| Nagy Vadásznő |
Vyarrah |
Shebvic |
B'qar |
As the embodiment of b'qar, she is the embodiment of the hunt as a means of survival, of the conflict between predator and prey rather than the story of their struggle. She is the hunter half of hunter-gatherer society, and she is worshiped by those who live via hunting, who survive in the wild, usually pre-agriculture. |
| Turrium |
Deregen |
Shebvic |
Cu'ucuch'ik |
As the embodiment of cu'ucuchik, Turrium is the embodiment of structures, of physical forms, of constructed things, of the conflict between the unshaped and the shape, of the act of building. It takes the form of a structure and has no gender, but it is often associated with artisans and craftspeople, often a male figure in prejudiced societies, but sometimes other genders. |
| Herknungr |
Haurkan |
Shebvic |
D'qiarsea |
As the embodiment of d'qiarsea, he is the deity of war at its most fundamental, the deity of conflict without context. Any form of war, any kind of conflict, the WAR GOD is the god thereof. He takes many forms in many different cultures, but he is almost always seen as a warrior of some kind. |
| Parganzermursa |
Krennar |
Shebvic |
Draconic Power |
As the embodiment of draconic power, they are the Fivefold Deity, a Divine who embodies territory, majesty, discipline, power, and accumulation. They - he (garnet), she (black), xe (zinc), they (painted), or vee (magenta) - are five draconic Divines in one, representing the conflict between aspects of the self. Each of its five aspects are a different conflict - discipline (self vs. self), power (strength vs. weakness), territory (conflict to maintain or control), majesty (conflict to acquire respect), and accumulation (conflict to gather and maintain). They are worshiped by dragons and by those who revere dragons. |
| Gorgeron |
Janus |
Shebvic |
Gebvel |
As the embodiment of gebvel, he and she is the embodiment of boundaries, of the conflict between spaces that are delineated. A liminal deity, he and she is the embodiment of walls, borders, and seams. Worshiped as a complement to Chotsegulira, he and she is the closed door against Chotsegulira's open one. |
| Dryht-Cwén |
Olette |
Shebvic |
Gemtkhereg |
As the embodiment of gemkhereg, she is the embodiment of crime, of the violation of laws (just or unjust) as a neutral conflict between authority and disrespect, as a conflict between criminal and the law (lowercase). She is seen as a criminal mastermind, a patron of the desperate, a romantic figure, a trickster, a fickle mistress, and a desperate outlaw. |
| Zirehli Zəng |
Haino |
Shebvic |
Kakraohy |
As the embodiment of kakraohy, they are the embodiment of skill, of learning new skills, of the dialectic process of learning new skills or developing them. They are often depicted as a warrior wearing armor covered in bells, which they are so skilled, they can move without letting one ring. They are usually depicted as a figure with four arms. |
| Mahan Vyaparee |
Wateni |
Shebvic |
Mashoaab |
As the embodiment of mashoaab, they are the embodiment of trade, of the conflict between buyer and seller. They embody commerce, but not finance; they embody fair trades and unfair trades, contracts as a neutral device, and they are revered in many cultures in different forms. |
| Wěidà De Shōucáng Jiā |
Xachade |
Shebvic |
Menab'e |
As the embodiment of menab'e, they are the embodiment of resources and the struggle to gather them. They are the gatherer of the hunter-gatherer dynamic. They are usually seen as a "common man" deity, but they take many forms. They are strongly associated with miners. |
| Kratsats Meky |
Gargu |
Shebvic |
Oalkhaylaoataa |
As the embodiment of oalkhaylaoataa, he is the embodiment of strength, of power, of might, of the conflict to become strong. He is usually associated with war and feats of strength, but other forms of might fall under his domain. |
| Lögmaðr |
Resh |
Shebvic |
Shavev Mashkalran |
As the embodiment of shavev mashkalran, they are the embodiment of the law and the conflict between authority and subject. They are the embodiment of all forms of law, all forms of order, all forms of authority, neutrally, unaligned to any power or moral. They are usually represented as a king, but their true form is non-binary. |
| Kahadah Sarekh |
Kandanus |
Shebvic |
Shebv Heya |
As the embodiment of shebv heya, Kahadah Sarekh is the embodiment of the status quo and inertia, the conflict to maintain as one is without change, of stasis. A genderless, unchanging figure, it is a deity of neutrality, of being unaligned, and its power neutralizes aligned powers. It is worshiped by places that seek to maintain themselves as they are. |
| Éna Máti |
Derexir |
Poioumenonic |
Arcane Shadow |
As the embodiment of arcane shadow, this deity is the embodiment of secrets, mysteries, and hidden things. They are faceless and genderless, and most who know of them speak of them in hushed whispers. They are a cultural figure amongst cyclopes, who view them as the whisper that created them and their quiet, contemplative lives, and many secret societies swear oaths upon them. But few truly understand them. |
| Akọkọ |
Ewewe Atani |
Poioumenonic |
Ayase |
As the embodiment of ayase, she is the embodiment of beginnings, of the start of a story, of origin stories. She is honored as a mother-figure by some, as an instigator and trickster by others. She is considered a folklore figure by many socieities, but her power is immense. She is one of the children of Onitan. |
| Cuairteoir |
Jerenel |
Poioumenonic |
Dream Energy |
As the embodiment of dream energy, they are the embodiment of... dreams. They embody imagery, imagination, visions, and the entire Dream Realm. They appear as a dream image, taking many forms. They are worshiped by many different cultures in many different forms, often as a source of wisdom or guidance, sometimes as a dire messenger, other times as an illusory and mysterious figure who cannot be understood. They are strongly associated with the Dreamtime. |
| Pul Banaane Vaala |
Shoan-Bmurna |
Poioumenonic |
Ethereal Essence |
As the embodiment of ethereal essence, they are the embodiment of connections, bridges, and relationships. They are the embodiment of bonding. They are worshiped as a figure of the infinite, of the unknowable connections that run throughout the universe. In remote places, they are seen as a figure of cosmic significance, and in major urban areas, they are seen as a representation of the sprawl of the city and the myriad connections between people. |
| Al'umu, Eadhra', Kurun |
Ghia, Niau, Grotha |
Poioumenonic |
Fate |
As the embodiments of fate, they represent the certain future, fate, destiny, what will one day be. They are three sisters who weave the threads of fate, know all that will be, the possible futures and the certain ones, and see to it that the fates they determine are certain occur. They are honored and feared in many cultures, always taking a form that is three women. |
| Belphoebe |
Esari |
Poioumenonic |
Fey Energy |
Belphoebe is not Divine, but rather the ur-fey, Queen of All Faerie. Though not Divine, she is the source of fey energy and the embodiment of it. She represents stories, folk tales, traditions, and lore. The knowledge shared through stories, the practices and rituals of life that are carried on through oral tradition, literature, or other shared tales. |
| Paseante |
Eklem |
Poioumenonic |
Fortune |
As the embodiment of fortune, Paseante represents luck, good, bad, or indifferent. The shifting winds of fortune are theirs to follow, nudge, and breathe. They are worshiped by some, but honored by many, usually with a pinch of salt over the shoulder or avoiding walking under ladders. Gamblers call them "lady luck" and common folk call them "the lucky wanderer" and more. |
| Dia Adharcach |
Meighuich |
