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 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
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
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
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
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

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
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 The Norse Pantheon, also known as the Nor