The Sacred Star
Deities
Deities in this world actually play a role in the happenings and events; they can change the fates of time and alter the universe at their whim. It has been rumored that the deities have blessed the world once more with dragons, wondering if history is doomed to repeat itself. You are allowed to worship a deity if you please, or if you rather worship yourself you are more than welcome too.
This is a list of the current deities and each possesses a domain. The only ones that need to believe in the Deities and worship them are: The Oracle, The Shamans, and The Priests. These are the ones that believe heavily in the deities of the world and can see their plans for the future.
Alignment Scale: Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral, Lawful Evil, Neutral Good, Neutral, Neutral Evil, Chaotic Good, Chaotic Neutral, Chaotic Evil
Good Deities
Apsu
The patron deity of all good and metallic dragons, and one of the oldest gods of the Great Beyond. Along with Tiamat, he is (at least according to lore) believed to be one of the two original creator beings of the multiverse.
Alignment: LG/ LN/ NG
Domains Artifice, Good, Law, Scalykind, Travel
Subdomains Archon, Construct, Dragon, Exploration, Judgement, Toil, Trade
Sarenrae
(pronounced SAER-en-ray)
Known to her faithful as the Dawnflower, the Healing Flame, and the Everlight, teaches temperance and patience in all things. Compassion and peace are her greatest virtues, and if enemies of the faith can be redeemed, they should be. Yet there are those who have no interest in redemption, who glory in slaughter and death. From the remorseless evil of the undead and fiends to the cruelties born in the hearts of mortals, Sarenrae's doctrines preach swift justice delivered by the scimitar's edge. To this end, she expects her faithful to be skilled at swordplay, both as a form of martial art promoting centering of mind and body, and so that when they do enter battle, their foes do not suffer any longer than necessary.
Alignment: LG/NG/NN/CG
Domains Fire, Glory, Good, Healing, Sun
Subdomains Agathion, Day, Heroism, Light, (Redemption), Restoration, Resurrection, (Revelation)
Shelyn
(pronounced SHEHL-ihn)
She is the half-sister of Zon-Kuthon. She started life as a relatively minor deity of beauty, art, and music, but with the destruction of her mother (former goddess of love), she gained the very important portfolio of love and became a somewhat more-powerful deity. Shelyn continues to focus on beauty (and the related areas of art and music), and has expanded upon her mother's relatively narrow view of love to include all forms of the emotion. Shelyn's ethnicity of origin is Taldor and her major centers of worship are Absalom, Galt, Sargava and Taldor.
Alignment: LG/NG/NN/CG
Domains Air, Charm, Good, Luck, Protection
Subdomains Agathion, Cloud, Defense, Fate, (Imagination), Love, Purity
Torag
(pronounced TORR-awg)
A stoic and serious god who values honor, planning, and well-made steel. He is an often distant deity, lending magical power to his clerics, but leaving his followers to make their own way through life, knowing that this will make them strong and determined.
Alignment: LG,LN/NG
Domains Artifice, Earth, Good, Law, Protection
Subdomains Archon, Caves, Construct, Defense, (Judgement), Metal, Toil
Cayden Cailean
(pronounced KAY-den KAY-lee-en)
One of the Ascended: those who achieved godhood by passing the Test of the Starstone. Because of the way in which he passed the Test, he is also known as the "Lucky Drunk", "Drunken Hero", or the "Accidental God".
Alignment: NG/CG,CN
Domains: Chaos, Charm, Good, Strength, Travel†
Subdomains: Exploration, Ferocity, Love, Lust, Resolve, (Revelry)
Desna
(pronounced DEZ-nuh)
One of the first deities, but while her peers burdened themselves with the task of creating Khalla she spent her time building the heavens. She's changed little since those earlier days, and she and her followers delight in exploring the world.
Alignment: NG/CG,CN
Domains Chaos, Good, Liberation, Luck, Travel
Subdomains Azata, Curse, Exploration, Fate, Freedom, (Imagination), (Revelry), Revolution
Erastil
(pronounced eh-RAS-til)
One of the oldest gods still worshiped in this world. His religion dates back to before the Age of Darkness when small farming communities and hunter-gatherers prayed to him for bountiful harvests and successful hunts. He is a god of the hunt and of farming, leading his followers by example and good deeds rather than flowery rhetoric.
Alignment: LG,LN/NG
Domains Animal, Community, Good, Law, Plant
Subdomains Archon, (Cooperation), Family, Feather, Fur, Growth, Home
Gozreh
(pronounced GOHZ-ray)
A dualistic god of nature, a god of the storm and sky and also a goddess of the wave and surf. Born of the ocean's fury and the wind's wrath, Gozreh is a fickle deity.
Alignment: LN/NG,N,NE/CN
Domains Air, Animal, Plant, Water, Weather
Subdomains Cloud, Decay, Growth, Oceans, Seasons, Wind
Iomedae
(pronounced ahy-OH-meh-day)
The goddess of righteous valor, justice, and honor. Having served as Aroden's herald, she inherited many of the Last Azlanti's followers upon his death, and continues to espouse the ideas of honor and righteousness in the defense of good and the battle against evil.
