Pantheon of Cirine

The creation of the world is largely a mystery. The Material plane's existence is said by some to be the will and work of the gods, and by others as the result of chaotic manifestations of magic and elements. In any case, the prescence of the gods have defintely left their mark on the plane. They are known to exert their power on the plane, to gift divine magic to their followers, and to meddle in mortal affairs. Though for the most part, gods stay on their divine planes where their power is strongest, scrying and visiting only when they truly desire. Some scholars even suggest that part of their divine powers are linked to their worship, a connection that each is not likely to want to sever.

## The Holy Four

The Holy Four are the most commonly worshipped gods in the Exalted Realm, and in Cirine at large. They are seen as the cornerstones of life and society and have been for several hundred years. It is said that Arlo bears the bounties of nature, Hafwen makes the home, Garlun gives us thought and Grisela keeps the laws that ensures civilization.

##### The Holy Four

 Hafwen
 Grisela
 Arlo

### The Unbound Gods

The Unbound are gods those not considered to be the Holy Four and worshipped in varying degrees throughout Cirine.

## The Gods

### A Note on Gods

These are not all the divine beings in Cirine's multiverse, but merely the major pantheon. Some cultures and clans may have their own beliefs, and players are more than welcome to explore them.

## Garlun, The Iron Mind

Where knowledge lives, Garlun is said to have blessed. Often attributed as the patron of thought, freewill, scholars, and even magic. In myth it is said that Garlun was the one who gave mortals the ability to think, to understand, and ultimately to harness the magics of the world for their own uses. Most worshippers of Garlun keep their shrines and symbols in libraries or study rooms, as his presence is said to open the mind to new ideas and possibilities.

#### **Divine Realm.**

Garlun’s realm is known as the Atheneum, a massive library plane that is said to contain every possible shred of knowledge there is.

## Hafwen, the Hearth Mother

Matron of the home and a symbol of hope to weary travellers. Hafwen is the symbol of hospitality and gentleness. Most homes often have some sort of symbol to Hafwen, despite any religious affiliation the residents may hold. Her presence is said to ward off darkness and mal-intent. Inns and taverns are especially affiliated with Hafwen and many of their owners are clerics of her divine power.

#### **Divine Realm.**

The realm of Hafwen is known as Home, and is not a large plane at all. It is a cozy cottage home that is always fragrant with the smell of pleasant cooking.

#### **Depiction.**

Hafwen is shown as an elderly woman with dark skin and silver in her hair. She wears simple peasant garb and is frequently holding a candle up to offer light to the weary.

## Grisela, the Law Keeper

It is said that no god, mortal, demicreature, or demon has bested Grisela in battle. She is the symbol of law, order, war and devotion to keeping peace. Honor is a paramount to Grisela, and she is known to take her divine magic from those clerics and paladins who have turned to evil or chaos. She is a main figure among governments and military folk in the Exalted Realm.

#### **Divine Realm.**

Grisela’s realm is a shining white marble citadel filled with the souls of those who died honorably in battle or those who served themselves to law, order, or crown in life. It is seen as an privilege to spend the rest eternity in her realm, The Last Citadel.

#### **Depiction.**

Grisela is usually shown as tall orcish woman with a mane of red hair dressed in shining white armor carrying a polearm and shield.

## Arlo, the Wild Watcher

Arlo looks over the wilds, nature, growth, and the cycle of flora. They are told to have touched the earth of this world and brought the energies of the Feywild into it, giving mortals the beauty and danger of the natural world. They are often worshipped by farmers, druids, and various tribes and cultures throughout Cirine.

#### **Divine Realm.**

Arlo’s divine realm is parallel to the Feywild, called the Deep Wild. It’s a massive wooded realm, like none that exist on the mortal realm. Some woods are said to be as deep as our oceans with beasts none have ever seen before.

#### **Depiction.**

Arlo is depicted as a genderless firbolg, clad in simple furs and and hide armor, holding a staff wreathed in flowers.

## Hroth, the Mountain Molder

The mountain molder is the patron of the forge and invention. It is said that he crafts the most glorious and powerful weapons and contraptions ever seen. He gave mortals fire from the plane of fire and guided their inspirations in craft, architecture, and invention. He is also considered the father of dragons, creating them in his forge. Hroth is commonly worshipped by crafters, artificers, and is a patron god of dwarves.

