Deities

The Deities of Valeria are powerful celestial beings who reign over not just Valeria but the other planes as well, though it is unknown if they played a role in the world's creation. They were formerly intimately involved in the world’s affairs, walking the material plane alongside their creations and nurturing the growth of mortal civilization with their own hands, but during the Great Silence all deities vanished from Valeria, leaving their followers in complete abandonment for well over a hundred years. The gods resumed their deific rule with the Age of Mending, but have never returned in physical form, sparking mortal distrust in their intentions, and leading heavy deific scrutiny in modern times. Mortal critics have organized deities into two groups: the Insistent: deities who insist their absence as necessary for the greater good, and the Impenitent: those seemingly indifferent to the effects their absence had upon Valeria.

###### Proper Divinity

From a mortal perspective, the line between deity and exceptionally powerful non-deity is blurry and difficult to discern. The only known facts concerning the matter are that all Greater Deities are fully divine, the child of two divine beings will also be divine, and legends describe non-deities ascending to godhood, but the process is completely unknown. The Greater Deities claim that the difference between deity and quasi-deity is obvious, but to non-deities it is indiscernible. Even the divinity of demigods is uncertain, as Tremella, demigod of Hazak, claims divinity while Továthos, the Leviathan, demigod of Kinvara, has never considered himself a god.

###### Deific Identities

Gods are not bound by the mortal concepts of gender-identity. This means that technically all gods are gender-fluid, capable of molding their physical forms and appearance to their will, though most have a preference as to how they are perceived. As such, their preferred identity/pronouns are almost always the result of their own conscious choice, and it is not uncommon for deities to display shifting physical features, or characteristics from multiple different identities at once. In the frequent event of a deity’s apathy towards the concept, they will usually answer to however their worshippers address them. The pronouns used below reflect the most common perception of each deity but are not binding.

## Greater Deities

A collection of the most important, powerful, and widely worshiped deities, sometimes referred to as the "True Pantheon." These are the deities who vanished during the Great Silence and continue their divine rule of Valeria.

### Insistent Deities

* Solara, the Bright Star
* Seléne, the Gentle Moonlight
* Kinvara, Matron of the Depths
* Eirenae, the Blessed One
* Gwydion, the Divine Scholar
* Osira, the Lifeweaver
* Ceridwyn, the Horned God
* Morana, the Dread Raven
* Asherah, the Torchbearer
* Nuada, the Silver Hand
* Bahamut, the Platinum Dragon

### Impenitent Deities

* Asmodeus, Lord of the Nine Hells
* Errerak, the Duskfather
* Sólveig, the Aged Warrior
* Thamur, the Frostmason
* Erythnul, the Bloodletter
* Lolth, the Spider Queen
* Am'bàs, the Damned
* Hazaak, the Decayed
* Tiamat, the Scaled Tyrant
* Vodoun, the Young Moon

### Exempt Deity

Only one of the greater deities remained in Valeria during the Great Silence, thus exempt from the existing system of categorization:

* Talus, the Bronze Titan

## Minor Deities

Other deities exist within Valeria that either did not leave during the Great Silence, rose to godhood after the Age of Silence, or lack the power to be considered a Greater Deity. As such they are not split into groups like the Greater Deities and are sometimes better trusted by mortals.

* Emeria, the Silent Queen
* Taliesin, the Silvertongue
* Faire, the Horizon
* Malar, the Beastlord
* Makha, the Trickster
* Valravn, the Mad Raven
* Tremella, the Veiled Lady

## Idols

“Idol” is an umbrella term for any deity-like being that lacks proper divinity. These beings possess either deific-level power or a significant religious/cult following. Some are demigods, while others are simply beings who possess power comparable to minor gods, or those who have convinced their followers of their own divinity.

* Továthos, the Leviathan
* Mordeaux, the Behemoth
* Sear'Guaz, the Broodmother
* Nulumud, the Greatmaw
* Kaa’Rakul, the Marred Dragon
* Vecna, the Whispered One

## Fallen

For lack of a better phrase Fallen are dead gods, however a god’s corpse is never truly stagnant, radiating divine energy for millennia after the deity’s death.

Fulgor, the Thunderlord

* Former god of storms and lightning
* Divine domain has been filled by Talus, the Bronze Titan

2 Prior Omens of Morana

* One died of unknown causes, replaced by Makha
* One was slain and replaced by Valravn