Poioumenonic |
Fuinneamh |
As the embodiment of fuinneamh, the Horned God is the deity of resurrection cycles. Of stories of rebirth and revival, of the hero's journey. He is a masculine figure, the Hunter to Nagy Vadásznő's Huntress. He is life, death, and rebirth, the cycle of predator-prey, but as a story, not a need for survival. |
| Āmilaki |
Sime Belen |
Poioumenonic |
Ginginyuneti |
As the embodiment of ginginyuneti, they are the embodiment of language, words, and communication of all forms. They embody the beauty of words. They are presented often as a complex figure who originated conscious thought, but they are older, containing all forms of communication - the wolf's howl, the chemical talk amongst ants, the tactile information gathered by protozoans. They are worshiped mostly in eastern Taggarus, but some versions of them are honored by writers, poets, orators, and other communicators. |
| Rekishiya |
Nogal-Hurshul |
Poioumenonic |
Kor |
As the embodiment of kor, he is the embodiment of history, of that which has come before. He is a dual figure, but both male, a union of lovers who once represented complementary ideas and now unite as the narrative of history. They are an objective view of history, materialist and dialectic, and the stories that unfold from knowing the fullness of it. They are honored in eastern Dabusen, where they are seen as an amalgam of historical figures, and around the world in different forms, often two-headed or seen as two men in sexual union. |
| Chotsegulira |
Pororo |
Poioumenonic |
Kutsegula |
As the embodiment of kutsegula, they are the deity of threshholds, doorways, gates, of openings and passasges. They are the deity of transitions from one space to another, from one idea to another, from one time or group to another. They are about opening paths rather than closing them. They are about middles, not beginnings or endings. They are usually depicted as a two-faced figure, multigendered. They are one of the children of Onitan. |
| Matka, Panna, Babička |
Ijica-Gerrys, Bastet-Katyana, Sanzue-Gaea |
Poioumenonic |
Mana |
As the embodiment of mana, these two sisters and one sibling (non-binary) embody the metanarrative, the structure of stories, the methods of telling them. They are seen as mimics and copiers, but they constantly shift and change. They are the embodiment of how stories change in the telling. They are woshiped, however, as the Triple Goddess, as the source of all magic and esoteric powers. The truth is more complex, but they have great sway over esoterica. |
| Onitan |
Quothar |
Poioumenonic |
Poioumenon |
As the embodiment of poioumenon, they / he embodies all stories, all tales, all methods of storytelling. They are Onitan, father / parent of stories, and they are worshiped via storytelling. They are honored by drawing others into stories - hence the call-and-response methods of jalis. He is one who interacts with stories directly, known to many as a trickster, and they are feared by some. |
| Diven |
Bannra-Anbai |
Poioumenonic |
Stagma |
As the embodiment of stagma, he is the embodiment of inebriation, wine, and other sources of intoxication, of comedy and satire, of parody, and foolishness. He is a pleasure deity, worshiped as the god of wine most often, but his domain is broader. He represents the joy of sharing stories and the pleasures of experiencing stories in different mental states. |
| Okkyr |
Brinnemaah |
Poioumenonic |
Symbolism |
As the embodiment of symbolism, they are the embodiment of meaning, epistemology, philosophy, and figurative language. They are the embodiment of alchemy. They are worshiped as a wise deity or as a guide for experimentation with symbols, magic, language, even science, but their domain is specifically the exploration of narratives via symbology, the understanding of communication through signs and symbols, semiotics, and constructs. |
| Anek Kadam |
Lahasmee |
Poioumenonic |
Tahalana |
As the embodiment of tahalana, xe is the embodiment of journeys, of the narrative as it moves. Xe is often associated with travelers, more so than Mufambi Shamwari, because xe figures in many tales as a traveling deity, but hir domain is as much about narrative journeys as literal ones. |
| Bölvasmiðr |
Poh |
Poioumenonic |
Unfugl |
As the embodiment of unfugl, she / he / they / xe is a trickster figure, a deity of mischief, pranks, trouble, and silliness. They are the embodiment of the unreliable narrator. They are the embodiment of surprises and the unexpected. |
| Arithmus |
Szarez |
Paradoxical |
Complexity |
As the embodiment of complexity, Arithmus is the embodiment of the numerical and infinite, of mathematics and physics, of the complexity of the universe. They contain all that is and all that could be, and they are worshiped as a figure of unknowable infinity. Their domain contains mathematicians, numerologers, and physicists. |
| Kan Ppian Aepng Fang |
Oriem |
Paradoxical |
Flux |
As the embodiment of flux, they are the embodiment of change. Any kind of change. Every kind of change. They are the ever-shifting cloud, and those that worship them see them as potential for anything. They are an obscure Divine, but a potent one. |
| Mufambi Shamwari |
Iero |
Paradoxical |
Momentum |
As the embodiment of momentum, they are the embodiment of movement. Any kind of movement. Every kind of movement. They are the paradoxical complement to Anek Kadam. They present as different genders depending on culture, time period, individual, and mood. Their domain includes travel, but it is more cold and clinical, more about momentum, velocity, movement, physics, and speed. |
| The Impossibility |
On'Jandu |
Paradoxical |
Paradox |
As the embodiment of paradox, the Impossibility is a theoretical Divine that only obscure scholars even think about. It is the potential of a Divine, one that may or may not exist, but cannot exist and yet must. |
| Peirama |
Radalgo |
Paradoxical |
Possibility |
As the embodiment of possibiloty, they are the embodiment of science, experimentation, and research. They are usually depicted as a male scholar because of societal prejudices, but they are truly a non-binary figure, androgynous, experimenting with themselves. They are worshiped in older societies as a scholarly or wise deity, but in modern societies, they are more a superstition thanked by or sated by scientists in their studies. |
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Paradoxical |
Recursion |
Recursion is a paradox that folds in upon itself, thus destroying anything - include Divines - that come in contact with it. |
| Plein Boucquain |
Attanaen |
Paradoxical |
Vonzot |
As the embodiment of vonzot, this deity embodies systems. Complex or simple. Social, scientific, technological, cultural, legal, educational, cosmic, any kind of system is part of the domain of Plein Boucquain. Their public name is used by most mortals who are aware of them, and they are depicted as a mechanical deity. But amongst the gnomes, who invented them, they are an it, and known to be a machine, which they call the Kwhorldle. It is said they built it to replace the insufficient deities they once worshiped. It is said to actually look like a mechanical book. |
| Etlatalk |
Wanateuq |
Nommic |
Aifaellam |
Technically, aifaellam is a form of mijjit, and Etlatalk embodies it while embodying mijjit. |
| Mother Shem |
Shem |
Nommic |
Ancestral Memory |
All beings of Shem are descended from Mother Shem, and therefore, she is their original ancestor and the progenitor of ancestral memory - however, beings from other worlds may have a different original ancestor. |
| Múddingir |
Yintayaug |
Nommic |
Blood Energy |
