Ascended Pantheon
The supernatural gods and goddess of this Pantheon are unlike the other two categories of deities, as they were all once mortal beings and have some how transcended to the immortal status of a divine being. This can come from many pathways, and is often the defining feature of entire pantheons. One thing that rings true for all of the Ascended ones, is that through the praise and worship of their followers they grow stronger and in their strength they can empower those who believe in them. Ascended pantheons exist all over the Reach of local heros and global religious organizations. These symbiotic relationships between the deity and followers means that Ascended gods are much more likely to be ingrained in the culture of those who worship them, and have a portion of their followers that a fervent believers in them.
Culture
The Ascended Pantheon is made up of numerous smaller pantheons of divine goddesses and and gods that are formed in different cultures throughout the Reach. Kingdoms and nations often have an official pantheon in which many citizens offer up a portion of their praise in an effort to strengthen their people and land. This has created a sense of rivalry between some pantheons in the Reach, as the quest for land and power takes hold in many nations their pantheons come into ever more conflict both on battlefields and in the hearts of the Reach.
Divine Origins
There are as many different ways to become an divine ascended being as their are pantheons of these gods and goddesses. The ways in which individuals achieve godhood are some of the greatest secrets in all of the Reach, but nevertheless pantheons have formed around the numerous beings from across the planes of existence that have managed to break the confines mortality and ascend.
Granted Divine Powers
Unlike the other sorts of divine beings, ascended deities are capable of granting power directly to those that they choose. This does not mean that some are not granted power through accident or through unknown powers of fate or chance, but it does mean is the vast majority of those empowered with the magic of an ascended god or goddess are a loyal follower of theirs. Although these powers can be granted to individuals by their patrons, it is often difficult for these ascended deities to take back the gifts of power they dole out, but it is not unheard of for indviduals to lose their connection with a acended deity if they have betrayed them.
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