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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 9395555" data-attributes="member: 6790260"><p>I drafted the below, not as an effort at a "definitive" pantheon, but because I wanted a draconic pantheon I could use for my own work (prose or campaign setting stuff). I rather liked the Whose-X-is-Y model for the titles/"true names" of the gods, with their short names being either elective personal names, or names applied to them by mortals. I feel the "title" thing emphasizes that the deities are in some ways beyond mortal understanding, living concepts that do not cleanly manifest in language.</p><p></p><p>[SPOILER]</p><p><strong>Title:</strong> Whose-Might-Is-Wisdom</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Arkhos</p><p><strong>Domains:</strong> Luck, justice/law, magic, protection, glory, time, and adventure.</p><p><strong>Avatars:</strong> Platinum dragon, older man (sometimes frail, sometimes hearty)</p><p></p><p><strong>Title:</strong> Whose-Guile-Is-Power</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Sutela (formerly Skythis)</p><p><strong>Former Domains:</strong> Ambition, wealth, individuality, passion, freedom, space, and home.</p><p><strong>Former Avatars:</strong> Crystalline dragon, mature woman (sometimes delicate, sometimes mighty)</p><p><strong>Fallen Domains:</strong> Pride, greed, selfishness, destruction, entropy, prison</p><p><strong>Current avatar:</strong> Dragon with five heads and colors -- never any other avatars</p><p></p><p><strong>Title:</strong> Whose-Laugh-Is-Cutting</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Atalesh</p><p><strong>Domains:</strong> Joy, independence, luck, death, plant</p><p><strong>Avatars:</strong> An amber dragon, a girl or young woman (just at the cusp of adulthood)</p><p></p><p><strong>Title:</strong> Whose-Eyes-Are-Doorways</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Kereska</p><p><strong>Domains:</strong> Magic, travel, knowledge, transformation, industry</p><p><strong>Avatars:</strong> An opal dragon, a humanoid figure in dark/concealing robes</p><p></p><p><strong>Title:</strong> Whose-Fire-Is-Change</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Syggetnarex (or Narex)</p><p><strong>Domains:</strong> Fire, earth, death, life, sun</p><p><strong>Avatars:</strong> A soot-caked blacksmith (any gender), a tektite dragon (sometimes molten)</p><p></p><p><strong>Title:</strong> Whose-Culling-Is-Kind</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Llydenne</p><p><strong>Domains:</strong> Death, justice, wealth, redemption, shadow</p><p><strong>Avatars:</strong> A blindfolded agender person in stark white robes, an ivory dragon</p><p></p><p><strong>Title:</strong> Whose-Breath-Is-Storm</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Korr</p><p><strong>Domains:</strong> Air, water, weather, war, strength</p><p><strong>Avatars:</strong> A young man with wild hair and eyes, a smoky agate dragon</p><p></p><p><strong>Title:</strong> Whose-Light-Is-Guiding</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Oridas</p><p><strong>Domains:</strong> Light, shadow, air, stars, knowledge</p><p><strong>Avatars:</strong> A genderfluid youth in dancing clothes of shifting color, a dragon with scales of every stone and color</p><p></p><p><strong>Title:</strong> Whose-Law-Is-Wild</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Neriph</p><p><strong>Domains:</strong> Animal, protection, strength, freedom, moon</p><p><strong>Avatars:</strong> Any mythic beast blending two or more animals, female werewolf, moonstone dragon</p><p></p><p><strong>Title:</strong> Whose-Labor-Is-Forever</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Pavask</p><p><strong>Domains:</strong> Industry, fire, home/hearth, war, time</p><p><strong>Avatars:</strong> Old tinker with a limp, bright-eyed child with a clockwork staff, flint dragon</p><p></p><p><strong>Title:</strong> Whose-Soul-Is-Music</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Xyllona</p><p><strong>Domains:</strong> Art, medicine, language, friendship, whimsy</p><p><strong>Avatars:</strong> A pair of lovers holding hands who speak in unison, a sunstone dragon</p><p></p><p><strong>Title:</strong> Whose-Step-Is-Regal</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Urunak</p><p><strong>Domains:</strong> Nobility, ancestors, deception, mind, loyalty</p><p><strong>Avatars:</strong> A finely-dressed prince/ss, an old man with a backpack of scrolls, an alexandrite dragon</p><p></p><p>Not officially worshipped in present day:</p><p></p><p><strong>Title:</strong> Whose-One-Is-All</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Ophion, Father/Mother Ophion, Dead Ophion</p><p><strong>Domains:</strong> All</p><p><strong>Avatars:</strong> None. Ophion is dead, Their body becoming the world.