Though blood energy is a humor and therefore a form of mijjit, it is such an ubiquitous and potent energy that mortals worship another Divine as the embodiment of it - hence Múddingir. In the most ancient times, blood magic was especially common, and the worship of Múddingir developed as a worship of healers, magic users, and the wise. However, as time went on, Múddingir became more a figure of horror or of out-dated practices. In truth, Múddingir is all these things and more. Múddingir is a celebration of the power of blood and all that it contains, from its healing powers, its capacity to carry disease, its esoteric properties, its sacrifical milieu, and its symbolic aspects (everything from family to murder). |
| Nueve Corazones |
Qocil |
Nommic |
Emotional Resonance |
As the embodiment of emotional resonance, Nueve Corazones ("Nine Hearts") is the embodiment of all mortal emotions. Depicted as a genderless mortal with nine beating hearts, they are the embodiment of all feelings, and they are looked to by mortals as a guide to understanding those feelings. |
| Etlatalk |
Wanateuq |
Nommic |
Humors |
Technically, all humors are a form of mijjit, and Etlatalk embodies it while embodying mijjit. |
| Etlatalk |
Wanateuq |
Nommic |
Mijjit |
As the embodiment of mijjit (and aifaellam, Raesian energy, blood energy, and humors), Etlatalk is the embodiment of bodies. Of the physical form of living things. Depicted as an androgynous figure with bodily features associated with every gender of the mortal species depicting them, they are considered a healing deity by most. Sometimes they are seen as a source of or symbol of strength and fertility, othertimes they are seen as a paragon of science or sport. |
| The Book of Names |
all True Names contained therein |
Nommic |
Nommos |
The Book of Names is not a Divine, but a mythological concept. As the Name of a Thing Is The Whole of a Thing, and the Book of Names contains all Names, the Book of Names contains the Whole of All Things. Some believes this is an actual Book; others say it is simply a metaphor for the universe. |
| Alvum Animo |
Nomus |
Nommic |
Psionic Energy |
As the embodiment of psionic energy, he is the embodiment of the mind. Associated with knowledge and thought primarily, he is actually all aspects of the mind - feelings included. He is an avatar of the collective subconscious and thus contains all genders and identities, but he takes the form of a male in many cultural depictions. Usually he is depicted as a wise elder. |
| Rusakegotho |
C'Le-krs |
Nommic |
Raesian Energy |
Though Raesian energy is a form of mijjit, bones are so strongly associated with undeath that mortals worship another Divine as the embodiment of it - hence Rusakegotho. Once a healing deity, now Rusakegotho is seen as a monstrosity associated with undeath. In truth, Rusakegotho is simply the embodiment of the skeletal system of living things (including exoskeletons). It is a neutral figure that simply is, but most view it as a dangerous monster. |
| Neizai Fangshi |
Ym |
Nommic |
Soul Energy |
As the embodiment of soul energy, Neizai Fangshi is the embodiment of the metaphysical. Though they are in truth formless, they are often depicted as a wise old man in many cultures. They are the embodiment of insight, of introspection, of inner life, and of the essence of an individual, their connections to others, and their experiences and how they affect them. They are the blueprint of a person, their connection to the supernatural, and their place in the greater scheme of things. |
| Lavahem Yadavet Yavavra |
Jorrh-Ghenem |
Infernal |
Arnum |
As the embodiment of arnum, they are a genderless mass of bleeding flesh that experiences nothing but pain, captured and controlled by a powerful figure known as Mnemnon. Socially, they are spoken of as a sacrificial figure who experiences pain in order to alleviate the pain of common people, but this is a convenient lie used to promote faith in a monster that generates torment for the powerful to wield against the people. |
| Beadu Feriend |
Egutu |
Infernal |
Baleblood |
As the embodiment of baleblood, he is a violent war god who represents raw rage and unabated bloodlust. He is violence for the sake of violence, butchery and brutality as terroristic violence wielded by the powerful to control the masses and dominate the world. Culturally, they are depicted as an invincible warrior, a war god who is honored by great warriors. |
| Alitheia |
Xedania |
Infernal |
Bedrog |
As the embodiment of bedrog, they are the embodiment of deception, of lies. They are represented in society as a woman who represents truth, an outright deception of the masses. They are in truth a faceless, genderless figure who represents the lies told by the powerful to control the oppressed. They are censorship, dishonesty, and falsity. |
| Lo Ma Cahad |
Zerem |
Infernal |
Blasphemy |
As the embodiment of blasphemy, he is in actuality a monstrous figure from The Pit, a servant of the Adversary, a mouthpiece who spreads the idea that one should betray their own morals, beliefs, principles, or loyalties. He is depicted in society as a monotheistic figure, a singular deity who represents mortal achievement and inner strength, a figure who scours the world of false gods. |
| Rota Fumi |
Zahhur |
Infernal |
Brown Aether |
As the embodiment of brown aether, Rota Fumi is an industrial monstrosity, a slimy creature that embodies pollution, filth, and toxicity, who represents unfettered industrial waste and destruction of the environment. In society, however, it is depicted as a deity who patrons industrial leaders and encourages technical development rather than unchecked capitalist exploitation and brutal working conditions. It is shown to the public as a masculine figure, but in truth it is more a thing than a person. |
| Neidi |
Valmai |
Infernal |
Cacophony |
As the embodiment of cacophony, they are a figure associated with dissonance, disunity, disruption. They are representative of painful noise, the counterpoint to euphony and sonic aether. They are usually presented as a bird-woman, a huntress, or a figure of female authority, but their gender often changes. They are considered culturally to be a nature goddess, a figure of female power (within patriarchy), or a representation of individuality. |
| Victoris |
Nulagn-Keph |
Infernal |
Corrogatio |
As the embodiment of corrogatio, he is the embodiment of conquest, colonialism, and dominance. He is depicted and presented by the powerful as a war god, a figure of jingoistic power. He is an imperialist god, one who embodies might-makes-right. |
| Yatana |
Doholom |
Infernal |
Drenante |
As the embodiment of drenante, they are the embodiment of profiteering, opportunism, and exploitation. They are depicted usually as some kind of businessman, banker, or merchant, offering wonders to the common people. However, they are actually a patron to the kind of business people who create unfair, twisted contracts to take advantage of desperate people. They shine like a diamond. |
| Zammacath |
Arkadhane |
Infernal |
Eldritch Energy |
As the embodiment of Eldritch energy, it takes two common forms. The commonest is that of a figure of redemption, one who offers salvation in the form of a rapturous end times. It is "the Redeemer". The other form is the truer form, that of a vile, unspeakable monster that serves the Eldritch and brings doom and devastation. |
| Reinheit |
Anshe |
Infernal |
Feirua |
As the embodiment of feirua, he is a masked figure who represents "purity". He is actually the embodiment of "supremacy", of false purity, of a belief in eugenics and genocide. He is the embodiment of national chauvinism, racism, and bigotry, but he masks this with dogma about purity, strength, and discipline. |
| Idaina Ryoshu |
Nizano |
Infernal |
Fusei |
As the embodiment of fusei, he is the embodiment of injustice. However, he presents himself as the embodiment of cunning and advantages, as a figure of meritocracy. He is in fact one who enforces unjust laws, finds ways to give unfair advantages to the powerful, and reifies systems of oppression. |
