Religion

A being ancient beyond words. Higher forms of life aren’t unknown to the world of zenith, these beings, the outer ones, as they’re called, possess the power of creation at their fingertips and create worlds as a passion. They love and care deeply for the worlds they create, treasuring them with their entire being. Zenith, being one of these ancient beings, created a world it named after itself. For it values union above all else. In order to better watch over its world, it created the gods as manifestations of its values and fundamentals. They are separate, yet all part of the same outer god that is Zenith. Some of these manifestations gained free will and broke off from the pantheon. These are known as the Archdemons. Zenith in his amalgamated form represents the two fundamentals of existence: Life and Death.

## Gods

There is a single Overgod, where the different gods and goddesses split off from their main form from extreme bouts of emotions combined with a certain personality. All of the Gods/Goddesses/Deities are able to work in perfect unison due to this, having a ‘hive mind’. In the beginning, they were all able to predict each other's words and actions perfectly.

Effects

* Each of the main deities have a telepathic / empathetic connection. They can feel each other’s feelings, hear what they are thinking (majority of the time) and can ‘put each other in their shoes’.

As time went on, they started taking on outside personality traits and hobbies, and were able to be considered different people instead of one God. This split happened very early in Zenith’s history, where people started becoming a hunter/gatherer society. This happened as certain deities started taking interest in mortals, while others wanted nothing to do with them.

Gods who have split from the ‘hive mind’ are considered Archdemons. While they are not necessarily evil, they are considered Evil by the Overgod, and are banished from the Heavenly Realm.

All deities have no physical gender, and instead have identities. There may be the potential of Demi-Gods, but currently there is not. The Deities are not genetically related to one another, and do not consider each other blood-family.

### Ages

Below is a list of each of the Deities from Oldest to Youngest.

* Zenith
* Seladon
* Calypso
	+ Last / Most recent to be banished
* Nephin
* Allmauz
	+ First to be banished
* Vyse
* Noraura
* Iztarr
	+ Second to be banished
* Ponus
	+ Created AFTER the banishment of the Archdemons.

### Zenith - The Overgod

* Zenith is the Overgod. All of the deities and Archdemons are directly related to them, and they have the strongest connection with Zenith.
* Zenith, despite having the most power, is the most peaceful and ‘uncorrupted’ (as he says it) from ‘mortals’.
* Zenith wants nothing to do with mortals, and insists to leave them to their “silly little lives” and continue making sure that the mortal realm (aka his “side project”) continues working (ie. weather, seasons)
	+ They were not always like this.
		- Zenith is not a patron of any mortal and is one of the least favored gods due to their unwillinging-ness towards mortals

### Seladon - The Sun Lord - God of Sun and Order

* Seladon is the oldest of the deities, and considered the ‘Sun God’. They are closest to Zenith, and were created alongside the Mortal Realm.
* Seladon is considered the happiest of gods, and nothing brings them down. Their happiness shines as bright as the sun.
* Seladon represents the sun, and is more connected to the faith of mortals. Despite being the closest to Zenith, they are one of the most popular deities due to their direct involvement with mortals.
	+ This is due to the popularization of Seladon
		- They are most associated with humans, felines, blazeborn, and dragonborn
			* Paladins are most often associated with Seladon, however, they can be associated with any good-aligned god

### Nephin - The Woodland God of Life and Wisdom

Nephin is a God that works closely alongside Vyse, and is the third most popular God. They control Life, including all sentient and non-sentient. They are usually the ones that help with bountiful harvests, and keeping sickness and disease at bay.

* Associated with Wood-Elves, Archnid, Arachnae and Forestborn

### Vyse - The Ever-Present - God of the Moon and the Skies

Vyse is the God that controls the phases of the moon, seasons and weather. It's the second most popular god after Seladon - due to how tangled they are with the mortal realm and its functions. Vyse often accepts any offering, aside from actual sacrifices of sentient beings. They will however, accept animal sacrifices, and often bestows favor upon mortals in much-needed rain or bountiful harvest.

* Patron of Werewolves

### Noraura - Goddess of Indulgence

Noraura is an interesting Goddess - often depicted as a Mintoaur, but instead of a Bull Head, it is a Ram Head. Generally, she is worshipped through gifts and binding oaths. Worshippers usually have handheld symbols, in the shape of a ram head, and she generally does not have big churches - instead, small intimate shrines. Norarua is usually associated with Conflict, Lust and Alcohol.

* Noraura is the second oldest - created from Zenith’s first contact with mortals. They are generally spontaneous, and generally think with their heart instead of their brain. Despite being associated with Conflict, Lust and Alcohol, they do not overindulge. Noraura is often seen during festivals.
	+ Noraura is most associated with Dwarves, gnomes and goblins.

### Ponus - God of Curiosity

Ponus is one of the more respected Gods, being considered the God of Curiosity and associated with intelligence. Ponus is often depicted as a lean, slender elf that has no hair. The most common signs of worship is within places of knowledge - such as schools or libraries. Ponus does not accept sacrifices - but instead will accept any knowledge, no matter what kind it is. It is said that Ponus knows so much of the world - and there is a rumored library that contained the secrets of the world.

