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The purpose of this thread is to catalogue the Pantheon of the Living Enworld. Only approved deities are posted below. To suggest a deity or submit one for approval, please make a new thread with the (Proposal) tag. Please keep all commentary on the deities to their respective proposal threads. This thread will ONLY be used to post deities.
Greater Deities: Espranachtis, NE Goddess of Corruption Galatea, NG Goddess of the Waters Gundar, LN God of the Earth. Halina, NG Goddess of Fertility, Agriculture and Childbirth. Halor, CN God of the Sky. Psergei, NE Goddess of Fire. Valessa, CG Goddess of Love, Beauty,and the Fey Zephos, LN God of the Dead, and Shepherds
Intermediate Deities: Azwan, LG God of War and Nobility Delanor, LG god of marines, sailors, seagoing merchants and maritime trade. Gliran, LN god of wizardry and sorcery. Hyrag, NG god of the sun's healing power and foe of the undead. Urdiga, NE goddess of undeath and misdirection Verdante, NG god of natural cycles, plants, and animals.
Lesser Deities: Amphousa, CE Goddess of Lust, Uncontrollable Urge for Power and Desire Antonidas, LG god of academics, invention and magic. Chennet', NG god of weapons, armor, the forge and craftsmen. Disnomia, LE Goddess of Manipulation, Gradual Measured Assumption of Power and Desire Geoth, NG god of cooking, hospitability and celebration. Grendath, CG god of luck, heroism in battle, freedom, and exploration. Jareth, LE god of gaming. Kazikazi, CE goblinoid god of vengeance and tunneling. Lilitu, NE drow goddess of manipulation, trickery and deceit. Mishtuli, CE drow god of killing for sport and assassins. Sela, LN god of unity, lasting accomplishments, and stone buildings. Shural, LN goblinoid god of architecture and reason. Taka, NE goddess of thievery and dishonesty with one's self. Taurusk, CE god of war and bloodshed.
Demigods: Ahrianna, CE goddess of delirium and aberrations. Ayratha, LN goddess of fire and transformation. Mongrel, CN god of the lost and dispossessed. Naberezhny, LE god of tyranny and slavery. Phyrah, true neutral god of travel, exploration, music, storytelling and quests. Russna, N goddess of knowledge and language. Seto, NE god of assassins, death and darkness. Shurassa, CN goddess of storms and wrath. Ulura, N goddess of lovers and secrets.
Antonidas of Drevin "An-toe-nide-us of drev-inn" The Old Man, The Quiet One, The Most Distant
Enworldian Lesser Deity Symbol: A goat with a long beard on a blue shield Home Plane: The Observatorium Alignment: Lawful Good Portfolio: schools, research, invention, and scribes Worshippers: wizards, scholarly bards, teachers, and scribes. Cleric Alignments: LN, LG, NG Domains: Artifice, Knowledge, Law, and Magic. Favored Weapon: Quarterstaff.
There are two schools of thought on the origins of Antonidas. The First Order believes that he was one of the wizard's responsible for the creation of the world on the back of the great enworphant. The other sect, called the Quiet Faith, believe that the world was once part of a much larger sphere of land and water that orbitted around a star. The Quiet Faith also believes that Antonidas and the other ancient wizards created the towers and pulled the landmass that makes up the known world together during an age of devastation on this old sphere.
Antonidas faith has dwindled to a small number. Most who entrust themselves to Antonidas are wizards, teachers, and scholarly clerics that hope to harness greater knowledge and control of magic through faith. The First Order contains some scholarly druids who believe in protecting the sacred lands from any damage that could permanently erode the surface of the world. The Quiet Faith consists of more outgoing and adventerous individuals, mostly wizards and the occational bard, who seek out relics of the past they believe in.
The most important story to the Quiet Faith is that of the world's creation. The Quiet Faith believes that when the circle of mages convened and pulled the world from it's old foundations, it was to flee from the impending doom that had devoured the rest of the planet. Some of this corruption still touched the land that fled, corrupting one of the towers. The corrupted tower became sentient, and seeks to devour the other towers through it's control of negative energy. Because of this reason, the Quiet Faith often become hunters of the undead and other evil.
Another story tells the tale of a control room that controls the Enworphant, and drives the world in search of a new home. It is this belief of the Quiet Faith that most divides them from reconciliation with the First Order, who believes that this world is a divine creation perfect in it's own right.
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Enworldian Intermediate Deity Symbol: A heavy mace with a sunburst behind the mace's head. Home Plane: Blessed Fields of Elysium. Alignment: Neutral Good. Portfolio: Lifegiving aspect of the sun, destuction of undead. Worshippers: Healers, Paladins, those with a grudge against the undead. Cleric Alignments: NG, LG, CG. Domains: Glory, Good, Healing, Sun Favored Weapon: "Brightstrike" (mace, heavy or light).
Hyrag is the patron of the healing arts and a staunch foe of the undead. These dual roles wins him worshippers both pacifist and martial in nature. Hyrag's clerics can be found both in metropolitan houses of healing and ancient tombs infested with the undead.