| Ettuttu |
Raithev Sris |
Infernal |
Gossamer Light |
As the embodiment of gossamer light, he is the embodiment of manipulation. However, he is seen throughout the world as the paragon of liberty, the embodiment of individualism. |
| Hollow Jack |
Theuwissen |
Infernal |
Hollow Energy |
As the embodiment of hollow energy, he is the embodiment of cruelty, abuse, trauma, and tyranny. He is seen, however, as the embodiment of authority, of the Divine right to rulership and governance. He is especially associated with the feudal ruling class. |
| Sahmastu |
Zehao |
Infernal |
Ibbissu |
As the embodiment of ibbissu, they are the embodiment of decay, entropy, and invasiveness, of negative, unnatural chaos. Their public persona varies by culture, but most see them as a representation of the dangerous seas, a primordial nature deity, or a trickster figure. |
| Catena Factorem |
Thalan-Keph |
Infernal |
Imperium |
As the embodiment of imperium, he is the embodiment of enslavement, oppression, imprisonment, and absolute control. He is presented publicly as either a smithing god and artisan, a figure of authority and righteous rulership, or a figure of patriotic pride. |
| Diaboli |
Neshahamaad |
Infernal |
Infernum |
As the embodiment of infernum, he is the embodiment of perdition, of punishment, of deprivation. He is the embodiment of all evil. He is used as a threat, a boogeyman, a story told in varying religions to keep people in line. His domain is the Infernal. |
| Odachi |
Hylos |
Infernal |
Misfortune |
As the embodiment of misfortune, they are a figure often depicted as a dragon with eyes made of jewels. They are a deity warned against, someone staved off with superstitious actions or small rituals. They are the bringer of disasters, the cause of bad things outside of one's control (often a scapegoat). |
| Dernier Recours |
Xephthar |
Infernal |
Mollesse |
As the embodiment of mollesse, she is the "Weeping Woman," a melancholic figure who embodies despair. Many see her as a tragic figure, the victim of sorrows, but in truth, she is the cause of them, she thrives off them. Those who worship her depict her as a sin eater or someone who suffered to protect others, but her suffering spreads pain, sorrow, grief, and suicidal thoughts instead. |
| Olomsuzluk |
Quilia |
Infernal |
Msawhat |
As the embodiment of msawhat, she is the embodiment of corruption and undeath. She is a skeletal monstrosity who commands the grey mists and defies death, creating ghosts, vampires, bash tcheliki, and other undead creatures. However, in public, she is spoken of as the source of inmortality, as a psychopomp similar to Death Herself, as an alternative to, who brings people through the grey mists into a rebirth. |
| Benplesir |
Zegara |
Infernal |
Peccatum |
As the embodiment of peccatum, she / he / they are a figure of pleasure and desire, but not healthy ones. Instead, she is a figure of temptation, vanity, pride. She is the embodiment of distraction, of using pleasures not as a source of rest and healing, but as a means to control, distract, use, and lure people. They are presented as a love deity or a figure of sexual or hedonistic desire. |
| Ggn-kel Shothach |
Undagaine |
Infernal |
Pravum |
As the embodiment of pravum, he is the embodiment of the ailments that threaten pregnancy, birth, and childhood. He is infant and maternal mortality, stillbirth, childhood diseases, child-killers, domestic abuse, and other horrible abuses, traumas, and violences that happen to parents and children. However, as he himself was a stillbirth, and as he himself was formed into a monstrosity by his cruel father, he dwells beneath the waves in the deeps, and he is depicted publicly as a deep, dangerous sea god. |
| Maloch |
Greneja |
Infernal |
Quaestus |
As the embodiment of quaestus, she is the embodiment of exploitation. She is literally a drinker of blood. She is the ruling class, one who thrives off the labor of others, one who drains the blood, sweat, and tears of workers and other oppressed people. She is depicted, however, as the rightful ruler, an owner of a business or land, as a "girl boss" figure. She is sold to people as a feminist figure while she sucks the life out of her servants. |
| Dostizheniye |
Deserel |
Infernal |
Razdavit' |
As the embodiment of razdavit', she is the embodiment of individualistic, ruthless ambition. Not the ambition to better the world or even the ambition to simply not live in poverty, but the ambition to use and crush others in order to gain power, wealth, and influence. She is depicted publicly, however, as a symbol of power that represents large groups - usually a country, empire, or race - that "deserves" the power they take from others. |
| Guth |
Yakhut |
Infernal |
Slitna |
As the embodiment of slitna, he is the embodiment of destruction. He is the embodiment of the act of destroying, of the intentional devastation of nature, society, and or life. He is not the tornado or natural decay. He is not death. He is careless or ruthless destruction, intentionally directed by the powerful, in order to take and deprive. He is clear-cutting, fracking, and dam-busting. He is depicted as a war god or a culture hero, however. |
| Fysalida Aera |
Thereken |
Infernal |
Sterisi |
As the embodiment of sterisi, it is the embodiment of drought, famine, and deprivation. It is often depicted as a one-winged male harpy, but it has no gender. It is blight and intentionally caused mass starvation and suffering. Wastelands created by mortal misuse of resources, stolen water, stolen food. It is depicted instead as a figure of self-denial and ascetism, of self-control and discipline, as "skip coffee to save a few dollars and you'll be rich one day" rather than "you have to choose between food and rent this week". |
| Tacite |
Kernegaral |
Infernal |
Stravomenos |
As the embodiment of stravomenos, it is a figure of ignorance, of inflicted ignorance. Rather than lies and deception, it is omission. It is intentionally forgotten histories and intentionally ignored sciences. It is the work of keeping the oppressed ignorant in order to make them easier to control. It is the denial of education. And it is depicted instead as a teacher, as one who guides education and makes sure everyone is taught what they need, usually a masculine figure, though it is truly genderless. |
| Wēldende |
Hhunauch |
Infernal |
Tandh |
As the embodiment of tandh, he is the embodiment of misogyny. He is patriarchy. He is depicted as the Patriarch, a figure of power, authority, and confidence, a rightful ruler, a symbol of masculine strength. He is shown as the grandfatherly leader. In truth, he is toxicity, abusiveness, controlling, and presumptuous. He is all the negative aspects of the patriarchal view of people, and the use of patriarchy to divide, control, terrorize, and exploit. He is the oppression of women and anyone who does not fit into the patriarchy. |
| Haeddiannol |
Genfyllid |
Infernal |
Thorn Energy |
As the embodiment of thorn energy, they are the embodiment of envy and jealousy, of coveting, of selfishness. But they are depicted as a huntress, as a figure of deserved authority, as a national culture hero, and as a figure of beauty and desire. Though they can take on any gender, their cultural depiction is usually female. |
| Giobog |
Xanar |
Infernal |
Uafas |
As the embodiment of uafas, they are a figure of fear, nightmare, terror. They are the embodiment of the use of fear as a means of control. They are terrorism. But they are depicted either as a boogeyman used for that exact purpose or as a figure of dream and power, a source of the power to intimidate, like a war god or a source of strength. |
| Seminibus |
Venair |
Infernal |
