Gods
List of gods, spirits and deitiesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDeital (God)
A deital [DAY-it-ul], also called a deivat or god-spirit or god, is an elemental which has achieved a great power and a degree of consciousness from being the focus of human worship.
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“Deital” is a magicAnásthiasmagic worshipped by cultures throughout the Civilised Worldplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCivilised World
The Civilised World refers to the known regions of human civilisation, notably the continent of Anásthias, the Natorn Archipelago and surrounding islands.
Gastrinimer's 3rd century BME Map of the World, showing Anásthias and the Natorn Isles. Note: old maps place north to the right.AnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthias.
| Ashera | Ashera Ashera is the ancient Gaal mother goddess, who under the Empire of Dor-en-Sann became chief of the many faces of the Mother of All Aspects. Ashera remained the figurehead of the Imperial Cult within the ancient church, her devotees being called Asherites. Since the founding of Ororr there have been repeated scares of shadowy figures in the |
| Besech | Besech Besech, or Besechai, is god of “fire, the hearth and the dry places” in the Anrelian Pantheon, the god of home and also of death. He is the chief state god of Narette. Anrelian Pantheon This is in a series of articles about the Anrelian Pantheon, the gods, beliefs, myths, religious practice and Anrel |
| Bremahk | Bremahk Bremahk is a minor god in the Anrelian Pantheon, Lord of the Hunt and the Wild Places. He is invoked by those needing acute senses, good luck, and endurance. Belief This is in a series of articles about religions and beliefs. He is particularly revered in Sensatard, and by hunters, woodsmen and, unusually, thieves. He has been embraced throughout |
| Cornelen | Cornelen Cornelen [cor-NEL-len] is a major deity in the Anrelian Pantheon, goddess of the harvest, the green lands and “all the good fruits of nature”. She represents the cycle of birth, life and death, so she is also the reaper of a good death at the end of life. She is worshipped in rural seasonal festivals, and invoked in village communities for blessings, marriages, and fertility rites. Cornelen is an ancient natural |
| Godmen | Godmen The Godmen were the mythical inhabitants of a landmass contiguous with the modern Natorn Archipelago, said to be the ancestors of all the Thalsic peoples of the northern Civilised World. In the Emerald Epoch they created the first great civilisation, referred to as the Realm of the Godmen. The Godmen are said to be mytho-historic, memories of an ancestor race shrouded by millennia of HartheraAnrelAnrelherherAnrelAnrel |
| Gods | Gods Gods are ethereal beings who are worshipped by human communities and populations, and will often intercede to provide help to adherents or punishment to enemies. Many gods of Helevos are in fact deitals, elemental spirits who have received the focus of human attention and grown powerful from it. |
| Green Man | Green Man The Green Man is the personification of the vital force of all green life, including humans and all domestic crops, plants and animals. He is particularly a part of the Anrelian pantheon, where he is represented as a green-skinned man, garlanded with flowers, with antler-like branches growing out of his head. GreengreenGreenGreen |
| Issid Stone Gods | Issid Stone Gods The ancient Issid people had an animist faith, believing that spirits resided in the air and in certain rocks and holy places. They particularly revered certain shaped stones and rocks, leaving offerings and performing rituals. Belief This is in a series of articles about Ororr |
| Katred | Katred Katred the Storm Lord was the chief god of the Junda religion. His worship gradually evolved into the modern Church of Hartrah. Belief This is in a series of articles about religions and beliefs. The worship of Katred shares some similarities with Ketrorl, a god in the Anrelian pantheon. Both may derive from an earlier common ancestor. |
| Ketrorl | Ketrorl Ketrorl, or Ketrawul, is a god worshipped in the pantheon of Anrel, and to a lesser extent throughout the Natorn Archipelago. Belief This is in a series of articles about religions and beliefs. The Eagle-Headed Lord of Honourable Accord, he represents the principles of truth, courage, honour and justice. He is one of the gods of state, particularly in |
| Minasaia | Minasaia Minasaia is the mother goddess of the Anrelian Pantheon. She is Lady of Serenity and Healing, both physically and spirituality. She is said to appears in various manifestations, most famously as a hairless beautiful woman. There are legends that she sometimes appears as a mother or an old woman, to test the hearts of men.her |
| Natrawul | Natrawul In the pantheon of Anrel, Natrawul is the capricious god of the sea, prayed to by sailors, travellers and fishermen in hopes of safety and good weather. Belief This is in a series of articles about religions and beliefs. He has many shrines in coastal towns and fishing ports, one of the largest being the sea-temple in the city of |
| Nestaia | Nestaia Nestaia is a god of the Anrelian Pantheon, the Shield Bearer and twin brother of the goddess Minasaia. Statues, particularly old ones, often shown Nestaia and Minasaia standing back to back. Belief This is in a series of articles about religions and beliefs. Nestaia is invoked particularly for protection in battle, and is also the god of good order. His insignia appears in the royal coats of arms of |
| Ralain | Ralain Ralain was one of the ancient Godmen, a master of knowledge and wisdom. He first harnessed the Erida and was father of magic. He is said to have founded the first city of Rasia. Godmen This is in a series of articles about the Godmen, the mythical first humans of Helevos. Ralain does not appear in the |
| Roaring Man | Roaring Man The “Roaring Man” was the traditional protector-god of Toborr, from the Beryl Epoch until the Siege of Toborr. Originally he was fire god of the Issid tribe who settled here, protector of home and hearth. In a marshy estuary environment where every day was a struggle against water, a fire god was in opposition to the aquatic element, provider of warmth, dryness, light, food and defence. In the |
| The Final Friend | The Final Friend The Final Friend is a personification of death in classical Issid culture, a being who brings comfort and relief to injured soldiers or the sick and elderly. Belief This is in a series of articles about religions and beliefs. The idea predates the Therist religion, and despite attempts to crush all rival beliefs the Final Friend is still spoken about as a metaphor for death in modern |
| The Nameless | The Nameless The Nameless, or the Nameless One, is a supernatural being in the Anrelian Pantheon the personification of chaos and destruction, in opposition to the forces of nature. The Nameless is therefore opposite to The One, who represents both creation and the natural cycle of birth, life and death. The Nameless is considered to be a malign and corrupting force that sows chaos and breaks the natural cycles of the world. He is therefore associated with war, destruction, plague, famine and … |
| The One | The One The One is the hermaphrodite progenitor deity in the Anrelian Pantheon, who gave birth to the Godmen and their human descendants, domestic livestock, and all the green plants and red-blooded animals of Helevos. Belief This is in a series of articles about religions and beliefs. Some believe The One represents the natural cycles of life, birth and death. The force for all life comes from the One, and returns to the One in death. Most believe the One is not a deity who is conscious o… |
| Viridis | Viridis In the folklore of Anrel, Viridis (or Viridus) is the personification of all virid life, particularly its invasive, deceptive and threatening nature. His antithesis is the Green Man. Folklore This is in a series of articles about oral traditions, tales, folk practices, and folklore. folklorefolkloreAnrel |
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