Gdjestranian mythology

This is a list of characters in the mythology of the fictional country of Gdjestrana.

## List of characters

### Deities

#### Sond Njebesnij Pantheon

To make Gdjestrana seem more "exotic", a pantheon of fictional gods is designed as Gdjestrana's state religion. These are the more prominent deities of the Sond Njebesnij, or the "Heavenly Court".

* Njevalstel - god of the sky and thunder, king of the gods. Gdjestranian version of Perun. Has two sons, Sverinoja and Juzheinoja.
* Svermorja - goddess of the northern ocean
* Kipjachmorja - goddess of the Dakshina Ocean
* Varon Obschirno - king of the ocean, sometimes syncretised with Varon Morskoi (the sea god)
* Nevtrikor - "nine tentacles/arms", the kraken
* Sverǐnaja Zvesta, Sverinoja - (B) god of the north star, prince or king of the stars
* Južeinaja Zvesta, Juzheinoja - (B) god of the south polar star, prince or king of the stars. Guide of sailors, pilots, and rulers.
	+ In some artistic works, he is depicted as the national god of Sevestrana. He is sometimes syncretised with Svetovid, or depicted as a student of Svetovid.
	+ In ancient times, he was a wise prince known as Blestius. His courage in battle and benevolence won him the favour of the gods: after his death, they raised his soul to be the god of the southern stars.

* Sāmilesvia, Sailesvia - (B) goddess of the rainbow and art
	+ In some works, she is believed to be the one who gave the first mutants their powers, making her the protector deity of mutants.

#### Other deities

* Tus'chel, Tus'chelti - the great shark, the great devourer
* Vōs Tenei - the great octopus
* Green Court - the gods of magic and mysticism
* Yellow Court - the gods of industry, science, and technology
* Pink (or Amber) Court - the gods who confer the secrets of immortality

### Slavonian deities (Istinnije Bogi, "True Gods")

* Perun - king of the gods. God of thunder and order.
* Mokosh - queen of the gods. Goddess of water, moisture, life, weaving, and death.
* Svetovid - god of war, abundance, and victory. The national god of Sevestrana in most canon works.
* Svarog - god of the sun, law, creation, and technology.
* Morskoi - god of the sea.

### Characters

* S'chastlik the Miner - a symbol of good luck
* Rulgiren - a swashbuckling pirate captain
* Rauvasdak - a powerful ghost of an admiral who chases Rulgiren, captain of a green ship cursed to sail all over the world.
* The Zelan - (B) a cursed ship doomed to sail around the world and bring ruin to any ship that sees it. It burns with green fire from the underworld.
* Palmedzharas - emperor of the ruins
* Strunda - king of the tributary kingdom of Naoinarmas and its many knighthoods
* Undasko - purple explorer from the Ontemazei tributary of Sullavarin
* Nenstarvan - (B) an immortal king that lives at an island to the far south
* Borzobrod Frostbeard - (B) the mythical king of the southern ice wastes
* Tembo and Svejo - (B) two wandering brothers that went with the Moon. Tembo attacks and tortures people in the darkest nights, while Svejo protects people during the full moon. Both of them appear as knights riding on ghostly horses.

## Trivia

* (B) - characters from Bujanski folklore.

## See also

* Parmankjapoin mythology
* Slavic mythology
* Rukanian mythology
* Sevraejan mythology
* Bujanski folklore
* Provinces of Gdjestrana