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All gods in this universe can trace their origins to ancient beings known as [[The Precursors]]. '''The Precursors''' were ancient and incredibly powerful beings from the [[Far Realms]] that had immense power. They were the ones who created this universe and many others in their exodus across space and time. | All gods in this universe can trace their origins to ancient beings known as [[The Precursors]]. '''The Precursors''' were ancient and incredibly powerful beings from the [[Far Realms]] that had immense power. They were the ones who created this universe and many others in their exodus across space and time. | ||
As they birthed life, nature, magic and other laws of the world onto different planets across the universe, they began to split | As they birthed life, nature, magic and other laws of the world onto different planets across the universe, they began to split into smaller versions of themselves, those that would govern over their creations. These would become known as the [[Ancient Elders]], the first gods. | ||
Over time, even these gods began to split themselves up, dividing the power among those that they create. These gods would hold dominion over minor elements of the growing world, and they would be known as the [[Lesser Elders]]. Some of these '''Lesser Elders''' that held dominion over darker aspects of life and nature began to corrupt and change, becoming evil gods. | Over time, even these gods began to split themselves up, dividing the power among those that they create. These gods would hold dominion over minor elements of the growing world, and they would be known as the [[Lesser Elders]]. Some of these '''Lesser Elders''' that held dominion over darker aspects of life and nature began to corrupt and change, becoming evil gods. | ||
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During the '''First Divine Conflict,''' gods began to fight and kill one another, and began to split their power even more. In an effort to stop this bloodshed, the '''Ancient Elders''' split themselves even more, and created the first and loyal '''Greater Gods,''' that would see dominion over the other gods of lower power. When the divine conflict ended, all that was left were the corpses of gods, and the '''Lesser Elders''' split even more and became '''Lesser Gods,''' symbolizing their defeat and stopping the conflict. | During the '''First Divine Conflict,''' gods began to fight and kill one another, and began to split their power even more. In an effort to stop this bloodshed, the '''Ancient Elders''' split themselves even more, and created the first and loyal '''Greater Gods,''' that would see dominion over the other gods of lower power. When the divine conflict ended, all that was left were the corpses of gods, and the '''Lesser Elders''' split even more and became '''Lesser Gods,''' symbolizing their defeat and stopping the conflict. | ||
The pantheons of the '''Ancient Elders''' and '''Lesser Elders''' no longer exist after the second divine conflict, and are now a distant memory. | |||
==List of Greater Gods== | ==List of Current Greater Gods (After Divine War)== | ||
Below is a list of the common Greater Gods that are worshipped throughout the planes. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Name !! Portfolio !! Suggested Domains !! Symbol !! Status | |||
|- | |||
| Auril || Winter, deadly storms || Nature, Tempest, Frost* || Sharp, six-pointed snowflake || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Azuth || Magics || Knowledge, Arcana || Immaculately carved wand wreathed in fire || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Bane || Tyranny, bloodshed, hate, oppression || Violence*, War || Black hand clutching a crushed globe || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Bhaal || Murder, killing, brutality || Death, Violence* || Cracked skull oozing blood || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Chemosh || Undead, undeath || Death || Yellow skull || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Ehlonna || Woodlands, animals, plants || Nature, Life || Unicorn horn || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Eldath || Peace, serenity || Nature, Life, Peace || Waterfall plunging into still pool || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Istis || Fate, destiny, change || Fate*, Knowledge || Dodecahedron || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Jergal || Death, knowledge of the universe || Death, Knowledge || A skull sitting atop an open book || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Kelemvor || Death, afterlife, judgement || Death, Grave, Life || Upright skeletal arm holding balanced scales/armored figure posing