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<blockquote data-quote="QuietBrowser" data-source="post: 7302424" data-attributes="member: 6855057"><p>Wow; so many good comments, I really don't know where to start! Thank you all for your input and advice - I hope you don't mind, but you've given me some rough concepts that I wanted to run by you all...</p><p></p><p>I can and will explain my intentions/thought processes behind each god if need be, I just figured it'd be best to run the basic concepts by you all first.</p><p></p><p><u>General Notes:</u></p><p>I do want the setting to have gods; I have an "atheistic fantasy world" already in my post-apocalyptic setting. Thought I should try something different. Besides, can't let the Hutaakans have all the fun.</p><p></p><p>All names are placeholders. Better names are desperately sought.</p><p></p><p>At least some deities in the setting are theorized to be aspects/avatars of each other in-universe, although whether that is the case is left deliberately ambiguous. For example, there are different theories that the "Dark Mother" of the Hutaakans is actually derived from "Hestaiyon", the Republic's shunned God of Black Magic; some say she is actually he shapeshifted and having brought forth the hutaakans as his/her children, others say he took her as his lover and fathered them upon her, others still that she ate his heart when he lay wounded from a divine battle and became both a goddess and a mother by doing so.</p><p></p><p>One side effect of the Netherstorm is that the present religious background of the world has gotten somewhat... muddled. Primordial Cults that would have been persecuted in the ancient days before the Netherstorm have now gained legitimacy, as the Netherstorm prevents deities or elementals from directly correcting mortal misconceptions the way that they used to.</p><p></p><p></p><p><u>Republic Pantheon:</u></p><p><strong>Mytteri:</strong> The Dragon of All Colors & None, The One In The Void, The Chaos King. God of chaos, creation, madness and wild magic. Envisioned as the first god and thusly the "divine patriarch". Not worshipped directly by most, because he is seen as being insane and unpredictable; officially believed to be chained or otherwise warded away. Patron god of Sorcery.</p><p></p><p><strong>Arkane:</strong> The King of the Many-Colored Crown, Father of Magic, Shaper of Men. God of wizardry, balance, justice and humanity. Child of Mytteri, the patron god of the Republic. Takes the role of the actual divine patriarch in the Republic's pantheon, a benevolent but hands off wizard-king.</p><p></p><p><strong>Maalia:</strong> She of the Book, the Lawmaker, Stern Guide. Goddess of laws, order, scholarship. Sister to Arkane, but much harsher (Lawful Neutral to his Neutral Good, if you must). Associated with the season of Summer.</p><p></p><p><strong>Hestaiyon:</strong> The Dark One, Father of the Black Arts, Ultimate Tyrant. God of black magic (Conjuration, Enchantment, Necromancy), conquest and domination. Ambitious, power-hungry and jealous sibling/son of Arkane, yearns to take Arkane's place. Associated with the season of Autumn.</p><p></p><p><strong>Eros:</strong> The Beautiful One, the Passionate. Androgynous god/dess of love, beauty, whimsy and revelry. Associated with the season of Spring.</p><p></p><p><strong>Hogun:</strong> The Grim, Beastlord, Great Hunter. God of beasts, hunting and the wilderness. Stoic and indifferent to civilization. Associated with the season of Winter.</p><p></p><p><strong>Rhea:</strong> All-Mother, Lifebringer. Goddess of earth, fertility, farming and childbirth.</p><p></p><p></p><p><u>Haffun Pantheon:</u></p><p><strong>Yondala:</strong> Goddess of earth, vegetation, life, pregnant women, childbirth. Matriarch of the haffun pantheon. Overlaps with Rhea.</p><p></p><p><strong>Jacky:</strong> God of love, luck, trickery, mischief, passion, whimsy and revelry. High-spirited, passionate, lusty, mischievous fool. Patriarch of the haffun pantheon; Yondala's husband. Overlaps with Eros.</p><p></p><p><strong>Druiich:</strong> Goddess of agriculture.</p><p></p><p><strong>Delilah:</strong> Goddess of the family and the home.</p><p></p><p><strong>Tornadrus:</strong> God of storms, sports, and strength. A loud-mouthed, attention-seeking braggart.</p><p></p><p></p><p><u>Hobgoblin Pantheon:</u></p><p><strong>Iron Father:</strong> God of war, strength, and conquest. Ruler of the hobgob pantheon and metaphysical father of their race.</p><p></p><p><strong>Flame Mother:</strong> Goddess of fire, fertility, cunning and wit. Iron Father's spouse, patron of strategy, mother of the hobgoblins.</p><p></p><p><strong>Smokeguzzler:</strong> Goddess of smithing, craftsmanship and "technology". Creator of the hobgoblin magitek, patron of its inventors and artificers.</p><p></p><p></p><p><u>Hutaakan Pantheon:</u></p><p><strong>The Dark Mother:</strong> Goddess of hutaakans, fertility and black magic. Absolute ruler of the hutaakan pantheon, first and foremost of their deities.</p><p></p><p><strong>Zuggtmoy:</strong> Goddess of fungus, drugs, medicine, ecstasy.</p><p></p><p><strong>Mordiggian:</strong> God of necromancy, death, darkness, slavery, feasting, cannibalism.</p><p></p><p><strong>Teratrogen:</strong> Goddess of mutation, transformation, fleshcrafting, surgery, physical augmentation.