Ancients and Deities

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# The Hemel

The Hemel are composed of two key deities: Serathil and Hureciel, the respective gods of Order and Freedom. Under them lie their appointed seraphs of specific domains, who have corresponding archangels and lower angels.

## The Seraphs of Law

These seraphs are the face of Serathil, goddess of order. They represent a fervent desire towards knowing all, pursuing perfection, and the good.

* Geno: Community
	+ Domni: Family
* Thalais: Protection, Safe Harbor
	+ Elisaar: Shelter, Strategy, known as the Riposte
* Vord: Planning, Forethought
* Irreolen: Medicine, Healing, Recovery
	+ Yohn: Endurance
* Gaveth: Knowledge, Invention
* Telron: Judgment, Impartiality
	+ Sadine: Oaths, Honor
		- Aurus: Deals, Commerce
	+ Norath: Justice
* Tebris: Labor, Good Deeds
	+ Doretti: Hunting

## The Seraphs of Liberty

These are the embodiments of the principles of Hureciel, the god of freedom. These seraphs symbolize the utilization of one's true potential, the pursuit of true happiness, and the good.

* Isora: Fortune, Dawn, Birth
	+ Serren: Indulegence
	+ Ourin: Beauty, Luxury
* Sulona: Intellect, Understanding
	+ Port: Exploration, Adventure
* Matra: Lovers, Childbirth, Peace, Family
* Baatei: Life after Death, Peace
	+ Toula: Repose
	+ Louragon: Death
* Eone: Artistry, Song and Dance, Talent
* Fola: Fortitude, Endurance
* Tymora: Good Fortune, Luck

## Seraphs of the Elements and the Hemel-Vita

These seraphs answer directly under Serathil and Hureciel, but don't owe allegiance to any of them in particular. They are stewards of the tangible, the living things, of nature.

* Feur: Agriculture
	+ Good Harvests
* Calheit\*: Life, Renewal
	+ The Hemel-Vita
* Loom: the Seasons, Change
* Sahun: The Lands
	+ Kashall: The Mountains
		- Forga: Volcanoes
	+ Solett: The Plains
	+ Doretti: The Valleys
	+ Hest: The Forests
* Thessaly: The Seas
	+ Vant: The Lakes
	+ Sungwa: The Oceans
	+ Domhain: The Depths
* Urrha: The Skies
	+ Ferrotl: The Winds, Rain
	+ Bruma: The Thunders, Calamity
		- Kheryx: Typhoons and Storm
	+ Valash: The Sun, War, Death
	+ Fruse: The Moon, Homosexuality
	+ Tonati: Snow
* Minune: Magic
	+ Hesoth: Fire
	+ Forkeht: Illusion
	+ Savras: Divination, Foresight

\*Calheit is a Power, who stands a level higher than the Seraphs. He specifically concerns himself with the Hemel-Vita as the commander of seraphs of the noble races.

The Hemel Vita are a special subcategory of Archangels under the command of Calheit, the Seraph of Life and Renewal. The Hemel-Vita are oftentimes revered as gods themselves, but the canon interpretation of their place among the Hemel establish them as archangels that are caretakers of their respective races.

## Fallen Angels

Within this collection of heavenly servants and patrons also resides fallen seraphs and angels of that sort. The complete number of fallen angels is unknown in as far as the complete number of pure angels is also a mystery. One thing’s for certain, however; a fallen angel is a celestial creature that has foregone its duty in order to serve another purpose that is misaligned with the wills of either Serathil or Hureciel.

### Tragedy

This is a title afforded to angels that once served as the guardians of the races that precede the Noble races (such as the Primal races). These angels were forsaken for their failure to rein in and guide their charges and are thus stripped of their honor and cast away.

### Misery

This is a title afforded to angels that actively worked against the worldviews of Hureciel and Serathil and were thus forsaken.

## Conduits of Power

The following table is a quick reference between Faerûnian deities and their Hemel counterparts. Omitted entries mean they are not properly represented in the traditional sense.

# The Demiurges

The Demiurges are a pantheon of five gods, whose religion is tied deeply into their creation myth.

The Demiurges created the world from **The Vast Forge**. The Demiurges worked The Forge and created a giant molten coin, which is said to be its perfect state. They dropped the coin into **The Twilight**, where the energies of the moon and sun gave the coin its imperfections, though cooled it down. From these astral, umbral, solar energies/impurities did the first living beings come from. These beings are today known as **The Primals**; ancient, large beings that were borne out of pure energy.