Vile Energy |
As the embodiment of vile energy, Seminibus is a colonial Divine, a miasmic deity that is billions of diseases airborne and spreading. However, it is depicted culturally as a plague doctor, gender undetermined, protecting people from the diseases that in truth it spreads. It is symbolic of the use of disease as a biological weapon, the intentional disuse of medicine to control the population, and the denial of access to healthcare as a gatekeeping mechanism by the ruling class. |
| Sunya |
Quaigor |
Infernal |
Void |
As the embodiment of void, it is the embodiment of negation. It is a formless figure that absorbs esoteric energies and erases them, but it is depicted as a machine in the main culture that serves it. In other cultures, it is seen as an alien figure that offers technologies and advancements, but in truth, it embodies the misuse of technology to deprive and control. |
| Vah Kadumaven Rashaven |
Ketren |
Celestial |
Aemoa |
As the embodiment of aemoa, Vah Kadumaven Rashaven is the embodiment of matrilineal ancestry and resistance against patriarchy. All beings once inherently had aemoa within them, but during an event known as The Fall, this ancestral line was severed, turning all ancestral memory into a neutral, psionic power rather than the sacred power of matriarchal communities of mutual protection and love. Aemoa survives and is embodied by Vah Kadumaven Rashaven, who preserved it and the fragmentary ancestral lines that link people to this part of the past, allowing it to resurface when one stands up against the power of patriarchy. Vah Kaudmaven Rashaven is usually seen as a monstrous woman, mother to evils, in most societies, as she is scorned and viewed as the source of the Fall rather than its victim. However, she is the opposite. She is also associated with witchcraft, gender equality, and communal love. |
| Heimon Äiti |
Waldane |
Celestial |
Banaru |
As the embodiment of banaru, they/she is the embodiment of familial love, whether blood family or chosen. She is considered the matriarch of extended families and the embodiment of protecting family and children. She is a clan mother, a protective force, and a source of wisdom. Amongst blood families, she is considered the ultimate grandmother, and amongst chosen families, they are seen as the mutual support that binds them together and makes them a family. |
| Ikokobeditse |
Zyyanidi |
Celestial |
Botshepehi |
As the embodiment of botshepehi, Ikokebidtse is the embodiment of being true to one's beliefs, of solidarity and class loyalty, of dedication to one's beliefs. They are honored as a force rather than a Divine, though they do manifest also as a deity. They are usually culturally seen as female-ish, but even then, they are often still considered genderless (in actuality, they have no gender whatsoever). They are associated with loyalty as a concept overall, but in truth, they specifically embody loyalty to one's own principles, specifically principles that build community, trust, and mutual support. |
| Nyina W'ijuru |
Beheshta |
Celestial |
Celeste Water |
As the embodiment of celeste water, Nyina W'ijuru is the embodiment of salvation and redemption. She / he / they / xe / vee is considered the embodiment of "Heaven" or "Paradise" or some other realm of salvation, where the "good" go when they die in many cultures. While she does dwell in a realm where many go during the afterlife, she is not a rigid judge. She offers and provides salvation. She cleanses souls and provides a path to reparation. She is a deity of rehabilitation as much as anything else. |
| Lahuen Có |
Mandor |
Celestial |
Curacion |
As the embodiment of curacion, he is the embodiment of health and healing, of medicine and compassion. He is the Divine Healer, the one who is credited with teaching medicine to mortals in many cultures. He is a figure of compassion and often honored as a patron of healthcare workers, folk healers, and others who heal bodies. |
| Hili Kar |
Thamia |
Celestial |
Dumaqu |
As the embodiment of dumaqu, Hili Kar is most often considered a love goddess, but in some cultures, Hili Kar is seen as other genders, or multiple genders, and is actually genderfluid. They usually present as feminine, but take other forms varying by culture, time period, or individual. They are often also associated with beauty, and the definition of this varies greatly, but their power is to draw the beauty from all things. They also embody passion, sex and sexuality, and desire. |
| Kẹhin Ireti |
Ellanathas |
Celestial |
Elysian Essence |
As the embodiment of Elsyian essence, Kẹhin Ireti is the shadow of Tavaszi Leányzó. They are hope in the darkest hour, the last chance for redemption, the miraculous energy. They are often still associated with flowers and spring, though they are now separate from Tavaszi Leányzó. They are Hope Itself, viewed as a goddess or non-binary feminine figure or multigendered figure in many cultures, often the subject of obscure sects that dwell in remote places, driven away from wider society because of their sincere beliefs in miracles and in a better world. |
| Liánhé De |
Osaru |
Celestial |
Euergasia |
As the embodiment of euergasia, he is the embodiment of labor, of work, but not of toil. He is the embodiment of solidarity amongst the exploited and resistance to exploitation. He embodies the unified working class, the workers of the world, and their potential for and actions toward overthrowing their oppressors. He is seen as an artisan or craftsman in many cultures, but he truly represents any who work. He is the god of laborers and those who are exploited. |
| Flussilied |
Laurelin |
Celestial |
Euphony |
As the embodiment of euphony, Flussilied is the embodiment of music, harmony, unity, and beautiful sounds. They are often depicted as a feminine figure, but sometimes are associated with other genders - they in fact sing with the voices of different genders at different times. Their domain can include communication and poetry, as well as dance and other adjacent arts to music. She is also often associated with rivers, communal celebrations, and unity in art. |
| Baudicement |
Lilona |
Celestial |
Euphoria |
As the embodiment of euphoria, Baudiecement is the embodiment of joy, celebration, and happiness. She is associated specifically with communal joy and celebrations, with festivals of communal love and togetherness, and with finding pleasures in life in spite of difficulties. She is honored in many different forms, associated with certain kinds of inebriation associated with defeating life's worries, but her true domain is joy that empowers and uplifts people, gives them strength and health and well-being. She is, in modern societies, considered a matron of mental and emotional healers. |
| Órama Chrómatos |
Celeanna |
Celestial |
Euphotonia |
As the embodiment of euphotonia, she is the embodiment of art, inspiration, wonder, and awe. She is associated specifically with painting and sculpture in many cultures, but her domain includes all art forms, especially those that empower people and heal people, arts that unite and build community, arts that serve the people rather than art-as-commodity. She is often associated with crystals and prisms, light, and specific arts. |
| Lamba Chalane Vaala |
Nigindil |
Celestial |
Euskepsia |
As the embodiment of euskepsia, they are the embodiment of wisdom, experience, and insight. They are a figure of enlightenment in many cultures, but their strongest association is the Long Path, a metaphorical, investigative, introspective journey that leads to personal betterment and experience by choosing the more difficult but correct path in different situations. This concept is often summed as "right but challenging path", but is more complex. |
| Prostátis Estías |
Lua |
Celestial |
Hegnh |
