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criticalstriker
05-08-07, 11:05 PM This is the Pantheon of Gods i created for my world.

Deranasius father of time, keeper of knowledge.
Deranasius is said to be the original god, he created the entire universe and is by far the most powerful god, yet also the most docile. After creating the universe he created the 9 other gods and gave them each a choice of what to rule over. After giving them their power he retreated into his own domain, and remains there to this day.

Alignment: True nuetral

Domains: Knowledge, Magic, Destruction, Creation.

Valien mother of life, carrier of souls.
Valien is one of the three triplet created by Deranasius, she is constantly squabbling with her sister Kerain, and trying to kill her brother Maranarius. She helps souls along to her domain of the after life where they can spend the rest of time in bliss. She is constantly fighting her brother Maranarius for the souls of the dead and consistently asks him to release the souls from their torment... He rarely does.

Alignment: Lawful good

Domains: Death, Good, Protection, Law.

Kerien sister of the spirit, carrier of souls.
Kerain is one of the three triplets created by Dernasius, she tends to remain out of the fights between her brother and sister but is often dragged into it when the two are tearing souls from the clutches of each other. She is the least powerful of the three due to the fact she only takes the souls that are either rejected by both or that both are literally ripping from each others hands.

Alignment: Chaotic neutral

Domains: Death, Luck, Protection, Magic

Maranarius father of death, carrier of souls.
Maranarius is one of the three triplets created by Deranasius, he often fights with his sister Valien over the souls of the dead, and tends to get violent when he is denied a soul. He tends to leave his sister Kerain alone until she takes the soul of a person he has fought hard with his sister for. He often sends minions to the side of a dying person in order to ferry the soul to him without risk of his sister stealing it.

Alignment: Lawful evil

Domains: Death, Evil, Magic, Law.

Tyranius father of Fire, bringer of joy.
Tyranius was the fourth god created by Deranasius and chose to reign over fire. He created the elemental plane of fire and the creatures that dwell within. He takes great pleasure from helping people that are freezing by creating a strong fire next to the person. He often gets angry with Helliun for causing people misery and some times even lashes out at her. While he does dislike her, a lot, he wouldn't actually kill her given the chance.

Alignment: Chaotic good

Domains: Fire, Protection, Destruction, Chaos

Helliun mother of water, bringer of misery.
Helliun was the fifth god created by Deranasius and chose to reign over water. She created the elemental plane of water and all the creatures the reside within it. She enjoys flooding towns on a regular basis and gets upset at Tyranius for getting angry at her for having fun. She some times makes it rain on a fire just to spite Tyanius.

Alignment: Chaotic evil

Domains: Water, Chaos, Destruction, Strength

Lyis mother of air, bringer of love.
Lyis was the sixth god created by Deranasius and chose to reign over air. She created the elemental plane of air and all the monsters that live within it. She enjoys watching love begin and some times influences mortals to fall in love. She tends to remain out of the affairs of other gods but will get involved if it begins to harm innocents.

Alignment: Neutral good

Domains: Healing, Air, Protection, Plant

Soarianus father of earth, bringer of hate.
Soarianus was the seventh god created by Deranasius and chose to reign over earth. He created the elemental plane of earth and all the things that are within it. He loves to create earthquakes below cities and watch the people scramble. He enjoys watching mortals fight and often causes wars just so that he can, he and Lyis tend not to get along, most of all when she stops him from demolishing an entire city or starting a world war.

Alignment: Neutral evil

Domains: Earth, War, Plant, Animal

Lerduul father of shadows, bringer of lies.
Lerduul was the eighth god created by Deranasius and chose to reign over shadows. He created the elemental plane of shadow and all the created that dwell within it. He loves to watch creatures walk around inside of his veil of darkness and will play mind games with them the entire time they are within the shadows that are his realm.

Alignment: Neutral Evil

Domains: Shadow, Trickery, Evil, Knowledge

Alkatosh father of light, bringer of truth.
Alkatosh was nineth and final God created by Deranasius and chose to reign over light. He created the elemental plane of light and all that live in it. He lights the way for travelers and is in a near constant fight with Lerduul.

Alignment: Lawful neutral

Domains: Sun, Travel, Knowledge, Luck

So, what do you think?
Kopana
05-08-07, 11:11 PM Hiss! Boo! It sucks!

