Alydian Pantheon

In a far off land, a tower, constructed by Alios himself, reaches into the sky, piercing the heavens. Atop the tower resides the legendary city of Alydium, home of the Alydian pantheon of gods. From there, they hear the prayers of their followers and attend to their needs. However, the gods are not confined to Alydium. They may travel through the tower to the material plane. In fact, they quite enjoy meddling in the affairs of mortals.

## Members

* Ezteus, god of stars, space, knowledge, wisdom, story telling, language, and regret.
* Fynx, goddess of the night, shooting stars, secrets, shadow, dark, imagination, sleep, and dreams.
* Alios, god of the day, sun, sky, light, agriculture, truth, towers, and architecture.
* Vyric, god of the moon, light, beauty, sculpting, art, balance, and order.
* Yhnir, agender god of lightning, thunder, love, family, home, passion, loyalty, and guilt
* Thades, goddess of volcanoes, islands, lava, creation, life, hope, beginnings, and destiny.
* Akone, god of time, death, change, music, poetry, healing, forgiveness, and grief.
* Ryndall, god of earthquakes, land, mountains, war, endurance, justice, metalworking, construction, and vengeance.
* Zaedra, goddess of fire, nature, life cycle, growth, wilderness, the hunt, and blood.
* Ibelia, goddess of water, civilization, prosperity, trade, fortune, industry, and jealousy.
* Levean, goddess of wind, air, clouds, storms, travel, communication, language, luck, and trickery

#### Alydian Family

* \*Phatia, goddess of power, control, and perfection
* \*Sugoaris, god of destruction and pain
* \*Odum, god of twilight, protection, honor, resistance, thresholds, and borders
* Elayna, human mother of Levean

*\*These gods are members of the Alydian Pantheon family tree, but are currently "dead" and therefore not considered to be proper members of the sitting pantheon.*

## Timeline

Phatia, in her endeavor to achieve perfection, bore her three children, Ezteus, Fynx, and Alios as a means to control the planes of existence. However, the three children believed the mortals should have free will even at the cost of perfection, so they rebelled against their mother. Alios allowed for the mortals to become self-sufficient by introducing them to agriculture, Fynx stripped Phatia of her power by whispering in the dreams of her followers to warn them of her intent, and after she was weakened, Ezteus banished her to the void of space.

When his sister was removed from power by her children, Sugoaris vowed to destroy the mortals they held so dear. He bore Yhnir and Thades to bring an end to all life. The siblings felt not only the pain but also the love their father felt for his lost sister. Instead of harming the mortals, Yhnir and Thades dedicated themselves to their well-being.

Sugoaris then threatened to destroy Ezteus, Fynx, and Alios for exiling Phatia, but Odum, Fynx and Alios's younger son, pledged to protect his parents and uncle and challenged Sugoaris to battle. Yhnir was enamored by his dedication to his family. The two fell in love and had two children, Akone and Ryndall. Odum sacrificed himself to drag Sugoaris into the depths of the void, but Yhnir's love for him persevered.

When Odum sacrificed himself, Ryndall was filled with immense anger and in his rage, nearly destroyed all of existence as Sugoaris himself had threatened to do. Akone, not without his own grief, played a song for his brother to calm his rage and to remind him that pain subsides with time but the love they have for their father is everlasting, and his uncle Vyric sculpted the moon and dedicated it to Odum to remind Ryndall that there is yet beauty left in this world.

Ryndall ended his rampage but promised to one day avenge his father.

As the daughters of Thades, Zaedra was destined to care for the natural world and Ibelia was to guide the prosperity of mortals. After the destruction of their cousin, from the ashes, Zaedra fostered the regrowth of flora and fauna, and Ibelia facilitated the rebuilding of civilization.

Yhnir's love for the mortals was as strong as ever. She had another child with a human woman named Elayna. Levean is most beloved by the mortals. With both mortal and holy ancestry, she acts as the herald of the gods. Prior to the construction of the Alydian Tower, she was the only god to regularly travel to the material plane and the first contact mortals had with those they worshiped. To this day, she still spends more time with the mortals than any god: meddling in their affairs, drinking with them, and of course playing tricks.

Some time passed before Alios finished construction of the Alydian Tower, connecting the gods and mortals like never before.