The Gods

In Vesial, the gods are very much a reality, they live not on the material plane but within their own heavenly planes. They mostly stay out of the affairs of the mortal races as they are unable to set foot upon the material plane but in many cases they will offer their strength to those who are worthy. The Weave, the lines which carry magic and energy across the world, keeps the gods kept in their domains, though there are a few ways they can get through this.

There are younger gods that have awoken throughout the ages, some even being rumoured to still walk the Material Plane, but their following is small and therefore their power comparably less. These are known as lesser-gods. They are not widely known and often through their obscurity will even pass back into mortality if they no longer have use to the mortal world.

## The 12 Great Gods

### Good Gods

#### Rao - **LG**

**Portfolio**: Peace, Reason, Serenity, Law, Marriage, Purity, Spring,

**Domains**: Knowledge, Law, Order

**Symbol**: White Heart made of wood

**Other** Titles: White Heart, the Blessed Serenity, The Calm Hand

#### Pelor - **LG**

**Portfolio**: Summer, the Sun, Day, light, healing, strength, love

**Domains**: Life, Light

**Symbol**: a gleaming sun

**Other Titles**: The Sun Lord, The Sun Father, The Shining One

#### Selûne - **CG**

**Portfolio**: the moon, beauty, navigation and navigators, seekers, diviners, dreams, good and neutral lycanthropes, and autumn,

**Domains**: Knowledge, Life

**Symbol**: Pair of eyes surrounded by seven stars

**Other Titles**:  Our Lady of Silver, The Moonmaiden, She Who Guides

### Neutral Gods

#### Kelemvor - **LN**

**Portfolio**: Death, the Dead, Northern lands, Graveyards, Winter, Judgement, and Protection,

**Domains**: Death, Grave, Order

**Symbol**: Skeletal arm holding up scales

**Other Titles**: Lord of the Dead, Judge of the Damned, The Great Guide

#### Waukeen - **N**

**Portfolio**: Commerce, Wealth, Trade, Travel, Civilization, Caravans, Work

**Domains**: Knowledge, Trickery, Forge

**Symbol**: golden coin, bearing the face of a woman

**Other Titles**:  Liberty's Maiden, the Golden Lady, Merchant's Friend, Our Lady of Gold, The Coinmaiden

#### Mask - **CN**

**Portfolio**: Shadows, Thieves, Spies, intrigue, lies, Illusions, beggars, the underworld (Crime), subterfuge

**Domains**: Trickery

**Symbol**: Black mouthless mask

**Other Titles**: Shadowlord, Thiefmaster, The Outsider

### Evil Gods

#### Hextor - **LE**

**Portfolio**: Tyranny, War, Conflict, Discord, Strength

**Domains**: War, Death, Forge

**Symbol**: Fist holding six red arrows facing downward in a fan

**Other Titles**: Champion of Evil, Herald of Hell, and Scourge of Battle

#### Shar - **NE**

**Portfolio**: caverns, darkness, forgetfulness, loss, night, secrets, and the Underdark

**Domains**: Death, Trickery

**Symbol**: A black disk with a purple border

**Other Titles**: Mistress of the Night, Lady of Loss, Nightsinger

#### Talos - **CE**

**Portfolio**: Destruction, Storms, Earthquakes, Forest Fires, Hurricanes.

**Domains**: Tempest

**Symbol**: Three lightning bolts radiating from a single point

**Other Titles**: The Destroyer, The Storm Lord

### The Unaligned Gods

#### Mielikki - Nature

**Portfolio**: Nature, Plants, Animals, Forests, Oceans, Mountains, Life

**Domain**: Nature

**Symbol**: A Golden horned and hoofed Unicorn, rearing on its hind legs.

**Other Titles**: The Forest Queen, Our Lady of the Forest

#### Istus - Fate

**Portfolio**: Fate, Destiny, Divination, Future, Honesty

**Domain**: Knowledge, Order

**Symbol**: A golden Spindle

**Other Titles**: The Lady of Our Fate, The Destiny Weaver, The Time Spinster

#### Boccob - Magic

**Portfolio**: Magic, arcane, knowledge, foresight, balance

**Domain**: Knowledge, Magic

**Symbol**: An eye within a pentagon

**Other Titles**: The Uncaring, Lord of All Magics, Archmage of the Deities

## The Lesser Gods

#### The Raven Queen - **N**

**Portfolio**: Fulfilment of Last Wishes, Crossing over, Endingings, Acceptance of death

**Domain:** Death, Order

**Symbol**: A white raven with three eyes

**Other Titles**: The Matron of Ravens, The Death Bringer, The Phantom Queen

#### Lathander - **NG**

**Portfolio**: Dawn, renewal, Second chances, creativity, youth, vitality, self-perfection

**Domains**: Life, Light

**Symbol**: Road traveling into a sunrise

**Other Titles**: Morninglord, Commander of Creativity, Inspiration's Dawn

#### Tyr - **LG**

**Portfolio**: Justice, War for good, revenge

**Domains**: War

**Symbol**: Balanced scales resting on a warhammer

**Other Titles**: the maimed god, The Sword of Justice

## The Dead Gods

Bhaal - **NE**

**Portfolio**: murder, assassination, violent or ritual deaths, Compulsiveness, causing suffering

**Domains**: Death

**Symbol**: Skull surrounded by ring of blood droplets

**Other Titles**: Lord of Murder,

Ilmater - **NG**

**Portfolio:** Endurance, suffering, martyrdom, perseverance

**Domains:** Life

**Symbol**: Pair of white hands bound with red cord

**Other Titles**: The Crying Deity, The Broken Lord, The One Who Endures