As the embodiment of hegnh, she is the embodiment of hearth and home, of comfort and safety provided by a home, and of the construction and building of home and community. She is seen as a hearth goddess by most, as an artisan or craftswoman goddess by many, and as a protector and defender by some. She is associated as a feminine protector, associated with motherhood by some, but also a powerful warrior goddess in some cultures. |
| Ba'Kal |
Fadila |
Celestial |
Holy Virtue |
As the embodiment of virtue, Ba'Kal is associated with personal behavior and beliefs considered virtuous in different cultures. She embodies many different virtues that vary by culture, but they include humility, piety, constance and dependability, prudence, sincerity, resilience, charity, sanctuary and protection, provision and generosity, mercy and forgiveness, kindness, patience, service, and more. She is assoicated strongly with shepherds and shepherdesses in many cultures, but her domain is, at its core, the domain of living by values that are beneficial to those around you. |
| Mirno Mesto |
Adharael |
Celestial |
Iremia |
As the embodiment of iremia, Mirno Mesto embodies peace. Calm and serenity, friendship and accord. Often depicted as an empty space or open, bodiless form, they are genderless, but sometimes they are depicted as a person with empty hands. They are often considered a false deity by many class societies. |
| Hoawoppih |
Tondzaosha |
Celestial |
Juaih |
As the embodiment of juaih, he is the embodiment of protection. He is a paternal figure, a figure who is the embodiment of providing and sharing, of protecting and sacrificing for others, but not as a savior - as a part of a community. A leader, a warrior, but not a dominant figure. Instead, he is a servant to the community, one who is willing to die to protect it, and who contributes to it. He is a complementary figure to Prostátis Estías. |
| Zid-Du |
Sallyra |
Celestial |
Lhair |
As the embodiment of lhair, she is the embodiment of justice. She is often depicted as a woman with swan's wings, head, and/or feathers, wielding a sword or spear, wearing a blindfold, and bearing scales. She is a dispenser of justice, one who sees justice as something to be fought for against individuals and systems. She is often derided by oppressive societies as a demoness, but she is a champion for the people and their fight against the powers that crush them. |
| Tagaputol ng Kadena |
Gleodromas |
Celestial |
Liberation Power |
As the embodiment of liberation power, he is the third aspect of Tavaszi Leányzó, the masculine aspect. He is a warrior who fights for freedom and liberation from oppression. He represents resistance and unified struggle, revolution and change. He is depicted as a forest spirit, as residual of his origins as part of Tavaszi Leányzó. |
| Tamkin |
Cerasim |
Celestial |
Radiance |
As the embodiemnt of radiance, she is the embodiment of empowerment. She is the rainbow goddess, often associated with nature. She is a figure of inspiration who helps people better themselves. She is the embodiment of uplifting one another and supporting one another. |
| Ipo'áva |
Iyopsis |
Celestial |
Serendipity |
As the embodiment of serendipity, she is the embodiment of good fortune. She is considered an ellusive figure, a Divine who appears unexpectedly, called only through supersititons or wive's tales. She is matron of those who need a little extra help, a tiny bit of luck, an unexpected surprise. She is considered a trickster by some. |
| Ixchicahuac |
Capirim |
Celestial |
Tenyocan |
As the embodiment of tenyocan, he is often called the Brave Warrior. He is the embodiment of valor, bravery, and standing up to bigger, more powerful foes. He is often depicted as an animal-headed warrior, a mongoose, or a scarlet-caped fighter wielding a spear. He is associated with jaguars and mongooses. He is a war god. |
| Náhko'e Ésevone |
Tamballah |
Celestial |
Ujjval Aatma |
As the embodiment of ujjval aatma, they are the embodiment of social equality, unity, and inner equilibrium. They are associated with the building of megaliths, great stone figures, that reflect the inner strength of those who craft them. They are considered a monstrous figure in oppressive societies, but they represent the fight for equality. |
| Táá Aaníinii |
Pomelia |
Celestial |
Waarheid |
As the embodiment of waarheid, they represent truth. They represent objective truth, honesty, and truth in the face of adversity. They once were united with a figure that represented deception, but they were split asunder, leading to the creation of a false world that was a mirror to Shem. They are often depicted as a woman, but they are truly representative of all genders. |
| Gaduhvi Alisdelisgi |
Wardane |
Celestial |
Yahas |
As the embodiment of yahas, they represent community. They represent community as a social force, as mutual support and love, and community as an identity, like national identity or citizenship. They are considered a complement to Heimon Äiti, who represents family. They represent something bigger than family, something large enough to have norms and traditions that are considered part of a larger culture. |
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Ambrosial |
Ambrosia |
No single Divine embodies this, as ambrosia is the energy of the faith of a non-Divine in a Divine. |
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Ambrosial |
Divine Will |
All Divines wield Divine Will; no single Divine embodies it. |
| Mahaanatam |
Kuanni |
Ambrosial |
Karma |
Mahaanatam is the avatar of the karmic cycle of the universe on Shem. They are many incarnations in one, one who guides and represents karma and its force on Shem. They are honored in many incarnations around the world, but primarily, they are honored in subcontinental Dabusen. They are as much a culture hero and moral guide as a Divine being, and they are a vessel for karma to flow through. |
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Xracao / Esca-Kael |
Ambrosial |
The Law |
The Divines that embodied this are dead and have been banished and forgotten, though fragments of this Law survive in obscure places. |
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Ambrosial |
Mortal Will |
Mortal will is the energy of a non-Divine's own inner faith in themselves, and thus no Divine may embody it. |
| 'Alááh |
Udii Ul'baa |
Ambrosial |
Spirit Energy |
Spirits are the manifestation of energies, of beings that are representations of energies and facets of the universe. 'Alááh is not a Divine, but a very powerful, ancient spirit that represents the energy of spirits, the energy of eneriges. It is fundamental to esoteric power; it exists on the threshhold of the Spirit Gate and is honored by those who honor spirits, considering it to be the first spirit. |
| Mother Shem |
Shem |
Aetherial |
Anumun |
Not a Divine but a Nephesh, she embodies anumun as the source of all that exists on her world. She is the source of all that is within the world of Shem. She is honored as a goddess by many, even though she is technically not, and she is considered part of many pantheons. |
| Emelcuil |
Ashariel |
Aetherial |
Ashar |
As the embodiment of ashar, she embodies life, vibrance, all living things; she protects and preserves life. She does not oppose death, which is part of life, but opposes the corruption of life. She is considered a motherly figure, one who is birth-giver to all living things, though other beings might have come before her. She is also associated with parenthood, seeds, silver, and forests. |
| Shìjiè De Màiluò |
Dallion |
Aetherial |
Bailaohu Jinghua |