with a greatsword || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Loviatar || Pain, suffering, misfortune || Death || Nine-headed flail || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Oghma || Knowledge of all things || Arcana, Knowledge || Blank scroll surrounded by an infinity symbol || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Pelor || Sun, healing, radiance || Light, Life || Multi-suns || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Primus || Modron god, god of law and order || Order || Massive bronze warforged || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Raven Queen || Death, crows, afterlife, souls || Death, Grave, Life || Woman draped in shadow, surrounded by a flock of crows || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Saranrae || Love, life, peace || Peace, Life || Woman with warm smile and extended arms || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Shar || Darkness, loss || Death, Trickery || Black disc encircled with a border || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Storm Lord || Storms || Nature, Tempest || Leviathan || Dead, circa 1669 ADW | |||
|- | |||
| Sune || Love, beauty || Life, Peace || Embroidered mirror || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Talona || Disease and poison || Pestilence*, Death || Poison droplets || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Tempus || War || Violence*, War || Upright held flaming sword || Dead, circa 2020 | |||
|- | |||
| Tharizdun || Eternal darkness || Trickery || Inverted ziggurat || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Tyr || Justice, law || Order || Balanced scales resting on a warhammer || Dead, circa 2048 | |||
|- | |||
| Vecna || Evil secrets || Death, Knowledge || Decayed hand with eye in palm || Dead, circa 1559 ADW | |||
|- | |||
| Waukeen || Trade, commerce, coin || Knowledge, Mercantile* || Coin mid-flip || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Wee Jas || Magic and death || Arcana, Knowledge, Death || Red skull in front of fireball || Alive | |||
|} | |||
==List of Current Lesser Gods (After Divine War)== | |||
Below is a list of common Lesser Gods that are worshipped throughout the planes. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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! Name !! Portfolio !! Suggested Domains !! Symbol !! Status | |||
|- | |||
| Blibdoolpoolp || kuo-toa goddess of madness || none || Lobster's head || Dead, circa 1647 ADW | |||
|- | |||
| Dendar || Nightmares, dreams || Dream* || Massive serpent coiled around world || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Heironeous || Valor, loyalty on the battlefield, honor || Order, War || Lightning bolt || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Ilmata || Fate and destiny || Knowledge || Weaver's spindle with multiple strands || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Malor || Hunt, violence, slaughter || Nature, Violence* || Bloody clawed paw || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Masq || Thievery || Trickery || Black mask || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Myrkull || God of death || Death, Grave || Decayed human skull || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Solinari || Goddess of the suns and stars, traveling || Nature, Light, Cosmos* || Four stars that form a circle || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Star Queen || Goddess of stars, space, otherworldly existence || Nature, Light, Cosmos* || Shooting star || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Traveler || Change, chaos, travel || Trickery, Travel* || Open doorway leading to a path || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Velina || Icy climates, snow, ice, protection from storms || Frost*, Nature || Snow peak mountain || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Vespera || Goddess of vampires, blood || Blood, Grave, Death || Blood vial || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Ygrid || Goliath goddess of death, the dead, afterlife, judgment || Grave, Death, Life || Mountain || Alive | |||
|- | |||
| Zyra || Illusions, deception || Trickery || Upside-down triangle surrounded by mist || Alive | |||
|} | |||
==Specific Pantheons== | |||
Below are tables of pantheons that belong to specific cultures or peoples. | |||
==Tabaxi Pantheon== | |||
It is unknown if the '''Tabaxi''' actually have real gods, or if they are masters at stories and have created their own pantheon. Whatever the case, '''Tabaxi''' clerics get their divinity from some source, and claim that these gods are such source. Each god on this list pertains to an important aspect of the '''Tabaxi's''' culture, with names similar to their own. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Name !! Portfolio !! Suggested Domains !! Symbol | |||
