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Cleric

Eternal Devotion

The churches and temples of the cities of Vrashyn stand tall and resolute, their influence casting as long a shadow on the population as their great stone bodies in the morning sunlight. And in each of these places of worship, there are Clerics who have dedicated their lives to their maintenance and to the worship of the deity they honor. When they are not serving at the temple, many Clerics travel the countryside, spreading the word of their god and banishing evil (or good) enemies from the material plane. Though a Cleric's purpose in life is singular, there are multitudinous gods to worship, so individual Clerics vary drastically in their actions, temperament, and values.  

The Inland Gods

These gods are the traditional deities of many humanoid ancestries, specifically Dwarves, Halflings, Humans, and Orcs. Though Orcs live predominantly on the coast, these gods have become known as the inland gods due to where the other three ancestries tend to live. Most practitioners emphasize certain gods but worship all of them at their appointed time of the year. Each of these groups have their own names for these gods and rituals to honor them, though it is widely understood that these gods have a shared origin. Naturally, each ancestry claims true ownership. The first eight gods on the list below form the core pantheon of these religions while the rest are worshipped in a smaller capacity by only some of these four ancestries. There are countless minor gods not included on this list.   List of Gods
                   
Names Alignment Domains
Dimnesa(Human), Runazhi (Dwarvish), Dirael (Halfling), Domnezund (Orcish) N Light, Knowledge
Locama (Human), Asumbali (Dwarvish), Wuísgema (Halfling), Lasḡum (Orcish) NG Life, Nature, Order
Thevester (Human), Gewuhd (Dwarvish), Tréwedd (Halfling), Teweduk (Orcish) CN Tempest, War
Dreoran (Human), Ehlur (Dwarvish), Grelloring (Halfling), Grehluron (Orcish) NE Nature, Arcana, Twilight
Blacerna (Human), Glaskuri (Dwarvish), Beasrída (Halfling), Glakurid (Orcish) LG Light, Life
Dracal (Human), Hogabun (Dwarvish), Bardashael (Halfling), Beurbal (Orcish) CE Forge, Death, War
Gafasta (Human), Folgava (Dwarvish), Maelafíta (Halfling), Mirgafolta (Orcish) NG War, Light
Shevan (Human), Shoag (Dwarf/Orc), Crithog (Halfling) LE Death, Grave, Tempest
Mondera (Human), Halona (Halfling), Garmuldi (Dwarf), Golmuud (Orcish) CG Life, Twilight
Donna (Human), Dana (Halfling), Duliya (Dwarf), Dulug (Orcish) LG Peace, Order
Hermes (Sylvan), Urmi (Human & Halfling), Urmuzor (Orcish) CN Trickery, Knowledge, Grave
Univarem (Human), Arduítheor (Halfling), Wviglakur (Orcish) NG Order, Peace
Vranekafor (Dwarvish), Vurokovur (Duergar), Firazhar (Drow/Svirfneblin) LN Grave, Nature
Gráfe & Ragús (Halfling), Griffin & Ragnar (Human) NG & CG Peace, Life & War, Life
Driskag (Dwarvish) LG Order, War
 

The Sylvan Gods

When Satyrs came to Vrashyn from the Feywild, they brought their gods with them. Through concerted efforts by the Satyr rulers over the centuries, an increasing number of their Human, Gnome, and Orcish subjects also worship their gods. Few people worship all or even most of these gods at once. Instead, they devote themselves primarily to the patrons of their town and profession, consulting other gods when the need arises.   List of Gods
                    
Name Alignment Domains Symbols
Pan CN Nature, Trickery Pan pipes
Aphrodite CN Light, War Sea shell
Apollo NG Light Lyre
Ares CE War Spear
Artemis NG Life, Nature Bow & arrow, Moon
Athena LG Knowledge, War Owl
Demeter LG Life, Nature Mare's head
Dionysus CN Life, Grave Thyrsus, Grapevine
Hades LN Death, Grave Black ram
Hecate CE Arcana, Twilight Setting moon
Hephaestus NG Forge Hammer & anvil
Hera LE Order, Trickery Peacock feathers
Hermes CG Trickery, Knowledge, Grave Caduceus
Hestia LG Order, Peace Hearth fire
Poseidon CN Tempest Trident
Zeus N Light, Tempest Lightning bolts
 

The Reptilian Gods

Called Hierophy by outsiders, this religion is practiced by many Lizardfolk and some Dragonborn. Lizardfolk experience emotions infrequently but extremely intensely. As a result, their religion developed around that experience. Each deity is the personification of a feeling or emotion, with Hunger at the head of the pantheon. Hierophants believe that their emotions result from their gods briefly entering their bodies. Though they have countless minor gods, all of which can be depicted as either gender, the gods below are the most commonly revered.   List of Gods
             
Name Alignment Domains Emotion
Repsh''imsh N Nature, Life, Death Hunger
Vazh'et CE War, Tempest Anger
Tapsh'el NE Knowledge, Grave, Arcana Sorrow
This'is''iz NG Light, Peace, Life Joy
Mas'netazh CG Arcana, Light, Life Excitement/Love
Aish LE Death, Forge, War Pain
S’’az’ethma CE Twilight, Trickery Fear
 

The Giantkin Gods

In the isolated environment of their hill and mountain homes, the Giants developed a view that the world is made up of five elements that reflect the five orders of Giants. Beyond the five pure elemental gods (listed below), the Giankin Religion has 26 deities representing their various combinations and uncountable aspects of each dedicated to specific types of material.   List of Gods
         
Name Alignment Domains Element
Tuka, God of Storms CG Tempest, Trickery, Life Wind
Pame, Goddess of Fire LE Light, Forge Fire
Gimuk, God of Stone N Order, War, Knowledge Stone
Jat, Goddess of Frost NE Twilight, Arcana Ice
Pûam, God of Hills CE Nature, Life Plant
  List of Gods
 

Other Gods

 

Corellon

Elves across Vrashyn worship Corellon as their creator and primary deity. Corellon can be represented as either gender, but is most often represented as a man. Corellon has been worshiped for centuries among the High Elves of northern Parthil, and the god's influence has also spread to Cirithas.  

Foreign Draconic Gods

Because they hail from outside Vrashyn, the Dragonborn brought their gods with them from other planes. The most worshipped deities are Bahamut and Tiamat. However, any god worshipped by Dragonborn in other settings can be assumed to exist on Vrashyn in some capacity.  

Rhovran Drow

The matriarchal Drow of the Southern Rhovran Underdark worship seven goddesses, all of whom are linked to various aspects of death.   [spoiler]            
Name Alignment Domains
Rylmaceta, Goddess of Violence CE Death, War
Skirosz, Goddess of Earthquakes NE Death, Forge, Grave
Yarisstra, Goddess Suffocation LE Death, Tempest
Zedlyne, Goddess of Contagion CN Death, Nature, Trickery
Vadril, Goddess of Childbirth LN Death, Life, Knowledge
Ruznet, Goddess of Starvation NE Death, Nature
Anguiri, Goddess of Aging CG Death, Life, Light

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