Gods

The Origins of The Gods is an absolute mystery. They are the youngest of the divine powers and they are the least powerful of the Palaneirrim.

#### The Root

The Spriggan God of Wild Nature and Forests (Chaotic Good/Nature Domain) He is frequently depicted in Spriggan art having stag antlers or horns and usually a Torc around his neck. He is also known as the Lord of the Hunt. The "Wild Hunt" is the time when he will most often interact with mortals, and can be seen riding across the sky, calling upon the worthy to join his hunt as he seeks out evil. Few who join this hunt ever return. But those who do are propelled to glory, might, and fame, amongst his followers. In this hunt, The Root seeks out those who would do great harm to nature or those who poach sacred wild animals. He especially hates those who would force others into servitude and slavery. The forest is wild and free.

#### The Steel Serpent

The Human Goddess of War and Warriors (Lawful Good/War Domain) She is depicted wearing a military helm worn on her head; she often holds a sword, spear, or shield, and brandishes a torch or whip as she rides into battle in a four-horse chariot. She has a ruinous temple located in The Wastes . She is known for her association with war heroes and for her bloodlust and madness in battle. Her clergy are known for their ability to permanently stain steel red with blood as a sign of the utmost revered of her champions. Such warriors are known as The Fangs.

#### The Auspicious

The Human God of Magic (Chaotic Neutral/Arcane Domain) The Auspicious is a rather scatterbrained deity, jumping from one passion to another with reckless abandon. They are willing to grant magical ability to anybody, but they will not hesitate to take away this power if they feel that their followers are misusing it. They will encourage their followers to kill evil creatures only as a last resort, but they understand that there is often no other option. They are much more strict when concerning those who actively bring harm upon others for harm's own sake. They detest to do so, but they have been known to forcibly trap followers that... *ahem*, misbehave, in Pandemonium for a time before releasing them back into the Material Plane, stripped of their magic, and forced to prove their ability to do good under these circumstances. If they do show improvement, The Auspicious welcomes the followers back into their service with open arms.

#### The Blissful

The Fey Goddess of Happiness, Dance and Celebration (Chaotic Neutral/ Life Domain) The Blissful came into godhood around the same time as The Whisper. Some scholars have theorized that they may be related. The Blissful appears as a fair Eladrin woman with fiery red hair and freckles across her face. Followers of The Blissful put on some of the biggest celebrations across Chrysanthia and a select group known as Shadowdancers infiltrate places where someone who is a damper on society or is intolerant needs to disappear. Alongside her husband, The Sinner and her girlfriend The Steel Serpent, she encourages people to live life to the fullest and never let societal norms keep you down.

#### The Aquan

The Vaani Goddess of Oceans, Rivers and Water Creatures (Chaotic Good/Temest,Nature Domain) The Aquan appears as a beautiful slender women with a long Vaani tail shimmering silver. She is kind and loving but is said to have an inextinguishable hatred for those who pollute and will go to any lengths to murder them. This same hatred extends to those who fish without first recieving her blessing. The Aquan is sweet to her followers and it is said she treats them well. Churches of The Aquan are usually on the edges of cliffs overlooking the sea or riverfronts and are constructed as open walled towers. Worpshippers of The Aquan go to the edge of the open tower and look into the water below as a show of your faith to her and your love of the sea and rivers. Her blessing of fishermen is granted upon the ship and not its crew and her love of sailors is something that has bonded her and Thiazade to eachother

#### The Artisan

The Halfling God of Arts, Travel and Commerce (Neutral Good/Life Domain) The Artisan appears as an old frizzled shirtless halfling with a small tinkering hammer in one hand and a bag of coins in the other. His belt is also covered in small weapons and he is always shown riding a donkey with saddlebags full of grain and other trade goods. He is usually considered the patron god of the halflings.

The Artisan's teachings extend beyond trading and crafting with excellence. He teaches that one should study and be knowledgeable in their craft and that they should show unbreakable dedication to that craft whatever it may be.The Artisan does not accept monetary offerings or crafted ones. He only accepts hard work and dedication. Being a follower of The Artisan means a life of working whether it be with your body or your mind. There are no lame or lazy amongst his followers as even his churches are generally in trading centers with no walls where fighting the crowd is just a show of your dedication to him.

#### The Smith

The Dwarven God of The Forge and Mountains (Lawful Neutral/ Forge, Nature Domain) The Smith is a very peaceful and generally benevolent deity, but this could be confounded by his sensitivity towards his deformity He highly values and teaches the virtues of hard labor, honesty and dependability. He emphasizes loyalty to family and whomever else it is due — such as superiors, just rulers, and most of all elders. He encourages his followers to tackle their problems with vigor and persistence.The priests of his faith typically wield hammers as weapons and wear a leather apron as part of their priestly vestments. They are often skilled in creating and repairing magical armor and weapons. When not working at their forges his priests are charged with maintaining civic life, performing a wide range of public ceremonies.

#### The Frost

The Ganyd Goddess of Ice and Snow (Chaotic Neutral/ Nature, Tempest Domain) The Frost appears primarily as a veiled old woman, sometimes with only one eye. Her skin is deathly pale or blue, while her teeth are red and her clothes adorned with skulls.The Frost is neither fully good nor fully evil; her intentions vary from day to day. She also cares deeply for animals both wild and domestic during the dark winter months. She is a patron to wolves and also serves as a deer herder.