Nah, I'm kidding, this is my DM, be nice to him or I'll hunt you down and break your face, me Darckk and Ark are the only ones allowed to be mean to him, and even then I'm just being generous to them! :)
criticalstriker
05-09-07, 06:36 PM She's joking... I think...
AngelofCthulhu
05-09-07, 08:16 PM Its PEACHing time!

First the gods are set up along a 1-3-2-2-2 split, so it would seem like they hardly interact with each other.

Change Kerien's title to Sister of the Spirit. It sounds better to the ear and is less repetitive when put with the others of her triad.

I would recommend either brining it some sot of anti-pantheon (For example, the Greek gods were Ouranian beings opposed by the far older Chthonic gods (such as the Erinyes (AKA the Euripides AKA the Furies))) or adjust the pantheon to have more interactivity with each other, or to at least have them interact in some way greater than sheer opposition. Again, from the Greeks gods: The Erinyes were technically the great enemies of the Ouranian Order. They espoused blood vengeance over court order. However, where does much of a court's authority come from? The fear of justice returning to blood vengeance.

Make the gods more interdependent on each other, or maybe even closer. Instead of Lerduul and Alkatosh being total opposites and hated enemies, you could make them something else: brothers, lovers, old friends. They feud because their domains are so different, but they really don't want to kill each other.

Also, do not be afraid to try something different. The Roman god Janus (one of the most revered among all the gods Romans worshiped) was the god of doors. He gained most of his religious functions from his associations with doors. The Greek goddess Athena was the goddess of human excellence and, much like Janus, most of her associations stem from her being the goddess of human excellence.

However, I do like the names you gave the gods, but I would recommend changing the -is in Soarianis to a -us, just because it would closer match the names and feel more like a convention (naming conventions in a culture were not uncommon at all, even for a god. This will help this feel a bit more like these are gods from our world transplanted into a campaign).

Finally, I would like to apologize if you find the references to Greco-Roman faith annoying, but as a classicist that is my area of expertise. If I were more knowledgeable in, say, Aztec religion, I would include more references to Quetzalcoatl, Tlaloc, and Tezcatlipoca.
criticalstriker
05-09-07, 08:42 PM I don't find your references to Greek and Roman myths annoying at all, in fact quite the opposite. I love old myths like that. Thank you for giving your opinion on them, i did some of the things you said, and will be writing more about the interactivity between the Gods soon.