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Alignment: Neutral Evil Worshipers: Thieves, deceivers, frauds; self-justifiers Domains: Evil, Trickery, Luck Favored Weapon: Spiked Chain Home Plane/Domain: Gray Waste of Hades/The Truth of Lies Pantheon: Enworldian Divine Rank: Lesser Classes: Bard, Rogue, Mercurial Initiate Portfolio: Thievery, dishonesty with self Special Possessions: Falcon’s Claw, a dire spiked chain that is capable of stealing memory. Symbol: A green falcon’s head on dark grey
DESCRIPTION
Taka is the goddess of thievery – be it the theft of physical objects, or something more metaphysical, such as dreams or ideals – as well as the goddess of deceivers, those who deceive others and who deceive themselves. Taka is also known for being the source of a small religion that teaches that belief in the self will lead one to the truth, rather than following a deity.
Physically, Taka appears as a robed human woman, dressed in the garb an assassin would wear while on a job. She is also usually accompanied by a peregrine falcon, which sits upon her left shoulder.
DOGMA
Take only what you can steal without getting caught. Destroy the illusions of those who believe in them fully. The truth is a weapon – use it wisely. Falsehood is also a weapon, but be cautious in its use. True knowledge is something to be kept to the self; but knowledge of what is false is just as important. People believe what they can see; use this fact to your advantage.
CLERGY AND TEMPLES
The followers of Taka vary wildly, since they always disguise themselves in places where her worship is not openly acceptable – which is almost everywhere. A given temple and its clergy will generally disguise itself as a temple to another deity, though many choose to act as Mortalist temples. They often teach that mortals need not answer to any god, but only to themselves; they should act as they see fit. This teaching attempts to lead followers into a web of self-justification that they themselves created, hopefully leading them away from the worship of deities other than Taka (though the self-justifier is never aware that they are actually following Taka – once they do, they usually turn away from the teachings in question).
In regions where they exist, clergy in the temples will often work closely with mercurial initiates, allowing them to use the temple as a base of operations; this relationship is mutual, as the clergy gains knowledge and information from the initiates, while the initiates gain access to a place where they will be protected.
RITES AND RITUALS
Takan rites are often incredibly subtle, filled with innuendo and double-meaning. Their purposes are often very obscure; though they may seem good-intentioned at first, their uses are often more sinister.
LEGENDS
The legend of how Taka became the goddess of untruth is a relatively well-known one. It is said that, at first, Taka wished to create a race of beings to call her own; however, she lacked the creative energy to do so, and thus mimicked the efforts of the other deities. The other gods disapproved of such mockery, however, who viewed her efforts as an intrusion upon their domains. They punished Taka, and transformed her children into a naturally hideous race, capable of only changing their shape to mimic others: thus were the first doppelgangers born. Angered by this, Taka took the change in her offspring to heart, becoming like them in goal and form, and began her teaching of cognizance of truth and falsehood, reality and illusion; she also began disguising her followers and her clergy, giving them ways to lead the followers of other deities astray, in retribution for what they did to her efforts. Since then, Taka has been at odds with almost all other deities, working with them only so long as it served her needs.
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Delanor is the patron and guardian of sailors, marines and others that travel the seas. Delanor appears to his followers dressed in the military uniform of the navy of their kingdom. He never wears armor and always has his sabre Sprayshard and a buckler.
Delanor's worshippers make offerings before and after sea voyages and naval battles. The preferred offering is coin from merchants, labor from sailors, or a blood offering (1 hp) from marines.
Delanor Holy Symbol by ukgpublishing
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Grendath "gren-dath" Lord of Fools, the Laughing Warrior
Enworldian Lesser Deity Symbol: Crossed fingers in front of a field of grey. Home Plane: Enworld itself. Alignment: Chaotic Good. Portfolio: Luck, heroism in battle, freedom, exploration. Worshippers: Warriors, adventurers, those in dire straits, bards. Cleric Alignments: CG,NG,CN. Domains: Chaos, Good, Luck, Trickery, War. Favored Weapon: "Glimmerbite" (longsword).
Grendath usually appears as a middle aged man, often a human, sometimes an elf, or as often as not a gnome or halfling.
The Laughing Warrior always seems to have a gleam in his eye, not of madness or malice, but as if he were privy to some great joke that others were unaware of as of yet. Grendath is often revered by Gnomes and Halflings for his nature as a Trickster, using his brain as often as his sword arm. It is said that 'Fortune Favors the Fool', and nowhere else is it more apparent than amongst the Clergy of this wild and daring Deity, his clerics often heard uttering the above quote or 'Do you want to live forever!?!' as they jump pell-mell into danger's maw. Still, Grendath's Faith is a fast growing one, as more and more folk are taking to the life of the Adventurer, creating Grand Stories that seem to please their laughing God to no end.
