Deities

A deity is a being of great power that controls some facets of mortal affairs and has its own divine domains. Deities are an important part of Aldmeer as they control aspects of life and their influence in the world is felt through their churches, faiths, clerics and various divine servants. They are very real and everyone knows it; as deities give clerical power to their most devout followers and in some points in history avatars of some gods have manifested for one reason or another, showing off their awesome power and might.

A few deities were once mortals that have been elevated to divine status, some are planar entities that amassed many followers and believers thus achieving divinity, while other gods are interloper deities that have come to Aldmeer from other worlds. Deities that don't fall into the above categories have been created through the sheer power of the belief of mortals. If an immense number of mortals in Aldmeer believe that a deity exists and it affects the world somehow, then that deity is born into existence and is a god as real as all the others. Great examples of this are the Sisters of the Seasonal Cycle; Feori, Tiali, Emeri, and Calthi. When the first mass communities started forming, people had already made assumptions of why and how the seasons change; and the most popular theory among all these communities was that there are four sister goddesses responsible for each season that keep the cycle going and that each brings her blessings along with her season. People started believing that story, gave them names and started worshiping them. After enough people worldwide believed in that, the four goddesses were born. Deities born this way keep existing as per the cosmic rules dictate and do not disappear instantly if people stop believing they are real. However, they will have a crisis in their hands as all deities, no matter their origins, need believers and worshipers for many reasons. Deities that have no backup power source to turn to may even fade into obscurity, oblivion and after that, death.

## Deities Mostly Venerated in Human and Mixed Societies and Cultures

**Annalyon,** God of Light, Honor, Truth and Protection - Divine Domains: ***Light*, *Protection*,** ***Twilight*** - Holy Symbol: Two white wings embracing an orb of light - Alignment: Lawful Good

**Ansephal,** Goddess of Darkness, Corruption, Chaos and Deceit - Divine Domains: ***Death*, *Trickery*** - Holy Symbol: Black butterfly standing between open, dark dragon-like jaws - Alignment: Chaotic Evil

**Baramus Lyr**, God of Conquest, Oppression and Tyranny - Divine Domains: ***War, Order*** - Holy Symbol: Bloodied sword seated upon a throne - Alignment: Lawful Evil

**Calaseid**, Goddess of the Sea and Storms - Divine Domain: ***Tempest*** - Holy Symbol: Lightning falling into a whirlpool - Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

**Calthi**, Goddess of Summer, Meadows and Agriculture - Divine Domains: ***Nature, Life*** - Holy Symbol: Red rose amidst a wheat field - Alignment: Neutral Good

**Dangad,** Goddess of Craft and Inventions - Divine Domains: ***Forge, Knowledge*** - Holy Symbol: Metal cog surrounded by gems - Alignment: Neutral

**Doleor,** God of Pain and Loss - Divine Domains: ***Death, Twilight*** - Holy Symbol: Whip encircling a crying eye - Alignment: Lawful Neutral

**Eakyel,** God of Mercy, Enduring and Forgiveness - Divine Domains: ***Life, Peace*** - Holy Symbol: Praying hands with obvious scars - Alignment: Lawful Good

**Elalie**, Goddess of Purity, Healing, Roaming and the Wilds - Divine Domains: ***Life, Nature, Twilight*** - Holy Symbol: Golden unicorn's horn surrounded by Annalyon's Sunbloom flowers - Alignment: Lawful Good

**Emeri,** Goddess of Spring and Peace - Divine Domains: ***Nature, Peace*** - Holy Symbol: Pond with two birds bathing in it - Alignment: Neutral Good

**Feori,** Goddess of Autumn and Twilight - Divine Domains: ***Nature, Twilight*** - Holy Symbol: Orange leaves blown by the wind - Alignment: Neutral

**Goldenveil,** Goddess of the Dead and Justice - Divine Domains: ***Grave, Life, Solidarity*** - Holy Symbol: Golden death mask floating above a metal hand - Alignment: Lawful Good

**Heglyt,** Goddess of Disgust and Repulsion - Divine Domain: ***Trickery*** - Holy Symbol: Green slug sitting on a cracked stone - Alignment: Neutral

**Jaskar,** God of Thunder and Sky - Divine Domain: ***Tempest*** - Holy Symbol: Fist grasping a lightning bolt - Alignment: Neutral

**Lar-Mah,** God of Bloodlust and Savage Hunt - Divine Domain: ***Nature*** - Holy Symbol: A beast's talons - Alignment: Chaotic Evil

**Lasentia,** Goddess of Lust, Passion and Hedonism - Divine Domain: ***Trickery*** - Holy Symbol: Crimson-colored imprint of lips on a handkerchief - Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

**Lecus and Yenra,** God and Goddess of Physique, Physical Strength and Courage - Divine Domains: ***War,*** ***Tempest*** - Holy Symbol: A man and a woman that are arm-wrestling - Alignment: Neutral Good

**Leneru,** Goddess of Love, Expression and Art - Divine Domains: ***Life, Light, Knowledge*** - Holy Symbol: A dancing figure in the sunset - Alignment: Chaotic Good

**Sakva,** God of Knowledge - Divine Domains: ***Knowledge, Arcana*** - Holy Symbol: Open book with drawings of an eye and a hand grasping a quill - Alignment: Neutral

**Serdos,** God of Disease and Vengeance - Divine Domains: ***Death, War*** - Holy Symbol: Rotten skull on silver plate - Alignment: Neutral Evil

