The Greater Gods

The Divine Pantheon

In the beginning there was only elemental chaos in the form of the Primordials. Bursting forth into creation, one by one, the gods were formed from the source in an event known as The Dawning. At first shapeless, they drifted to Izuria from the void and began shaping it in their image and how they saw fit. After shaping the world, they chose to fill it with life and created the mortal races. First came Dragons, then Elves, Dwarves, and Humans; the many other races continued being shaped from this point onward.
The Primordials awoke from their long slumber wreaking havoc across the Material Plane, killing many and destroying much. The mortal races took up arms against them, and many of the Gods did as well to protect their creation. A group of Gods, who came to be known as the Betrayer Gods, did not join in this defense, instead opting to fight alongside the Primordials against their former allies. At the conclusion of this massive war, the Greater Gods sealed the Betrayer Gods and Primordials away in pocket realms. Life progresses smoothly for millenia in this state until Vecna releases the Betrayer Gods from their prisons, resulting in The Upheaval. This war ends with both the Greater Gods and the Betrayer Gods being sealed behind the Divine Barrier, both groups influence being massively diminished.
Despite not being able to physically influence the world as they once could, the Greater Gods still do what they can to protect their creation and their followers. One can often find the gods imbuing their followers with power and influencing the physical forces of the world to best help life continue to grow. They seek to foster life and continue the protection of what they believed in before; resulting in inevitable proxy clashes with the Betrayer Gods.

List of Greater Gods

Azuth, God of Wizards & Knowledge: Left hand pointing upward, outlined in fire
Chauntea, Goddess of Agriculture: Sheaf of grain or a blooming rose over grain
Deneir, God of Writing: Lit candle above an open eye
Eldath, Goddess of Peace: Waterfall plunging into still pool
Gond, God of Craft: Toothed cog with four spokes
Helm, God of Protection: Staring eye on upright left gauntlet
Ilmater, God of Endurance: Hands bound at the wrist with red cord
Kelemvor, God of the Dead: Upright skeletal arm holding balanced scales
Lathander, God of Birth & Renewal: Light Road traveling into a sunrise
Leira, Goddess of Illusion: Point-down triangle containing a swirl of mist
Lliira, Goddess of Joy: Triangle of three six-pointed stars
Mask, God of Thieves: Black mask
Mielikki, Goddess of Forests: Unicorn’s head
Milil, God of Poetry& Song: Five-stringed harp made of leaves
Mystra, Goddess of Magic: Circle of seven stars, or nine stars encircling a red mist, or a single star
Oghma, God of Knowledge: Blank scroll
Savras, God of Divination & Fate: Crystal ball containing many kinds of eyes
Selûne, Goddess of the Moon: Life Pair of eyes surrounded by seven stars
Silvanus, God of Wild: Nature Oak leaf
Sune, Goddess of Love& Beauty: Light Face of a beautiful red-haired woman
Tempus, God of War: Upright flaming sword
Torm, God of Courage & Self-Sacrifice: War White right gauntlet
Tymora, Goddess of Good Fortune: Face-up coin
Tyr, God of Justice: Balanced scales resting on a warhammer
Waukeen, Goddess of Trade: Upright coin with Waukeen’s profile facing left

Type

Religious, Pantheon