Verdante "ver-dant-eh" The Greenman, Keeper of the Cycle
Enworldian Intermediate Deity Symbol: A Longspear Covered with ivy Home Plane: Wilderness of the Beastlands Alignment: Neutral Good Portfolio: Natural Cycles, Plants, Animals Worshipers: Druids, Rangers, those who love nature. Cleric Alignments: NG, CG, N, LG Domains: Animal, Earth, Plant Favored Weapon: "Verdante's Branch" (Spear, short or long)
Verdante is a god of natural life, of the cycles that bring everything alive, a god of falling rain and blowing winds, a god of beautiful flowers and majestic animals. Verdante teaches that everything has a natural cycle: life and death, good times and bad, sickness and health, all of these are part of the cycles of the natural world. This belief leads to some rather strange druids in Verdante's service, druids who believe that cities are a part of the natural cycle of the wilderness, and so make their way in cities, tending public parks and feeding ally cats. Verdante's followers are known for embracing the changes in their lives, believing each change to be the next phase in their natural cycle, and so his followers are found in all walks of life. Verdante encourages his followers to help others find the beauty in their natural cycle, and to support those who are in a dark part of their cycle. Verdante's followers seek to create a more harmonious world by accepting the changes of natural life, but they will take up arms if those natural cycles are disturbed.
Verdante appears as a roughly human figure composed entirely of plant matter, a man made from nature. His coloration depends on the season of the place where he appears: in summer he is a strong green, in autumn, a regal mixture of gold and brown, winter finds him a collection of branches, not a leaf in sight, and spring brings flowers to his form, making him an explosion of yellows, oranges, and blues, all on a backdrop of green like newly growing grass.
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Chennet' "CHEN-neth" The Heart of the Forge, Soul of the Ground
Enworldian Lesser Deity Symbol: White anvil on circular field of crimson Home Plane: Elemental Plane of Fire Alignment: Neutral Good. Portfolio: god of weapons, armor, the forge and craftsmen Worshippers: Dwarves, Craftsmen Cleric Alignments: Any Good Domains: Artifice, Good, Fire, Earth Favored Weapon: "Chennet' Anok" ('Will of Chennet') - greataxe.
Chennet' is a god often invoked by armorsmiths and weaponsmiths in passing, when forge fires blaze out of control, or beards get singed (Ko'vetiye Chennet' - ch'pak na gaven? - Thank you, o forge god - may I have another?). A small sect devoted to this deity resides mostly in dwarven communities east of Orussus, and clerics of the faith (of which there are few, due to mishaps) enjoy benefits related to the manufacture of better tools with which to fight evil, and protection of smiths from common workplace accidents.
Chennet' appears alternately as a dwarf, or in forges as a white-hot mass of molten metal. Chennet' generally communicates to mortals telepathically, but is not above speaking when it suits him. In the pantheon, Chennet' generally looks to assist deities of good alignment whenever possible, crafting legendary weapons and armor for their protection.
Clerics of Chennet' do not have to be dwarves, though most are. But to have the requisite knowledge of him, they generally have to have had exposure to a smithing environment.
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Enworldian Demigod Symbol: A kite shield bearing a stylized silver falcon or winged flute. Home Plane: Varies. Alignment: Neutral. Portfolio: Travel, exploration, music, storytelling and quests. Worshippers: Messengers, Adventurers, Bards. Cleric Alignments: Any neutral. Domains: Air, Protection, Travel Favored Weapon: "Swift" a flying shield +3.
Phyrah is one of the Seven Sisters.
A daughter of Verdante, Phyrah is the wind, a seeking goddess, questing endlessly over all the lands. She aids and hinders those who are on journeys, long or short. In her wanderings she has seen and done and learned much and she loves to share the wonders of her travels. She is a tale at the campfire, the wind at your back. She is a great friend of Grendath and the two have shared many adventures together. She often finds herself at odds with Delanor because while many sailors fear the ocean, they love the wind. She treats Chennet' like a favorite uncle and she always brings him a skin of cold, pure water when she returns from her journeys.
Her clerics may be of any neutral alignment and embody the different forms of wind, steady trade winds, unpredictable gusts, spring breezes and storming gales. The goddess loves music, especially flutes, harps and chimes, her temples and shrines are often filled with such music.
The ephemeral, enchanting demi-goddess rarely shows herself to her followers, preferring to whisper on breezes or rage in storms, but when she does she appears as a red-cheeked woman of any race (most commonly halflings and humans) with windblown hair clad in traveler's gear. She is often accompanied by her great, celestial falcon, Kite.
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Enworldian Demigod Symbol: A trotting dog, usually of uncertain breed. Home Plane: The roads on Enworld. Alignment: Chaotic Neutral. Portfolio: People without home or ancestry, possessions lacking ownership. Anything or anyone that's been lost. Worshippers: Gypsies, bastards, orphans and other homeless wanderers who have been left to their own fate. Occasionally rogues and thieves. Cleric Alignments: Any non-evil, non-lawful. Domains: Luck, Travel, Trickery. Favored Weapon: "Hound's Tooth" (bastard sword).
Mongrel is a carefree god. Released from the constraints of relations and responsibilities, he urges his followers, the estranged and disinherited, to make a family of each other and an estate of lost salvage. By their very nature his worshippers live day-to-day on the virtue of their own wits and skills. He can occasionally be found in his earthly aspect, wandering the byways of Enworld as a friendly stray dog.
