Deities

Deities are the ruling powers over Azelas, the ones who shaped the world and harness the energies that run the planet. While many of them are specific to certain religious faiths, many are universally accepted and undeniably, the ones who are responsible for making life possible.

## Heaven Circle

Heaven Circle is the primary ruling system of deities, and the most widely accepted. Heaven Circle is not exclusive to any particular religion and encompasses deities of all religious faiths. They represent a unity of cultures and faiths and as such, are not exactly a house of worship that can be followed. They are simply the realm of deities that make life on Azelas possible.

Heaven Circle is made up of multiple houses with representatives from each religion and culture that work the celestial heavens. They are also the most powerful system of deities, and their work protects each culture. Their rule is considered the most powerful and often, trumps all other religions. This is so they can prevent cultural wars and ensure Azelas remains peaceful.

### The Celestial Circle

The Celestial Circle is made up of one deity from each culture and religion, who represent their entire religion and culture. They are not the patron god of any aspect of life or death and are simply there to speak on behalf of their culture, with the best interests of their people in mind. Each representative was selected by the Ancient Dragon and was previously a mortal. The selection process is unclear, but the Ancient Dragon only picks who he thinks is most suitable and so far, his judgment has not failed.

#### Celestial Circle Deities

* Avius, Celestial Human
	+ Avius was the second Archmage of the Kingdom of Valskorn, back when it was under the rule of the Oderys bloodline. He was known to be exceptionally powerful, only having been beat out in terms of magical strength and prowess by the current Valskornian Archmage, Erlibius Auros.
* Remkai, Celestial Khimeri
	+ Remkai was a Khimeri commoner while she was still a commoner. She was known to be very generous and would work hard to cook large amounts of food for the poor and distraught, feeding hundreds of thousands of mouths in her lifetime. As a seventh generation Khimeri, she is also the oldest in the Celestial Circle.
* Sefzheri, Celestial Avian
	+ Sefzheri was an Avian Priest for a very short time, having been summoned by the Ancient Dragon just two days after his coronation. He was succeeded by Jerifys as the Avian Priest, even though he had less than a day to pick a successor.
* Ghorza, Celestial Orc
	+ Ghorza was the leader of an expedition that discovered Odok, a discovery that would bring peace to Orckind for thousands of years. She led her people with a firm connection to the Earth and was also one of the strongest elemental goldbloods in Orc history.
* Zithar, Celestial Dragon
	+ Zithar was a magma dragon who gave her life to stop an avalanche from destroying a scientific outpost in northern Kireski. While she had no idea who she was protecting, she still willingly gave her life for others. She was commemorated and chosen after death, having saved an Agrodile camp that was holding precious research and many Agrodile and Dragonborn researchers.
* Baragog, Celestial Agrodile
	+ Baragog was one of the first