</p><p></p><p><strong>Dhamballa:</strong> God of serpents, revelry, illusion, whimsy, pleasure, and carnality.</p><p></p><p></p><p><u>Gnoll Pantheon:</u></p><p><strong>She Who Fights:</strong> Goddess of gnolls, war, protection, savagery and strength.</p><p></p><p><strong>He Who Thinks:</strong> God of gnolls, cunning, stealth, psionics, magic, hearth and home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietBrowser, post: 7302424, member: 6855057"] Wow; so many good comments, I really don't know where to start! Thank you all for your input and advice - I hope you don't mind, but you've given me some rough concepts that I wanted to run by you all... I can and will explain my intentions/thought processes behind each god if need be, I just figured it'd be best to run the basic concepts by you all first. [U]General Notes:[/U] I do want the setting to have gods; I have an "atheistic fantasy world" already in my post-apocalyptic setting. Thought I should try something different. Besides, can't let the Hutaakans have all the fun. All names are placeholders. Better names are desperately sought. At least some deities in the setting are theorized to be aspects/avatars of each other in-universe, although whether that is the case is left deliberately ambiguous. For example, there are different theories that the "Dark Mother" of the Hutaakans is actually derived from "Hestaiyon", the Republic's shunned God of Black Magic; some say she is actually he shapeshifted and having brought forth the hutaakans as his/her children, others say he took her as his lover and fathered them upon her, others still that she ate his heart when he lay wounded from a divine battle and became both a goddess and a mother by doing so. One side effect of the Netherstorm is that the present religious background of the world has gotten somewhat... muddled. Primordial Cults that would have been persecuted in the ancient days before the Netherstorm have now gained legitimacy, as the Netherstorm prevents deities or elementals from directly correcting mortal misconceptions the way that they used to. [U]Republic Pantheon:[/U] [B]Mytteri:[/B] The Dragon of All Colors & None, The One In The Void, The Chaos King. God of chaos, creation, madness and wild magic. Envisioned as the first god and thusly the "divine patriarch". Not worshipped directly by most, because he is seen as being insane and unpredictable; officially believed to be chained or otherwise warded away. Patron god of Sorcery. [B]Arkane:[/B] The King of the Many-Colored Crown, Father of Magic, Shaper of Men. God of wizardry, balance, justice and humanity. Child of Mytteri, the patron god of the Republic. Takes the role of the actual divine patriarch in the Republic's pantheon, a benevolent but hands off wizard-king. [B]Maalia:[/B] She of the Book, the Lawmaker, Stern Guide. Goddess of laws, order, scholarship. Sister to Arkane, but much harsher (Lawful Neutral to his Neutral Good, if you must). Associated with the season of Summer. [B]Hestaiyon:[/B] The Dark One, Father of the Black Arts, Ultimate Tyrant. God of black magic (Conjuration, Enchantment, Necromancy), conquest and domination. Ambitious, power-hungry and jealous sibling/son of Arkane, yearns to take Arkane's place. Associated with the season of Autumn. [B]Eros:[/B] The Beautiful One, the Passionate. Androgynous god/dess of love, beauty, whimsy and revelry. Associated with the season of Spring. [B]Hogun:[/B] The Grim, Beastlord, Great Hunter. God of beasts, hunting and the wilderness. Stoic and indifferent to civilization. Associated with the season of Winter. [B]Rhea:[/B] All-Mother, Lifebringer. Goddess of earth, fertility, farming and childbirth. [U]Haffun Pantheon:[/U] [B]Yondala:[/B] Goddess of earth, vegetation, life, pregnant women, childbirth. Matriarch of the haffun pantheon. Overlaps with Rhea. [B]Jacky:[/B] God of love, luck, trickery, mischief, passion, whimsy and revelry. High-spirited, passionate, lusty, mischievous fool. Patriarch of the haffun pantheon; Yondala's husband. Overlaps with Eros. [B]Druiich:[/B] Goddess of agriculture. [B]Delilah:[/B] Goddess of the family and the home. [B]Tornadrus:[/B] God of storms, sports, and strength. A loud-mouthed, attention-seeking braggart. [U]Hobgoblin Pantheon:[/U] [B]Iron Father:[/B] God of war, strength, and conquest. Ruler of the hobgob pantheon and metaphysical father of their race. [B]Flame Mother:[/B] Goddess of fire, fertility, cunning and wit. Iron Father's spouse, patron of strategy, mother of the hobgoblins. [B]Smokeguzzler:[/B] Goddess of smithing, craftsmanship and "technology". Creator of the hobgoblin magitek, patron of its inventors and artificers. [U]Hutaakan Pantheon:[/U] [B]The Dark Mother:[/B] Goddess of hutaakans, fertility and black magic. Absolute ruler of the hutaakan pantheon, first and foremost of their deities. [B]Zuggtmoy:[/B] Goddess of fungus, drugs, medicine, ecstasy. [B]Mordiggian:[/B] God of necromancy, death, darkness, slavery, feasting, cannibalism. [B]Teratrogen:[/B] Goddess of mutation, transformation, fleshcrafting, surgery, physical augmentation. [B]Dhamballa:[/B] God of serpents, revelry, illusion, whimsy, pleasure, and carnality. [U]Gnoll Pantheon:[/U] [B]She Who Fights:[/B] Goddess of gnolls, war, protection, savagery and strength. [B]He Who Thinks:[/B] God of gnolls, cunning, stealth, psionics, magic, hearth and home. [/QUOTE]
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