History/Relationships: Mongrel is the bastard son of Taka and Grendath. Much as she wished to have her race of followers, she desired to have a child all her own. Yet even so, the only god willing to take a chance on her proposal was the risk-taking Grendath. After one hundred and one nights with the God of Fools, the seed within Taka quickened and she bore a child godling. At once, however, the child, born with all the fortunes of Grendath, all the wile of Taka, and an independence all his own, left his mother to wander the mortal realms. Thus he became Mongrel, the Itinerant Bastard, Owner of the Unclaimed, Host of the Homeless, Creator of His Own Fortunes.
Dogma: Mongrel epouses the ability to live by one's own wits, to make use of those things no one else wants and to take hold of opportunities that present themselves. In light of this, Mongrel has no compunctions of claim that which no one else obviously wants or owns. The outright theft of a necessity to survival or blantantly claimed object is practically a cardinal sin.
Hospitality is another prime doctrine of Mongrel. Though prized possessions are considered the sole property of the owner, "share and share alike" is just a common saying amongst the Mongrelites as "finder's keeper's". Especially when survival (or celebration) is at stake, sharing is codoned if not explicitly expected.
Mongrel, as a god of the homeless and wandering, has no shrines or temples. Devotions to him are most often undertaken around a friendly campfire storytelling, a raucous barroom sing-along or a simple mealtime prayer of thanks. Likewise, as a fiercely independent demigod, Mongrelites have no set doctrine. Only the Rules of Salvage and the Rules of Hospitality, which have never been written down, and are simply passed along by word of mouth.
Uncle Spider: A patron of the halflings, the being known as "Uncle Spider" is a mythical hero that has ties to Mongrel. Uncle Spider is known among the halflings as a wandering fellow, always with a parable on his lips and the willingless to play a trick on those who take themselves too seriously.
Uncle Spider is, essentially, a slightly more benign facet of Mongrel - a saint of Mongrel that many halflings pay lip service to. He is not a true "deity" of any sort, although a few halfling clerics dedicate themselves to a life of wandering similar to their patron, Uncle Spider. These clerics are usually well-versed with the "worship" of Mongrel, and essentially derive their power from him.
There are no known clerics of Uncle Spider that are not also halflings.
Clerics of Uncle Spider gain access to the same domains as if they were worshipping Mongrel; they cannot be of an evil alignment, and are usually of a good alignment. They function in all other ways as a normal cleric of Mongrel. Uncle Spider was Chaotic Good.
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Enworldian Intermediate Deity Symbol: Shining Blue Longsword on a Purple Spellbook on a Black Circle. Home Plane: Mechanus Alignment: Lawful Neutral Portfolio: Magic, Efficient Magic Use, Spells Worshippers: Magic Users Cleric Alignments: Any Lawful Domains: Rune, Magic, Law, Knowledge Favored Weapon: "Spells' Substitute" - Longsword.
Gliran, the God of Magic, promotes efficient spell use. Good spells, Evil spells, his Clerics preach that spells are to be used as efficient as possible, disregarding both mortal and divine opinions on the subject. Gliran, for example, encourages his followers to use undead efficiently and with reason: if you need to build a house, it is far easier to let undead carry the stones than humans. Because of this, temples of Gliran aren't always easy to find and Gliran isn't loved among the masses.
Among Wizards (and especially Eldritch Knights), Gliran is a popular deity. One of the few Gods who actively promote the use of magic, Wizards turn to him for inspiration, both for the creative use of spells and for the creation of new spells. Eldritch Knights usually worship him because He, like them, knows that sometimes it is better to use a weapon than to use a spell.
The Church of Gliran is the official religion of Ushad.
Gliran Holy Symbol by ukgpublishing
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Sela "SAY-lah" Sister of Stone, The Pillar, The Mason
Enworldian Lesser Deity Symbol: A simple stone pillar Home Plane: ? Alignment: Lawful Neutral Portfolio: Lasting accomplishments, stone buildings, unity Worshippers: Architects, lawful leaders and heads of state, members tight-knit orginizations Cleric Alignments: Any lawful. Domains: Earth, Law, Strength, Community* Favored Weapon: None (unarmed strike)
Sela, one of the seven sisters, is a deity of that reveres lasting achievements from mortals above all else. She is a deity of walls, and friendship, and traditions, and lasting bonds. Her name is often invoked at the beginning of partnerships or signing of treaties, at the start of new construction, and similar occasions. Ironically, she herself rarely stays at one location, not so much wandering the land as moving purposefully from location to location, shepherding along her various worshippers and projects. Her aid is rarely overt, however- despite her position as one who encourages community, she also encourages self-sufficiency, and thus often takes the role of a teacher and encourages her servants to do likewise. Her lessons are hard as stone: she expects her followers to be able to weather whatever may comes their way, and while some question whether she and her followers are too harsh, they are known to ask whether they are harsh enough.
