The Younger Deities
Less powerful then the elder deities, the younger deities domains were already in existence. Their powers were still influencial in the development of Theril, though perhaps not so much as their parents.
Nyph, Goddess of the Wilderness
The daughter of Mysth and Arbus, Nyph is a shy goddess who kept mostly to herself. As a gift to her father, she awoke from the trees the elves to tend to her father's forests. Nyph hides away in the distant places of the world, though many worship her, particularly the wood elves. Nyph did not have a god child until the world was old, bringing forth Waifaugh, the god of travel. Nyph had many Demi-god children amongst the elves and humans, Of note Elphame, Queen of the Seelie Court. Like the demi-god children of Arbus and Parn; Nyph's demi-god children gave up their divinity and became the Fey.
Shissa, Goddess of Reptiles
The daughter of Dramnet and Parn, Shissa rules over the reptiles of Theril. Already among the most rugged of all beasts Shissa intervened in here charges and sculpted them into the most formidable of all beasts. To protect his interests, Parn struck down the great reptiles, and Shissa never again strove to such ambitions. Her next creations, the Naga, were scattered across Theril to the most hostile places, where they strengthened themselves. Shissa had no god-children, but did bring have four demi-naga children, each ruling over a different sept of Naga; The Dust lord of the Desert Sept, The Blossom lord of the Jungle Sept, The Constrictor lord of the Marsh-Sept and The Distant Echo lord of the Mountain Sept.
Belough, Goddess of Caverns
Borne out of deception, when Charis took on the guise of Silnai and courted Tersque. A spiteful and petty goddess, Belough inhabits the vast networks of caverns beneath Theril. Their she created all manner of creatures, chief among them were the dark races; the drow, deurgar, goblins and chitines. Each a corrupted and twisted image of an over world race. Belough forged a strong alliance with her mother Charis, which ostracised her from the other deities, and as she drives her creations to great hatred of their over world brethren, she is worshiped only in the deep-dark. Belough had no god-children, but did have four demi-children. Nera'zin the Tainted; a demi-drow who is greatly infused with the malign energies that can be found deep within the earth, Scarlith the Vermin-Lord; a demi-chitine, Jakka the Suicidal; a Goblin who wishes only to end his life but no attempt can be successful, and finally Durkov the Enslaved; a demi-durgaur with the unfortunate power to grant others the power to control his actions and the actions of his kin.
Olimik, God of Trickery child of Charis and Mysth
With the success of her first child, Charis sought out another, this time taking the guise of Pelos and courting Mysth. The child, Olimik, was not as subservient as his sister, and he serves no other deity. Olimik is a force of chaos among the divine. His prised creation; the mirrorlings, were made to bring that chaos into Theril, unannounced and unbeknownst, the mirrorlings infiltrated the societies of the world. He had no god-chitildren but had a few demi-god children. Ri the Beguiler; a smooth-tongue demi-mirrorling, Alton the Acquisitioner; a demi-halfling and master thief, Arpil the Prankster; a demi-gnome who lives for the inconvenience of others, and Grima the Silver-tongued; a demi-human with a talent for political intrigue.
Nurlin, Goddess of Pestilence and Disease
After the failure of her son, tried for one last child, this time courting Silnai in the guise of Tersque. Nurlin is a strange being, she breaths pestilent and death all across Theril, but to her she is giving a gift to the creatures below. She creates each plague with the enthusiasm of a masterful chef, and nurtures them in the world like a caring mother. She hates Pelmyt bitterly, for he slays her beloved creations and deprives the mortals of her gifts. Those who met her report that she was surprisingly jovial, well at least those who lived long enough to report on the goddess. She had no God-Children, and no Demi-God children either, the latter particularly due to the fact that no mortal could spend enough time in her presence to bear child before perishing. How-ever; during the breaking a corpse was awoken that bore her divinity, perhaps someone who had perished during the act of creating a demi-god with her. The creature named itself Brahm the Vampire, who made it his mission to spread it's infection and bring mortals closer to the promise of immortality through illness.
Obsimagh, God of Knowledge
The son of Mysth and Pelos, Obsimagh is a detached god with little care for the struggles of the world. Obsimagh was stirred to action by Shais' passion, and together brought forth Mial, the God of Art and Music. Obsimagh was loyal to his divine lover even if that loyalty was not returned, hence he had no further children
Caresh, Goddess of Emotion
The daughter of Mysth and Pelos, Caresh is as passionate as her elder is uncaring. She spent much of time trying to convince her brother to take an interest in the world. She had twin god-children with Firas; Shais, the Goddess of Love and Ogrum the God of War, and with Silnai brought forth Yasar. It is rumoured that Caresh inspired her daughter Shais to woo Obsimagh in an get him to engage in the world, though this has never been confirmed. Caresh had two demi-god children: Nasim Nurturer; a demi-human who wandered Theril attending to the emotional state of others and Cathlyn the Mother; a demi-human.
Omnis, God of Machines
The son Vaen and Mysth, as Vaens first son he felt he felt he too should honour Vaens bond with the Dwarves, blessing their kind with ingenuity and good fortune. When Charlim created his own race; the gnomes, he also gave them many blessings. Omnis had no god children but a few demigod children: Magnum the Battle-Smith; a demi-dwarf, Ralth the Tinkerer; a demi-gnome, Grilgic the Junker; a demi-gnome and Tharildon the Artificer; a demi-elf.