|- | |||
| Blossom Gift || Nature, plants, agriculture || Nature || Sapling | |||
|- | |||
| Blood Cat || Vampirism among Tabaxi || Blood || Bloody cat fangs | |||
|- | |||
| Bright Moon || Moons, stars, light || Light, Cosmos*, Twilight || Sun and moon | |||
|- | |||
| Chains of Burden || Slavery, prisons || none || Chains wrapping around a moon | |||
|- | |||
| Dark Moon || Tabaxi god of darkness, shadows || Twilight || Tabaxi surrounded by dark cloak | |||
|- | |||
| Elder Fish || Food, fishing, nature || Nature || Giant fish surrounded by net | |||
|- | |||
| Elder Matron || Goddess of all Tabaxi, family, birth || Life || Litter of kittens | |||
|- | |||
| Great River || Rivers, water, oceans || Nature, Ocean* || Flowing river | |||
|- | |||
| Lone Wanderer || Survival, nomads, travel, hunting || Nature, Travel* || Hooded figure walking in towards a sun | |||
|- | |||
| Open Grave || Death, afterlife, dead || Death, Grave, Life || Tombstone | |||
|- | |||
| Riddle || Knowledge, mischief || Knowledge, Trickery || Puzzle piece | |||
|- | |||
| Silver Tail || Trade, discussion, diplomacy || Mercantile*, Peace || Tabaxi grasped hands | |||
|- | |||
| Songbird || Adventure, stories, songs || Travel* || Cart | |||
|- | |||
| Sweetcat || Desserts, food, baking || Life || Cake | |||
|} | |||
==Wuxian Pantheon== | |||
People that hail from [[Wuxia]], a country within the [[Alliance]], tend to follow this pantheon. These gods stem from [[Lesser Elders]] that split themselves during the first divine war. These gods watch over the mysterious land that they are charged with. | |||
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! Name !! Portfolio !! Suggested Domains !! Symbol | ! Name !! Portfolio !! Suggested Domains !! Symbol | ||
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| | | Aka || Wuxian goddess of love, birth, and life || Life, Peace || Glowing heart | ||
|- | |||
| Edata || Wuxian goddess of the sea, sailing, fishing || Ocean* || Sailing ship | |||
|- | |||
| Quen || Wuxian god of battle || War || Tattered battle flag | |||
|- | |||
| Rishin || Wuxian god of peace and writing || Peace, Knowledge || Scroll full of text | |||
|- | |||
| Roni || Wuxian god of betrayal and murder || Death || Serrated dagger | |||
|- | |||
| Suri || Wuxian god of agriculture || Nature || Plow and hoe | |||
|- | |||
| Syn || Wuxian god of death and the afterlife || Grave, Death || Soul orb | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Yadama || Wuxian god of adventure || Travel* || Heroic figure posing | ||
|- | |||
| Yumo || Wuxian god of storms, weather || Nature, Tempest || Typhoon | |||
|- | |||
| Zunshiro || Wuxian god of trade, diplomacy, spoken word || Mercantile*, Peace || Quill and coins | |||
|} | |||
==Dragonborn Pantheon== | |||
The Dragonborn pantheon is unchanged since the first divine war, with their gods immediately splitting from the [[Lesser Elders]] when the Dragonborn people came into existence. It is believed that '''Bahamut''' and '''Tiamat''' were two of these '''Lesser Elders,''' with a different name and different form. The two created separate images of themselves and formed the remainder of the pantheon, fighting over who gets control of what. Eventually, the gods that '''Bahamut''' created banded together and banished '''Tiamat''' to the hells, along with the gods she had birthed and created. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Name !! Portfolio !! Suggested Domains !! Symbol | |||
|- | |||
| Astilabor || Acquisitions, wealth, treasure || Mercantile* || Dragon head on a coin | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Bahamut || Good, law || Order, War, Life || Platinum dragon head in profile | | Bahamut || Good, law || Order, War, Life || Platinum dragon head in profile | ||
|- | |||
| B'falor || Elder dragon god, god of all dragons || Life, Death || Ten-headed dragon | |||
|- | |||
| Eress || Dragon goddess of magic || Arcana, Trickery || Dragon claw holding a wand | |||
|- | |||
| Lendir || Justice, punishment || Order || Dragon claw holding balanced scales | |||
|- | |||
| Kuyuth || Dragonborn demigod || Peace, Order || Dragonborn with wings | |||
|- | |||
| Null || Dragon god of the dead || Grave || Skeletal dragon wings curled around a dragon skull | |||
|- | |||
| Niflis || Dragon god of the sea, oceanic dragons || Ocean* || Yellow dragon | |||
|- | |||
| Sarwoar || Gem dragon god, psionics || none || Massive cracked gem | |||
|- | |||
| Skorgix || Dragon god of war and necessary violence || Violence*, War || Dragon claw holding a sheathed sword | |||
|- | |||
| Taratan || Healers, mercy || Life, Peace || Open draconic palm | |||
