Deities

This page gives an overview of the various deities and other higher beings existing in the various planes of existence surrounding Toriél.

The various higher beings are fueled by the souls of mortals, constantly vying and influencing to lay claim over a greater share of the souls in existence, Many higher beings influence affairs on Toriél, often using emmissaries to do their bidding.

## Encountered Deities

The following deities have been encountered in the game, in rough order of appearance. These 'encountered' deities have had some influence on the events of the game.

**Oghma**, neutral goddess of **knowledge**. Uwiphyx is an elven acolyte of Oghma who received several visions of the goddess over her lifespan. Oghma promotes learning and understanding in the world. Many scholars and wizards seek the favor of Oghma.

**Tymora**, good goddess of **fortune**. Sister Garaele is a shrinekeepster and priest to Tymora to bless the town of Phandalin. Tymora is a widely worshipped goddess, for most seek fortune in their lives.

**Maglubliyet**, evil god of the **goblinoids**. Both the goblins and the hobgoblins favor a monotheistic view of the world, seeking to please their vile divine creator. Maglubliyet seeks to put goblinkind in a more dominant position in the world, often through violence.

**Lolth**, evil goddess of the **Drow** and Spiders. Motherfigure of the Drow, who actively steers their civilizations to war with the other races of Toriél for control of the world. While most Drow communities follow the ways of Lolth, her erratic favour promotes infighting within Drow communities, keeping them from uniting.

**Correllon**, good god of **Elvenkind**. As patron god of Elvenkind, and mythological creator of the Elves, Correllon is a dominant religious figure in Elven communities, although he is also worshipped by Half-Elves, Humans, and other creatures allied to the Fey or local Elves. He promotes the wellbeing and continuation of the Elves, but also promotes the creation and preservation of music, art, and arcane prowess. Scipio was a paladin of Correllon, tasked with securing a safe space for Half-Elves in Northwest Faerun.

**Psilofyr**, neutral benefactor of the **Myconids**. Psilofyr was a distributed consciousness across the various fungi of the realms of existence, with several favored lairs. Psilofyr's main goal was the spread and continuation of the myconid race, but also promoted peace and general continuation of the world, but with a distinct "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few"-philosophy.

**Tiamat**, evil mother of the chromatic **Dragons**. Believes in, and promotes, the supremacy of dragonkind, specifically the chromatic kind. She favors and maternally protects the interests of dragonkind and those who fight for them.

**Cyric**, evil goddess of **deception** and intrigue. Vile deity who favores those who sow chaos and invoke fear and mistrust for their own gain.

## Mentioned Deities

These Deities are similarly present in the world. While maybe mentioned by the DM, these deities have not yet been meaningfully encountered by the Groep van Droep. These deities are summarised in random order.

* Eldath, god of peace.
* Sunee, goddess of love.
* Umberlee, deity of the sea.
* Chauntea, goddess of agriculture.
* Waukeen, deity of trade.
* Gruumsh, one-eyed god of Orckind.
* Selûne, deity of the moon and the night. James Demesis shoots an occasional prayer to this deity, but is not a major follower. Selûne is the clan deity of the Demesis clan.
* Bane, god of tiranny.
* Bahamut, good father of metallic dragons.