Deity

A **deity** is a being who has risen to godhood. Verum contains many entities that are worshipped as gods and goddesses. Many of them are part of a pantheon.

Deities may be worshipped by holy warriors such as clerics or paladins, who receive boons and other mechanical benefits for their devotion. Deities may also offer assistance to people who worship them, or enact their wrath onto people that offend them.

## Pantheons

Most gods are a part of one of the six **pantheons** available for play.

### White Pantheon

The White Pantheon is made up of deities who represent the goodly aspects, such as justice, goodness, and redemption. These deities have a nature that naturally conflicts with that of the Black Pantheon.

The White Pantheon consists of:

* Viderick, god of love, loss, sorrow, and sacrifice
* Vavren, god of crimes, redemption, regret, and good
* Glory, god of paladins, justice, innocents, and good
* Runethares, god of ancients, knowledge, dragons, and magic
* The Seven, deity of hope, adventurers, mortals, and sacrifice

### Grey Pantheon

The Grey Pantheon is made up of deities who represent the more morally ambiguous concepts, such as fairness and luck. They oftentimes are the most interfering deities in the causes of others.

The Grey Pantheon consists of:

* Iass, goddess of adventurers, suffers, wisdom, and law
* Oun, god of dreams, succor, subtlety, and travel
* Ezokhine, god of earth, forge, patience, and the forsaken
* Kaheeli, goddess of ships, storms, chaos, and travel
* Wondox, god of exploration, riddles, secrets, and travel
* Sekelcuse, god of beggars, thieves, luck, and cities
* Matron of Fate, goddess of prophecy, fate, weavers, and the Lifestream
* Nero, god of wealth, greed, charity, and cities

### Black Pantheon

The Black Pantheon is made up of deities who have dominion over the evil aspects, such as tyranny, madness, and wrath. These deities have a nature that naturally conflicts with that of the White Pantheon. However, contrary to belief, these deities have multiple layers and can have a positive influence on the world.

The Black Pantheon consists of:

* Lorita, goddess of rage, orphans, ruins, and vengeance
* Oloken'hai, god of ancients, knowledge, madness, and magic
* Wode, god of nightmares, skepticism, suffering, and darkness
* Babylon, god of oaths, promises, seduction, and tyranny
* Crowley, god of battle, wounds, blood, and the undead

### Blue Pantheon

The Blue Pantheon is made up of the deities closest to mortal kind, each one representing a race to some degree. These deities are very much riled by their passions and can be somewhat unpredictable.

The Blue Pantheon consists of:

* Tilt, god of Halflings, loyalty, battle, and friendship
* Falaael, god of Elf-Kin, the long lived, stars, and law
* Cassius, god of Humanity, freedom, courage, and justice
* Astaroth, god of Dwarves, earth, strength, and law
* Raquel, goddess of Gnomes, time, sacrifice, and chaos
* Tomen, god of Changelings

### Green Pantheon

The Green Pantheon is made up of deities who represent the old faith, a time when society was less complex and nature ruled the lives of people. The deities here enforce simple rules called The Old Laws:

1. Be a good host
2. Be a good guest
3. Respect Nature
4. Hunt for Food, Not for Sport
5. Leave the Dead to Rest

All of the Green Pantheon gods' holy symbols are masks, and they all have nature as a divine domain.

The Green Pantheon consists of:

* Vinsc, god of harvest, colors, uncertainty, and nature
* Inca, deity of plants, longevity, growth, and nature
* Lorn, god of decay, vermin, renewal, and nature
* Gazenaroc, god of animals, evolution, hunting, and nature
* Gwaina, goddess of spring, planting, promises, and nature
* Talven, god of snow, wisdom, children, and nature
* Silloway, goddess of crops, trade, diligence, and nature

### Midgard Pantheon

The Midgard Pantheon is the patron pantheon of the Viakin. Very little details about the deities within are known beyond a few of their names.

* Balder
* Freya
* Frigg
* Hel
* Loki
* Mjord
* Odin
* Thor
* Tyr
* Vidar
* Ymir

## Other entities

Many entities outside of the established pantheons have claimed to be divine, and many cultures outside of Kalkatesh worship other entities.

### Glies

Main article: Yokai
In the polytheistic culture of Glies, various Yokai are worshipped instead of the traditional deities. Of these Yokai, the kami are the closest to conventional gods.

* Kuzai, Kami of the Akuma

### Red Pantheon

The Red Pantheon is made up of the Astral Traveler and her handmaidens. The Astral Traveler holds dominion over Verum, while each handmaiden represents a nebula of the Astral Sea. Within the Astral Sea floats The Red Star of Annareth; a floating rock with a large temple devoted to the Red Pantheon.

The Red Pantheon is made of:

* The Astral Traveler, of the Astral Sea
* Kasaka, of the Kasaka Nebula
* Jhasa, of the Jhasa Nebula
* Haates, of the Haates Nebula
* Rentoss, of the Rentoss Nebula
* Verza, of the Verza Nebula
* Dailos, of the Dailos Nebula

### Patrons

Main article: Patron
While not divine, many denizens of Verum worship Patrons, who function similarly to gods.

### Other

* Omen, death god from the Jhasa Nebula. Appears in *Shadow of Tyre.*
* Aladine, patron god of the Shar'kai
* Hizigori, deity from the Haates Nebula