Charlim, God of Alchemy
The son of Vaen and Mysth, Charlim is a curious and insightful god. Charlim desired a mortal race, and hence created the gnomes in his own image. Charlim means well, but often he is far to absent minded to achieve any long term goals. Charlim had no god children but a few demi-god children: Garl the Apothecary; a demi-gnome, Charlten the Brewer; a demi-dwarf, and Tar'kin the Poison-crafter; a demi-drow.
Pelmyt, God of Healing
The son of Silnai and Pelos, Pelmyt above all the gods cared for the mortals of Theril. Pelmyt has a particular hatred for Nurlin, and endeavors to destroy her creations at every chance. Pylmyt is almost universally worshiped by the surface races of Theril, and his priests represent the the primary healers of most communities. Pelmyt did not have god-children, but had numerous demi-god children. Pelmyt's demi-human children are: Yesurel the Martyr; who sacrificed his own divinity to restore Silnai during the breaking, and Illumel the Purifier; who's very voice could remove curses. Pelmyt had a demi-elf child, Telrel the Mystic; a wild elf who's pressence healed natures wounds. Pelmyt also fathered The Aloe Brush the Herbelist; a Demi-naga who fashioned cures from the planets of the jungles, and Churel the Surgeon; a Demi-Goblin.
Vilken, Goddess of Luck
The daughter of Selus and Pelos, Vilken is a flighty and fickle goddess. Vilken created the halfling race in her own image, and has bestowed upon her creations a greater blessings compared to those given to other races. Vilken courted Vaen and brought forth Wolpur, the God of Health and had a few demi-god children: Mathun the Gambler; a Demi-Halfling, Tavelhan the Fate-Spinner; a Demi-Dragonkin, and Mallif the Hex-giver; a Demi-Chitine.
Shais, Goddess of Love
The daughter of Firas and Caresh, Shais is just as passionate as her mother. Shais is not just the Goddess of Love, but also the primary force for peace among the pantheons, even though some of the greatest wars to strike the deities was caused indirectly from her actions or creations. Shais did not have a God-Child until the world was growing old, bringing forth Mial, God of Arts and Music. Shais though had numerous demi-human children; Marsus, the Great Host, Matrim the Gresat Binder, Telvany the Seductress, Healtar the Diplomat, Arthun the Benevolent King, Nasim the Caring, and Elenor the Pacifist.
Orgrum, God of War
The son of Firas and Caresh, Orgrum was borne disfigured by the meddling of Olimik. Shais found her brother repugnant, not just for his domain, but also because of his disfigurement. Shais drove her brother away, and he hid in the vast caverns of Belough, brooding. His presence drove the undercreatures to greater blood lust, and they poured out on the surface and waged bloody war, and from the blood soaked battle fields Ogrum created the Orcs. Orgrum had no god children but did bring forth some demigod children. The Demi-Orcs; Mork the Brutal and Morgar the Berserker. He also had a Demi-Human; Konnard the Strong.
Mial, God of Art and Music
The son of Shais and Obsimagh, Mial seemed to inherit both his mother's passion and his father's detachment. He loved his followers, and would bless them regularly, temples built to him would often be found with amazing works of art suddenly appearing. He was constantly trying to perfect and improve his works, and though his mortal followers admired his works as perfection, as suddenly as his works appeared the may suddenly disappear. Yet he cared little for the events of the other deities, having no god-children. Further Mial did not participate in the Breaking, simply riding it out on Theril. Mial was too obsessed with his works to have the time for demi-god children, though he maintains that he simply has yet to find a mortal worthy to take as a lover.
Waifaugh, God of Travel
The son of Nyph and Pelos, even before Joil forced the Gods to take on their avatar forms, would be found always wandering Theril and admiring it's beauty. Waifaugh had no God-Children but numerous demi-god children from a all races. Many of them perished during the breaking, as the lands they wandered simply disappeared, that said a keeper of a some isolated shrine, the hermit in some distant cave, the knowledgeable guide or the hermit in the street, all of these have the potential to be a demi-god child of Waifaugh.
Wolpur, God of Wealth
The son of Vilken and Vaen, Wolpur is a self-interested deity, who rarely delt with the other gods, preffering to deal with mortals with whom he always had an advantage in negotiations. He had no God-Children, and had only two Demi-God children, both were formed to secure important favours. The first, Torin the Merchant; a demi-human, and the second Mal the Fraudulent; a Demi-Changeling.
Yonet, Goddess of the Harvest
The daughter of Arbus and Silnai, Yonet rules over the domain of plants cultivated by the mortals. Yonet protects the crops from the works of Nurlin, and favours in particular the Halflings who ply her craft, though it is unclear why. She had no children of any kind, as during the Age of avatars Yonet was far too focused on her garden, which was sadly lost during the breaking.
Yasar, Goddess of Dreams
The youngest of all the Deities, and it is only fitting that Silnai was to have the last child. Caresh had hoped that a third child may quell the distaste between her children, but alas Yasar had little care for the worlds of mortal or gods. Yasar had a kindred spirit in Obsimagh, to the point that Yasar attempted to court Obsimagh. The god of knowledge declined such an advance. During the age of Wandering, Yasar discovered a way to break free of her Avatar form, though only in the dreams of Mortals. During the breaking her avatar form was destroyed, and she has remained trapped in the world of dreams.
Thus completes the series introducing the settings deities. There is still a lot to explore with the divine, such as how the gods organise themselves and what worship in Theril looks like. I will probably do a spotlight series at some point to fully flesh out the gods and their particular styles of worship.
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