#### **Divine Realm.**

Hroth’s divine realm is known as Forge Peak, and overlooks the plane of fire. Within its form are hundreds of forges seen to by Hroth’s divine servants and fire and rock elementals.

#### **Depiction.**

Hroth is shown is commonly shown to be a muscular bronze skinned dwarf with four arms covered in burns and tattoos. Some myths say Hroth can also take the form of a grand golden dragon.

## Y'Dette, the Heart Weaver

The Heart Weaver is one of the few gods known to have lived as mortal. She was once considered the most beautiful woman alive and even the gods wanted her attention, but it was Shiloh, the goddess of death who caught her eye. It was Y’Dette who courted Shiloh, when battles for Y’Dette’s hand would be waged and she came down to escort the warriors who fell. They began a secret tryst that lasted till Y’Dette’s mortality ran out, and instead of guiding her to rest, Shiloh took her soul and made it divine.

#### **Divine Realm.**

Y’Dette shares a realm with her wife, Shiloh within the the Shadowfell. It is a protected realm where some souls are sent to rest known as the Aether.

#### **Depiction.**

Y’Dette has no certain visage, instead she is often depicted as whatever the crafter deems to be beautiful, however the constant is she is always shown holding a golden chalice with inlaid hearts.

## Fadarr, the Beastmaster

Where Arlo looks after the flora, Fadarr their son, looks after the fauna. Known as the Beastmaster, Fadarr is commander of predator and prey alike, ensuring the freedom of the wild and serves as a patron god of druids and those who make hunting and traversing the wilderness their life, as well as barbarians and lycanthropes.

#### **Divine Realm.**

Fadarr shares the same realm with his parent, the Deep Wild.

#### **Depiction.**

Fadarr is depicted as a wild looking man clad in furs and leather, with a hood adorned with a wolf pelt, but also in the form of a massive rust colored direwolf.

## Ronen, the Gathering Storm

Ronen is the patron god of the sea and storms and lover to Fadarr. In myth it is claimed that Ronen’s divine magic helped shaped the world into what it is, with his oceans carving the continents and his storms molding the mountains and plains. Capable of great beauty and great destruction, Ronen’s followers acknowledge the duality of his domains. Common devotees of Ronen are those who make their living on the seas, such as sailors, those who live beside the sea, and even some coastal dwelling druids. It is said that Ronen has a daughter, a demigod known as the Storm Singer who acts as a leader in the Stormlands just outside the Exalted Realm’s southern borders.

#### **Divine Realm.**

Ronen’s divine realm is a tumultuous and endless plane of ocean dotted with small islands, on which Ronen resides in a small stone seaside shack, and the skies churn with endless storms much like in the Stormlands.

#### **Depiction.**

Ronen is depicted as an amber skinned muscular man with many tattoos dressed in a net woven leather harness and skirt, wiedling a trident.

## Shiloh, the Last Judge

Death is often seen as the last right to mortality. In much of Cirine, death is not a taboo subject but seen as a normal process of life. Many cultures have their own rites of death around funerals and celebrations, but one constant is the incorporation of Shiloh, the Last Judge into many traditions. She comes to those souls who have left their mortal bodies and guides them to where they should rest. Her worshippers are often those intimate with death, such as undertakers, and hold a great reverence for her. Shiloh is known to hate the undead, as they are those who have defied the natural order. She is also the wife of Y’Dette.

#### **Divine Realm.**

Shiloh’s realm is within the Shadowfell, a place known as the Aether. It is the last resting place for souls devoted to Shiloh and those who had nowhere else to go. The Aether morphs itself to serve as a perfect resting place to each soul, and her realm is often described as peaceful rather then somber and macabre.

#### **Depiction.**

Shiloh is depicted a tall darker skinned woman with long white hair and elven features, clad in wispy silks and carrying a hand mirror that she uses to show souls that they are no longer mortal upon meeting.

