Religions and Gods of Annwn

"Giants in the playground..."
Lord Sherridan, Human General


    Religion is a fundamental aspect of daily life for most creatures of Annwn, be they good or evil. Though the gods may not walk the earth today as they did in earlier ages (and may we all be eternally greatful for that), they nontheless wield a heavy hand in mortal events.  Just as the powers of a deity's priesthood are dependent upon the power of their diety, so too are the god's powers upon this plane dependent upon their worshippers. 

    Each god has a particular portfolio which they espouse.  Gods typically draw strength from mortals following these porfolios.  A god of murder, for example, would grow more powerful from the deaths of mortals in his name, while a god of nature would grow in strength as more mortals came to venerate and respect the natural world.  Gods of opposing portfolios are almost always bitter enemies, and their fueds are carried into the mortal realms by their followers.  Be warned, there are few things on this realm as dangerous as a holy war between opposing faiths.  There are two main groups of deities worshipped on Annwn.  These are the universal deities and the patron or racial dieities.

Universal Deities

    These deities are worshipped by many races throughout Annwn, and aren't associated with any one race in particular, although, due to sheer numbers, humans often make up the majority of their worshippers.  Also, as humans have no patron deities, all humans worship universal deities only. Universal deities are concerned with advancing the portfolio they represent, be it peace, good, mercy, war, etc.  Because of the diversity of their worshippers, the most powerful deities are typically found in this group.

Deities of Good
Deities of Evil
Deities of Law
Deities of Chaos
Deities of Neutrality

Racial Deities

    These deities are associated with one race exclusively, having virtually no worshippers from other races.  Each race, with the exception of humans, has at least one patron deity, and most typically have three or more.  Most racial dieties are as interested in protecting and furthering the interests of their patron race as their portfolios.  While the worship of humans is usually split between many universal deities, any one race of humanoids is likely to worship primarily their racial deities, with a few members of society chosing to worship a universal deity.

Deities of the Dwarves
Deities of the Elves
Deities of the Gnomes
Deities of the Halflings
Deities of the Orcs
Deities of Other Humanoids

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