The Pantheon of the Eight

**The Pantheon of the Eight**, often referred to as **the Eight**, is the dominant religion in most human nations. Worshippers, although, are hard to find in the Galagian's Union. Their presence in the former Empire of Thanthris wasn’t too uncommon even with the outlaw of worship. This religion is the reformation of the Old Gods of Calmeera who were worshipped separately. The current Divine is housed in the Holy Dunwall's Palace located in Clifton, Kanderlands Coalition.

## Goddesses

Members of the Eight worship eight goddesses and denounce one goddess known as the Fiend. Each of the goddesses represents different strifes of life and worshippers will usually choose a patron to follow of the bunch.

* **The Flower** represents the creation of life through plants. She grants her blessings to farmers and healers and is used as a symbol of peace and growth. She is depicted as a young woman with a soft and gentle face.
* **The Mother** represents the creation of life by people. She grants her blessings to lovers, expecting mothers, and new soulmates. She is the only one to have priestesses instead of priests, and they function as midwives.
* **The Dreamer** represents achievement through determination or just pure luck. She grants her blessings to astronomers, adventurers, and gamblers. She is thought to be among the stars and blesses worshippers while they sleep. She is often depicted wearing a comedy mask.
* **The Champion** represents victory in war and honor among soldiers. She grants her blessings to warriors and the fallen in war. Most knights are anointed in her name. Priests of her are known as Chaplains and have been known to join in combat with their attached units.
* **The Knowing** represents the pursuit of knowledge. She grants her blessings to wizards and scholars. She holds no knights in her name but is the only goddess to have wizards sworn in her name.
* **The Grove** represents the creation of life through wildlife and weather. She grants her blessings to environmentalists and druids. Followers of hers are usually found in tight-knit communities in the wilds and are rarely found in cities.
* **The Journeyman** represents the working man and invention of tools. She grants her blessings to inventors, laborers, and blacksmiths. She is depicted as a tired and hardworking woman with a strong brute-like face.
* **The Judge** represents the oath of lords and their swear to the people. She grants her blessings to royalty and juries. Most counts and barons follow her to show their loyalty to the people and determination to uphold justice.
* **The Fiend** represents tyrants and lords who break their oath with the Judge. She grants her blessings to slavers, tyrants, and the corrupt. She is the only goddess not included in the Eight. Followers of her are called the Nine and don’t describe her with such evil. They refer to her as **the Councilor**.

## Priests

* The priests of the Flower wear robes with floral designs. They wear a headcover with newly picked flowers in it.
* The priestesses of the Mother wear dark purples robes and a gown. They usually work as midwives or servants for noble women.
* The priests of the Dreamer wear all different styles. Usually, priests are adventurers and they can be found with any outfit.
* The priests of the Champion wear armored robes. They can be light in nature or closer to full plate.
* The priests of the Knowing wear loose and comfortable clothes. They typically hardly stand out as compared to the other priests.
* The priests of the Grove wear skin or silk robes that are decorated by elements of nature, such as moss or twigs.
* The priests of the Journeyman wear leather robes that resemble the laborers in their local populace, such as mining equipment in a mining village.
* The priests of the Judge wear royal green robes of royalty and all must carry a book of laws.
* The priests of the Fiend wear black robes with white clothes underneath the robes.

## Divine

The head of the Eight is an archbishop known as the Divine. He is elected by other archbishops in the College of Hers. The archbishops usually elect from their own ranks, although there have been exceptions to the rule. The Divine rules over all of the church and is seen as the speaker of the Eight. They must give up their name and choose a new name to be reborn with as they no longer represent their former life.

## Holy

A Holy is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness or likeness to the Goddesses. To be declared a Holy is of rare circumstance and is of great honor. Only a handful of people have been declared a Holy throughout the history of the Eight. If someone is declared a Holy and they lack a proper last name, they will be awarded the last name "of the Eight".

### List of Holies

* Dunwall I Claud
* Ostwin of the Eight
* Yelic I Landis
* Benarus Aryes
* Joan of the Eight

## Dunic Order

The Dunic Order is the holy order of the Pantheon of the Eight, under the charge of the Divine. They often go on inquisitions against the unfaithful in their borders usually seeking out heresies. If they are armed with enough forces, they have been known to invade or pillage nations who don’t follow the faith. The Empire of Thanthris being one of the targets of their many holy wars. The order has been hesitant to attack across the Golden River since any provoking of the elves has been strictly forbidden.

## Knighthood

Among the faith, many nobles and warriors seek the honorary title of knighthood. Knighthoods can be given by the clergy or higher echelons of nobility and function as the lowest form of nobility. It is of great honor to be knighted by the Divine. Knights represent the country where they were knighted in and the faith and must follow a code of conduct referred to as chivalry.

## Heresy

The Nine is a heresy of the Eight. They believe that the Fiend is not evil and slavery isn’t wrongful as long as the slaves aren’t human. They believe that most tribal races are inferior to the superiority of humans. Races they view as inferior are tabaxi, orcs, lizardfolk, and halflings to name a few.