**Tiali,** Goddess of Winter and Stillness - Divine Domains: ***Nature, Grave*** - Holy Symbol: Frozen fir - Alignment: Neutral

**Tyche,** Goddess of Luck - Divine Domain: ***Trickery*** - Holy Symbol: Four-leaf clover - Alignment: Neutral

**Vakan,** Goddess of War and Honorable Battle - Divine Domain: ***War*** - Holy Symbol: Flaming spear - Alignment: Neutral

**Vizard,** God of Tricksters and Thieves - Divine Domain: ***Trickery*** - Holy Symbol: Black mask - Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

## Drow Deities

**The Dancer in Shadows**, Goddess of Freedom, Swordplay, Dance and Song - Divine Domains: ***Life, Light, Nature, Twilight*** - Holy Symbol: A dancing female drow wielding a sword - Alignment: Chaotic Good

**The Spider Queen**, Goddess of Spiders, Cruelty, Plots and Strife - Divine Domains: ***Trickery, War*** - Holy Symbol: A web with a black widow spider in the middle -Alignment: Chaotic Evil

## Tabaxi Deities

**Anhkett**, Goddess of Birth and Belonging - Divine Domain: ***Life, Solidarity*** - Holy Symbol: Newborn kitten - Alignment: Neutral Good

**Khajiras,** God of Stories and Adventure - Divine Domains: ***Trickery, Twilight*** - Holy Symbol: A star in the night's sky - Alignment: Chaotic Good

**Veshsa**, Goddess of Curiosity, Second Chances and Death - Divine Domains: ***Knowledge, Grave, Death*** - Holy Symbol: Feline skull - Alignment: Neutral

## Goblin Deities

**Baldifari**, God of War, Authority and Tribes - Divine Domains: ***War, Order*** - Holy Symbol: A drop of blood - Alignment: Lawful Evil

**Moegak**, God of Shamanism and Stories - Divine Domains: ***Arcana, Knowledge*** - Holy Symbol: Tree branch shaped into a staff with a goblin skull on top - Alignment: Neutral

**Natera-Regda,** God of Terror and Torture - Divine Domain: ***War*** - Holy Symbol: A goblin skull with many scratches and a dagger in its eye socket - Alignment: Chaotic Evil

**Yafarah,** Goddess of Outcasts, Travels and Guidance - Divine Domains: ***Light, Twilight*** - Holy Symbol: Goblin footprint - Alignment: Chaotic Good

**Zegurbeba**, God of Cooperation and Watchfulness - Divine Domains: ***Protection, Solidarity*** - Holy Symbol: Summit of a mountain with an eye behind it - Alignment: Neutral Good

## Draconic Deities

**Lindrreir**, God of Justice and Honor - Divine Domains: ***Life, Order, War*** - Holy Symbol: Dragon head in profile that is colored platinum - Alignment: Lawful Good

**Vadesynth,** Goddess of Tyranny and Greed - Divine Domains: ***Trickery, Order, War*** - Holy Symbol: Five chromatic dragon heads in a circle - Alignment: Lawful Evil

## Giant Deities

**Alva All-Maker,** Goddess of Creation and Knowledge; Mother of the Giant Races - Divine Domains: ***Life, Knowledge*** - Holy Symbol: A sleeping baby lying in a giant cupped hand - Alignment: Neutral

**Eltena**, Goddess of Cloud Giants, Air and Shelter - Divine Domains: ***Tempest, Peace*** - Holy Symbol: Castle atop a cloud - Alignment: Neutral Good

**Gartas,** God of Hill Giants, Hunting and Gluttony - Divine Domain: ***Nature*** - Holy Symbol: Hill with an ox skull on top - Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

**Jölagatr,** God of Storm Giants, Lightning and Agility - Divine Domain: ***Tempest*** - Holy Symbol: Spiraling lightning - Alignment: Neutral

**Stakr,** God of Stone Giants, Solitude and Secrets - Divine Domains: ***Knowledge, Arcana, Trickery*** - Holy Symbol: Three stalagmites - Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

**Sveitild**, Goddess of Fire Giants, Blacksmithing and War - Divine Domains: ***Forge, War*** - Holy Symbol: Black gauntlet grasping a flaming blacksmithing hammer - Alignment: Lawful Evil

**Tolgan Frosteye**, God of Frost Giants, Arrogance and Strength - Divine Domain: ***War*** - Holy Symbol: Avalanche crushing a forest - Alignment: Neutral Evil

## Nonhuman Deities of Races Lacking a Pantheon

**Dergenath,** Duergar God of Stone, Craft, Order and Clanship - Divine Domains: ***Forge, Order, Protection*** - Holy Symbol: Ewer made of stone and silver - Alignment: Lawful Neutral

**Garnasia**, Loxodon God of Kindness and Valor - Divine Domains: ***Light, Life*** - Holy Symbol: Outline of a Loxodon's head - Alignment: Neutral Good

**Ssathren**, Yuan-ti God of Serpents, Darkness, Murder and Poison - Divine Domains: ***Death, Trickery*** - Holy Symbol: Snake coiled around a black orb - Alignment: Chaotic Evil

**The Flaming Mane**, Leonin God of Courage, Hunting and Leadership - Divine Domains: ***Light, Nature, Solidarity*** - Holy Symbol: A lion's head with a flaming mane - Alignment: Neutral Good

**The Star Mother,** Halfling Goddess of Life and Guidance - Divine Domains: ***Life, Twilight*** - Holy Symbol: A star surrounded by six smaller stars - Alignment: Lawful Good