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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 3676806" data-attributes="member: 2012">Other Real World Deities in the Mirrored CosmologyI've always been into the various panthons and deities of the real world, both as a student of history and as a gamer. However, I prefer to use those deities and pantheons in unusal ways.For example, for the World of Kulan, and specifically, for the Lands of Harqual, I have used many real world deities to fill out the two main pantheons of that continent. The Pantheon of the North (i.e. North Gods) are the deities for the good guys. The Pantheon of Swords (i.e. Sword Gods) are the ones for the bad guys.Both pantheons, as well as a group of unaligned deiites known as the Interloper Gods, have real world gods and goddesses in the mix, even some from the same mythos.For the North Gods, I have included Aegir, Bast, the Daghdha, Hades, Inanna, Lokun (i.e. Loki), Narvi, and Vali. For the Sword Gods, I have included Angrboda, Druaga, Hiisi, and Math Mathonwy. And for the Interloper Gods, I have included Ahto, Apollo, Dike, Dionysus, Hel, Loviatar, Mielikki, the Nine Daughters, Ptah, Rán, and Sigyn.I've even built a mythos around the inclusion of all these deities, which you can read about on my Kulan Wiki her on EN World (currently being rebuilt).Note that not all of the above deities are as they would be in their traditional real world-inspired D&D pantheons. Hades, for example, is LN in my cosmology, not NE. (Lokun is CN, not CE. And Inanna is LN, not LE.)Basically, the rule is that if the deity is in Monster Mythology or On Hallowed Ground then the deity likely exists in this cosmology, somewhere, but the deity may or may not be altered.Here are the Real World pantheons that have the most influence in the Mirrored Cosmology...The AsgardiansThis is the pantheon with the most changes. In the Mirrored Cosmology, Ragnarok has come and gone. Many of the worlds where the Norse Gods had worshippers have been destroyed by Surtur. Asgard lies in ruins and many of the Aesir and Vanir are dead, or have "changed" in strange ways. (The most unusual of these is Loki, who now calls himself Lokun.) However, the cosmos didn't end, like the Norse believed it would and more of them survived than was believed, if you can call what most of them now exist as as survival. (Even old Odin survived, although he now calls himself Wotan, and aimlessly wanders Ysgard.) Those that have survived are little more than lesser deities or demigods, except for those that have attached themselves to another pantheon (i.e. Lokun). Note: Ragnarok and the Divinity War between the North Gods and the Sword Gods (of Harqual) happened at the same time. Some believe that the Divinity War sparked the beginning of Ragnarok.See <a href="http://walktheroad.wikispaces.com/SoA_Contents" target="_blank">here</a> for a possible outline of this concept.The AztecsThe Aztecs Mythos is detailed in four issues of Dragon Magazine. I finally have all four and, as a result, this Pantheon is about to become one of the more powerful ones in the Mirrored Cosmology. (I'm going to miss the print version of Dragon so much.)The Babylonians and SumeriansThese two pantheons aren't major forces for Kulan, but they have a lot of influence on the planes. Anshar, Druaga, and Marduk are the powerhouses of the Babylonians. Enlil, Inanna, and Nanna-Sin are the powerhouses of the Sumerians. Note that Inanna isn't considered a Sumerian deity anymore, and is instead known throughout the cosmos as a member of the North Gods.The CeltsThe celts have a lot of planar influence, but tend to stick to their own. There are exceptions, however. Arawn, the Daghdha, Math Mathonwy, and Oghma have all strayed from the expected path.The EgyptiansI use Gary Gygax's Necropolis for World of Kulan, but I also make use of the information presented in Deities and Demigod. This is one of the most powerful pantheons in the cosmos, but they are limited on Kulan. In this cosmology they are known as The Khemitians!The FinnsI've always liekd the Finns and after making Hiisi one of the worst evils in the universe, the rest just joined the party. Note that I prefer to use the Finnish version of Loviatar and Mielikki instead of the Realms versions. Ahto, Hiisi, Loviatar, Mielikki, and Untamo have the most influence.The GreeksThe greeks are definitely not the powerhouse pantheon like they are in other cosmologies. They have fallen on hard times, and decadance and corruption has spread through Olympus like a plague. Their faith is limited to one small area, on Kulan, although they have many followers throughout the cosmos. Many of the Olympians have begun to stray away from their roots with Apollo, Dike, Dionysus, and Hades having all gone their own way, and they are very different from the Olympians we all know. (Zeus has sort of lost his mind.)The TitansAs a result of the Olympians fall from grace, the worship of the Titans has gained a resurgance.Cronus, Gaea, Rhea, and Uranus all have considerable influence across the cosmos.Note: None of these Real World deities exist on Dark World.</blockquote>

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