Deities

In the early days of the empire, as groups and religions were muddled and intertwined, a mixed-faith took root. The religious authority lionized several of the more popular gods. Their worship was based more on the universal aspects, and that the Prime Gods are but embodiments of three primal forces: Creation, Preservation, and Destruction.

## Prime Deities

The nine prime deities are now seen as the primary and highest of gods. These are the most commonly worshiped gods, and all considered to be benevolent.

As too many other gods remained in common worship to outlaw, they were lessened. These ‘lesser’ deities are treated as legitimate, but seen as mistranslations of the name or demigods serving the higher god. This strategy pushed many to worship the nine while still revering their now-smaller deities. Yet, some react harshly to their true gods being demeaned in such a way.

The Prime Deities are:

### Aine, the Moonveil

A fickle and youthful god of art, beauty, night, and emotion.

### Almirra, the Phoenix Mother

A fiery fertility goddess of life, nature, and cycles.

### Bahamut, the Platinum Dragon

The patron of metallic dragons, and god of honor, wisdom, and power.

### Frinn, the Windruler

The unforgiving goddess of weather, wilds, and endurance

### Khorathil, the Iron Hammer

The creator and god of civilization and law.

### Nuada, the Silver-Handed

A patron of elvenkind, a trickster god of knowledge.

### Pelor, the Dawnfather

The patron of humankind, a sun god of agriculture, healing, and good.

### The Raven Queen

A mysterious goddess from the shadowfell who presides over memories and the dead.

### Volskar, the Wolfblade

A two faced god of battle, simultaneously representing tactics and savagery.

## Forbidden Deities

After the codification of the nine higher gods, nine counterparts were also acknowledged. These forbidden gods are seen as corruptions or inverses of the virtues of the nine; evil beings who seek to corrupt, enslave, or consume mortals. The worship of these gods is strictly prohibited, with cults actively hunted by lawmen and clerics.

### Asmodeus, the Archfiend

The lord of hell and prince of all devils, a god of contracts, damnation, and evil.

### Dire, the Everdread

The greatest of liches, a forgetful god of undeath.

### Elatha, the Goldshadow

Brother of Nuada and god of secrets, deceit, and theft.

### Ferraforts, the Last Tyrant

A once-mortal god of conquest, tyranny, war, and subjugation.

### Lamashtu, the Mother of Monsters

A warped goddess of deformity, monsters, life, and outcasts.

### Lolth, the Queen of Spiders

The abandoned patron of drow and goddess of chaos, corruption, and evil.

### Tiamat, the Five Banes

The patron of chromatic dragons, and a god of greed, cruelty, and destructions.

### Un, the Queen of Nothing

A former rat who ascended to godhood, embodying plague, ruin, and opportunism.

### Yeenorath, the Savage Lord

A sporting, bestial god of war, bloodshed, and slaughter.

## Other Faiths

There are countless faiths and deities that are still worshipped. Most are smaller figures, regional or cultural gods, little known outside their circles. Some of these beings are legendary, others earthly figures that have acquired a following. The empire does not acknowledge these figures as gods to the extent of the Prime Divines. However, most are not explicitly outlawed. These religions are often ignored or treated as worshipping demigods or myths.