#### The Whisper

The Young Goddess of freedom and adventure. The youngest goddess amongst the Pantheon, The Whisper has a dedicated following who aid Adventurers as part of their tenets. She encourages her followers to venture into the unknown. Her nature leads to few temples dedicated to her in the centers of civilization, but they can be found near well traveled roads. Her worshipers include merchants, free spirits and adventurers. Her image is stamped into the gold coin in Douglas.

#### The Author

The Goddes of Truth (True Neutral/ Life, Death Domain) The elusive goddess is said to have hidden in the bottom of a holy well. She is depicted both as a virgin dressed in white holding a hand mirror. The Author's worshipers value meditation and methodical, rationalized actions. The Templar organization known as the The Scribes worship The Author. The Scribes tend to make up a large portion of Justice systems all throughout Chrysanthia.

#### The Darkened

The God of Bloodshed and Vengeance (Lawful Evil/ Death Domain) The Darkened appears as an attractive white haired human with bright white wings sprouting from his back. He is often depcited wearing a set of black leather armor as well as a matching cloak and wielding a black bow The Darkened is Lord of All Vengeance he offers sancutary to those who seek vengeance in his name. He is patron to bloodsports and Gladiatoral games. Adventurers are the most prized of souls within his collection.

#### The Wanderer

The Human Goddess of The Desert and The Dead (Chaotic Good/ Nature, Death Domain) The Wanderer appears as a copper skinned human woman with green eyes. A neat mane of straight black hair fall over her shoulders. she dresses in a white knee-length dress, a decorative scale mail breastplate of glittering gold, and bracers and armbands. The Wanderer guides the souls of dead mortals to the underworld of Meretseger. In addition, she guards cemeteries from grave robbers and other defilers. The Wanderer is also Lady of The Dunes, hers is an elemental fury that washes over The Wastes erroding all over time. The Order of the Black Dune, whose members are called Sandfists, are a secret society of monks that draw power from The Wanderer.

#### The Healer

The Ganyd Goddess of Health and Hearth ( Lawful Good/Life Domain) The Healer is a caring deity who represents the home-life of Ganyd. As such, she is interested in hospitality and generosity, and frowns upon those who treat guests poorly. She has particular disdain for those who burgle homes or betray the trust of hosts. The Healer appears as a brown-haired female Ganyd with burn marks on her hands and soot on her face. Her Clergy are the only known individuals to be able to use hearths as portals.

#### The Inevitable

The Phoerrim God of Life and Death (True Neutral/Life, Death Domain) The Inevitable represents and assists those in the reincarnation cycle. The Inevitable is also the god of non-evil undead and mortal enemy to The Bane. He is charged with protecting them from evil and the overzealous. He teaches that undead are people, not monsters to be slain on sight. The Inevitable appears as a serene, youthful Phoerrim male with dulled greyscale feathers, violet eyes, and long black talons. He wears flowing white and purple robes, a flower crown of the flowers his temple favors, and mummy bandages on his legs. His body below his chest is charred, blackened skeleton. From his back are a pair of skeletal phoenix wings that continuously burn. The Inevitable’s followers span a wide variety of undead, necromancers, aspiring undead, and those who work closely with undead. Most are undead who had been risen against their will by evil necromancers but once freed choose to remain undead and continue doing good in the world. Many are also undead who did not agree with the status quo of many of their kind who often did the enslaving, among them are non-evil liches and vampires who retained a conscious. Many are also those who rose themselves out of sheer will and a *ahem* grave desire to complete a task or protect descendants in peril. The Inevitable’s followers have begun to forge his own paladin order with a sacred oath to protect the oppressed undead. These paladins consist often of former undead minions, often sentient skeletons, ghouls, wights, zombies, mummies and ghasts; the types of undead that evil necromancers hoard. These paladins are dedicated to hunting those who enslave the ensouled undead, those who torment or devour souls, and those who desire to eradicate the undead such as followers of The Bane.

#### The Noble

The Elven Goddess of Justice and Honor ( Lawful Good/Light Domain) The Noble is depicted as an Elven maiden clad in white cloth carrying a double edged blade. She represents all that is moral and true as well as fair trials and mortal justice. She abhors revenge as well as vengence as those are not true to her domain and is her dogma twisted to suit personal desire. The Noble is the enemy of all falsehood, and the protectress of a wise administration of justice. Her Dogma is as follows: Reveal the truth, punish the guilty, right the wrong, and always be true and just in your actions. Uphold the law wherever you go and punish those who do wrong under the law. Keep a record of your own rulings, deeds, and decisions, for through this your errors can be corrected, your grasp on the laws of all lands will flourish, and your ability to identify lawbreakers will expand. Be vigilant in your observations and anticipations so you may detect those who plan injustices before their actions threaten law and order. Deliver vengeance to the guilty for those who cannot do it themselves.

#### The Doll

The God of Love and Beauty ( Chaotic Good/Life Domain) The Doll is an androgynous God whom one is incapable of deciphering race off of. They have appeared as a skinny tanned individual with the pointed ears of an elf, antlers, a fox tail and hairy paws instead of hands or feet. They have also appeared as a bearded dwarf with a feminine halfing body as well as cat ears and a tail. Legend states that The Doll adopts new forms all the time and is constantly learning about Mortal love and what it means to be beautiful. These things The Doll desperately protects and their clergy seek to find the beauty in all things as well as document true moments of love as offerings to them.