Deities of the Realms

**Gods** are the divine beings that bring life, reason and purpose to all of creation. They come together to build new planets and systems, but are vastly dissimilar from one another. While they may have opposing thoughts, they know they are all needed to make a working pantheon. Gods are referred to as both **Gods** and **Deities** as the term is interchangeable for most sentient beings.

Gods come in four different categories: High, Prime, Old, and New. They come in two different levels of power: Greater and Lesser. The High Gods are the most powerful, the ones that were there at the moment of creation and began the process of creation. Prime Gods are the nine alignment Gods that create the guiding doctrines of the heavens. Old Gods are ones that have died or fallen out of worship, their power wanes but they still command great power. New Gods are ones that have formed to replace old gods and can fit to any pantheon and have a variety of portfolios. Most New Gods are weaker than the High and Prime Gods.

# The Gods of Valen'Dria

Valen'Dria is a crossroads for deities and their followers across all the realms. The following is a list of deities unique to the world.

## **The High Gods**

These are the first Gods that arose out of the abyss, that first gave form to the chaotic powers of the void. From them did the Prime Gods follow.

* Lady Light - One of the High Gods, being of light
* Lord Night - One of the High Gods, being of dark
* Cronus - One of the High Gods, god of time, master of the fates

## The Prime Gods

The Nine, Gods of creation and destruction that rule from their abodes in the Celestial Kingdoms. They are divided into three Gods of Good, three of evil, and three that are neutral. Each of these Gods are classified as Greater powers in the pantheon. Only the High Gods can appoint a new Prime God.

* Iustus - Lawful Good, God of Law and Order, God of Justice
* Mitra - Chaotic Good, God of the Sun, passage of time
* En'Kur - Neutral Good, God of Knowledge, creator of the Dragons
* Forxar - Lawful neutral, God of Creation, God of the Dwarves
* Lalitha - True Neutral, Goddess of all that grows, the elements and the powers of nature
* Loian - Chaotic Neutral, Goddess of Freedom and Choice, Goddess of the Elves
* Xaxixin - Chaotic Evil, God of Destruction and Decay
* Astaroth - Lawful Evil, the first Devil, God of Sin
* Apophis - Neutral Evil, God of Death, Enemy of Life

## The New Gods

Gods that arose to answer the needs of the material plane, around an idea or a desire.

* Vrah - Goddess of Assassins
* Uat - God of Chaos and Unmaking
* Zalenu - God of Poisons and Afflictions
* Arachanis - Lawful Neutral God of Magic
* Gwarthu - Goblin Mage God
* Oingo Boingo - Undead Divine Beast
* Durgith - God of Gluttony
* Bondu - God of Merriment and Drink
* Routha - Goblin God of Illness and Affliction
* Balez - God of Trickery and Deception
* Agias - Goddess of Pain
* Bonus Eventus - God of Commerce
* Kaching - God of Capitalism, Avarice and Greed
* Kharon - Ferryman of the dead, escorts souls to the afterlife. Demigod allowed to pass between the realms.
* Jonathan Jones - Devil of the seas, takes the souls of those who die at seas for his own crew.
* Minos - Judge of Hell
* Lumière - Moon Goddess
* Haine - Moon God
* Mesilane - Chaotic Neutral Goddess of Bees and Honey
* Darwin - True Neutral God of Survival and Adaptation
* Lady of Candles - Deity that guides lost souls to their final rest in the afterlife
* The Gravedigger - God of Final Resting Places
* Night Huntress - Gnoll Moon Goddess
* Moon Bitter - Gnoll God who is the consort of the Night Huntress
* Brynshan - God of Civilization and Order
* Abacaius - Tamariel God of Balance
* Justicar - Tamariel Goddess of Law
* Castigaius - Tamariel God of Punishment

## Kami of Sekaiden

The Kami of Sekaiden are similar to the Gods of other lands. While the Greater Kami are similarly restricted behind the Veil, lesser Kami can inhabit the mortal plane similar to Demigods. The power of the Kami ranges from greater to lesser, depending on the Kami in question.