Although she is invoked by many races (dwarves and gnomes, notably) she is often said to favor humans. She admires their tenacity- despite their short lifespan, frail bodies, and fractious natures, they have an admirable tendency to achieve things that last. Sela's adherents are found most widely through human lands, as she attempts to teach and shepherd the human race into greater and greater things. Worship of Sela, however, has not always been met with open arms. Her tendency to support community, despite its seemingly benign nature, has caused her worship to be frowned upon in many cities- even street gangs are a form of unity she wholeheartedly supports, and she has, throughout the years, proudly counted members of thieves guilds and bandit gangs among her followers.
Sela has an appearance that commands respect, with long straight blond hair and hard grey eyes set in a strong face. Her tendency to eschew clothing- to be "as naked as stone"- whenever she can get away with it has occasionally gotten her, or her worshippers, in some amount of trouble around the issue of religious iconography. She sometimes appears in a stony form- literally statuesque. She will never start a fight, but will always finish it, and encourages her followers to do the same. She also eschews most ranged weapons in combat as 'cowardly', allowing only for muscle-powered armaments such as thrown weapons and slings. Some followers have liberally interpreted this to extend to bows, particularly of the mighty sort, although Sela probably regards this as dubious.
Selans believe there is a Natural Law and Order to the universe, which permeates and ultimately controls all of existence.
Selans believe that Sela either knows or embodies that Natural Law and Order and wishes Mortals to discover this Natural Law and Order.
Selans believe that nothing lasting or significant can be done that does not accord with the Natural Law and Order.
Selans do not require other people obey the Natural Law and Order: if you want to make yourself miserable by fighting the Universe, you can. The Universe is bigger than you are, though, so you will lose.
Nomenclature
Clerics of Sela refer to things related to Sela as Selan.
Selan clerics often characterize themselves by the aspect of Sela they emphasize -- which is usually one of their domains.
Selan Clerics with an emphasis on Sela's aspect of architecture and stonework call themselves Masons. (and usually have the Earth Domain)
Selan Clerics with an emphasis on Sela's aspect of community, education, and unity call themselves Builders. (and usually have the Community Domain)
Selan Clerics with an emphasis on Sela's aspects of will, endurance, and accomplishment call themselves Commanders.
The Pillars
Sela is often depicted sitting equidistant between a white pillar of alabaster and a black pillar of basalt.
The white pillar represents Mercy, and is taken to represent her educational, healing, and good aspects. Good aligned followers of Sela often refer to themselves as "of the White Pillar".
The black pillar represents Force, and is taken to represent Sela's aspects of "Success...no matter the cost". Sela's evil followers often refer to themselves as "of the Black Pillar".
Sela's neutral followers think this whole business of pillars is pretty stupid and point out often that priests should worship the goddess and shut up about the pillars. They use neither term.
Community Domain
Granted power: +2 bonus on diplomacy checks and +1 leadership score for the purpose of accumulating followers.
Spells:
1-Bless
2-Status
3-Prayer
4-Imbue with Spell Ability
5-Telepathic Bond
6-Hero's Feast
7-Refuge
8-Mass Cure Critical Wounds
9-Miracle
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Jareth "jair-eth"
The Keeper of the Labyrinth, The Grim Dealer
Alignment: Lawful Evil Worshipers: Assassins, mages; those who play games of skill, occasionally gamblers Domains: Evil, Law, Death, Knowledge Favored Weapon: Playing Cards [treat as shurikens] Home Plane/Domain: The Nine Hells of Baator/The Labyrinth Pantheon: Enworldian Divine Rank: 9 (Lesser) Classes: Assassin, rogue, sorcerer, wizard Portfolio: Games of skill Special Possessions: The Labyrinth, a small board with platinum pieces that can trap its players within the game Alternate Domains: None Symbol: A black king chess piece over a white maze on a silver background
DESCRIPTION
Jareth is the god of games. The games he favors are those that are one-on-one that require a great deal of skill; however, he looks upon all games as his domain. He takes each game seriously, be it a childish game of marbles or the 'game' of an assassin hunting down his prey. He has a great dislike for those who mock games, or those who flaunt them.
When he appears on the prime material plane, Jareth appears as a well-groomed gentleman with sleek black hair. He often carries implements of gaming: a travel-sized chessboard with exquisite pieces, a deck of ivory playing cards, a set of mithril-tipped darts, and the like.
DOGMA
Play well and to win. Never give quarter your enemies. Watch the movements of those who oppose you and learn from their ways; in this way can you gain advantage over them. Never underestimate the power of a game. Be cunning in all things, and never let your guard down. When a game is won, honor the winner, regardless of whether he is friend or foe. When judging a game, be impartial in all things – do not let personal bias interfere with a game. Obey all the rules of a game, but always remember to look for the loophole.
CLERGY AND TEMPLES
The followers of Jareth are almost always dressed in robes of black, white, and silver. They are easily identified by the black metal chess piece they wear around their neck, which is indicative of their rank in the church hierarchy: those who wear pawns are unimportant, but those who wear bishops or knights are more powerful. Only the high priest of Jareth is allowed to wear a queen; none are permitted to wear a king, as that is Jareth's personal symbol.