* Ponus is the God of Curiosity, and generally likes to collect knowledge. Ponus was accidentally created when Zenith started digging into human culture, to the point of obsession.
	+ Ponus is most associated with elves and good-aligned fae.

### Xehena - The Radiant - Goddess of Chaos and War

Xehena is a stubborn, yet powerful god. The one that warlords, pirates and any sort of commander pray to. Xehena dislikes long, ceremonious displays and their most common display is chucking a coin or food items into some flames after thinking of a brief prayer towards Xehena. Xehena is the most common Deity among nether residents, and Xehena has had long lines of champions reigning from there.

* Patron of Trolls, Ogres Gorgons, Giants and Dullahan

### Zorthymir - The Volcanic - God of Fire and Destruction

Zorthymir is another Nether-Based god, the one that controls fire and the destruction that lays in its path. It's nearly as popular as Xehena - and usually their champions are a long-line of fire mages.

* Patron of Orcs and Knights

### Rimera - The Patient - Goddess of Water and Creation

Rimera is the calmest of Gods. They are aligned closely with Vyse and Nephin. Usually the trio are most popular amongst commoners, especially farmers or those who live in a desert. They accept any kid of ritual, aside from ones that require slaughter or wasting of food items.

* Patron of Sirens and Merlings

### Namera - The Judge - Goddess of Fate and New Beginnings

Namera had nearly followed in Calypso's footsteps of becoming an archdemon, but was persuaded by several other gods to not follow them. They had used to be close - as their duties were closely aligned. However, Namera's duties is tied strictly with mortals and generally takes care of the transferring of souls. They are essentially in-charge of the whole afterlife for mortals and where they go. There is a rumor that majority of Shulk are those who are deserving of a second reincarnation, and why there is so little of them. Namera, however, had vanished for awhile now, and haven't been seen nor sensed by other deities in any capable way, causing worry among them. Their duties had been split between Virros, Seladon and Rimera instead.

Namera is usually references quite a bit with funeral practices.

* Patron of Shulk

### Virros - The Dream Lord - God of Wishes and Dreams

Virros is the sleepiest of the deities. Although, while their physical body is asleep, they are the god that manifests dreams, and chases away nightmares to those who pray. Virros is considered a minor god to most mortals, but they are as important as Zenith like any of the other gods. They also help with Namera's duties of sorting souls, and generally Virros is the reason why someone becomes a spirit-like being such as Banshees or Phantoms.

* Patron of Banshees, Phantoms and some Fae

## Archdemons

Archdemons are deities who purposefully fell apart from Zenith. They lost their telepathic and empathic ties to the base gods. Although they can still easily telepathically connect with each other (Archdemons), they can easily keep their thoughts secret.

### Allmauz - Archdemon of Death and Violence

Allmauz is the Archdemon of The Nether. Every depiction of them is different - and they often accept sacrifices or shows of violence. Their most popular show of faith is in fighting rings or barbaric plays depicting death. They also control Sickness and Disease, and usually Necromancers worship Allmauz outside of the Nether Races.

* Patron of Necromancers and Undeath creatures

### Iztarr - The Demonic Trickster of Swindling & Strife

Iztarr is the Demonic Trickster demon tied with the Overworld. Although he has many deeds, he is mostly known for his "pranks". Although, they arn't actually pranks, and it's along the lines of committing mass genocide and then turning around and saying it was a prank once he received backlash. They also have a knack of stealing even the most useless things, and has a concealed horde somewhere

* Patron of Daemons and some trickster Fae

### Calypso - End-demon of Eternity

Calypso is considered the End-Demon of Eternity. Despite being a technical 'demon', she does not act like one. Calypso is rarely seen, and instead is only found on the out-most islands of The End, sitting and staring into the void. Calypso is one of the oldest of the Gods, and is only a demon by race.

Calypso is thought to have seer-like visions, and many have speculated that she is considered a demon, due to the End Dragon Queen. It is rumored that the End Dragon is the other half of her soul - and their crimes is why Calypso was casted out as an Archdemon.

All she does is wait, and watches. She often speaks in riddles when asked questions. Recently, she has gone missing from her normal perch in the End, and hasn't been seen sense.

* Patron of End-Tieflings, Enderians and Elytrain.

### Rhokdaal - The Unclean / The Cold Prince - Archdemon of Plague and Famine

Rhokdaal followed swiftly in Allmauz' footsteps in their wave of destruction. Considered their second-hand man, and the reason for thousand's of mortals deaths.

Especially since Rhokdaal had created vampires through a disease that mortals named the Porcelain Plague. Rhokdaal himself looks like a vampire after creating such a disease. They are also the one that twisted Void Magic and turned it sickly for most mortals to handle, although a few slip out of his grasp - unable to turn it against Calypso and her creations.

* Patron of Plague Victims and Vampires