Deities of Tinekur

See also: Deities of Other Planes

## Old Gods

The Creator Gods. Also known as The Reiyanath (Old Elven "Teachers"). In religious ceremony as well as colloquial speech, these deities have only one name, being either their purview in Common or the same in Reiyanathen (aka Celestial), which is considered more formal.

### Tseri (Earth)

* Alignment: Chaotic Good
* Purview: Earth, nature, plants, green things
* Color: Green
* Stone: Olivine

### Ridur (Fire)

* Alignment: Lawful Evil
* Purview: Fire, destruction, power, control
* Color: Orange
* Stone: Fire opal

### Mesai (Water)

* Alignment: Lawful Good
* Purview: Water, calm, restoration
* Color: Dark blue
* Stone: Aragonite

### Sorel (Sky/Air)

* Alignment: True Neutral
* Purview: Sky, air, weather
* Color: Light blue
* Stone: Calcite

### Zefari (Life)

* Alignment: Neutral Good
* Purview: Life, creation, beginnings, kaos
* Color: Pink
* Stone: Salt, rose quartz

### Siro (Death)

* Alignment: Neutral Evil
* Purview: Death, nothingness, endings
* Color: Purple
* Stone: Obsidian

### Tazumi (Time)

* Alignment: Lawful Neutral
* Purview: Time, fate, inevitability
* Color: Black
* Stone: Silver

## New Gods

Also known as The Concepts. Considered to be created by the Reiyanath in response to the presence of sentient life and its various needs. These deities also have only two names, their Reiyanathen moniker (which may or may not correspond to their actual purview) and the term in Common for their purview.

### Suri (Wisdom)

* Alignment: Neutral Good
* Purview: Wisdom, deep knowledge, the unconscious
* Color: Teal

### Kiran (Hope)

* Alignment: Lawful Good
* Purview: Hope, optimism, positive change, forward momentum
* Color: Yellow

### Takuri (Peace)

* Alignment: True Neutral
* Purview: Peace, stagnation, happiness, prosperity
* Color: Green

### Sotire (Victory)

* Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
* Purview: Power, strength, success
* Color: Brown

### Rai (Love)

* Alignment: Chaotic Good
* Purview: Love, emotions, family, friends, culture
* Color: Red

### Arito (Protection)

* Alignment: Neutral Good
* Purview: Protection, loyalty, steadfastness, responsibility
* Color: Violet

## Champions of the Gods

Also known as the Children of the Reiyanath, these are minor deities akin to demigods who were created by The Concepts to administer to and monitor the sentient beings on Tinekur. They are strictly bound by the purviews of those who created them, and so are their followers. However, they are considered the easiest deities to commune with, and are often used as conduits of messages to and from higher beings than themselves. Additionally, the actual application of their sponsored magics and the nature of their worship is more flexible and forgiving than their elders. As such, these are the most popularly followed by magic users and prayed to by smaller localities. Many temples and shrines exist dedicated to them, and universal ritual knowledge is common.

Occasionally, new Champions appear to arise throughout the world, although their legitimacy is often questioned. This has given rise to a smattering of cults which are not generally recognised or welcomed within larger societies.

The Champions each have three names. The first is their formal name, which is used primarily in ritual and ceremony. The second is their lay name, or "familiar" name. This is akin to a personal name, and is used strictly in conjunction with other names, as it may only be used on its own by those of equal or higher standing than the deity themselves. The last is their Source Name, which is typically, but not strictly, derived from those concepts who are said to have created them.

### Official Champions

#### **Sarashethorinutatanyuri Di Amaso**

* Alignments: Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral, True Neutral
* Purview: Writing, record-keeping, the acquisition and preservation of knowledge
* Source Name Meaning: Memory
* Color: Black

#### **Iyarestenorikayestot Ka Tonari**

* Alignments: True Neutral, Neutral Good, Chaotic Good, Chaotic Neutral
* Purview: Joy, exuberance, pleasure, hedonism
* Source Name Meaning: Positive emotion
* Color: Red

#### **Kamorasutenokanori Re Kiranrai**

* Alignments: Lawful Good, Neutral Good
* Purview: Balance between peoples, and people and nature
* Source Name Meaning: Hope and love
* Color: Brown

