Deities of the Thousand Oceans

The Thousand Oceans are now host to a diverse Pantheon of deities,
which have come to compromise a unifying theology. The majority of these gods
are ex-patriots from different worlds and have been pulled to the Thousand
Oceans by the Mad God’s machinations, though the none can effectively tell
which of them are the “native” gods or spirits. For this reason, most of the
islands of the Thousand Oceans worship their same local gods as always, paying
lip service to the overarching deific structure known as The Twelve.

**Neroth and Beltine**  (N)Neroth
and Beltine show the Carceri people’s unique looks on not only death, but what
happens afterward.

Neroth, is the father
figure of the Carceri pantheon, bestower of life in all forms, including
unlife. According to Nerothian scripture, Neroth bestowed his  Gift on
rare souls, whose potential lay buried deep within but was not brought out in
their natural life.

Beltine is the matron,
ever stirring her cauldron, from which she pulls souls for her husband, Neroth,
to bestow. When mortals die, their souls return to the pot to be stirred into
new souls.

The Divine Couple’s
priesthood is headed by a Dominus Pater/Mater or Lord Parent.

**Larissa** **(N)** Larissa is primarily
known as the Oracle of the gods and is the Carceri representative in The Twelve
because of her involvement in the war against the Mad God. Further details in
her heading under The Twelve.

**Sarish** **(LN)** Sarish is the Human god
of Law. Long before the world, but after the creation of the Hells and the
Abyss, he found the way to bind demons and devil to his service through
contracts made of his divine will. The original contracts are what allow planar
summoning, for both divine and infernal servants, but these minions are not to
be underestimated.

Some time before  the
Madness, the Carceri pantheon came to live as Avatars amongst the people of
Carceri. Each of the deities chose a consort to join with their Avatars and
founded the  Noble
Families of Carceri. Those deities then returned to their celestial
homes, with the Noble Families acting as guardians of their clergy and people.
The children of the perished Carceri gods hope that one of their number may one
day claim the powers of their progenitors and restore their divinities to the
Pantheon through them.

**Bahamut**

**The Twin Suns** : *Sarenrae and*
Lathander

**The Passion Goddesses** : *Larissa,*
*Calistria, and Fallendra*

**The Stars, the Land, and the Underworld** : *Desna,* The Great A’Tuin*, and The Raven Queen*

**The Lords of Men** : St. Cuthber, Kord,
and Valkur

#### **Minor gods**

**Ford** **(NG)** Once a mere mortal, Ford
ascended to godhood after drinking from the cup of immortality. In his life and
his godhood thereafter, Ford is the epitome of the rugged adventurer. He has
little in the way of organized clergy, as most of his priests are adventurers
themselves. These priests occasionally team up with groups of traditional
travelers or adventurers, lending their insight and assistance. Priests of Ford
are knowledgeable about many kinds of hidden lore and lost treasures, and they
are mandated by their god to keep such items from falling into the hands of
those who would use them for evil.

**Lunar Triplets**  (LN)Thazibruk***,** Losinia, and* Valinul work together from their palaces on their moons to govern
the forces of magic and specifically their spheres of influence.

**The Elemental Council**  (LG-LN-CN-TN)The
four members of the Elemental Council: Stalag the Exarch, Tarleton the Fool*,*
*Terressa the Queen*, and *Boudicca the Druid* govern the elemental forces that
govern the  Thousand
Oceans.

#### **The Fallen**

**Althares** **(LN)** ~ Carceri God of Knowledge and Invention

**Illir** **(NE)** ~Carceri God of Emperors and the Sun

**Zevan (LG)** ~ Anian God of Aspiration

**GM Only**

 ~~Sun and moon are brother
and sister of life (essence) and death (form).~~

~~Sun is ambitious,
brazen, and selfish. Toil by day, so that you are too tired to enjoy the night
is a tenant of the faith, because the sun desires the Moon and would share with
none.~~

~~Moon is opportunistic, subtle, and selfless, a
yoshimitsu/Robin Hood-esque figure. She teaches to enjoy what freedom you can,
because either work or the grave is waiting at the end of the day. She shares
herself with all, including the Sun, because all can enjoy the moonlight as it
is not blinding and readily shares the sky with any.~~