Jareth's priests are allowed to build temples in most places, so long as they obey the laws of the land – which they always do. His temples are often stocked with a variety of gaming implements, similar to the ones Jareth himself carries when he vists the prime material. His priests are also relatively common in places where gaming is a major trade, as they are highly useful in their ability to impartially judge all games they observe; they are usually carrying an assortment of gaming implements, though not usually of the same quality or quantity that Jareth carries.
RITES AND RITUALS
Jarethian rites always involve a game of some sort, usually involving two people. Most of their rites are used to celebrate the opening of a gaming house, though some are used to test those who would become priests of Jareth; winning means induction into the order, and losing means death, for the would-be priest.
LEGENDS
Jareth has little to do with most other deities – he keeps to himself. Deities who would get along with him are usually put off by his seriousness with games and his strict adherence to rules. He is known to occasionally work with Taka, whose double-crossing he considers an entertaining game; however, her chaotic nature irks him greatly, and any alliance between the two does not last long.
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Shurassa "shoo-RAH-ssah" Wrath Daughter, Storm Hag, Mother of Grace
Enworldian Demigoddess Symbol: A dove holding a bolt of lightning in its beak. Home Plane: Varies. Alignment: Chaotic Neutral. Portfolio: Storms, hurricanes, catharsis and forgiveness. Worshippers: Sailors, fishermen, criminals and those who suffer and seek redemption or release. Cleric Alignments: CG, CN, CE. Domains: Air, Water, Chaos, Weather Favored Weapon: Trident "Stormshard"
Shurassa is one of the Seven Sisters.
Daughter of the sea god Delanor, Shurassa is the violence of a storm at sea, as well as the welcome calm after. She can be unpredictable and considered harsh by those who have run afoul of her temper, but she can be as swift to forgive and bring peace to her followers as she is to bring gales and thunder. Ayratha has often called upon her sister to call the sea's rage down upon the crew of a worthy ship. Shurassa has a strained relationship with Phyrah, as the light-hearted goddess is more often loved than feared by followers.
Those who suffer painful diseases or wasting illnesses burn candles afloat in sea or salt water to summon her to their sides and ease their pain. Those who suffer great personal trial will seek out storms and cry hymns and prayers to the goddess to release them from their struggles. Those she answers are not always grateful.
Hymns to the goddess are part praise for the majesty of a storm tossed sea and supplications to stay her wrath. Her temples are often found on coastlines hit by hurricanes and it is a rare ship that doesn't have a shrine to the storm goddess. It is considered good luck to sail with a piece of a ship sunken by her wrath, as many believe she does not visit her wrath upon the same ship twice. The truth of that is hard to ascertain, as the ships upon which her wrath has been spent, do not often survive the experience. Even so, many sailors will put a splinter from a sunken ship or some image of a ship sinking beneath a shipboard shrine in efforts to turn the goddess' attention.
She appears as a grey-eyed woman with severe features, often elven, with long black hair that clings to her face and neck and shoulders, wet with rain and sea water. She wears a dress made of the sails of sunken ships of all nations and wears a golden circlet upon her brow said to be a gift from Ayratha. She wields a trident named "Stormshard" after her father's blade.
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Russna "ROOSS-nah" Lady of the Mists, Glimmer, Will-o-wisp, The Scribe
Enworldian Demigoddess Symbol: A bare footprint on a field of any color. Home Plane: Varies. Alignment: Neutral. Portfolio: Wisdom, mystery, diplomacy, language, study, writing. Worshippers: Scholars, Messengers, Orators, Diplomats, Students, Bards, the wise Aged. Cleric Alignments: NG, LN, TN, CN, NE. Domains: Knowledge, Magic, Communication Favored Weapon: Dagger.
Russna is one of the Seven Sisters.
The only daughter of Antonidas, Russna is the mists that shroud the dawn and twilight. She is the mystery that fogs legend and forbidden knowledge. She is the wisdom of long years, the ear that listens, the hand that writes. She tends Antonidas during his experiments, keeping things orderly for the elder god. Her voice is calm and quiet and any who listen to her are soothed. She often serves as a go between amongst the gods and all respect her careful neutrality.
Priests of Russna are devoted to many different aspects of study and communication. There is no small amount of debate within her temples about the origins of her holy symbol, though most agree that her portfolio and domains have evolved over the ages and the symbol, while still associated with the goddess, is a remnant of past times when she was thought to have been a tricksome, secretive goddess of mist and mystery. Many these days embrace the footprint icon as symbolic of the hunt for wisdom and a reminder to follow Russna's humble ways.
Temples to the goddess, in urban settings, are often found near or in libraries or within embassies. Those in the wild are often lonely towers occupied by wizened clerics and wizards who have cloistered themselves for some purpose of study or meditation. A rare mystery cult is devoted to a more primitive worship of the goddess as a guide through secret places and the bearer of souls to the afterlife.
Russna is rather plain, as goddesses go, though her mouth is well-shaped and her face expressive. Her eyes are often downcast, though she has a fierce stare when moved to rare demonstrations of anger. Those who have run afoul of the goddess often find themselves tongue-tied and confused. Those who have pleased her experience crystalline clarity of mind and tongue. Ancient images of the goddess depict her tall, bare-footed and wreathed in mist. More modern images depict her seated, with ink-stained fingers, downcast eyes and a slight mysterious smile.