|- | |||
| Tassel || Greed, lies || Trickery || Coiled wyrm | |||
|- | |||
| Tiamat || Evil dragon goddess, vengeance || Death, Trickery || Five-headed dragon | |||
|- | |||
| Zarthalion || Dragon god of slaughter, violence, destruction || Violence*, War || Dragon breathing fire | |||
|- | |||
| Zot || Hatchlings, birth || Life || Egg | |||
|} | |||
==Elvish Pantheon== | |||
The Elvish pantheon dates far beyond recorded history. It is believed that since the Elves were some of the first creations of the '''Precursors,''' their gods came into existence first and haven't changed. Some gods might have switched names or portfolios, but no significant changes have occurred since that time. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Name !! Portfolio !! Suggested Domains !! Symbol | |||
|- | |||
| Avandir || Primary god of the moon and sun elves || Cosmos*, Light, Twilight || Moon, star and sun | |||
|- | |||
| Culinir || Primary god of all elven kind; life cycles, death || Life, Grave || Mighty elvish character | |||
|- | |||
| Deep Sashelas || Primary god of aquatic elves || Nature, Ocean*, Tempest || Dolphin | |||
|- | |||
| Erivar || Elvish trickster god || Trickery || Broken triangle | |||
|- | |||
| G'delyn || Wood elvish god of heroism, adventuring, outlaws, feasting || Nature || Leaf-shaped arrow | |||
|- | |||
| Hy'ali || Wood elvish goddess of love and birth || Life, Nature || Mother holding a child | |||
|- | |||
| Inet || Storms, natural disasters || Nature, Tempest || Tsunami | |||
|- | |||
| Laetar || Philosophy, knowledge, secrets || Arcana, Knowledge || Eye inside an orb | |||
|- | |||
| Lotor || Dark Elvish god of freedom, adventure, home || Life, Peace || House | |||
|- | |||
| R'ili Fane || Wood elvish god of nature and the wilds || Nature || Stag horns | |||
|- | |||
| Ryn Fane || Wood elvish god of ritualistic cannibalism || Violence* || Figure eating a person | |||
|- | |||
| Sanan Moontouched || Moon elvish god of the moon, death and the dead || Death, Grave, Twilight || Moon over a tomb | |||
|- | |||
| Shevara || Demigod of revenge || Violence*, War || Bloody clenched fist | |||
|- | |||
| S'lora || Wood elvish god of hunting || Nature || Hunter's bow | |||
|- | |||
| Vanata || War, violence, loss, grief || Death, Violence*, War || Broken longsword | |||
|- | |||
| Y'tir || Wood elvish goddess of Weavers, magical stories || Arcana, Nature || Web with book inside | |||
|- | |||
| Yun || Snow elvish god || Frost*, Nature || Snowball | |||
|- | |||
| Zandalir || Magic || Arcana || Spell tome | |||
|} | |||
==Drow Pantheon== | |||
The '''Drow''' pantheon split from the rest of the Elvish pantheon in the earliest years of the first divine war. This was when '''Lolth''' was spawned, after she attempted to split from the Elvish pantheon by attempting to murder Culinir with the help of another evil god. She was banished to the '''Underdark,''' where she spawned her own kin, as well as her own pantheon from her own stomach. She was pregnant at the time with another god's child, but after being tainted with evil magics, these children came out dark and twisted, and formed the Drow pantheon. Most of the gods of this pantheon are considered evil. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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! Name !! Portfolio !! Suggested Domains !! Symbol | |||
|- | |||
| Kiarasen || Slavery, undead, vengeance || Death || Cloak of bones | |||
|- | |||
| Lolth || God of all drow, spiders, demons, chaos, destiny || Trickery || Spider | |||
|- | |||
| Sevelar || Demigod of battle, bloodlust, violence || Violence*, War || Bloody crossed swords | |||
|- | |||
| Vhaerun || Darkness, thievery, male drow, evil activity on the surface || Trickery, Twilight, Violence* || Broken whip | |||
|- | |||
| Zhanatana || Chaos, assassins, change || Trickery || Shortsword in a cloak | |||
|} | |||
==Dwarvish Pantheon== | |||
Isolated during the first Divine war, the Dwarvish pantheon built creations and great cities for their people to live in, and hide out from the godly conflict. However, just like the Dwarvish people, their intentions were not as they would seem. The Dwarvish gods would build weapons of mass destruction, capable of killing gods. These weapons would be given to their people in case a rival god were to attack. Luckily, no other gods bothered this pantheon, as killing them would net in nothing gained. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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! Name !! Portfolio !! Suggested Domains !! Symbol | |||
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|} | |} | ||
==Orcish Pantheon== | |||