The Demiurges saw the coin and at first wanted to cast the coin away, but saw the Primals roaming the coin, taking the cosmic energies and fusing it with the heavenly material of the coin, which the Primals had named **Mera**. The Demiurges appointed some key Primals as representatives of theirs to guide life on Mera. These Primals transcended their brethren and became **The Facets of the Demiurges**.

Today, the Demiurges are thought to rarely intervene with life, but the Facets are worshipped and prayed unto for divine intervention, to which some, or their minions of power, answer.

The Demiurges are largely popular among crafters’ guilds because it ties into smithing and literal creation from some form of chaos. The belief also spreads in areas where statues of the Facets may be found. These people may have witnessed divine intervention from the Facets and so are devout to the Demiurges.

## The Five Demiurges

An'Sillon - The Hammer

Bel'Tormyr - The Shaper

Cro'Uvyt - The Collector

Den'Vycard - The Curator

Eri'War - The Invoker

### The Facets of An’Sillon

The Facets of An’Sillon are depicted as small birds with tails

* Prun, The Scorching Light
* Torvid, The Sunbearer
* Merkilaanor, The Toiling Mother
* Fes, The Eye of Union

### The Facets of Bel’Tormyr

The Facets of Bel’Tormyr are depicted as feathered dragons, (save for Umbron, who is featherless)

* Suulvir, the Herald of Dawn
* Assiva, the Queen of Twilight
* Oro'Caht, the Dreamscaper
* Umbron, the Omen of Evening

### The Facets of Cro’Uvyt

* Honbo - The Wanderer
* Yttrum - The Settler
* Rama - The Builder
* Garmund - The Breaker

### The Facets of Eri’War

* Kalla, the Solar
* Horii, the Frost
* Ramun, the Void
* Porzha, the Verdant

# The Raga

The Raga are a very interesting case of deity, because the Raga are thought to have emerged from the world itself. The lore behind the Raga is that the world always existed, never began, because it always was. The world is named **Fumiris.** The Raga are regular creatures that ascend into godhood or to a godlike state purely from their convictions. They have been known to be invoked by people who share their principles or views in the form of prayer, etc.

Some people are known to ascend as well, though not to the power level of the Raga. These creatures are not /the/ Raga per se, but exist in the belief system as the Ghiri.

Many of the most famous and infamous Raga and Ghiri hold dominion over far realms, such as the Archdevils of the Nine Hells, the Solar and Celestial Paragons of the heavens, and the Archfey monarchs of the Feywild.

 **Ulyr** | Seelie King

Many confuse the Raga as a subset of the Hemel or Demiurges; maybe an angel that serves a greater, indifferent deity, but its followers categorize any and all instances of the divine as the divine interference of Raga, and any sort of worship of a deity that supposedly transcends that (without evidence of interference) is considered nonexistent. This would explain why the deities listed above take the status of Raga or Ghiri

# The Paragon

Followers of the pantheon of the paragon firmly believe that everything in the vast universe has been placed with purpose, and such purpose is found in the stars. The paragon is a monastic sect, seeking enlightenment through the observation of the cosmos.

Although obscure, many think that the paragon’s origins arose when the zodiac revealed themselves to the first men, letting them know of their existence, and demonstrating their astral powers as to bring truth to their form. Zealots say that this moment was when the stars were arranged in the sky.

## Zodiac

The zodiac are an immaterial being, identifying themself as the collection of matter and space.

## The Doctrines

Usris, Doctrine of Wisdom and knowledge - Aries

Elsyn, Doctrine of Creativity and curiosity - Cancer

Tien, Doctrine of Strength and bravery - Taurus

Zaone, Doctrine of Persistence and Unity - Scorpio

Anasis, Doctrine of Understanding and Empathy - Pisces

Yrean, Doctrine of Ambition and Pride - Leo

## The Circles

Oztar the Paradox - Death, War, Vengeance - Gemini

Thadon the Virtue - Beauty, Visions, Dreams - Virgo

Unanh the Edict - Order, Truth, Mysteries - Libra

Gugen the Force - Space, Time, Silence - Capricorn

Xeteus the Immense - Mountains, Forests, Valleys - Sagittarius

Thuteus the Formless - Storms, Oceans, Rain - Aquarius

Naateus the Unseen - Wind, Mists, Shadows - Opiuchus