Deities of Aasha

While there are many Gods and Goddesses that are worshiped in Aasha, there are eight Central Gods that are common among most people. Each of them are represented by an elemental domain as well as a set of virtues their followers revere. The Eight are:

• Ravi - Sun, justice, law, and obedience
• Tsuki - Moon, mercy, charity, generosity
• Imix - Fire, war, courage, physical perfection
• Melikki - Wood, nature, temperance, preservation
• Olastra - Water/Sea, forgiveness, fraternity, travel, trade, language
• Baeduu - Earth, Agriculture, Industry, endurance, patience
• Balaam - Air, spirit, harmony, balance
• Jern - Metal, knowledge, magic, prudence, planning, invention, wisdom

Although each church of Central Gods have preferred virtues, it doesn't mean that its teaching do not include the main virtues of another church. Followers of Baeduu are expected to be obedient and followers of Imix are encouraged to do service.
Many people in Aasha tend to worship many Gods - especially if their domains intersect and synergize. For example, many followers of Balaam also follow tenets of Meillikki because they find beauty in nature and use it to meditate and center themselves. Many soldiers hold charms of both Ravi and Imix because they are required to uphold the law and justice as well as defend the realm when needed.
The cultures of entire countries are heavily influenced by the primary gods worshipped. For example, in the The Holy Republic of Elysia the Ravians, who represent justice, prosecutes in criminal cases while Tsukiis who represent mercy defend the accused. The entire system is built to balance the justice of law with the mercy of mortals.

Summary of Major Deities of Aasha

	Balaam	Baedu'u	Imix	Jern	Melikki	Olastra	Ravi	Tsuki
Alignment	CG	NN	LN	LN	CN	CG	LG	NG
Element	Air	Earth	Fire	Metal	Wood	Water	Sun	Moon
Arcane Domain	Enchantment	Transmutation	Evocation	Divination	Illusion	Conjuration	Transcendent	Abjuration
Divine Domains	Spirits	Agriculture/Industry	War	Knowledge	Nature	Sea	Justice	Mercy
Virtue	Humility	Patience	Courage	Prudence	Temperance	Forgiveness	Obedience	Charity
Cleric Domains	Life, Knowledge, Peace	Forge, War, Knowledge	Forge, War, Order	Forge, Knowledge, Arcana, Order	Knowledge, Nature, Trickery	Nature, Tempest, Peace	Light, Life, Order	Life, Grave, Twilight
Symbol	Five petal flower	Circle inscribed in a triangle	Circle bisected by a cross	Oil-fueled lantern or Silver Anvil	Tree with roots	Three waves	Sun	Moon
Patron Countries	Fu Dao, Jalwalrat	Camdyn, Dwarvish cities, Gnomastra	Camdyn, Fu Dao, Jalwalrat	Adara, Gnomastra	Elvish Cities, Elysia	Havere, Western Isles, Jalwalrat	Elysia, Elvish Cities	Elysia, Elvish Cities

The Archcastigates (The Old Gods)

The Old Gods ruled Aasha long before the mortal races were created by them. They used mortals as pawns and slaves in their diabolical plans to gain an advantage one over another. Each of them were defeated and imprisoned by the Eight with Typhon as their warden. While their direct influence has been severely limited by their imprisonment, their worship has not completely been eradicated. Many, descended from those who fought on their side in the War of Ascension, still keep the old ways. Other still are actively trying to free them from their prisons.

	Hadeon	Janjeera	Mogis	Carthrax	Mulin	Ara	Lucien	Sa'aya
Alignment	NE	LE	CE	NE	CE	CE	LE	NE
Divine Domain	The Dead, Death	Chains	Destruction	Pestilence	Savagery	Tempests	Purity	Darkness
Symbol	Hooded Skull	Thorned Chain	Horned Demon	Two-headed snake	Wolf or Shark Head	Skeletal hand in a circle	Flaming Sword	Blindfolded Figure