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criticalstriker 05-08-07, 11:05 PM	This is the Pantheon of Gods i created for my world. Deranasius father of time, keeper of knowledge. Deranasius is said to be the original god, he created the entire universe and is by far the most powerful god, yet also the most docile. After creating the universe he created the 9 other gods and gave them each a choice of what to rule over. After giving them their power he retreated into his own domain, and remains there to this day. Alignment: True nuetral Domains: Knowledge, Magic, Destruction, Creation. Valien mother of life, carrier of souls. Valien is one of the three triplet created by Deranasius, she is constantly squabbling with her sister Kerain, and trying to kill her brother Maranarius. She helps souls along to her domain of the after life where they can spend the rest of time in bliss. She is constantly fighting her brother Maranarius for the souls of the dead and consistently asks him to release the souls from their torment... He rarely does. Alignment: Lawful good Domains: Death, Good, Protection, Law. Kerien sister of the spirit, carrier of souls. Kerain is one of the three triplets created by Dernasius, she tends to remain out of the fights between her brother and sister but is often dragged into it when the two are tearing souls from the clutches of each other. She is the least powerful of the three due to the fact she only takes the souls that are either rejected by both or that both are literally ripping from each others hands. Alignment: Chaotic neutral Domains: Death, Luck, Protection, Magic Maranarius father of death, carrier of souls. Maranarius is one of the three triplets created by Deranasius, he often fights with his sister Valien over the souls of the dead, and tends to get violent when he is denied a soul. He tends to leave his sister Kerain alone until she takes the soul of a person he has fought hard with his sister for. He often sends minions to the side of a dying person in order to ferry the soul to him without risk of his sister stealing it. Alignment: Lawful evil Domains: Death, Evil, Magic, Law. Tyranius father of Fire, bringer of joy. Tyranius was the fourth god created by Deranasius and chose to reign over fire. He created the elemental plane of fire and the creatures that dwell within. He takes great pleasure from helping people that are freezing by creating a strong fire next to the person. He often gets angry with Helliun for causing people misery and some times even lashes out at her. While he does dislike her, a lot, he wouldn't actually kill her given the chance. Alignment: Chaotic good Domains: Fire, Protection, Destruction, Chaos Helliun mother of water, bringer of misery. Helliun was the fifth god created by Deranasius and chose to reign over water. She created the elemental plane of water and all the creatures the reside within it. She enjoys flooding towns on a regular basis and gets upset at Tyranius for getting angry at her for having fun. She some times makes it rain on a fire just to spite Tyanius. Alignment: Chaotic evil Domains: Water, Chaos, Destruction, Strength Lyis mother of air, bringer of love. Lyis was the sixth god created by Deranasius and chose to reign over air. She created the elemental plane of air and all the monsters that live within it. She enjoys watching love begin and some times influences mortals to fall in love. She tends to remain out of the affairs of other gods but will get involved if it begins to harm innocents. Alignment: Neutral good Domains: Healing, Air, Protection, Plant Soarianus father of earth, bringer of hate. Soarianus was the seventh god created by Deranasius and chose to reign over earth. He created the elemental plane of earth and all the things that are within it. He loves to create earthquakes below cities and watch the people scramble. He enjoys watching mortals fight and often causes wars just so that he can, he and Lyis tend not to get along, most of all when she stops him from demolishing an entire city or starting a world war. Alignment: Neutral evil Domains: Earth, War, Plant, Animal Lerduul father of shadows, bringer of lies. Lerduul was the eighth god created by Deranasius and chose to reign over shadows. He created the elemental plane of shadow and all the created that dwell within it. He loves to watch creatures walk around inside of his veil of darkness and will play mind games with them the entire time they are within the shadows that are his realm. Alignment: Neutral Evil Domains: Shadow, Trickery, Evil, Knowledge Alkatosh father of light, bringer of truth. Alkatosh was nineth and final God created by Deranasius and chose to reign over light. He created the elemental plane of light and all that live in it. He lights the way for travelers and is in a near constant fight with Lerduul. Alignment: Lawful neutral Domains: Sun, Travel, Knowledge, Luck So, what do you think?
Kopana 05-08-07, 11:11 PM	Hiss! Boo! It sucks! Nah, I'm kidding, this is my DM, be nice to him or I'll hunt you down and break your face, me Darckk and Ark are the only ones allowed to be mean to him, and even then I'm just being generous to them! :)
criticalstriker 05-09-07, 06:36 PM	She's joking... I think...
AngelofCthulhu 05-09-07, 08:16 PM	Its PEACHing time! First the gods are set up along a 1-3-2-2-2 split, so it would seem like they hardly interact with each other. Change Kerien's title to Sister of the Spirit. It sounds better to the ear and is less repetitive when put with the others of her triad. I would recommend either brining it some sot of anti-pantheon (For example, the Greek gods were Ouranian beings opposed by the far older Chthonic gods (such as the Erinyes (AKA the Euripides AKA the Furies))) or adjust the pantheon to have more interactivity with each other, or to at least have them interact in some way greater than sheer opposition. Again, from the Greeks gods: The Erinyes were technically the great enemies of the Ouranian Order. They espoused blood vengeance over court order. However, where does much of a court's authority come from? The fear of justice returning to blood vengeance. Make the gods more interdependent on each other, or maybe even closer. Instead of Lerduul and Alkatosh being total opposites and hated enemies, you could make them something else: brothers, lovers, old friends. They feud because their domains are so different, but they really don't want to kill each other. Also, do not be afraid to try something different. The Roman god Janus (one of the most revered among all the gods Romans worshiped) was the god of doors. He gained most of his religious functions from his associations with doors. The Greek goddess Athena was the goddess of human excellence and, much like Janus, most of her associations stem from her being the goddess of human excellence. However, I do like the names you gave the gods, but I would recommend changing the -is in Soarianis to a -us, just because it would closer match the names and feel more like a convention (naming conventions in a culture were not uncommon at all, even for a god. This will help this feel a bit more like these are gods from our world transplanted into a campaign). Finally, I would like to apologize if you find the references to Greco-Roman faith annoying, but as a classicist that is my area of expertise. If I were more knowledgeable in, say, Aztec religion, I would include more references to Quetzalcoatl, Tlaloc, and Tezcatlipoca.
criticalstriker 05-09-07, 08:42 PM	I don't find your references to Greek and Roman myths annoying at all, in fact quite the opposite. I love old myths like that. Thank you for giving your opinion on them, i did some of the things you said, and will be writing more about the interactivity between the Gods soon.