hook and captured the Sun to lengthen the days.

In the year 3000, however, these tales are all but forgotten among what remains of the human race. Māui is now very much a wanderer, a divine nomad seeking purpose on a largely hostile planet.

The more popular Gods in the East and West are completely unmoved by rumours of Maui's re-awakening and most certainly disregard him as any sort of threat to their cults. Their complacency though, may be a mistake. The folk hero is slowly building a loyal band of human followers. His friendly, humorous and altruistic way of wielding power is seen as a welcome change to the arrogant displays of power seen across the more established Pantheons.

Moreover, Māui has a masterplan. Along with fellow Pacific deity Pele, his ultimate goal is to create an idyllic utopia, shrouded from the dangers, disease and toxicity that have engulfed the planet since the Nuclear Holocaust. Divine magic will, of course, be needed to secure this vision and he will need to befriend a broader range of Gods in order to reach this goal.