The Orcs have mostly their own gods, who rose as champions during the Reign of Shogrush, and were instrumental in his defeat. Many of these gods were risen mortals, who became champions to another deity and became their own god. After Shogrush' reign, it was crucial to these champions that the orcs had someone to follow to save them from the total darkness that their world was under. However, they have old Gods, that those of the Free Orc tribes still worship. | |||
Technically, with the exception of Dunthir Chak, Usurial Chak, Gruumsh, Luthic, Yugul, Ilneval and Morthal Chak, most of the Orc pantheon are actually divine entities or lesser deities. From the mortal perspective, they are all gods, but in the divine realm, they are only lesser deities and not full gods. This is because many of these gods still see them as heavily connected to the mortal plane and wish to not lose this connection. This connection allows them to directly intervene in affairs, but still with limitations. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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! Name !! Portfolio !! Suggested Domains !! Symbol | |||
|- | |||
| Arfal Chak || Redemption, sacrifice, honor, second chances || Peace, Order, Life || Kneeling figure before a blade | |||
|- | |||
| Argan Demnir Chak || Fatherhood, parents, family || Peace, Life, Love* || Family figures holding hands | |||
|- | |||
| Bunda Chak || Hunting, exploration || Nature, Travel* || Bow and climbing shoes | |||
|- | |||
| Dunthir Chak || Law, honor, strength, valor, fighting || Order, War || Shield with crest on it | |||
|- | |||
| Endofir Chak || Stealth, assassinations, lawlessness || Twilight || Throwing dagger | |||
|- | |||
| Grull Shev Chak || Oceans, storms, sea life, sailing, travel || Ocean*, Nature || Orc riding a wave | |||
|- | |||
| Gruumsh || Old god of all orcs, war, violence || Death, Violence*, War || Fist dripping with blood | |||
|- | |||
| Ilneval || Old god of strategy and fighting || War || Sword and scroll | |||
|- | |||
| Luthic || Old god of fertility and love || Life, Love* || Baby carriage | |||
|- | |||
| Morthal Chak || Architecture, strength, cities, growth, civilization || Life, Order, Forge || Tower | |||
|- | |||
| Mar Chak || Geography, exploration, travel, weather || Nature, Travel* || Carriage or Boat | |||
|- | |||
| Nunadon Chak || | |||
|- | |||
| Shogrush Chak || Shadows, Death, Curses, Darkness || Death, Grave || Shadow cloud with a crown in the center | |||
|} | |||
==Norse Pantheon== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Name !! Portfolio !! Suggested Domains !! Symbol | |||
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| | |||
|} | |||
The Norse Pantheon, also known as the Nor | |||
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The Gods are powerful entities that are worshipped across the universe, across many religions. Due to the aftermath and impact of the Divine War, the gods, greater or below, are not allowed to directly involve themselves in the affairs of mortals. They are only allowed to counsel and guide.
Origin of the Gods
All gods in this universe can trace their origins to ancient beings known as The Precursors. The Precursors were ancient and incredibly powerful beings from the Far Realms that had immense power. They were the ones who created this universe and many others in their exodus across space and time.
As they birthed life, nature, magic and other laws of the world onto different planets across the universe, they began to split into smaller versions of themselves, those that would govern over their creations. These would become known as the Ancient Elders, the first gods.
Over time, even these gods began to split themselves up, dividing the power among those that they create. These gods would hold dominion over minor elements of the growing world, and they would be known as the Lesser Elders. Some of these Lesser Elders that held dominion over darker aspects of life and nature began to corrupt and change, becoming evil gods.
During the First Divine Conflict, gods began to fight and kill one another, and began to split their power even more. In an effort to stop this bloodshed, the Ancient Elders split themselves even more, and created the first and loyal Greater Gods, that would see dominion over the other gods of lower power. When the divine conflict ended, all that was left were the corpses of gods, and the Lesser Elders split even more and became Lesser Gods, symbolizing their defeat and stopping the conflict.
The pantheons of the Ancient Elders and Lesser Elders no longer exist after the second divine conflict, and are now a distant memory.
List of Current Greater Gods (After Divine War)
Below is a list of the common Greater Gods that are worshipped throughout the planes.
