Historical Deities

The Three Planes

There are three planes of existence:
 * the Mortal Plane on which we stand, also called the Earth,
 * the celestial plane which is also called Heaven or the Twelve Stairs, and
 * the infernal plane which is also called the Abyss.

The sixteen commonly worshipped gods traditionally resided on the Twelve Stairs and draw much of their power from their mortal followers in the world below.

When the Tower of Salt and Sandstone was completed and blocked the path between the mortal and celestial planes, some gods were on the mortal plane, but most were on the Twelve Stairs and have been unable to manifest themselves on earth in person since the tower went up. Those who are manifest on the mortal plane similarly cannot now return to the celestial plane.

Of the sixteen commonly worshipped gods, thirteen are siblings and greater gods. The other three, Sorn, Basenbe and Malamay are the wife and sons of the god Allanbay, and are lesser gods. There is also a seventeenth god, who dwells neither on the Twelve Stairs nor the mortal plane, but in the Abyss: we shall of him not speak here.

Furthermore, some people worship the Gaia, which is not a god but better described as a force or an essence. Six of the gods are benevolent and righteous, six are wicked and deceitful, and four are neutral in outlook. The Gaia is also considered neutral.

Good
 * Allanbay: God of Nature
 * Sorn: Goddess of Fertility
 * Basenbe: God of Prophecy
 * Malamay: God of the Vast Waters
 * Veldex: God of Valor
 * Canter: God of the Elements

Neutral
 * Daeder: God of Mountains
 * Broodblame: God of Strength
 * Valdor: God of War
 * Vidal: Goddess of the Arts
 * The Gaia: The Essence of Nature

Evil
 * Crest: God of Magic
 * Phykrell: God of Greed
 * Hester: Goddess of Vanity
 * Hellacaster: God of Death
 * Tilsman: God of Shadows
 * Waltell: God of Deceit