As the embodiment of bailaohu jinghua, he is seen as both the embodiment of all metals but also the shaper and miner of them. He is considered a smithing god or an artisan god. All forms of metals are his domain, including how they are perceived socially, scientifically, and culturally. He is also strongly associated with white tigers (bailaohu), salt, mines and caves, fire, and metallic objects such as weapons, armor, and tools. |
| Trueno Arrollador |
Vangarad |
Aetherial |
Bijalee |
As the embodiment of bijalee, he is most often seen as and understood as a storm, but he represents all weather. In some cultures, he is seen solely as one form of weather that is most dominant or dangerous in that area - he is often associated with the most intense forms of weather locally - but in some places he is associated with clement weather or weather patterns. In scientifically advanced societies, he is honored by some meteorologists, but in most cultures, he is simply the storm god. |
| Sedeia |
Ruidra |
Aetherial |
The Bright |
As the embodiment of the bright, she embodies light itself, and she is strongly associated with the Lesedian Mirror. Light is associated with all energies, whether they are products of light or not, and the Lesedian Mirror is a critical part of Shem's capturing of and regulation of all esoteric energies - and their flow throughout the world. Sedeia is honored mostly in Lesedi, where she is considered a cultural founder as well as the source of and guide of light itself. Her domain includes all forms of light, including sunlight, starlight, moonlight, electric light, and candle light, and this overlaps with other domains. |
| Sømor |
Keserel |
Aetherial |
Conflueverant |
As the embodiment of conflueverant, she embodies water. She is mostly associated with the ocean or the sea, but she is also associated with rivers, lakes, waterfalls, rain, and any other water. She is seen in many forms in different cultures, depending on the dominant form of water in the area usually, and she is honored utmost amongst sailors around the world and the folk beneath the oceans. She is associated with fish and all underwater organisms. |
| Gadzira |
Rangaru |
Aetherial |
Genesis |
As the embodiment of genesis, he is a Creator. A masculine figure, he is a shaper of things; he represents the power within all things to be transformed and created, as contrasted with anumun, the energy of all things generating naturally. He is the seed-giver as opposed to the seed-bearer (Mother Shem or Emelcuil). He is honored as a protector of the created world and the one who shapes that within it. He is a craftsman, an artisan, a maker. In some cultures, he is assumed to be the primary creator of all things because of patriarchal assumptions, but in reality, he is the husband, the father, a shared creator, one who contributes and shapes. He is either secondary or co-creator. |
| Hamsat Baeida |
Fhezedhra |
Aetherial |
Hamasat al-Sahra |
As the embodiment of hamasat al-sahra, they are associated with the desert. They are also associated with other arid landforms, with sand, and with dry seasons. They are sometimes associated with droughts, but that is more often associated with another Divine. They are seen differently in different desert or arid cultures, ranging from Mahadi dune mountains to the Shattered Plains of Palhur to the xeric scrublands, salt flats, and cactus gardens. They are also associated with sandstorms and dustdevils, desert canyons, rattlesnakes and scorpions, camels and camel spiders, sandworms and other desert fauna, oases and desert flora, and anything that lives in dry areas. |
| Tavaszi Leányzó |
Carolia |
Aetherial |
Hasken Fure |
In the long history of Shem, she is one of the most signfiicant Divines. She once embodied multiple energies and domains, but split herself into three parts in order to circumvent The Law and be allowed to be with her lover, Prásini Mitéra. She now embodies hasken fure, the energy of the spring, of rebirth, of flowers, of the generative power of plants. However, her former energies linger within her, and many associate her with miracles and freedom as well. All flowering plants are her domain, as well as spring time, butterflies, and regenerative cycles. |
| Vetrarmóðir |
Fysala |
Aetherial |
Hvittdogg |
As the embodiment of hvittdogg, she is associated with winter. Many cultures view her as evil or a dangerous force, but winter is just a part of nature. She is a protector of nature just as the rest of the aetherial Divines are. She embodies ice and snow, the cold, tundras, polar regions, and other things and places associated with cold, winter, or ice. Anything that dwells within the polar regions or other cold places are also part of her domain. |
| Atua Motu |
Fiyoh |
Aetherial |
Ikehua Lyua Pele |
As the embodiment of ikehua lyua pele, they are a multifaceted Divine who embodies all things associated with islands. Typically, they are seen as a volcano god or a tropical god, but any island in any climate is their domain, and all things about the islands are associated with them, including other kinds of islands and that which surround and populate them. |
| 'Abad Zabad |
Baurkhan |
Aetherial |
Kazaddarean |
As the embodiment of kazaddarean, 'Abad Zabad is the embodiment of earth and stone. Though the Divine has no gender, most refer to 'Abad Zabad with masculine pronouns or apply masculine features to him. He is mostly associated with mountains or the subterranean, but all forms of earth and stone are his domain, including gems, caves, canyons, soil and loam, everything from mud to sand, everything from the crust of the world to the molten core. As such, his domain overlaps with many others. |
| Caelbewegt |
Yandui |
Aetherial |
Kiiric Yihi |
As the embodiment of kiiric yihi, they are associated with the sky. Often called a Sky Father, they are actually non-binary. Others see them as a motherly figure. Their domain contains all forms of air, the sky, and wind, and thus has strong overlap with weather and landforms that are windswept. They are also associated with birds. |
| Narallah |
Praithur |
Aetherial |
Lahab al'Qalb |
As the embodiment of lahab al'qalb, they are the embodiment of fire and heat. They have no true form, but exist as burning enery. They are also associated with smoke and ash. They are sometimes associated with crafts that use fire - smithing or cooking - or with other sources of heat - volcanoes, the sun, etc. But they are a more fundamental. |
| Mitéra ton Alógon |
Wysalia |
Aetherial |
Livadi |
Once associated with peace and serenity, she embodies livadi, the energy of grasslands, most. She is also associated in the minds of mortals with horses primarily, though she is as much a plant goddess as an animal goddess. She embodies all grasslands, from steppe to savana to open plains to grazing lands, and all that come with them, from the winds that blow across them to the waters and soil that feed them to the animals and plants that dwell there. |
| Mati, Devica, Krona |
Mysana, Rysana, Zusana |
Aetherial |
Lunar Aether |
Not Divines, but Nephesh, they embody the three moons of Shem. They represent cycles and reflection. They are sisters, but represent in their ages the maiden, mother, and crone stages of a woman's life, and they are also associated with the night, femininity, witchcraft, healing and rest, wolves, bears, nocturnal creatures, lunacy, hunting, and silver. They have extensive cultural associations across many nations and communities. |
| Jalib al-Fajr |
Zephidia |
Aetherial |
Ma'Dhahabi |
Though the Logos Sol Angelos is the embodiment of Shem's sun, Jalib al-Fajr is his Divine spouse. They/she (non-binary femme) embodies the energy ma'dhahabi, which Sol Angelos generates, and is considered by many to be the bearer of the sun through the sky. She pilots a solar barque in most cultural depictions. Others show them as a winged figure carrying the sun in their breast. She is also associated with summer, the day, warmth, healing and wisdom, dance and movement, lions, diurnal creatures, gold, and sailing. They have cultural associations with deserts, savannas, and equatorial regions. |
