Mainline Polytheism

Mainline Polytheism is the main organizing religion on Gernon.
==Ages of the gods==
===Primordial gods===
*Aroden: Ancient god of Light, Truth, Celestial bodies, and Life.
*Marduq: God of Dragons
*Rovagug: God of Destruction and War
*Lamashtu: Mother of Monsters
*Kalderus: Ancient Being/God of Madness, destruction, and Anti-Magic
*Torag: God of the Dwarves, and the monotheistic deity in the religion Toragism
===Old gods===
*Iomedae: Goddess of Valor, Honor, Order, and Justice. Also the head of a henotheistic religion Iomedanity.
*Erastil: God of the Hunt
*Gorum: God of War
*Urgathoa: Goddess of Pestilence. 
*Desna:Goddess of Dreams, Stars and the Moon, Night, Luck, and Travellers
*Abadar: God of Law, Trade, and Civilization.
*Sarenrae: Goddess of the Sun, healing, Day, and maidens.
*Asmodeus: God of Hell, Autocracy, Slavery, and Devils.
*Nalinivati: Goddess of Snakes, Sorcery, and Fertility.
*Irori: God of Knowlede, History, and Self-Perfection. Patron god of Oyashima. Deceased. 
*Gozreh: God/Goddess of the sea, the wind, and nature.
*Pharasma: Goddess of Death and Birth, and Prophecy.
===Young Gods===
*Cayden Cailean: God of Alchohol, Freedom, and Adventure
*Calistria: Goddess of Lust, Trickery, and Vengeance.
*Nethys: God of Magic and Power.
*Norgorbor: God of Assassins, poison, determination, accuracy, and death.
*Adele Tellumnar: God of Technology
=== Minor or Regional Deities ===
* Shelyn: Goddess of Art and Peace
*Zon-Kuthon: God of Pain
* Brigh: Goddess of Constructs and craftsmen
* Shyver: Goddess of Ice and Motherhood
* Nulgreth: Orc god of Bloodlust
* Menthus: Djinn god of Dalux
==Origins of the Gods==
===Primordial gods===
Primordial gods are so old that no beings known to all of reality are sure how they came to be. It is assumed that they are integral parts of the nature of the universe.
===Born of Aroden===
The gods Desna and Saranrae were both born of the ancient god to an unknown mother, splitting his domain of the celestial worlds between them. Not even the twin goddesses know who is their mother. The nature god Gozreh was formed from the blood of the dead god mixed with a storm that was consuming the world.
===Test of the Starstone===
Iomedae was the first of only three known gods to successfully take the Test of the Starstone to ascend to godhood, taking the place of Aroden as the chief god of Light. In much more recent history (comparitively) Cayden Cailaen took the test while drunk and became a god without even intending to, and Norgorbor took the test to get the power to kill anyone he wished.
===Children of the Gods===
Children of gods are often gods themselves. Nalinivati is the daughter of Lamsahtu. Calistria is the daughter of Desna and a tricky Incubus named Enchiron.
===Ascent through your own power===
Nethys is the sole known god to be such a powerful wizard that he became a god from the simple fact that a being with his amount of magical power and omnipotence could be nothing but a god.
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