1178 Pantheon

The Second Generation of Faerûnian Deities (also known as the "1178 Pantheon", "Pantheon 2", and "The Sequel") is the Faerûnian pantheon of gods as of 1178.

## History

### 1043-1177

As of 1043, people were aware of the "fading" of their pantheon of gods, and theorized that they were moving on. Historians are left to assume the deities of the original pantheon started disappearing after the year 1043. There is no record of any gods existing prior to this original Faerûnian pantheon (the "743 pantheon").

The 743 deities did not disappear simultaneously. Lathander was the first 743 deity to disappear, and Mask, in 1115, was the last (excluding Umberlee). As such, Waerin is the oldest of the 1178 pantheon. As of 1177, Lindell was the youngest and Brinn the second youngest of the 1178 pantheon.

#### Rituals of Renewal

A new 1178 deity appeared to take each faded 743 deity's place (excluding Ynfel, who concatenated several death-related deities into a single position). Most of these replacements took place through a "Ritual of Renewal", in which a mortal (the "vessel", typically a 743 deity's most devoted follower) would absorb the power of a deity and ascend to replace them in the Faerûnian pantheon. In order to complete a Ritual of Renewal, the vessel must be "ether-touched", meaning they have some sort of supernatural connection to the Weave—acceptable vessels include divine champions, time travellers, and those cursed to reincarnate as an eternal punishment for some vampire. The vessel must be in close physical proximity to the deity they are replacing to absorb their power. The vessel's memories and personality are erased upon their apotheosis. Their divine motifs manifest through a combination of their dress and carried items at moment of apotheosis, their portfolio, and their first months of existence as a deity. The original deity being succeeded does not have to consent to a Ritual of Renewal, though precautions must understandably be taken to prevent a deity from interrupting a non-consensual ritual.

Brinn of the 1178 pantheon claims to have been formed "the way the old gods were": a soul from the ether that was appointed randomly to a divine position, rather than a mortal who underwent a Ritual of Renewal.

### Dragon Gods

The draconic gods Bahamut and Tiamat have no successors in the 1178 pantheon, as Bahamut sacrificed himself to ensure no dragon gods of good or evil could rise again. This decision was controversial among Bahamut followers, some of whom went on to form the Forsaken Scales.

### 1178: Renewal of Umberlee

As the other 743 deities were replaced by weaker, younger deities, Umberlee delayed her own disappearance. In 1108, as the only remaining 743 deity (aside from Mask), she took advantage of the new pantheon's inexperience to flood Toril and thus expand her sphere of influence over nearly the entire planet.

Umberlee was the sole active member of the 743 pantheon until mid-1178, when she was replaced by Tatyana (formerly Lily Silverdale) in a Ritual of Renewal.

## Pantheon

### Deceased

The following gods are dead as of Tatyana's ascension in 1178. Their portfolios were subsumed into Umberlee's sphere of influence, dividing her power, and were presumably passed on to Tatyana upon her succession.

## Trivia

* The 1178 pantheon "do not hold potlucks" as "they would kill each other".

1. ↑ *Religions and Incarnations*. 6th ed., 1170.
2. ↑ Brinn. “The Ballad of Lindell.” 1178, Kaitbaen, Abandoned Theatre.
3. ↑ U'shina. *The Complete Research of Doctor U'shina: An Extensive Guide to Faiths and Avatars*. 1161.
4. ↑ Brinn. *The Ballad of Lindell Annotated Script*. 1178.
5. ↑ I just know this in my heart