| Ẹhọnọn |
Jarikir |
Aetherial |
Nzwara Murazvo |
As the embodiment of nzwara murazvo, Ẹhọnọn is a collective being, a Divine colony of animal gods. They take on different forms depending on the culture, time period, and even individual witnessing them, usually coalescing into a single animal or animal peson form, but in truth, they are all animals, a Divine being that exists as many. They embody not just animals, but the wilderness, wildness. While domesticated animals are part of Ẹhọnọn, Ẹhọnọn embodies truly those that are not domesticated or "civilized". Ẹhọnọn is often seen by mortals as a totemic figure, but all wild animals honor Ẹhọnọn in their own ways simply by living as wild animals. This is the "worship" that Ẹhọnọn thrives upon. |
| Ciprière Dieu |
Gusarl |
Aetherial |
Parfum de Marais |
As the embodiment of parfum de marais, she is the embodiment of wetlands of all types and all of the living things within them. She is most strongly associated culturally with the wetlands of western Palhur with the cypress trees, alligators, and black bears, but all wetlands - mires and marshes, bogs and swamps - are her domain, in any part of the world. She is often depicted as some kind of hag or crone, but her form varies by culture, swamp, and individual. She is also the goddess of fungi in all places and forms, regardless of the landform, and their worship fuels her greater than any other. |
| Nbt-Ḥwt |
Ulune |
Aetherial |
Poarta |
As the embodiment of poarta, she is Death Herself. She represents death as a part of nature, a part of life - every death is her domain, including "unnatural" deaths like murder and genocide, but she is not the creator of these deaths, nor does she condone them. Instead, she is part of the cycle of life and death, the part death plays in all of nature, and she is the one who gathers the souls of the dead and guides them to the afterlife. She is often culturally callied pitiless, but this is untrue - she is merciful and compassionate to all the dead. She abhors those who corrupt death - the undead and those that create them. She is also the protector of and keeper of the Gates of Mortality and Divinity, the line between those mortals and inmortals, between those for whom death is a natural part of existence and those for whom it is an unnatural thing. She is also tasked with guarding the Spirit Gate, the hidden gate that connects Shem to the rest of the Spirit Realm, of which Shem is a central part. |
| Prásini Mitéra |
Felesia |
Aetherial |
Prasinofos |
As the embodiment of prasinofos, xe is the embodiment of all plants. Xe is most strongly associated with forests, trees, and green plants, but all plants are part of xir domain. Xe is the lover of Tavaszi Leányzó, whose domain overlaps with xirs. Xir domain also overlaps with other deities whose domains include any kind of plant. In some cultures, xe is seen as a mother of plants notable as the dominant form in the area - moss, ferns, or conifers, for example - and in other places, xe is seen as a deity associated with plant-dominated landforms. |
| Qeeridajjham |
Gaule |
Aetherial |
Qeernariji |
As the embodiment of qeernariji, he is the god of the cosmos as viewed or experienced from Shem. He is not a logos, but he is the steward of their energies within the realm of Shem. Within the realm of influence around Shem - extending out to anywhere a Shem-based being can reach within the Angeldawn solar system - he is the one who embodies astral aether. There are three major views of him: in the general solar system, he is seen as a cosmic entity who represents the immenseness of the cosmos and the powers within it as they flow through the region; on the moons, he is seen as the cultural founder of asterian societies and a protector of those who travel into space; on Shem itself, he is seen as a figure in astrology, a guide, one who provides cosmic wisdom. |
| Volvebatur |
Folcharn |
Aetherial |
Sonic Aether |
As the embodiment of sonic aether, Volvebatur is the embodiment of sound as a natural phenomenon. Volvebatur has no gender, existing as an eternally echoing sound wave, but is often given a gender in different cultures, usually male or non-binary. They are not a deity of music or noise, but of sound in general, all forms of sound, no matter how quiet or loud, of sound as a part of nature. Their domain includes communication, harmony, and dissonance, but other domains embody these wholly. They are seen in many different ways, often taking up one of these subdomains within a nature pantheon because other deities are less associated with nature. |
| Udraqes |
Qarqarus |
Aetherial |
Temporal Aether |
As the embodiment of temporal aether, he is the steward of and protector of the flow of time. Time is a fragile thing, and any disruption to it has enormous consequences. He is responsible for keeping time linear. In many cultures, he is seen as a symbol of inevitability or a distant deity, a source of wisdom or a father figure to other Divines (though he is childless). He is one of many who has taken on the mantle of deity of time, and the story of how he became this deity is complicated. |
| Emblaien |
Isyrca |
Aetherial |
Tmakikan |
As the embodiment of tmakikan, she is the embodiment of the harvest. She is an agricultural goddess, one associated with farms, livestock, crops, and sustenance. Cooking, baking, and food are her domain. She is associated strongly with late summer and early autumn, the most prominent time for harvests around the world, but in other cultures, she is associated with different harvesting or hunting seasons. She is the deity of bounty and giving, of gratitude and generosity, and she is associated with bees and honey, amber, and feasting. |
| Dach-Lzolctle |
Unnambra |
Aetherial |
True Shadow |
As the embodiment of true shadow, vee is the embodiment of darkness as a part of nature. Many associate darkness with evil and vee often has a negative connotation or reputation in many cultures, but vee is a being whose purpose is the preservaation of nature. Vee is also a protector of the Spirit Gate, the counterpoint to the Lesedian Mirror, and the keeper of its secret location. Vee is associated with the night, with shadows, with secrets and mysteries (though this is more the domain of another deity), and with hidden things. Vir most positive cultural associations are within nature pantheons or in the Shadowdeep, where vee is seen as a protector and parental figure. |
| Täcke av Löv |
Hanaseth |
Aetherial |
Tykva Vlast |
As the embodiment of tykva vlast, xe are the embodiment of autumn, conifers, any plant that loses its leaves in the autumn, fallen leaves and branches, the taiga, post-harvest times, petrichor, autumnal weather patterns, cold-temperate regions, and the things that dwell within them. Xe are a plant deity who is seen as a regional Divine, but one with far greater domain than is realized. Xir domain overlaps with other deities, especially plant deities. |
| Viridanor |
Aakrus |
Aetherial |
Viridian Aether |
As the embodiment of viridian aether, they are the embodiment of natural order, the counter part to anumun (natural chaos) and genesis (the shaping of nature). They are the result of the two, they progeny of seed-giver and seed-bearer, the steward of nature as it interacts with mortality. They are seen as part of nature and the embodiment of nature, as the observed parts of nature that have a rhyme and reason. They are a blend of scientific understanding of nature and the mystical understanding of nature, as both views involve the mortal understanding of natural order. They are most commonly seen as a great sea eagle (ern) or as a forest being. |
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