</p><p></p><p><strong>Title:</strong> Whose-Fate-Is-Open</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Estrelabor, Child Estrel, The Child To Come</p><p><strong>Domains:</strong> All</p><p><strong>Avatars:</strong> The Resplendent Egg contains their unborn form (lost long, long ago)</p><p>[/SPOILER]</p><p></p><p>Note that in this setting, Skythis was originally the head of the pantheon, and Arkhos served as "her" advisor (gender is an elective choice for these beings.) "Her" fall is part of what has left reality in a decidedly less-than-ideal state.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 9395555, member: 6790260"] I drafted the below, not as an effort at a "definitive" pantheon, but because I wanted a draconic pantheon I could use for my own work (prose or campaign setting stuff). I rather liked the Whose-X-is-Y model for the titles/"true names" of the gods, with their short names being either elective personal names, or names applied to them by mortals. I feel the "title" thing emphasizes that the deities are in some ways beyond mortal understanding, living concepts that do not cleanly manifest in language. [SPOILER] [b]Title:[/b] Whose-Might-Is-Wisdom [b]Name:[/b] Arkhos [b]Domains:[/b] Luck, justice/law, magic, protection, glory, time, and adventure. [b]Avatars:[/b] Platinum dragon, older man (sometimes frail, sometimes hearty) [b]Title:[/b] Whose-Guile-Is-Power [b]Name:[/b] Sutela (formerly Skythis) [b]Former Domains:[/b] Ambition, wealth, individuality, passion, freedom, space, and home. [b]Former Avatars:[/b] Crystalline dragon, mature woman (sometimes delicate, sometimes mighty) [b]Fallen Domains:[/b] Pride, greed, selfishness, destruction, entropy, prison [b]Current avatar:[/b] Dragon with five heads and colors -- never any other avatars [b]Title:[/b] Whose-Laugh-Is-Cutting [b]Name:[/b] Atalesh [b]Domains:[/b] Joy, independence, luck, death, plant [b]Avatars:[/b] An amber dragon, a girl or young woman (just at the cusp of adulthood) [b]Title:[/b] Whose-Eyes-Are-Doorways [b]Name:[/b] Kereska [b]Domains:[/b] Magic, travel, knowledge, transformation, industry [b]Avatars:[/b] An opal dragon, a humanoid figure in dark/concealing robes [b]Title:[/b] Whose-Fire-Is-Change [b]Name:[/b] Syggetnarex (or Narex) [b]Domains:[/b] Fire, earth, death, life, sun [b]Avatars:[/b] A soot-caked blacksmith (any gender), a tektite dragon (sometimes molten) [b]Title:[/b] Whose-Culling-Is-Kind [b]Name:[/b] Llydenne [b]Domains:[/b] Death, justice, wealth, redemption, shadow [b]Avatars:[/b] A blindfolded agender person in stark white robes, an ivory dragon [b]Title:[/b] Whose-Breath-Is-Storm [b]Name:[/b] Korr [b]Domains:[/b] Air, water, weather, war, strength [b]Avatars:[/b] A young man with wild hair and eyes, a smoky agate dragon [b]Title:[/b] Whose-Light-Is-Guiding [b]Name:[/b] Oridas [b]Domains:[/b] Light, shadow, air, stars, knowledge [b]Avatars:[/b] A genderfluid youth in dancing clothes of shifting color, a dragon with scales of every stone and color [b]Title:[/b] Whose-Law-Is-Wild [b]Name:[/b] Neriph [b]Domains:[/b] Animal, protection, strength, freedom, moon [b]Avatars:[/b] Any mythic beast blending two or more animals, female werewolf, moonstone dragon [b]Title:[/b] Whose-Labor-Is-Forever [b]Name:[/b] Pavask [b]Domains:[/b] Industry, fire, home/hearth, war, time [b]Avatars:[/b] Old tinker with a limp, bright-eyed child with a clockwork staff, flint dragon [b]Title:[/b] Whose-Soul-Is-Music [b]Name:[/b] Xyllona [b]Domains:[/b] Art, medicine, language, friendship, whimsy [b]Avatars:[/b] A pair of lovers holding hands who speak in unison, a sunstone dragon [b]Title:[/b] Whose-Step-Is-Regal [b]Name:[/b] Urunak [b]Domains:[/b] Nobility, ancestors, deception, mind, loyalty [b]Avatars:[/b] A finely-dressed prince/ss, an old man with a backpack of scrolls, an alexandrite dragon Not officially worshipped in present day: [b]Title:[/b] Whose-One-Is-All [b]Name:[/b] Ophion, Father/Mother Ophion, Dead Ophion [b]Domains:[/b] All [b]Avatars:[/b] None. Ophion is dead, Their body becoming the world. [b]Title:[/b] Whose-Fate-Is-Open [b]Name:[/b] Estrelabor, Child Estrel, The Child To Come [b]Domains:[/b] All [b]Avatars:[/b] The Resplendent Egg contains their unborn form (lost long, long ago) [/SPOILER] Note that in this setting, Skythis was originally the head of the pantheon, and Arkhos served as "her" advisor (gender is an elective choice for these beings.) "Her" fall is part of what has left reality in a decidedly less-than-ideal state. [/QUOTE]
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