There are many possible interpretations of any religion’s deities. Many religions also have multiple sects, each according a different level of power to different parts of the pantheon.
Player character prophets receive access to five types of spirits, one of which is always the prophet type. In the listings, demigods and heroes only have three or four spirit types listed; the player and Adventure Guide should choose the others according to the prophet’s purpose and relation to their deity.
- Relics and Icons
- Religions have many symbols besides their main holy symbol, each for their own special purpose. The bread that is the body of Christ is an example of such a blessed symbol that must be carefully guarded. Many good religions will use blessed holy water; water is the symbol of life.
- Sample Spirits
- Sample Spirits in Gods & Pantheons
- Christianity
- Christians always worship one God, but may favor one of Jehovah, Jesus, or Mary. They also pray to a specific saint if intercession is required from the saint’s sphere of influence. Saints (and Mary, to some extent even Jesus) are said to intercede with Jehovah on behalf of the petitioner. But the difference between intercession and outright deitical action is often fuzzy.
- Gods & Pantheons: Elves
- When the first Elves came to mortal lands from golden Arlindor they were the sons and daughters of Tirtalien and Alveron. Arlindor begat the gods, who in turn begat the Elves, who taught every leaf to sing, every gem to whisper. The Alvirel, the council of the Elven gods, guide their children through the oracles of leaf, river, sky, and star.
- Gods & Pantheons: Haikiutl
- “Two great stories fought, and the world shook,” begins one tale of the Haikiutl. “This story still walks among us,” ends another. The world is a complex web of competing and cooperating stories, told and remembered across nations and generations. For thousands of years they have walked the earth, lighting the world and aiding the tribes. Haikiutl prophets worship the greatest of their stories and through them gain divine power.
- Gods & Pantheons: Kari
- Hidden away in a great valley, the mysterious Kari live almost in another world. The Kari have relatively few gods, and these gods take little part in the affairs of Coren, preferring to stay in Renton or wherever they live. The gods of the Kari do not have aspects. There is, for example, no god of fire or god of thunder. There is no god worshipped by fishermen, or by farmers. The gods of the Kari are viewed as humans with god-like powers. They…
- Gods & Pantheons: Polynesia
- While the cultures of Hawaii, New Zealand, Easter Island, and islands between span a geographic space of 4,000 miles, there are many similarities in their mythologies. This section merges many of them, and only mentions a few conflicts.
- Gods & Pantheons: Yoruba
- The gods of the Yoruba (called “orishas”) live in Orundu-nla, the sky. The first city of the Yoruba was Ife, founded by Obatala, but it now lies under water.