Name | Portfolio | Suggested Domains | Symbol | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Auril | Winter, deadly storms | Nature, Tempest, Frost* | Sharp, six-pointed snowflake | Alive |
Azuth | Magics | Knowledge, Arcana | Immaculately carved wand wreathed in fire | Alive |
Bane | Tyranny, bloodshed, hate, oppression | Violence*, War | Black hand clutching a crushed globe | Alive |
Bhaal | Murder, killing, brutality | Death, Violence* | Cracked skull oozing blood | Alive |
Chemosh | Undead, undeath | Death | Yellow skull | Alive |
Ehlonna | Woodlands, animals, plants | Nature, Life | Unicorn horn | Alive |
Eldath | Peace, serenity | Nature, Life, Peace | Waterfall plunging into still pool | Alive |
Istis | Fate, destiny, change | Fate*, Knowledge | Dodecahedron | Alive |
Jergal | Death, knowledge of the universe | Death, Knowledge | A skull sitting atop an open book | Alive |
Kelemvor | Death, afterlife, judgement | Death, Grave, Life | Upright skeletal arm holding balanced scales/armored figure posing with a greatsword | Alive |
Loviatar | Pain, suffering, misfortune | Death | Nine-headed flail | Alive |
Oghma | Knowledge of all things | Arcana, Knowledge | Blank scroll surrounded by an infinity symbol | Alive |
Pelor | Sun, healing, radiance | Light, Life | Multi-suns | Alive |
Primus | Modron god, god of law and order | Order | Massive bronze warforged | Alive |
Raven Queen | Death, crows, afterlife, souls | Death, Grave, Life | Woman draped in shadow, surrounded by a flock of crows | Alive |
Saranrae | Love, life, peace | Peace, Life | Woman with warm smile and extended arms | Alive |
Shar | Darkness, loss | Death, Trickery | Black disc encircled with a border | Alive |
Storm Lord | Storms | Nature, Tempest | Leviathan | Dead, circa 1669 ADW |
Sune | Love, beauty | Life, Peace | Embroidered mirror | Alive |
Talona | Disease and poison | Pestilence*, Death | Poison droplets | Alive |
Tempus | War | Violence*, War | Upright held flaming sword | Dead, circa 2020 |
Tharizdun | Eternal darkness | Trickery | Inverted ziggurat | Alive |
Tyr | Justice, law | Order | Balanced scales resting on a warhammer | Dead, circa 2048 |
Vecna | Evil secrets | Death, Knowledge | Decayed hand with eye in palm | Dead, circa 1559 ADW |
Waukeen | Trade, commerce, coin | Knowledge, Mercantile* | Coin mid-flip | Alive |
Wee Jas | Magic and death | Arcana, Knowledge, Death | Red skull in front of fireball | Alive |
List of Current Lesser Gods (After Divine War)
Below is a list of common Lesser Gods that are worshipped throughout the planes.
Name | Portfolio | Suggested Domains | Symbol | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Blibdoolpoolp | kuo-toa goddess of madness | none | Lobster's head | Dead, circa 1647 ADW |
Dendar | Nightmares, dreams | Dream* | Massive serpent coiled around world | Alive |
Heironeous | Valor, loyalty on the battlefield, honor | Order, War | Lightning bolt | Alive |
Ilmata | Fate and destiny | Knowledge | Weaver's spindle with multiple strands | Alive |
Malor | Hunt, violence, slaughter | Nature, Violence* | Bloody clawed paw | Alive |
Masq | Thievery | Trickery | Black mask | Alive |
Myrkull | God of death | Death, Grave | Decayed human skull | Alive |
Solinari | Goddess of the suns and stars, traveling | Nature, Light, Cosmos* | Four stars that form a circle | Alive |
Star Queen | Goddess of stars, space, otherworldly existence | Nature, Light, Cosmos* | Shooting star | Alive |
Traveler | Change, chaos, travel | Trickery, Travel* | Open doorway leading to a path | Alive |
Velina | Icy climates, snow, ice, protection from storms | Frost*, Nature | Snow peak mountain | Alive |
Vespera | Goddess of vampires, blood | Blood, Grave, Death | Blood vial | Alive |
Ygrid | Goliath goddess of death, the dead, afterlife, judgment | Grave, Death, Life | Mountain | Alive |
Zyra | Illusions, deception | Trickery | Upside-down triangle surrounded by mist | Alive |
Specific Pantheons
Below are tables of pantheons that belong to specific cultures or peoples.
Tabaxi Pantheon
It is unknown if the Tabaxi actually have real gods, or if they are masters at stories and have created their own pantheon. Whatever the case, Tabaxi clerics get their divinity from some source, and claim that these gods are such source. Each god on this list pertains to an important aspect of the Tabaxi's culture, with names similar to their own.
Name | Portfolio | Suggested Domains | Symbol |
---|---|---|---|
Blossom Gift | Nature, plants, agriculture | Nature | Sapling |
Blood Cat | Vampirism among Tabaxi | Blood | Bloody cat fangs |
Bright Moon | Moons, stars, light | Light, Cosmos*, Twilight | Sun and moon |
Chains of Burden | Slavery, prisons | none | Chains wrapping around a moon |
Dark Moon | Tabaxi god of darkness, shadows | Twilight | Tabaxi surrounded by dark cloak |
Elder Fish | Food, fishing, nature | Nature | Giant fish surrounded by net |
Elder Matron | Goddess of all Tabaxi, family, birth | Life | Litter of kittens |
Great River | Rivers, water, oceans | Nature, Ocean* | Flowing river |
Lone Wanderer | Survival, nomads, travel, hunting | Nature, Travel* | Hooded figure walking in towards a sun |
Open Grave | Death, afterlife, dead | Death, Grave, Life | Tombstone |
Riddle | Knowledge, mischief | Knowledge, Trickery | Puzzle piece |
Silver Tail | Trade, discussion, diplomacy | Mercantile*, Peace | Tabaxi grasped hands |
Songbird | Adventure, stories, songs | Travel* | Cart |
Sweetcat | Desserts, food, baking | Life | Cake |
Wuxian Pantheon
People that hail from Wuxia, a country within the Alliance, tend to follow this pantheon. These gods stem from Lesser Elders that split themselves during the first divine war. These gods watch over the mysterious land that they are charged with.
