Pantheons

*It is important to understand that Vakasi-Ya does not have a unified "pantheon" as typically defined. Many beings defy clear description, and there is no real parity between their power and authority. Here is a sample of the most commonly known. There are potentially infinite more, as many gods as their are concepts to which the Kind might cling.*

## Vakasi

She is the god of life, creation, and nature itself. Sages will tell you that the planet is called "The Vakasi-Ya," literally meaning "Vakasi Manifest."

## Makel

The Shaper and Forge-Keeper god Makel counts many craftsman -- smiths, in particular -- among his devotees. But Makel's provenance extends to the conscious shaping of all things.

## Adwar

God of Breaking, but also credited by many healers as the god of mending that which was broken. A bone is stronger where it has broken and healed, and his adherents believe this is proof of Its will.

## The Veil

God, or phenomenon? The Veil is hard to define, even among the most devoted theologians. It is the border between life and death, a curtain of inconceivable width and height that ripples along the Hallows, a haunted plane where souls make their final journey toward whatever lies on the other side. No one knows what lies on the other side, only that it draws spirits detached from their mortal flesh to pass through.

## Dandelu

Fate is not static in Vakasi-Ya, and it is best understood by the observation of Dandelu the Ever-Weaving. It is said that every fate is expertly laced beneath her careful hand, and that she plucks and strums at them should their design displease her. Does she create the paths of prophecy, or merely exist amongst them? She is the subject of vast debate and superstition. Few worship her, yet her name is the subject of countless daily blessings -- and curses.

## Old Yarn

The keeper of small and forgotten things. She is invoked when someone loses a coin or a trinket, but also asked to bless orphans or other societal castoffs.

## Murder of Innocence

Pure malevolence; the personification of the senseless destruction of the undeserving. She is the shadow that both provokes and follows behind atrocity.

## Yezwa

The Endless Slumber, the Captor of Dreams, a being that haunts the hours between slumber and waking. It is said that a yawn is the omen of his presence, a forcible call of his name.

## Godsbane

Godsbane is a supernatural concept that defies direct identity. No one could even tell you with certainty whether it's an entity or an object, though plenty of people *think* they know. The only surviving writings that reference Godsbane describe it as a great evil. Most people revile it the same way Christians might think of "the devil." Whatever it is, it is antithetical to the gods themselves.

## Hrahkan

Hrahkan is the exception to the pantheon, the most broadly-worshipped being in Mavarin, and the only one to have a formal Church.

## Cults and The Church

There are many entities and traditions of worship in Vakasi-Ya. An organization surrounding the worship is referred to as a "Cult." The "Cult of Adwar," the "Cult of Yezwa," etc. In Vakasi-Ya, "Church" is a word invented by the Rahkzanites to separate themselves, since they see themselves as above the world's other religions. "Cult" does not have the same negative connotations it does in our world. It is the default terminology for a collective faith.