Gods

Throughout the Six Ages, your clan will worship many different gods. Proper worship of the gods is critical for the practice of magic. Worshiping the gods through sacrifice and the construction of temples allows you to gain blessings, while performing Otherworld rituals allows you to seek powerful boons from the gods directly.

## Ride Like The Wind

In the Storm Age, the gods exist as much in the physical world as they do in the Otherworld, and it is sometimes possible to interact with them in person.

Each of the three major cultures worships a different pantheon of gods. Both the Riders and Wheels worship variations of the Sky Pantheon, while the Rams worship the Air Pantheon.

### Rider Gods

* Yelm, the Bright Emperor. Once the God of the Sun and ruler of the gods, now slain by Orlanth.
* Elmal, God of the Sun and son of Yelm. The chief god of the Riders. (Ring presence gives another war point slot)
* Nyalda, the Earth Mother and wife of Elmal. The chief goddess of the Riders. (Ring presence gives another fields point slot)
* Hyalor, the first rider. Once a mortal man, and ancestor of the Hyalorings. (Ring presence gives another diplomacy and harmony slot.)
* Gamari, the Horse Goddess. (Ring presence gives another pastures slot.)
* Osara, the Flame Sister. Patron of female warriors. Daughter of Elmal. (Ring presence gives another war point slot)
* Zarlen, the Bright-Tailed Wanderer. Patron of explorers. Son of Elmal. (Ring presence gives another exploration slot.)
* Busenari, the Cow Mother. Daughter of Nyalda. (Ring presence gives another pastures point slot)
* Uryarda, the Goat Mother. Daughter of Nyalda. (Ring presence gives another pastures slot.)
* Pela, the Barley Mother. Daughter of Nyalda.
* Inilla, Goddess of Foraging. Daughter of Nyalda. (Ring presence gives another wilds slot.)
* Dostal, God of the Hunt. Husband of Inilla. (Ring presence gives another wilds slot.)
* Ekarna, Goddess of Trade. (Ring presence gives another diplomacy slot.)
* Erissa, Goddess of Healing. (Ring presence gives another health slot.)
* Relandar, God of Wisdom. (Ring presence gives another ritual slot.)
* Buseryan, the Sky Watcher, god of writing.
* Shella, the Rain Goddess.
* Tepekos, the Smith. (Choice in clan creation gives another crafts slot.)
* Narva, goddess of brewing. (Choice in clan creation gives another diplomacy slot.)
* Perondeto, god of glass.
* Nocheli, goddess of the red dye insect.

Some Rider clans will also adopt the worship of Cenala during the course of the game.

The Riders also make use of spirits, and shamans are respected enough to sit on the clan circle. Spirits are not as powerful as gods, but have similar supernatural abilities. The most important spirit is Raven.

### Wheel Gods

The Wheels largely worship the same gods as the Riders, but do not worship Hyalor, and regard such worship as blasphemous and heretical. They also worship some gods that the Riders do not, including:

* Samnal, inventor of chariots and son to Elmal.
* Rogoros, their god of trade and son to Samnal.
* Erildar, their god of healing and son to Erissa.
* Reladivus, tamer of rivers and son to Nivorah.

### Other Solar Gods

There are other gods of the extended solar pantheon that neither Wheels nor Riders worship.

* Yamsur the Shining, father to Hyalor.
* Shargash the Demon Sun, god of Alkoth, brother to Elmal but now an enemy after their father's death.
* Little Yelm the Pretender Sun, younger brother to Elmal and Shargash.
* Yelmalio, perhaps related to the aforementioned Little Yelm.
* Nivorah, the godess of the Golden City.
* Dayzatar, Yelm's brother who lives "behind the sky".
* Venurtera, Dara Happan goddess of pottery.

### Ram Gods

The Rams worship the gods of the middle air, enemies of the gods of the sky.

* Orlanth, the Storm God. Slayer of Yelm and chief god of the Rams.
* Ernalda, the Earth Mother, wife of Orlanth.
* Chalana Arroy, Goddess of Healing.
* Eurmal, the Trickster.
* Humakt, god of War and Death.
* Issaries, the Trader.
* Lhankor Mhy, god of wisdom and learning.
* Uralda, the Cow Mother.
* Urox, also called Storm Bull, a berserker focused on fighting Chaos.
* Voriof, the Shepherd.

Other Gods

* Aldrya, goddess of the elves.
* Brother/Father Lion, an Ergeshite god.
* Duref, a minor Ram god.
* Mother Goat, the Ergeshite name of Uryarda.
* Sidar Goatfather, the main god of the Ergeshites.
* Kyger Litor, mother goddess of the trolls and chief of their pantheon.
* Vadrus, the Smasher, brother to Orlanth. While related to the Storm gods, most Rams seem not to worship him.
* Yinkin, the Orlanthi god of Alynx and cats.
* Zorak Zoran, a warlike troll god who fights both the solar and storm pantheons.

## Lights Going Out

By the time of *Lights Going Out*, the Berenethtelli tribe of the Orlanthi have adopted worship of Inilla and Dostal, with some also honoring Elmal and Osara. Ancestor worship is also common, as is shamanism. The neighboring Deleskaring clan, however, spurn Dostal in favor of a rival hunting god, Odayla. By the time of the Chaos Age, Redalda has come to supercede Zarlen and Gamari as the god of horses, exploration, and diplomacy, at least to the Berenethtelli.

The following gods are first mentioned in *Lights Going Out*:

* Antirius, the Dara Happan name for Yelmalio.
* Asrelia, godess of wealth and Ernalda's mother.
* Balurga, an earth goddess worshiped by the Balurgans.
* Cragspider, a divine Troll entity.
* Daga, an enemy god of the Orlanthi who damaged the Three Hungers spirits.
* Durbaddath, another name for the Ergeshite god "Brother/Father Lion".
* Durev, the possibly dead carpenter god of Orlanth.
* Fresala, a wheat goddess.
* Garavanara, a southern deity known as the Great Mistress of Rebirth, speculated to be the Chaos goddess of temptation, Seseine, in disguise.
* Heler, the Orlanthi rain god.
* Heliakal, a solar god venerated by the Heliaki but unknown to peoples of Dara Happan descent.
* Jajagappa, a death god worshiped by the Jajalarings.
* Kargan Tor, the primal war god.
* Kev, a courtier of Ernalda's who tallies gains and losses and balances risks and rewards.
* Miapora "Mountain Goat", a goddess worshiped by the Sidarsi.
* Nevala, a minor Ram goddess known as the Mother of Sheep.
* Sothearith, a western deity known as the Great Mistress of Equilibrium, speculated to be Seseine in disguise.
* Usara, an oat goddess.
* Valind, a bandit god of ice and snow.
* Verhil, the son-husband of Balurga.
* Xhas, an island deity also known as the Great Mistress of Equilibrium, speculated to be Seseine in disguise.

The various Chaos gods are listed on the main page for Chaos, here.