Pantheon

## Birth of the Pantheon

Upon the new creation, there formed a duality between all things. The All Gods were the most powerful, representing the concepts understood by mortal minds and even those beyond mortal comprehension. They were split into two, representing opposite ends of nebulous concepts. In time, The New Gods rose. They were once mere mortals but they rose to Godly power through faith and prayer to represent more concrete mortal concepts: proxies of ideals symbolized by The All Gods. The All Gods and New Gods are listed below. It is difficult to pray and worship an All God because they are more like forces than they are beings. Most that seek religion worship a New God that represents an ideal of an All God, in turn trying to live up to the force that is the All God, praying and speaking to the New God, and praising and honoring both.

## All Gods and Domains

Below is a list of The All Gods and the D&D 5e Cleric Domains that fall into each category.

## The New Gods and Domains

The New Gods are a mixed bag of deities. Many were mortals that became a New God through their own prayer, prayer from others, and even quests to seek out Godship. Others have unknown origins. Regardless, New Gods are closer to mortal beings than All Gods so it is often easier to pray to them. With this comes a more faith based religion where some New Gods are even said not to exist in one individual’s eyes yet are completely real in another’s.

## Religions

Considering atheism is less than logical in Detregar, polytheism, or at least acknowledgement of the existence of Gods by individuals, is a given. However, because of how ascension is described, some reject the Godhood of others’ proposed religious figures. This is where religious conflict can arise and religions can form. Additionally, religions can encourage prayer to multiple Gods while acknowledging the existence of Gods that are not prayed to. In one case, a group may see a God as an enemy because of the mythos surrounding the religion. In another, Gods could exist, but they are not the primary focus or are seen as less important. See Religions for more.

## Building a Religious Character

A religious character would most likely follow a New God and the ideals set forth by the All Gods the New God represents. For example, if a Cleric was a worshipper of Arania, they may also follow the ideals of both Arcanis & Zalia and Ordinus & Discorneria or perhaps just one pair of All Gods depending on a chosen domain. A less common occurrence would be an individual worshipping a pair of All Gods without selecting a single New God to worship. In this case, said individual might pray to each New God that is a representative of their selected All Gods or maybe they just pray to the All Gods without any acknowledgement of New Gods. An even rarer occurrence would be selecting only one All God to pray to. Most understand that the All Gods come as a balancing dichotomy, harmoniously juggling various aspects of reality. But an individual to go down this path may have an extreme devotion to one side. These types of people are typically viewed as radicals as the removal of the dichotomy could shift reality itself.