Folk Gods

Folk Gods, or the 'Minor Gods,' are Pagan Gods of a lesser rank and power than the more popularly known heathen deities. Folk Gods were once one of those ancient, mysterious spirits that came to Earth to absorb the meta-energies of mortals worshiping them. 
However, Folk Gods never built up that large following of worshipers that drove it into pagan godhood. Folk Gods are like the smaller trees or bushes in the old growth forests, blocked from more sunlight by the mighty oaks that are the established Pantheons. 
Folk Gods are immortal, just like the rest of the Pagan Gods. And they can take human form, usually assuming a large, resplendent human form like the vane and conceited beings they really are. However, they are easier to kill and will be substantially lower in what types of supernaturals powers they can call upon.
Folk Gods had an advantage over their larger cousins in one direct sense - they didn't show up on the Adept's radar during the events of the Midnight Crusade. Adepts on the hunt for the blood of false gods tended to focus solely on the larger, well-known Pantheons. Folk Gods, who often operated alone or in small groups in out-of-the-way locales, didn't really come to the notice of the first waves of Adept god-hunters.
This doesn't mean there are that many Folk Gods in modern times. Most such Folk Gods were later detected and tracked down centuries later. But many of them have managed to hide-away into the modern world, evading the notice of the Established Orders. 
Those who have survived have almost always done so because of the Order of Pagans. The Pagans helped many Pagan Gods to survive the onslaught of the Midnight Crusade and the Folk Gods took full advantage of that.
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