#### **Sabatatanahik Te Talatan**

* Alignments: Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral, Neutral Good
* Purview: Messages, the diplomacy of peoples
* Source Name Meaning: Unite
* Color: Yellow

#### **Arosinatakore Si Kararai**

* Alignments: Chaotic Neutral, Neutral Evil
* Purview: Forceful love, recklessness, vulnerability
* Source Name Meaning: Battle and love
* Color: Orange

#### **Anashaninanokamaren Fo Raiyaspanar**

* Alignments: Chaotic Good, Chaotic Neutral, Chaotic Evil
* Purview: Children, newness, curiosity
* Source Name Meaning: Seek out
* Color: Green

#### **Talanahukaraiyanais No Tenusori**

* Alignment Spectrum: Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral, Lawful Evil
* Purview: Strictness, parenting, leadership, law and order
* Source Name Meaning: Respected leader
* Color: Silver

### Unofficial Champions

#### **Oyasurenitanyame O Zeryo**

* Alignments: True Neutral
* Purview: Rebirth, the circle of life
* Source Name Meaning: Life and death, where the end meets the beginning
* Color: White, transparent

#### **Silanokirashonamei Aro Atiduro**

* Alignments: Lawful Good
* Purview: Martial arts, trade skills
* Source Name Meaning: Doing, Taking Action
* Color: Copper/Patina

#### **Kalasanishanatas Sa Kaisha**

* Alignments: Chaotic Neutral, Neutral Good
* Purview: Secrets, dark spaces, hidden things
* Source Name Meaning: Guardian
* Color: Black

#### **Fundeiyathanotorian Su Iyaresuri**

* Alignments: Chaotic Good, Lawful Evil
* Purview: Conflict, strife, battle, disputes, argument of matters, defense of one's priorities, introspection
* Source Name Meaning: The internal motivation that drives people to conflict
* Color: Grey

## Karan Orasu

Karan Orasu is generally considered within the echelons of the New Gods. However, he is also worshipped and prayed to as an Unofficial Champion under the name Fundeiyathanotorian Su Iyaresuri. His many purviews encompass every form of conflict and every potential cause of it, so long as that conflict is between sentient beings. This range includes such a wide array of things both good and bad, which makes him extremely mercurial. His alignment is extremely fluid, and he is prayed to for a number of different reasons. Devotion to him tends to be personal, rather than cultish, and his followers consist of warriors, leaders, traditionalists, truth-seekers, zealots, and those obsessed with personal gain. As his epithet of Karan Orasu, he is sometimes also appealed to on specific matters, though never on a public scale.

Holistically, his purview is considered to be Conflict, and he is said to have been created by the early living creatures of Tinekur, rather than by the Reiyanath themselves. Among the many tales is speculation that he is an amalgamation of Zefari and Siro, Life and Death, at the same time. Being an anomaly of creation, he is not bound to the same laws as the rest of the gods. Though he does not reside on Tinekur itself, he is capable of manifesting a physical form whenever he likes. Unlike most other shapeshifters, however, stories are very specific about the singular form he takes, that of a very tall, sleek humanoid with long, dark hair and earth-brown skin, consistently expressionless, with a steady, soft voice. It is said that he has been seen in this form at every major battle or war on the planet throughout time, a silent, still bystander.

His name can be invoked as a curse when one is particularly enraged, along the lines of, "May Karan overtake you!", implying a colloquial consensus that he and his presence are evil. The word "Karan" itself is a vulgar elven synonym for Battle.

## The Elubreth

Although the concept and legends of the Elubreth are not new, it is only in recent years that they have become widely known. This is considered to be due to a resurgence in popularity of the writings of the elven poet Soren Kiaki, whom legend states is the mortal progenitor of the deific bloodline, but whom scholars believe invented the concept in order to communicate the importance of certain mortals during and following the Planar War.

Elubreth are said to be born of a god and a mortal, or even simply a child of this bloodline, and as such have inherent supernatural powers. These include a direct line to all deities, the ability to control or influence minds, shapeshifting, the ability to travel between planes, and extremely long natural lives. They appear as the mortal-race half of their parentage, but have hair and occasionally skin tinted unnatural colours. All of them are inevitably drawn toward deeds that preserve or further life on Tinekur, never its destruction.