Name | Portfolio | Suggested Domains | Symbol |
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Aka | Wuxian goddess of love, birth, and life | Life, Peace | Glowing heart |
Edata | Wuxian goddess of the sea, sailing, fishing | Ocean* | Sailing ship |
Quen | Wuxian god of battle | War | Tattered battle flag |
Rishin | Wuxian god of peace and writing | Peace, Knowledge | Scroll full of text |
Roni | Wuxian god of betrayal and murder | Death | Serrated dagger |
Suri | Wuxian god of agriculture | Nature | Plow and hoe |
Syn | Wuxian god of death and the afterlife | Grave, Death | Soul orb |
Yadama | Wuxian god of adventure | Travel* | Heroic figure posing |
Yumo | Wuxian god of storms, weather | Nature, Tempest | Typhoon |
Zunshiro | Wuxian god of trade, diplomacy, spoken word | Mercantile*, Peace | Quill and coins |
Dragonborn Pantheon
The Dragonborn pantheon is unchanged since the first divine war, with their gods immediately splitting from the Lesser Elders when the Dragonborn people came into existence. It is believed that Bahamut and Tiamat were two of these Lesser Elders, with a different name and different form. The two created separate images of themselves and formed the remainder of the pantheon, fighting over who gets control of what. Eventually, the gods that Bahamut created banded together and banished Tiamat to the hells, along with the gods she had birthed and created.
Name | Portfolio | Suggested Domains | Symbol |
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Astilabor | Acquisitions, wealth, treasure | Mercantile* | Dragon head on a coin |
Bahamut | Good, law | Order, War, Life | Platinum dragon head in profile |
B'falor | Elder dragon god, god of all dragons | Life, Death | Ten-headed dragon |
Eress | Dragon goddess of magic | Arcana, Trickery | Dragon claw holding a wand |
Lendir | Justice, punishment | Order | Dragon claw holding balanced scales |
Kuyuth | Dragonborn demigod | Peace, Order | Dragonborn with wings |
Null | Dragon god of the dead | Grave | Skeletal dragon wings curled around a dragon skull |
Niflis | Dragon god of the sea, oceanic dragons | Ocean* | Yellow dragon |
Sarwoar | Gem dragon god, psionics | none | Massive cracked gem |
Skorgix | Dragon god of war and necessary violence | Violence*, War | Dragon claw holding a sheathed sword |
Taratan | Healers, mercy | Life, Peace | Open draconic palm |
Tassel | Greed, lies | Trickery | Coiled wyrm |
Tiamat | Evil dragon goddess, vengeance | Death, Trickery | Five-headed dragon |
Zarthalion | Dragon god of slaughter, violence, destruction | Violence*, War | Dragon breathing fire |
Zot | Hatchlings, birth | Life | Egg |
Elvish Pantheon
The Elvish pantheon dates far beyond recorded history. It is believed that since the Elves were some of the first creations of the Precursors, their gods came into existence first and haven't changed. Some gods might have switched names or portfolios, but no significant changes have occurred since that time.