## Torvo, the Wanderer

It has been a matter of great debate whether Torvo can be considered a god or not. His presence in the world and among the pantheon is enigmatic and mysterious. For centuries some just thought him to a powerful being, but he is worshipped regardless. It is perhaps a mixture of these things, and his mythic deeds that leads to Torvo being a symbol of trickery, mystery, and fate. Torvo infamously helped Manus Populi defeat and banish the Three Fathers, gifting them small boons to aid in their endeavor, and because of that, is also attributed to being a patron of adventurers. Adventurers are known to leave small dishes of milk outside their tents and tavern windows in attempts to earn his favor. Some even awake with the dishes completely empty, milk replaced with a single cat paw coin.

#### **Divine Realm.**

It is not known if Torvo has a divine realm, and walks the mortal plane, revealing himself only to those he deems worthy of his attention.

#### **Depiction.**

Torvo is shown as a humanoid cat, almost Leonin like wearing a black cloak, though it is said he can change his visage.

## Yani, the Sky Warden

Yani the Sky Warden is the harpy goddess of the sky and sun. She is said to usher in the day, and her sister to usher in the night after her. Yani is one of the gods that is not commonly worshipped in Cirine, except in Iados where she is seen as the God Mother of the realm. Yani is often associated with fire, new beginnings, the summer, and prosperity. She is highly revered by her followers and citizens of Iados and her iconography is incredibly common throughout the region.

#### **Divine Realm.**

The Endless Sky is where Yani resides, a plane of air and sun, populated by Yani’s seven harpy handmaidens and her own palace held aloft by devoted air elementals.

#### **Depiction.**

Yani is shown as a dark haired, bronze skinned harpy with feathers of radiant white and gold.

## Zara, the Sky Warden

With the moon comes Zara, myths tell us. Her sister brings the sun, and Zara brings the moon in all its silver glory to gives us light in the darkness. Zara is also told to be the goddess of divination and foretelling, and her worshippers are often card readers and diviners themselves. Under the moon, Zara whispers prophecies into people’s dreams of what is to come. Zara is commonly worshipped by the Kenku race as well, seeing her as a mother goddess.

#### **Divine Realm.**

Zara’s divine realm is a mirror of the Endless Sky, but instead of sunlight it is bathed in moonlight and stars.

#### **Depiction.**

Zara is also depicted as a harpy like her sister, but instead has jet black and silver feathers and coloring.

## Serrick, the Venom Tongue

Alchemy and poisons are the domains that Serrick concerns himself with. He is the brother of Isran, the healer. The alchemical twins are often worshipped together, however Serrick’s reputation is more insidious. Because of his specializations and symbolisms around poison, spiders, and snakes, he’s become a figure of assassins and killers. He is not an evil god, but poisons in general come with a taboo reputation, but even some poisons have health benefits when utilized properly.

#### **Divine Realm.**

Serrick’s divine realm is unknown and locked away, as Serrick is said to be notoriously secretive.

#### **Depiction.**

Serrick is depicted as a drow elf with deep jade green eyes and a mask around his nose and mouth. Noxious green gas wafts from inside the mask and around Serrick.

## Isran, the Healing Light

Isran the healer is worshipped by clerics and doctors the world over. It is by their healing divine light that wounds can be closed, that disease can be expunged, and that medicines can be crafted. Isran brought this knowledge to the mortals, telling them that in times of need and pain, the remedy is never far from you. Isran, much like their brother, is associated with alchemy and their symbols are displayed in alchemy shops and clinics.

#### **Divine Realm.**

Isran’s divine realm is called Mercy, and is an endless world of crystal and precious stones, filled with light so that it bounces and glitters off every surface.

#### **Depiction**

Isran has no gender or distinguishing features, but is depicted as a floating figure draped in sheer white silks.

## Mordray, the Eyes in the Dark

The darkness always holds uncertainty, madness, and mystery, and it is in the darkness that Mordray reigns. But darkness can mean many things. Mordray is often attributed to madness and mental anguish, because those afflicted often claim to see Mordray or his followers in the dark. Some say he is always watching from the dark. However, clerics of Mordray look over those afflicted by madness, and his prescence and icons are displayed often in asylums. Others embrace this darkness, finding forbidden knowledge in Mordray's whisperings.

#### **Divine Realm.**

Mordray is of the Shadowfell, and his Divine plane is called the Everdark, a realm of impenetrable darkness and whispers.

#### **Depiction.**

Mordray’s visage is unknown, and depictions vary, however one depiction is typically constant: a humanoid looking squid monster with tentacles wriggling from its face.