Gods
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 themselves 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auril | Winter, deadly storms | Nature, Tempest, Frost* | Sharp, six-pointed snowflake |
| Azuth | Magics | Knowledge, Arcana | Immaculately carved wand wreathed in fire |
| Bahamut | Good, law | Order, War, Life | Platinum dragon head in profile |
| Bane | Tyranny, lawlessness | Order, War | Black hand clutching a crushed globe |
| Bhaal | Murder, killing, brutality | Death | Cracked skull oozing blood |
| Chemosh | Undead, undeath | Death | Yellow skull |
| Ehlonna | Woodlands, animals, plants | Nature, Life | Unicorn horn |
| Eldath | Peace, serenity | Nature, Life, Peace | Waterfall plunging into still pool |
| Jergal | Death, knowledge of the universe | Death, Knowledge | A skull sitting atop an open book |
| Kelemvor | Death, afterlife, judgement | Death, Grave, Life | Upright skeletal arm holding balanced scales/armored figure posing with a greatsword |
| Lloth | Drow, spiders, poison | Trickery | Gargantuan spider crawling down a web |
| Loviatar | Pain | Death | Nine-headed flail |
| Maglubiyet | Goblinoid god of war | War | Bloody axe |
| Moradin | Dwarf god of creation | Life, Knowledge | Radiant hammer and anvil |
| Null | Dragon god of the dead | Grave | Dragon skull |
| Oghma | god of knowledge | Knowledge | Blank scroll surrounded by an infinity symbol |
| Pelor | Sun, healing, radiance | Light, Life | Multi-suns |
| Primus | Modron god, god of law and order | Order | Massive bronze warforged |
| Raven Queen | Death, crows, afterlife, souls | Death, Grave, Life | Woman draped in shadow, surrounded by a flock of crows |
| Saranrae | Love, life, peace | Peace, Life | Woman with warm smile and extended arms |
| Shar | Darkness, loss | Death, Trickery | Black disc encircled with a border |
| Storm Lord | Storms | Nature, Tempest | Leviathan |
| Sune | Love, beauty | Life, Peace | Embroidered mirror |
| Tempus | War | War | Upright held flaming sword |
| Tharizdun | Eternal darkness | Trickery | Inverted ziggurat |
| Thor | Storms and thunder | Nature, Tempest | Hammer infused with lightning |
| Tiamat | Dragon goddess of evil | Trickery | Five headed dragon |
| Tyr | Justice, law | Order | Balanced scales resting on a warhammer |
| Undying Court | Elven ancestors | Knowledge, Life | Varies |
| Vecna | Evil secrets | Death, Knowledge | Decayed hand with eye in palm |
| Waukeen | Trade, commerce, coin | Knowledge, Mercantile* | Coin mid-flip |
| Wee Jas | Magic and death | Arcana, Knowledge, Death | Red skull in front of fireball |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aka | Wuxian goddess of love, birth, and life | Life, Peace | Glowing heart |
| Blibdoolpoolp | kuo-toa goddess of madness | none | Lobster's head |
| Dendar | Nightmares, dreams | Dream* | Massive serpent coiled around worl |
| Garl Glittergold | Gnome god of trickery and mischief | Trickery | Gold nugget |
| Heironeous | Valor, loyalty on the battlefield, honor | Order, War | Lightning bolt |
| Ilmata | Fate and destiny | Knowledge | Weaver's spindle with multiple strands |
| Loki | Trickery, deception, magical mischief | Trickery | Twirling dagger |
| Malor | Hunt, violence, slaughter | Nature, Violence* | Bloody clawed paw |
| Masq | Thievery | Trickery | Black mask |
| 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 |