Name | Portfolio | Suggested Domains | Symbol |
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Avandir | Primary god of the moon and sun elves | Cosmos*, Light, Twilight | Moon, star and sun |
Culinir | Primary god of all elven kind; life cycles, death | Life, Grave | Mighty elvish character |
Deep Sashelas | Primary god of aquatic elves | Nature, Ocean*, Tempest | Dolphin |
Erivar | Elvish trickster god | Trickery | Broken triangle |
G'delyn | Wood elvish god of heroism, adventuring, outlaws, feasting | Nature | Leaf-shaped arrow |
Hy'ali | Wood elvish goddess of love and birth | Life, Nature | Mother holding a child |
Inet | Storms, natural disasters | Nature, Tempest | Tsunami |
Laetar | Philosophy, knowledge, secrets | Arcana, Knowledge | Eye inside an orb |
Lotor | Dark Elvish god of freedom, adventure, home | Life, Peace | House |
R'ili Fane | Wood elvish god of nature and the wilds | Nature | Stag horns |
Ryn Fane | Wood elvish god of ritualistic cannibalism | Violence* | Figure eating a person |
Sanan Moontouched | Moon elvish god of the moon, death and the dead | Death, Grave, Twilight | Moon over a tomb |
Shevara | Demigod of revenge | Violence*, War | Bloody clenched fist |
S'lora | Wood elvish god of hunting | Nature | Hunter's bow |
Vanata | War, violence, loss, grief | Death, Violence*, War | Broken longsword |
Y'tir | Wood elvish goddess of Weavers, magical stories | Arcana, Nature | Web with book inside |
Yun | Snow elvish god | Frost*, Nature | Snowball |
Zandalir | Magic | Arcana | Spell tome |
Drow Pantheon
The Drow pantheon split from the rest of the Elvish pantheon in the earliest years of the first divine war. This was when Lolth was spawned, after she attempted to split from the Elvish pantheon by attempting to murder Culinir with the help of another evil god. She was banished to the Underdark, where she spawned her own kin, as well as her own pantheon from her own stomach. She was pregnant at the time with another god's child, but after being tainted with evil magics, these children came out dark and twisted, and formed the Drow pantheon. Most of the gods of this pantheon are considered evil.
Name | Portfolio | Suggested Domains | Symbol |
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Kiarasen | Slavery, undead, vengeance | Death | Cloak of bones |
Lolth | God of all drow, spiders, demons, chaos, destiny | Trickery | Spider |
Sevelar | Demigod of battle, bloodlust, violence | Violence*, War | Bloody crossed swords |
Vhaerun | Darkness, thievery, male drow, evil activity on the surface | Trickery, Twilight, Violence* | Broken whip |
Zhanatana | Chaos, assassins, change | Trickery | Shortsword in a cloak |
Dwarvish Pantheon
Isolated during the first Divine war, the Dwarvish pantheon built creations and great cities for their people to live in, and hide out from the godly conflict. However, just like the Dwarvish people, their intentions were not as they would seem. The Dwarvish gods would build weapons of mass destruction, capable of killing gods. These weapons would be given to their people in case a rival god were to attack. Luckily, no other gods bothered this pantheon, as killing them would net in nothing gained.
Name | Portfolio | Suggested Domains | Symbol |
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Orcish Pantheon
The Orcs have mostly their own gods, who rose as champions during the Reign of Shogrush, and were instrumental in his defeat. Many of these gods were risen mortals, who became champions to another deity and became their own god. After Shogrush' reign, it was crucial to these champions that the orcs had someone to follow to save them from the total darkness that their world was under. However, they have old Gods, that those of the Free Orc tribes still worship.
Technically, with the exception of Dunthir Chak, Usurial Chak, Gruumsh, Luthic, Yugul, Ilneval and Morthal Chak, most of the Orc pantheon are actually divine entities or lesser deities. From the mortal perspective, they are all gods, but in the divine realm, they are only lesser deities and not full gods. This is because many of these gods still see them as heavily connected to the mortal plane and wish to not lose this connection. This connection allows them to directly intervene in affairs, but still with limitations.
Name | Portfolio | Suggested Domains | Symbol |
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Arfal Chak | Redemption, sacrifice, honor, second chances | Peace, Order, Life | Kneeling figure before a blade |
Argan Demnir Chak | Fatherhood, parents, family | Peace, Life, Love* | Family figures holding hands |
Bunda Chak | Hunting, exploration | Nature, Travel* | Bow and climbing shoes |
Dunthir Chak | Law, honor, strength, valor, fighting | Order, War | Shield with crest on it |
Endofir Chak | Stealth, assassinations, lawlessness | Twilight | Throwing dagger |
Grull Shev Chak | Oceans, storms, sea life, sailing, travel | Ocean*, Nature | Orc riding a wave |
Gruumsh | Old god of all orcs, war, violence | Death, Violence*, War | Fist dripping with blood |
Ilneval | Old god of strategy and fighting | War | Sword and scroll |
Luthic | Old god of fertility and love | Life, Love* | Baby carriage |
Morthal Chak | Architecture, strength, cities, growth, civilization | Life, Order, Forge | Tower |
Mar Chak | Geography, exploration, travel, weather | Nature, Travel* | Carriage or Boat |
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Shogrush Chak | Shadows, Death, Curses, Darkness | Death, Grave | Shadow cloud with a crown in the center |
Norse Pantheon
Name | Portfolio | Suggested Domains | Symbol |
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The Norse Pantheon, also known as the Nor