Alignment: LG,LN/NG
Domains Glory, Good, Law, Sun, War
Subdomains Archon, Day, Heroism, Honor, (Judgement), Light, (Redemption), (Revelation), Tactics
Neutral Deities
Abadar
(pronounced AH-bah-dar)
Known to be a patient deity. Maintaining a strong neutral stance in his actions, he sets forth to further expand civilization and order among the peoples of Khalla.
Alignment: LG,LN,LE/N
Domains: Earth, Law, Nobility, Protection, Travel
Subdomains: Defense, Inevitable, Leadership, Martyr, Metal, Trade
Calistria
(pronounced kah-LISS-tree-ah)
A goddess of many faces and guises, including lust and revenge. She is held in especially high regard by elves, who often identify her moods and attitude with that of their people. A fondness of wasps has earned this vengeful deity the title the Savored Sting; such creatures live on after harming their enemies, a trait to be emulated should one seek to inflict pain on another.
Alignment: N/CG,CN,CE
Domains Chaos, Charm, Knowledge, Luck, Trickery
Subdomains Azata, Curse, Deception, Lust, Memory, Thievery
Irori
(pronounced ih-ROHR-ee)
A god of enlightenment and self-perfection; knowledge, healing, and inner strength. His followers claim that he was once a mortal who achieved absolute physical and mental perfection and thus attained divinity of his own volition. He is one of the core gods of, if not the most powerful deity of, the world.
Alignment: LG,LN,LE/N
Domains Healing, Knowledge, Law, Rune, Strength
Subdomains Inevitable, Language, Memory, Restoration, Resolve, Thought
Nethys
(pronounced NETH-uhs)
A god who holds magic above all things. He gained enough power to witness all things, and this both fueled his divinity and shattered his mind. He is a god of magic, torn between destroying the world with one hand and saving it with the other.
Alignment: LN/NG,N,NE/CN
Domains Destruction, Knowledge, Magic, Protection, Rune
Subdomains Arcane, Catastrophe, Divine, Defense, Thought, Wards
Gorum
(pronounced GOR-um)
A god of battle above all other pursuits; it is said that if there is ever a time with no more conflicts to be fought, he would rust away into nothingness. Known as the Lord in Iron, his faithful believe he is present in every iron weapon of war that is forged.
Alignment: N/CG,CN,CE
Domains Chaos, Destruction, Glory, Strength, War
Subdomains Blood, Ferocity, Protean, Rage, Resolve, Tactics
Evil Deities
Urgathoa
(pronounced oor-gah-THO-ah)
The goddess of physical excess, disease, and the undead. She is mostly worshiped by dark necromancers and the undead. Sometimes those wishing to become undead and those who live gluttonous lifestyles make supplication to her. On occasion, folk infected with plagues make offerings to Urgathoa.
Alignment: LE/N,NE/CE
Domains Death, Evil, Magic, Strength, War
Subdomains Blood, Daemon, Divine, Ferocity, Murder, Undead
Zon-Kuthon
(pronounced ZONN-koo-THON)
This god possesses one of the most twisted and evil minds in the multiverse. His position as god of pain is well earned, and he has been the root of countless tortures, murders, and worse throughout time.
Alignment: LN,LE/NE
Domains Darkness, Death, Destruction, Evil, Law
Subdomains Catastrophe, Devil, Loss, Murder, Night, Undead
Lamashtu
(pronounced lah-MAHSH-too)
The mother and patroness of many misshapen and malformed creatures that crawl, slither, or flap on, above, or below the surface of Khalla. Her unholy symbol is a three-eyed jackal head, which may be represented in many ways, and her sacred animal is the jackal.
Alignment: NE/CN,CE
Domains Chaos, Evil, Madness, Strength, Trickery
Subdomains Deception, Demon, Ferocity, Insanity, Nightmare, Thievery
Norgorber
(pronounced NOR-gore-ber)
Known as a deity of thievery and assassination, as well as a keeper of secrets. He is called the 'Reaper of the Reputation' by some, but he has more insidious titles among his other worshipers. He remains an enigma to most, and his true motives are unknown. Many of his own followers remain ignorant of his plans and designs. Norgorber is the only evil aligned god amongst the Ascended.
Alignment: LE/N,NE/CE
Domains Charm, Death, Evil, Knowledge, Trickery
Subdomains Daemon, Deception, Memory, Murder, Thievery, Thought
Asmodeus
(pronounced as-MO-day-us)
The most powerful of the nine archdevils that inhabit Hell, and the only one of Hell's rulers to claim full divinity. It was he who is credited with penning the contract of creation, within which his followers believe is hidden the means for their patron's eventual rise to supremacy.
Alignment: LN,LE/NE
Domains Evil, Fire, Law, Magic, Trickery
Subdomains Arcane, Ash, Deception, Devil, Divine, Smoke