Saturday, June 18, 2005

Gods...

Although I am unsure if this list is to be added to in the future, these are the main gods of my world. Just thought I would throw in some info of my D&D world.

The Great Dragon (Greater Deity)
Bahamut
God of Dragons
• Gender: Male
• Symbol: The silhouette of a dragon in silver from a top view with its wings open.
• Alignment: Lawful Good
• Portfolio: Good dragons, good, law, protection.
• Domains: Dragon, Good, Law, Protection.
• Favored Weapon: Pick (claw).
• Dogma: Evil shall not be tolerated in any form. Take care of those in hard times. Respect the Dragons, for their form is the true form. Recognize the inherent laws of the world.

The Three Sisters (Greater Deities)
Anu
Sun Goddess
• Gender: Female
• Symbol: Round golden disk with a beautiful woman’s face carved into it.
• Alignment: Neutral Good
• Portfolio: Good, life, birth, protection.
• Domains: Good, Healing, Protection, Sun.
• Favored Weapon: Longsword. “Only the sword can truly reflect the Sun’s rays.”
• Dogma: Protect those weaker than you. Do not allow injustice. Do not judge others, for it is not a mortal’s place. Bring the Sun’s rays to all corners of the world where shadows lurk.
• Other Names: The Great Mother. Holy Mother. Bright Mother. Bright One.

Mania
Goddess of Death
• Gender: Female
• Symbol: Flaming bat.
• Alignment: Neutral Evil
• Portfolio: Evil, death, decay, undeath.
• Domains: Darkness, Death, Destruction, Evil.
• Favored Weapon: Sickle. “Reap the people their freedom of death.”
• Dogma: All living creatures will taste the blade of my sickle, and I shall taste their soul. Death is the only true freedom.
• Other Names: Eater of Souls. Grim Reaper. Flesh Reaper.

Freya
Goddess of Magic
• Gender: Female
• Symbol: A patient owl.
• Alignment: Neutral
• Portfolio: Magic, balance, knowledge, observation.
• Domains: Knowledge, Magic, Rune, Trickery.
• Favored Weapon: Quarterstaff. “Do not overlook that which is plain. Wait for it to show its true form.”
• Dogma: Magic is the true power of the world. Only balance can bring true knowledge and only objective observation can bring balance.
• Other Names: The Patient Owl, Mistress of Magic.

Creation (Greater Deity)
Aegis
God of the Elements
• Gender: None
• Symbol: A ring of four flames, one white, one brown, one red, one blue.
• Alignment: Lawful Neutral
• Portfolio: Air, earth, fire, water.
• Domains: Air, Earth, Fire, Water.
• Favored Weapon: None
• Dogma: Do not defile the laws and forms of creation.
• Other Names: Gaia, Lord of Elements.

The 5 Children (Intermediate Deities)
Jukab
Lord of Artifice
• Gender: Male
• Child of: Freya
• Symbol: A grey cog.
• Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
• Portfolio: Artifice, invention.
• Domains: Artifice, Creation, Knowledge.
• Favored Weapon: Hammer
• Dogma: Only artifice and technology can create change. One can judge one life’s worth by how much one has created.
• Other Names: Wonderbringer, The Giver, The Creator.

Rhya
Goddess of Nature
• Gender: Female
• Child of: Anu
• Symbol: A green silhouette of a tree.
• Alignment: Chaotic Good
• Portfolio: Plants, animals.
• Domains: Animal, Healing, Plant.
• Favored Weapon: Spear
• Dogma: Do not discard the power of nature. It is the only law that can be found in chaos.
• Other Names: The Den Mother, The Green Mistress, The Forest Keeper.

Tyr
God of War
• Gender: Male
• Child of: Mania
• Symbol: Red-eyed raven.
• Alignment: Chaotic Evil
• Portfolio: War, battlefields.
• Domains: War, Death, Destruction.
• Favored Weapon: Axe
• Dogma: All that is right or wrong can be solved by war. War is the ultimate equalizer.
• Other Names: The Warmonger, The Great Battleaxe.

Opi
God of Travelers
• Gender: Male
• Child of: Anu
• Symbol: Walking boots.
• Alignment: Chaotic Good
• Portfolio: Travel, roads.
• Domains: Luck, Travel, Protection.
• Favored Weapon: Quarterstaff (walking stick)
• Dogma: One will see nothing unless they free themselves on the open road. Experience comes to those who travel some form of path. Every person has his or her own path in life.
• Other Names: The Path-Maker, The Great Grandfather.

Sky
Goddess of Weather
• Gender: Female
• Child of: Aegis
• Symbol: Lightning Bolt with a storm cloud in the background.
• Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
• Portfolio: Weather, temperature.
• Domains: Weather, Air, Water.
• Favored Weapon: Javelin
• Dogma: If you try to oppose the Weather, you oppose the power of earth itself. The Weather has her own way.
• Other Names: The Almighty Hurricane. The Great Eye of the Storm.

1 comment:

  1. Holy crap that's a good list. I was never that organized. I wouldn't mind seeing detailed descriptions of each God's personality later on.

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