Deorum Regnum Caelorum

The Deities of Vireth, as recognized by the Regnum Caelorum as worthy of worship or fear.

## Triumvirate

The Triumvirate of the Regnum Caelorum is a central pillar of the temple. The three gods are held in central esteem as fundamental pillars of the material plane, and given precedence in general worship. The organization of the Regnum Caelorum is dependent upon this three-part foundation, with Valeos as a supporter outside the boundaries of its canon in his role as Enforcer. The other deities of the established pantheon all fall under one of the three or their enforcer, though this does not always reflect the opinions of the deities in question.

### Lothos

* Primordial and God of Time
* Exarch of the Hourglass, 16th of Vuone - 15th of Otivis
* A half-filled hourglass flanked by a waxing and a waning moon
* Intercalary New Year's Day

Lothos is the God of Time and a member of the Triumvirate of the Regnum Caelorum, representing Order or Balance. His portfolio encompasses time, the transitions between life and death, and the balance of natural laws. Though he is structurally a god of order, balance, and neutrality, his rare actions in the past have tended towards civilization and charity, lending him a more altruistic personality among the gods. Physically, Lothos is represented by the Evermoon, a disk of bronze hung in the sky, always central upon the horizon, and separating the moons of the Day and Night, Vitai and Morala.

Lothos holds sway over the sands of time, and the balanced order of the material plane. He is the progenitor of none but was once patron of many ancient dragons before the fall to their curse. Lothos retained neutrality through the Genesis Wars, but canon holds he aided Valeos in the shattering by granting him the time to make his final strike.

### Aejuna

* Goddess of the Major Moon
* Stylized Moon imagery, usually full
* 30th of Duskfal, Festival of the Moons

Aejuna is the Goddess of the Major Moon and a member of the Triumvirate of the Regnum Caelorum, representing Authority, or Guidance. Her portfolio encompasses the Major Moon, the natural world effected by her light, and peace. She is physically represented by her corporeal body in the Major Moon, holding the firmament aloft in the heavens.

Aejuna holds sway over the tides, lycanthropes, primal magic, and the quiet peace of night. She is the progenitor of lycanthropes, and the caretaker of the elves when they were discarded by the Shattered God. Aejuna is a major figure in the Genesis War, granting Valeos and his followers sanctuary from the primordials and the eyes of Vennar on the far side of her surface, ever bathed in sunlight. She acted as a peacemaker between mortals and primordials following the war. Though not official canon, Aejuna names the Shattered God as "sister" in many ancient myths.

### Kesathria

* Goddess of Change
* Exarch of the Fox, 16th of Valoni - 15th of Telunar
* An open doorway
* 15th of Otivis and Telunar, Spring and Autumn Equinoxes

Kesathria is the Goddess of Change and a member of the Triumvirate of the Regnum Caelorum, representing Chaos, or Independence. Her portfolio encompasses change, trickery, deceit, and many others stolen from other deities. She holds many similarities and stark differences with each deity of the Regnum Caelorum, and is not popularly worshiped so much as appeased. It is in Kesathria's nature to meld and take as she chooses. When undertaking a major journey or effecting a drastic innovation, offerings to Kesathria are foremost in consideration.

Kesathria holds sway over the first step of a journey, the spark of inspiration, and the depths of madness. She is the progenitor of chaos and treats with celestials, fiends, fey, and elementals alike according to her interests. Kesathria was a central figure in the Genesis War, as the Apologist of Mortals she tricked both sides into sparking the final confrontations of the war by giving away Valeos' hiding place, and the weakness of each major primordial.

### Valeos

* God of War
* Exarch of the Warrior, 16th of Suvenik - 15th of Valoni
* Bastard sword over a tower shield
* 1st of Valoni

Valeos is the God of War and the Enforcer of the Triumvirate of the Regnum Caelorum, representing Valor, or Just Rule. His portfolio encompasses war, valor, and legitimate authority. The Teluna Imperial Dynasty took Valeos as their patron deity, embodying his role as Enforcer of the Triumvirate on Vireth. He is one of the few half-elven deities in canon, with ancient legends of the Genesis Wars all depicting him as such with little successful contradiction. He is a popular deity for knights, rulers, and dynastic heads. Upon the signing of a new law or similar edict, Valeos is called upon to grant his authority to it, in the hopes its legitimacy will not be questioned.

Valeos holds sway over military matters, the enforcement of the gods' edicts, and self-determination as an ultimately violent act. He is perhaps the central figure of the Genesis Wars alongside the Shattered God, a mortal destined to bring forth the end of the Shattered God's stagnant rule, and usher mortal kind into an age of self-determination. It is Valeos atop his drake mount that shattered the Shattered God, aided by endless mortal and primordial allies.

