Gods of Aithea

There once was a time when the gods walked the earth and could interact with mortals face to face, but those days are no more. An event, called the sundering, split the world and the gods from the world. Just as the sky and the earth became separated from one another, so did the gods from each other. The gods of the heavens and the gods of the earth can no longer interact with each other nor can either directly affect the material plane.

Pantheons

The pantheons are divided into the gods of the sky and the gods of the earth.

Sky Gods

Humans are of two different beliefs, most believe in the gods of the world they are in, but a small minority believe that they are wanderers led here by some divine being more powerful than the gods. They refer to this being simply as the Guiding Light as it guided them on their travels to the promised land of Aithea, or that it will guide them to their next destination until they come to their promised land. While their tenets and somewhat nebulous, the miracules wroght in the name of this being give faith to the followers of the Guiding Light.

While the Ingonyi have no gods they worship, they do have a relationship with the local elemental spirits. One spirit, in particular, Umozi, is given elevated status among the Ingonyi as his influence affects the skies more than most other spirits. To that end, Umozi, more than other spirits has risen to near god-like status among the Ingonyi. Each tribe offers reverence to many local spirits, but Umozi is recognized by all tribes.

The god Dagdain is in actuality three gods: Eoch, Deare, and Nordo. Dagdain has domain over the forests and is favored by the Tuatha. When acting, Dagdain shows only one facet of his personality at a time, and each one has a part in providing life to the forests and plants. Eoch provides the light of the sun that warms the plants, Deare provides the soil that nourishes the plants, and Nordo brings the water to quench the thrust of the plants. Cuclain is Dagdain’s brother and is the rot and decay that brings all life back to the earth. Because of this most Tuatha fear him and despise his influence while the Tuatha Dé Beacán see his hand as necessary. To the Tuatha, each type of plant and tree has a demi-god who watches over them.

Monel is the goddess of the moon and animals. According to the Geitermensch, she was the mother of all the Geitermensch, and her grace and benevolence allowed her to ascend after her mortal life. According to the Geitermensch, she now dwells in the moon and watches over all animal life. While worship of Monel comes first, to the Geitermensch, they also worship their ancestors, whether that is their recently departed, or all the way to the first of their family or even kind.

The god Betali watches over the roads and paths of the world. His favored children are the centaur to whom he taught music. While Betali favors the centaur, they don’t hold any sort of central religion to him but rather share his ideals with all who travel the roads.

Wærden and his wife Eostirn are gods of the earth. The Musfolc view them as their creators and protectors as Wærden protect those of the earth and Eostirn provides from the earth. Rogut is Wærden’s brother and seeks to control and shape the people of the earth. Kinfel was once thought to be a wild spirit or one of the Geitermensch great ancestors, but now hunts and plays tricks on the earth people, according to the Musfolc.

According to the Draconian, Wodrak created all the languages and all magic words that are used by wizards and other magic users. When the world was sundered, he cast his left eye into the void between realms in order to gain greater knowledge. Frill is the god who brings warmth and summer sun to the far-soaring continents that are in the sky, allowing those on them to stay warm and breathe. Thyr acts as the guardian between the heavens and deep, keeping those horrors that drift between from entering this realm. Draugandr keeps the gate between the world of the living and the dead, as well as riches the dead no longer have need of. His pet Jormrldrar guards the way from the realm of the living and the dead and is the mother of all wild dragons.

While neither gods nor worshiped as gods, the Titans still hold some importance to the Cyclopi. While most are wild and considered evil creatures by most, they are the progenitors of the Cyclopi. Atelon is considered one of the architects of the sundering, and for his involvement, he is cursed to hold the sky and the earth separate from each other until the end of the world. Eleos is often spoken highly of by the Cyclopi as the first titan to reject their wilder ways and form the foundation of the Cyclops civilization.

The Nasekostvo were said to once have had gods they worshiped, but according to them, the old hive queens killed their gods out of jealousy.

Earth Gods

The Leviathan is less of a god and more of a force of the ocean. Unlike the gods who are separated from the world, the Leviathan dwells beneath the waves. The Naga see it as a sort of sea god and most ocean-dwelling people have some sort of respect for it. In contrast to the Leviathan is the Deep One, a kraken-like creature that guards one of the entrances from the deepest part of the ocean and the underdark, some ocean dwellers make sacrifices to it to prevent it from attacking their homes while others outright worship it.

Tetokananui is seen as the god who created the oceans and now keeps them from raging too much now that the heaves have been separated from the earth. According to the Turutortu, he kept what little land he could so that the people could live on the sea still. He is called Kanu by the Merfolk. His wife is Mahalan and she watches over the land and anything that grows above the waves, including the people that live there.

Pescelota is the primary god worshiped by the Merfolk, and he watches over the creatures and plants that live under the waves. Often called the shepherd of the sea by the Merfolk people.

The god Dhu al-Navo is the god of forges, fire, and innovation. The Mahiron worship him as the creator of forging and law in the underdark. Since the death of the god of the earth, he is sometimes seen as the one to take over that domain. Often the elemental lord, Kimal, is looked to as the keeper of the earth under Dhu al-Navo.

The Clockwerk worship a god they call simply The Prime. He is seen as the first Clockwerk, their creator, or both. He is a god of absolute law and many clockwerk see following him as the ultimate ideal.

The Remade don’t worship any gods and often reject their influence. They are ruled by a council of ancient Remade led by the lich Kel Shur-dal, one of the oldest, if not the first, Remade. The worship-like reverence given to him has given Kel Shur-dal demi-god-like powers and status.

The Shadow Oni don’t worship any of the gods, but rather the spirits of the earth around them as well as their ancestors. When their ancestors die, they are ritually interned in the earth in shrines that are supposed to allow their spirits to watch over their descendants.