Deities (4e)

There are many Gods and pantheons within the world. Below are the varied worshiped religions.

The Metal Gods
The patrons of the Dwarves, these powers are odd. They do not speak to followers or have a drive or desire. They are the embodied strength of the divinity within metal. No supreme God exists, and only dwarves follow them. They are as below.

The Endless
The Endless is a Pantheon of beings older than record. They say they have existed since time immemorial but it cannot be proven. They are 'led' by Destiny who has become the most powerful, however all of them are considered at least as powerful as Gods. Each has their own churches.

Destiny somewhat directs them but each is very independant. It is considered that they in general, are concerned with protecting the Prime Material Plane. There have been a number of changes which occured during the Sundering.

-Destiny imbued a mortal, a Halfling named Calli, with powers beyond what her form could contain. After completing her tasks she ascended to his side and is his agent sent to clerics of his order. Many Halflings venerate her along with Destiny. She was one of The Defense.

-Delirium had been missing for some time. She was found bound within the sibling of Calli. When Calli ascended the spirit of her brother was freed. It is now an agent of Delirium, and Delirium herself is free once more.

-Destruction had been missing for some time. It was found that he had been reincarnating himself into beings who could potentially become great warriors. Retz, also one of the Defense, a goliath of great martial prowess, was found to be the embodiement of Destruction. He reached Enlightenment while battling a Great Old One in melee combat. Immediately following this, he ascended to his rightful place. He keeps a soft spot in his heart for the Goliaths.

The Four Elemental Lords
The Empire of Axalatlan venerate four outsiders who have gained deific power in the prime. They each have a gate in the empire to their domain in their elemental planes. They are particularly venerated by their Genasi race, however all venerate all four of them. Each demands sacrifices from members of the empire to receive their protection. To outsiders, the Elemental Lords seem tyrannical, however there are stories of the Sultanate attempting to attack Axalatlan only to be met with great beings of unfathomable power from the elemental planes.

The clergy are serious people. They use hallucenogenic substances to help them commune with their masters, and many spend years in the elemental planes with their master. The Lords are:

The Cerulean Tree
The Cerulean Tree can be traced back through history. It is an embodiement of the Incarnum. The Purity of the Prime material plane. It does not so much as have a sentience as a natural way of existing and a path. Supposedly it exists somewhere on the prime material plane, however it has not been found.

Followers of the Cerulean Tree hate outsiders as they are only increasing the openings of the portals. They are friendly with a majority of other religions. Whenever outsiders are present the order becomes more guarded, and when the chance to kill an aberration or outsider is presented, the order will go out of their way to eliminate them. They claim that they are one of the few groups who knows the worlds true history, however they refuse to share with others. This information is used in barter, often viewed as unfair by outsiders, to get things they need. The Watcher of the Gates, and his servants, oddly are not considered outsiders by the Cerulean Tree.

When a summoning is done by Clerics of the Cerulean Tree, rather than take the form of archons, or other angels, they are all the form of a young human male in his late teens or early twenties. His voice is even and he gives the name of "Kaelan".

The 1000 Gods
The 1000 Gods is a single vast being with a naked female form. She has long black hair which is longer than she is tall, and is used to cover her body when being modest. her face however is a number of faces, side by side which cycle around her head, having 1000 faces. She does not share her name, believing in the power of names. Her clergy are Matriarchal and is known to be fickle. Some speculate the clergy is highly manipulative and potentially behind the hedonistic lifestyle of the Sultanate of Suel. She has vast powers but is very distant, and rarely communes with her followers. Some speculate she is dying or disconnected from the prime.

The Great Sun


The Great Sun is a religion based in fear. The Great Sun is a violent and burning, wrathful deity who the refugees of Hooxiban have come to worship. They learn to turn the power of the desert sun against their opponents. They are warlike, and proud, with a scathing attitude, much like the representation of their God in the Prime. The Great Sun is considered a male god and known to be unforgiving.

Those who try to travel through Hooxiban without giving sacrifices to The Great Sun often find themselves the target of heat waves, monsters, or even agents of the Great Sun's clergy themselves.

The Pantheon of the Republic
The Gods the Republic follow (or acknowledge the existance of) are from the Player Handbook with some minor modifications. Their descriptions are the same as in the PHB.

The One
When the fey were broken from the Prime Material Plane, the Gnomes found they were no longer fey but also distant from their cousins, the Dwarves. Lost and confused, they began to wander the blasted world, in an attempt to find themselves. Not only were they unsuccessful, but they slowly found they were slipping away. Their impish and joking manner were lost, and finally apathy and depression over took the remnants of the race. As the Gnome's gave up hope, a great fat being appeared before the last members of their race and spoke of a chance to not only make a difference but to get revenge upon those who had wronged them. The Gnomes, agreed and migrated to what is now the Temple Kingdom where they worship The One. They know that The One is actually Despair of the Endless, however they venerate her as their savior.

Through regimented practice the Gnomes have become a cold and sometimes considered emotionless race. This has empowered Despair and she in turn is feeding the magical strength of the Temple Kingdom. Despair is training an army through her clergy to be ready for what they call, The Final Conflict, which the clergy believes will end time and the defiling of Alghamtar.

The Watcher of Gates
The Watcher of Gates was originally a cleric from The Defense. He was one of the few beings to Exalt to the status of Pure Good, and then on to Deific status.

There is a story the clergy tells of his ascension. When he ascended he had no portfolio and he found himself in Celestia. He was approached by the Gods of the age, and was asked "Who do you think you are to enter the celestial court?". He smiled sheepish and softly said, "I am Tom.". So enraged was The Lord of Portals, that he attempted tear a rift to consume Tom. Yet as The Lord of Portals opened this rift, Tom's features blurred, and he became a shadowed form. The other Gods could feel Tom's smile and the portal closed. "I am sorry to inform you, Lord of Portals, that you are no longer welcome among the Celestial Court. I release you." With that the Lord of Portals winked out of existence.

It is said that in life, Tom was a follower of one of the Hebdomad, the ruling celestial council of the heavens. While direct worship of the Hebdomad is no longer done, The Watcher of Gates is worshiped. The Arch-Temple is in a demi-plane of Celestia, and can only be accessed by magic. The Watcher of the Gates, and his servants, oddly are not considered outsiders by the Cerulean Tree.