## Regnum Deis

> Kingdom of the Gods, the major deities recognized within Vireth and worthy of worship or appeasement. Though the Triumvirate Gods are also members of the Regnum Deis, they are set above the rest and those listed here are not members of the Triumvirate. Major deities are those recognized through-out the former Empire, including the Primordial and Mortal deities among their number.
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### Ayvir

* Primordial Goddess of the Air
* Exarch of the Griffin, 16th of Otivis - 15th of Tutivis
* A wind spiral, the dwarven rune for Air
* 15th of Otevis, the Day of Peace and Spring Equinox

Ayvir is the Primordial Goddess of the Air, the winds and the sky. She is a cool and calming influence within the world, though her bouts of anger can rip through it like a thunderstorm. Her worship dates back to the earliest eras of the world and she is a popular deity of the elves, nomadic tribes, and flying species. When airships were invented by the Quizon Mandate, it was Ayvir whose likeness graced their bows, in attempt to appease the deity whose realm they now traveled. She has ever since been the patron of those who travel the skies of Vireth.

Ayvir was one of the few Primordials to side with mortals in the Genesis Wars and she used her influence within the skies to bolster the dragonflights in battle. Her alliance with mortals prompted her former siblings to curse her followers so they may never walk in peace upon the surface of the world again. Her suffering was repaid in full following the end of the Genesis Wars, as mortals raised her up in their pantheons the world over. She is a beloved and respected goddess, worshiped by diplomats and peacekeepers.

### Borlum

* Primordial Deity of the Earth and Fertility
* Exarch of the Ram, 16th of Telunar - 15th of Market
* Statuette of a large, voluptuous humanoid
* Harvest Week

Borlum is the Primordial Deity of the Earth and Fertility. They are worshiped as the progenitor of the dwarves, giving birth to that species in its entirety. Borlum is depicted as the ideal parental figure, kind but stern, strict but understanding, wise and unconditionally loving, with a patience to rival the God of Time. They are a hermaphroditic deity, taking on the essence of motherhood, fatherhood, man, and woman, holding great authority over the forces of life and the natural world. The oldest records of Borlum's worship originate from the deepest of dwarven territories now lost since the Genesis War.

The being that would be worshiped as Borlum was a primordial who shaped Vennar with their power, guiding their children within the deepest places and raising entire continents to the surface above. They sided with mortals from the start of the Genesis Wars, wishing to see their children grow beyond the stagnancy of the Shattered God. They are in the modern day worshiped by all, with a focus from dwarves, druids, midwives, and devoted parents. Borlum's priests are often sought out by couples attempting to have children, especially those of two distinct species.

### Deliah

* Goddess of Love and Beauty
* Exarch of the Rose, 16th of Tutivis - 15th of Thretivis
* A rose enveloped by ribbon, butterflies
* 14th of Tutevis, Lover's Festival

Goddess of Love and Beauty, Deliah is an ancient goddess dating back to what remained of civilization following the Genesis Wars. She is a powerful goddess with myths painting her amidst the Primordial Gods, Ascended Mortals, and a shard of the Shattered God itself. She is worshiped mainly in her role as a muse and matchmaker, with astrologists ascribing their art to her realm of the stars. Deliah is often depicted as a beautiful young woman, but will take on the form of an elegant and world-wise matron, or the aspect of beauty which best fits the eye of the beholder. She works to bring love and beauty wherever it can reach, in the darkest of hearts or the kindest.

Accepted canon of the Regnum Caelorum holds that Deliah was the mortal sister of Valeos, who took up his mantle of leadership in the days following his death and the end of the Genesis Wars. She regrouped the shattered mortal forces in their harrowing of the primordials and was responsible for the peace talks that permitted them to flee, thus claiming the scars they'd left behind, the stars, as her own. She was known to guide her forces as a muse through charisma and a kind heart. Her deeds left such an impression on the hearts of her followers they would worship her as a goddess even before her death, leading to her ascension. Deliah is worshiped by artists, lovers, and seers.

### Phozia

* Primordial Goddess of Fire
* Exarch of the Salamander, 16th of Thretivis - 15th of Suvenik
* Rune of Fire
* 1st of Suvenik, Fire's Rise

Phozia is the ever changing goddess of fire, one of the first in the Shattered Gods' waking dreams. She is worshiped as the progenitor of Tabaxi and the patron of Firbolgs, encompassing fire as a source of creation and destruction, the spark of artistic inspiration, or the red hot metal in a smith's hands. She most often takes the form of a fire nymph, gorgeous in countenance but impossible to behold for long. Her intentions often take the shape of change, regardless of outcome, and many take to her worship more in the hopes of appeasement than favor.

The temple canon for Phozia's role in the Genesis Wars is that of neutrality. With calls from both her creations and her siblings, she was pulled in nearly equal directions, and chose a state of solitude. Her forces would still be found in either camp, never swayed one way or the other by their divinity. When Valeos struck down the Shattered God and his sister Deliah rose as leader of his scattered forces, it was the Goddess of Beauty and her shining charisma that managed to convince the Goddess of Fire to join the mortals' cause and pantheon, in exchange for more of her siblings' permitted exile.

