# The Pantheon The gods of [[2-World/Planets/Elandor.md|Elandor]] are divided by one ancient choice. When the world was made, some gods gave up part of their own power to build it. Others refused. - **The Founders** helped make the world, and each paid for it with something of themselves. They are bound to it now: their realms shine in the night sky as the wandering lights of [[2-World/Star Systems/The Aetherion Cycle.md|The Aetherion Cycle]], and their power reaches mortals gently and from far away. - **The Abstainers** refused to take part. They kept their full strength and built their own realms in [[2-World/Star Systems/The Hollow Beyond.md|The Hollow Beyond]], the dark between the stars. They are closer, stronger, and far more willing to meddle. Being a Founder doesn't make a god good, and being an Abstainer doesn't make one evil. Most people pray to several gods depending on what they need. ## The Founders | | God | Domains | Realm | Faith | Whispered cult | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ![[z_Publish/_assets/Anachronix.png\|90]] | [[2-World/People/Deities/Anachronix.md|Anachronix]] | Time | [[2-World/Planets/Anachronia.md|Anachronia]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Keepers of the Hour.md|The Keepers of the Hour]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Stillwatch.md|The Stillwatch]] | | ![[z_Publish/_assets/Vesharra.png\|90]] | [[2-World/People/Deities/Vesharra.md|Vesharra]], the Maimed Judge | Justice, law, oaths | [[2-World/Planets/Talionne.md|Talionne]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Church of the Weighed Hand.md|The Church of the Weighed Hand]] (with [[2-World/Groups/the Scales of Vesharra.md|the Scales of Vesharra]]) | [[2-World/Groups/The Branded.md|The Branded]] | | ![[z_Publish/_assets/Solenne.png\|90]] | [[2-World/People/Deities/Solenne.md|Solenne]], the Dawnmother | Sun, dawn, healing | [[2-World/Planets/Aurelith.md|Aurelith]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Dawnward Church.md|The Dawnward Church]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Pyre of Noon.md|The Pyre of Noon]] | | ![[z_Publish/_assets/Morvaine.png\|90]] | [[2-World/People/Deities/Morvaine.md|Morvaine]], the Last Ferryman | Death, burial, the soul's passage | [[2-World/Planets/Velamorre.md|Velamorre]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Quiet Vigil.md|The Quiet Vigil]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Hastened.md|The Hastened]] | | ![[z_Publish/_assets/Verdessa.png\|90]] | [[2-World/People/Deities/Verdessa.md|Verdessa]], the Turning Year | Nature, seasons, harvest, beasts | [[2-World/Planets/Sylvarae.md|Sylvarae]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Circle of the Turning Year.md|The Circle of the Turning Year]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Thornblood.md|The Thornblood]] | | ![[z_Publish/_assets/Kaelos.png\|90]] | [[2-World/People/Deities/Kaelos.md|Kaelos]], the Stormcaller | Sea, storms, sky, travellers | [[2-World/Planets/Thalassor.md|Thalassor]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Tidewardens.md|The Tidewardens]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Drowned Choir.md|The Drowned Choir]] | | ![[z_Publish/_assets/Durnhal.png\|90]] | [[2-World/People/Deities/Durnhal.md|Durnhal]], the Hammer Below | Forge, craft, honest trade | [[2-World/Planets/Khazdurn.md|Khazdurn]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Hall of the Hammer.md|The Hall of the Hammer]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Soulsmiths.md|The Soulsmiths]] | | ![[z_Publish/_assets/Amarae.png\|90]] | [[2-World/People/Deities/Amarae.md|Amarae]], the Hearthmother | Love, hearth, family, mercy | [[2-World/Planets/Hearthholm.md|Hearthholm]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Hearthkeepers.md|The Hearthkeepers]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Bound Heart.md|The Bound Heart]] | ## The Abstainers | | God | Domains | Realm | Faith | Whispered cult | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ![[z_Publish/_assets/VaelShara.png\|90]] | [[2-World/People/Deities/Vael'Shara.md|Vael'Shara]], the Veiled Dreamer | Dreams, nightmares, prophecy | [[2-World/Planets/The Veiled Reach.md|The Veiled Reach]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Sleepers' Communion.md|The Sleepers' Communion]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Wakeless.md|The Wakeless]] | | ![[z_Publish/_assets/Kharzul.png\|90]] | [[2-World/People/Deities/Kharzul.md|Kharzul]], the Iron Leash | Dominion, tyranny, chains | [[2-World/Planets/The Iron Bastion.md|The Iron Bastion]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Iron Mandate.md|The Iron Mandate]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Chainbound.md|The Chainbound]] | | ![[z_Publish/_assets/Lethiel.png\|90]] | [[2-World/People/Deities/Lethiel.md|Lethiel]], the Smiling Debt | Bargains, ambition, secrets, debts | [[2-World/Planets/The Gilded Ledger.md|The Gilded Ledger]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Ledger House.md|The Ledger House]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Unpaid.md|The Unpaid]] | | ![[z_Publish/_assets/Vorhex.png\|90]] | [[2-World/People/Deities/Vorhex.md|Vorhex]], the Unravelling | Entropy, decay, endings | [[2-World/Planets/The Fraying.md|The Fraying]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Last Hour.md|The Last Hour]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Unravellers.md|The Unravellers]] | | ![[z_Publish/_assets/Mazzerin.png\|90]] | [[2-World/People/Deities/Mazzerin.md|Mazzerin]], the Laughing King | Madness, whimsy, chaos | [[2-World/Planets/Bedlamere.md|Bedlamere]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Motley Court.md|The Motley Court]] | [[2-World/Groups/The Cracked Mirror.md|The Cracked Mirror]] | ## Old rivalries - [[2-World/People/Deities/Anachronix.md|Anachronix]] and [[2-World/People/Deities/Vorhex.md|Vorhex]]: time that keeps everything going, against the end that wants everything finished. - [[2-World/People/Deities/Vesharra.md|Vesharra]] and [[2-World/People/Deities/Kharzul.md|Kharzul]]: law as justice, against law as chains. - [[2-World/People/Deities/Solenne.md|Solenne]] and [[2-World/People/Deities/Vael'Shara.md|Vael'Shara]]: every dawn ends a dream. - [[2-World/People/Deities/Durnhal.md|Durnhal]] and [[2-World/People/Deities/Lethiel.md|Lethiel]]: an honest trade, against a bargain with a hidden price.