New Domain: Communication Domain Power: Once per day you gain an enhancement bonus to equal to your cleric level to a single Bluff, Diplomacy, Forgery, Gather Information or Sense Motive check. Choose to add any of the following - Bluff, Forgery, Gather Information, Sense Motive or Speak Language - to your list of cleric class skills. Add Message to the list of Orisons.
Spells: 1st - Comprehend Languages 2nd - Speak with Animals 3rd - Tongues 4th - Speak with Dead 5th - Sending 6th - Speak with Plants 7th - Stone Tell 8th - Project Image 9th - Demand
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Seto "Set-o" The Desert Heretic, Lord of Assassins, Last Raven, First Scythe
Enworldian Demigod Symbol: A curved cold iron blade grasped in the talons of a bleeding raven Home Plane: The Abyss. Alignment: Neutral Evil. Portfolio: Assassins, darkness, death, poison, and traps. Worshippers: Evil assassins, rangers, rogues, shadowdancers, and nomads. Cleric Alignments: Any Evil. Domains: Darkness, Death, and Evil. Favored Weapon: The shortscythe and the halfscythe (see below).
The bleak deserts of the wastelands and the burning mountains of the south meet in between the dark and lifeless lands surrounding the negative energy tower of the South Pole. Between the sandstone and the igneous rocks, the undead rise without ever being called. Occasionally, the nomads of the deserts and the windswept plains venture into these lands to search for lost treasures and to hide after raiding settlements and farms. More than one tribe has been completely wiped out by the darkness enveloping that land, sometimes forgotten for ages.
True worshippers of Seto believe that his origins are founded in a similar loss. Seto is believed to have been the last of the most vicious and unforgiving desert tribes, called The Raven's Children. They were hunted to extinction by the thieves’ guild out of Ignussus, known as the Curved Blade of Arcton, for damaging the infrastructure upon which the guild was dependant. Slowly being killed off, the peoples of the Raven's Children were forced further and further towards the bleak desolation of the south pole. They fought a gorilla war that they could never truly win, and slowly their people were forced into slavery or murdered by the Curved Blade of Arcton.
Seto was believed to be a young boy, forced into the lands of the undead by those that hunted his family. Stories say that he came of age when he was trapped in the shadows of the tainted grounds, where he learned the ebb and flow of darkness. Hiding from both the bounty hunters and the undead, he grew into a grim visage of a man, taking the appearance of something that can only be likened unto a necrotic experiment. His diet of corpses and the lack of sunlight turned his skin white, then a sickly pale blue, and he became like a skeleton only draped in flesh. The only truly human appearance that he retained was that of his glimmering long black hair that was part of the namesake of his former tribe.
When the time came, Seto set out to forage across the deserts and reclaim his former hunting grounds. He stalked the most cunning prey he could find, the assassins, thieves, and bounty hunters of the Curved Blades of Arcton. He worked his way closer and closer to the Sultan, the "Desert Snake King" who commanded the law and the crime of Ignussus. The objective of his spiteful affection, the guilds master, learned the true bitterness of fear. His men at arms were killed one by one in order to give the Sultan a tinge of the hate that Seto hungered on with. None of the defenses that the title of Sultan afforded the guild master was enough to quell revenge.
Once the execution was finally finished, Seto fled the deserts and returned to the dreary place of his childhood. Despite its auspices, it had in fact become his home and even felt as though it was his teacher. Seto lived, almost completely unthreatened, for many unlit nights before he would be disturbed again.
One dreary evening a woman named Mercurias, daughter of the former Desert Snake King, came to his den in the Corpsewoods seeking both revenge and a mentor in the dark arts. She saw some form of twisted beauty in the hate that was embedded in Seto's form, and she wished to gain the same power so that one day she might be able to have vengeance. In this way, Mercurias is famed as the first high priestess of the church of Seto, and the first to lead the Raven's Scythe Assassins. In time, it is believed that Seto passed on, or at least passed on to something far greater in power and scope than his mortal body could handle. A strong sect of the cult even believes that Mercurias had her revenge, and in turn each new priest and priestess is recruited in the hopes that one day they will kill their master and bring even greater strength to themselves and their god. This is why each priest recruits the strongest and most talented students they can find by destroying their families, friends, and lives. Each generation is intended to be stronger than the last, and in turn to strengthen their mentors in death.
The Raven's Scythe split from the Cult of Seto at some point in the past. The most common theory is that the two groups became disjoined when the high priest took two pupils, and each took a part in their master's murder. The Raven's Scythe is the assassin's guild, and while smaller in number, they are more renowned and feared due to their strength and directness in action. The Raven's Scythe are the attested enemies of the Curved Blades of Arcton. They are dedicated to the slaying of the Curved Blades, who control most of the Fire Mountain Range and especially the city of Ignussus.