* Hikari-sama - Goddess of the Sun, other religions often compare this Kami to Lady Light
* Kurayami-sama - God of Darkness and the Night, often compared to Lord Night in other lands.
* Yakudoshi - the Black Kitsune, kami of misfortune and calamity
* Kagesu - The Great Raven, Kami of the Raven Clan
* Shin Tatsu - Kami of the Dragon Clan, one of the four great divine beasts of Sekaiden
* Kami Kame - Kami of the Turtle Clan, one of the four great divine beasts of Sekaiden
* Fenghuang - Kami of the Phoenix Clan, one of the four great divine beasts of Sekaiden
* Byakko - Kami of the Tiger Clan, one of the four great divine beasts of Sekaiden
* Inari - Goddess of Foxes and Kitsune, Kami of mischief and trickery
* Subarashī - Kami of the Flamingo Clan, Kami of the Arts
* Senso - Kami of War, Strategy, and Order
* Korosu - Kami of Slaughter and Carnage, dishonorable combat
* Gozu - Kami of pestilence, disease, and health
* Big Guy - The Kami of the Tanuki, their patron and guardian deity

## Religions of the Sinner Seas

* The Harridan - Chaotic Neutral, also known as The Pirate Queen. Goddess of Battles, chaos, greed, and revelry.
* Shargoth - That Which Swims, Chaotic Evil god of the Depths, bloodlust, carnage, and slaughter
* The Commodore - Lawful Good God of Battle at Sea, Chains of Command, and Chivalry
* Kharon - The Ferryman, true neutral God of the Departed, ferries those that die to the afterlife for their final judgement
* Jonathan Jones - The Captain of the those that die at sea, Chaotic Neutral. Not a God persay, but people still give worship to him at sea.

## Gods of the Goblin Religions

* Klunka - Tech Goblin God of the Hammer
* Skrewby - Tech Goblin God of the Screwdriver
* Pounda - Tech Goblin God of the Nail

## Archfey

* The Queen of Feathers - patron of winged fey folk of the Summer Court
* The Prince of Favors - Known as a Loan Shark that grants favors in exchange for repayment
* The Pale King - current ruler of the court, subservient to Mab when she is active.
* Gram - The Vampire King
* Baba Yaga - powerful Fey that is known as the Mother of Witches
* King Fulkar - fomorian King that rules a domain in the Feydark

## Dead Gods

* Mortis - One time God of Death. Slain during the Age of Heroes after attempting to destroy the living world. After he was defeated, his power was divided into lesser gods to ensure the Death God would never rise up again.

# The Gods of Volis

The Gods of Volis are considered dead or silent, as they have not been heard or seen since the shattering of the world. The Following is a list of Gods that are still considered to be active or at least acknowledged by the people of the world. The Gods' names are lost to time, referred to only by titles and epithets.

* The Lord of Whispers - God of Secrets and Knowledge
* The Maimed God - God of Sacrifice and Valor
* Guardian of the Deep - Goddess of Life and Water
* Autarch of the Secret Flame - God of Fire and Passion
* Scion of the Ager - God of the Earth and Patience
* The Wind of Death - Goddess of Death and Air

# Religion of the Spaceways

The following list is deities that are worshipped or observed across the galaxy.

* The Great Shaper - worshipped by the Faestrini as the one who first gave form and life to their race.
* Solartar - worshipped by the Solarites as the Lightgiver, the one who gave life and knowledge to their race.
* The Dark Shadow - a trinity of gods worshipped by the Drow, with the tenants of Duty, Obedience and Loyalty observed by each of the Gods.

# The God of the Dead Realm

Nergal - God of Death and the sole deity of the Dead Realm.

# The Gods of Inkwell

The Gods of Inkwell are actually animation studios that give life to the Toons of the world. The studios are also where the clerics draw their divine power. The studio names come from the head animators of the studios.

* Marv Wolfman Studios
* Fleschier Toon Studios
* Zoey Animation Group
* Walt Warner Limited