### Rahkovar

* God of Magic
* Exarch of the Eye, 16th of Beirfal - 15th of Vuone
* An opened book with a stylized eye cast over the pages
* None, worshiped during moments of mental strain

God of Magic, Rahkovar's portfolio encompasses the arcane, learning, organization, and logic. He leads the gods of magic within the pantheon, and presides over all its various forms of use from the grand construction of an archmage to the simple candle flame of an apprentice. His doctrine calls for the respect and care required in working arcane magic, and warns of the dangers inherent in its misuse, with Chaos Storms seen as manifestations of his disapproval. It is his hand that guides the creation of the most powerful artifacts, and his will that drives the most promising of mages to study their craft.

The canon of the Regnum Caelorum states Rahkovar was the first mortal to discover the ability to learn magic and cast spells without a natural affinity for the arcane. A simple slave within the old lands before humanity's migration to Vireth, Rahkovar labored under a cruel master before casting away his shackles with the power of his magic, going on to free his entire community. He would ascend to godhood through his own ability, the first of the Mortal Gods to do so in life rather than death. He is worshiped by ambitious mages, scholars, and bureaucrats.

### Salux

* God of Commerce
* Exarch of the Scales, 16th of Market - 15th of Duskfal
* Merchant's scales holding a key heavier than a coin
* 1st Aejudir of Market, Market Day

God of Commerce, Transitions, and Travel. Salux charts the course of trade through empires, across planes, and in the minutia of riverboats. He is the guide for travelers and the Merchant Prince of Mortals. His doctrine encourages honest business, freedom of travel, and respect for the dead. His statue tops the wayshrines along Imperial Highways, his likeness stamped on coinage opposite the likeness of Emperors, and his name is invoked to bless the longest voyages. Humans worship Salux in their daily lives, elves respect him of any mortal gods, and dwarves hold him nearly equal to their own.

Salux was an ally of Valeos during the Genesis Wars, son of Vitai and Morala, and godson of Kesathria, Goddess of Change. His legends include being the messenger of Kesathria revealing the primordials' weaknesses, and traveling into the afterlife to retrieve Valeos' soul so the Hero-God could ascend into the heavens, following him soon after.

### Urupa

* Primordial of Water
* Exarch of the Kraken, 16th of Duskfal - 15th of Beirfal
* Swirl of Water
* 1st of Beirfal, Winter Solstice

Urupa is the Primordial and God of the Oceans, the vast stretches of water between landmasses within Vennar. His worship dates back to the Genesis Wars, and has always centered around appeasement or fear. Urupa is a fearsome deity, with ocean travel nearly nonexistent even in the Post Contact era, due to the oceans’ unimaginable size and associated dangers. He took many dragons into his care following their curse by the Shattered God, mutating them into the modern krakens and enforcers of his will.

Urupa has held a position of fear within the pantheon even as he submitted to its will following the Genesis Wars along with Borlum, the two of them holding the highest positions of power among the Primordials. As his worship is centered in fear and appeasement, and few of even the most experienced sailors venture into open ocean, he has never held a high position within the Regnum Caelorum – Though that may change in this new era of discovery and power.

## Dii Minores

The Lesser Gods are those worshiped regionally, culturally, by dynasty, or have only a lesser influence within the greater Regnum Caelorum. They are not necessarily lesser in power, but often follow the greater deities in matters of doctrine and war.

### Alana Sjalfili

* Goddess of Glory
* Twin knotwork dragons facing off
* 23rd of Valoni

### Aotmus

* God of Dreams
* Clouds, Steam

### Eleyo

* God of Mercy and Forebearance
* A sheathed dagger, an open eye shedding a sapphire tear
* 10th of Market

### Elyra

* Goddess of Rebirth
* A stylized sapling
* 22nd of Tutevis

### Frul

* Goddess of the Old Ways
* A barbed spear
* 7th of Tretevis

### Khazio

* God of the Forge
* Anvil or blacksmith's hammer over flame
* 23rd of Duskfal

### Kidesis

* Goddess of Wild Magic
* A bloodshot eye
* 9th of Market

### Melok

* God of Vengeance and Tenacity
* A bloodied dagger, a closed eye shedding a ruby tear
* 20th of Suvenik

### Mitua

* Goddess of Purity
* Fresh Water

### Morala

* Primordial Goddess of Night and Death
* Waning moon, emptied hourglass, lantern
* 23rd of Vuone, Festival of Lights

### Quizon Jin

* Primordial God of Ley-Lines and Sacred Knowledge
* Rune of the Quizon Dwarves
* 29th of Telunar, Day of Remembrance

### Rheal

* God of Natural Order
* A stylized tree transitioning to a winding road at the roots
* 1st of Market

### Soul of the Teluna Empire

* God-Like Soul of the Empire
* Dragon-Eye Crest of the Teluna Empire
* 1st of Telunar

### Veara

* Goddess of the Hunt
* A drawn bow, with the shaft of the arrow through a stag's neck
* 16th of Telunar

### Vitai

* Primordial God of Day and Life
* Waxing moon, filled hourglass, laurel wreath
* 23rd of Vuone, Day of Lights