The Cult of Seto is made up of Clerics who worship Seto as a god. They follow in his ways, and are masters of controlling darkness and channeling negative energy. They favor the weapons believed to have been used by Seto on his quest for vengeance, and they make use of these tools in all of their rituals. They are also considered the most pious and vicious cult in the southern hemisphere, gleaning new members from the survivors of the families they murder. Though their numbers do not purport to include many Necromancers, they are not entirely without the calling of the undead. The undead that the Cult of Seto are commonly associated with are shadows and wights.
DARKNESS DOMAIN Granted Power: Free Blind-Fight feat.
Darkness Domain Spells
1 Obscuring mist
2 Blindness
3 Blacklight
4 Armor of darkness
5 Summon monster V (only summons 1d3 shadows)
6 Prying eyes
7 Nightmare
8 Power word, blind
9 Power word, kill
Armor Of Darkness
Abjuration [Darkness] Level: Darkness 4 Components: V, S , D F Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Target: Creature touched Duration: 10 minutes/level Saving Throw: Will negates (harmless) Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)
The spell envelops the warded creature in a shroud of shadows. The shroud can, if the caster desires, conceal the wearer’s features. In any case, it grants the recipient a +3 deflection bonus to Armor Class plus an additional +1 for every four caster levels (maximum bonus +8). The subject can see through the armor as if it did not exist and is also afforded darkvision with a range of 60 feet. Finally, the subject gains a +2 bonus on saving throws against any holy, good, or light spells or effects. Undead creatures that are subjects of armor of darkness also gain +4 turn resistance.
Blacklight
Evocation [Darkness] Level: Darkness 3, Sor/Wiz 3 Components: V, S , M Casting Time: 1 action Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels) Area: A 20-ft.-radius emanation centered on a creature, object, or point in space Duration: 1 round/level (D) Saving Throw: Will negates or none (object) Spell Resistance: Yes or no (object)
The caster creates an area of total darkness. The darkness is impenetrable to normal vision and darkvision, but the caster can see normally within the blacklit area. Creatures outside the spell’s area, even the caster, cannot see through it.
The spell can be cast on a point in space, but the effect is stationary cast on a mobile object. A character can cast the spell on a creature, and the effect then radiates from the creature and moves as it moves. Unattended objects and points in space do not get saving throws or benefit from spell resistance.
Blacklight counters or dispels any light spell of equal or lower level. The 3rd-level cleric spell daylight counters or dispels blacklight.
Footnotes: Domain and Spells are from the SRD and Complete Divine.
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Shortscythe
Martial Light Melee Weapon
Cost: 6 gp Dmg (S): 1d3 Dmg (M): 1d4
Critical: x4
Range Increment: None
Weight: 2 lb.
Piercing or Slashing
A shortscythe is a small curved blade affixed to a one-handed grip similar to a kukri, however, it is curved much further at first and then the blade straightens out into a sharp point. Both sides of the blade are sharp, with the interior blade commonly being serrated like a saw blade.
Halfscythe
Martial One-Handed Melee Weapon
Cost: 12 gp Dmg (S): 1d4 Dmg (M): 1d6
Critical: x4
Range Increment: None
Weight: 4 lb.
Piercing or Slashing
The Halfscythe has a handle the same length as one on a longsword, but with no form of guard between the haft and the blade. The blade of a halfscythe is curved like a scythe and double edged, with the interior blade often being designed with serrated edges.
Footnotes: Mechanically, these are the same as a light and heavy pick, but are 50% more expensive, 33% lighter, and deal piercing or slashing damage like a Scythe.
Enworldian Demigoddess Symbol: A white crescent moon on a field of black or silver. Moonflower on a field of black. Home Plane: Varies. Alignment: Neutral. Portfolio: The enchanting power of moonlight, love and lovers, secrets and the night. Worshippers: Lovers, Bards, Lovelorn. Cleric Alignments: Any neutral. Domains: Protection, Trickery, Knowledge, Charm. Favored Weapon: None (unarmed strike).
Ulura is one of the Seven Sisters.
The daughter of Hyrag, Ulura is the moonlight that falls upon lovers' trysts, the darkness that envelops them. She is the twist in your stomach, the power of sweeping emotion and the enduring flame of passion. She knows the secret paths that lead one love to another and requires that her priests help lovers whose hearts are true find these paths. She takes special interest in selfless, unrequited love, looking after these oft spurned or unkindly treated lovers.
Her clerics may be of any neutral alignment, though their focus tends to change with their alignments. Good clerics nurture and guide lovers, urging them to faithfulness and union. Chaotic clerics embrace the passion of the goddess with little regard for consequence. Lawful clerics are the keepers of marriage rites and rituals and the aspect of Ulura that they represent is invoked in marriage ceremonies throughout Enworld. Evil clerics embrace the wreckage of love, the bereavement, madness and vengefulness.
Temples to the goddess vary widely, from formal temples that house Ulura's eternal flame to banquet halls and quiet cloistered gardens. A sect of chaotic priests have maintained holy brothels for decades, some say centuries. The appropriateness of such establishments is a topic of much interest within (and without) the worship of the goddess.
Ulura is said to be so lovely that all who see her are instantly smitten. The goddess, to
