Itinerants
The term ‘itinerant god’ refers to the fifteen gods that chose not to join a pantheon after the Thousand Year Flood. They operate independently and tend to be very selective with the deities they choose to form alliances with.
These deities can be found in a variety of locations. Some could not fathom the idea of moving to a new plane and have chosen to rebuild their domains in the Fissure, the realm of dreams where fragments of planes that once were drift across an astral sea. Others live within the Hinterlands, a twisted parody of the material plane that was forged without the spark of life. A rare few have made their homes on the Material Plane.
On Phoenix, Itinerant temples can be found scattered across the great landmass. Itinerant gods are typically worshiped by folk with longer life spans such as elves and dwarves. There is a common misconception amongst those outside of the faiths of these gods that the term “itinerant” refers to a pantheon, but this can be proven false by any cleric or champion.
History
In the aftermath of the Thousand Year Flood destruction, the remaining gods of Phoenix banded together to form new pantheons and craft new planes. These new pantheons were readily accepting members, some with more conditions than others, but that didn’t necessarily mean than everyone wanted to join up and form a new organization.
Amin, Keoki, Nidra, Nima, Cyra, Ciri, and the Vagrant felt that they didn’t fit within any of the new pantheons. The Dance Macabre, Lamei, and Spiras harbored a deep anger towards their fellow gods; the Thousand Year Flood destroyed their homes, they wanted nothing more to do with them. Nuena and Senna were deeply saddened by the loss of their comrades and wished to hold onto the small fragments left of their old planes to honor them, joining a new pantheon would have felt like a disservice to their memories. Due to the controversial nature of their ascension, Aradal and Raimara elected to keep themselves away from any pantheons. The mysterious deity birthed after the Thousand Year Flood, the Immolated, has yet to even interact with the other pantheons in a meaningful manner.
While these gods have their differences with the planar pantheons, they have agreed to abide by the Golden Decree, a law which states that most forms of direct intervention with the affairs of other planes is forbidden unless approved by an agreement from all planar representatives. To this day, they refuse to entertain the idea of joining a new pantheon and are content with ruling over their respective courts on their own.
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