Elven Gods

False Divinity?

Many elves to this day still worship - or at least know of - beings thought to be gods, spirits, or other such powerful entities, if they exist at all. The official stance of The Republic is one of syncretism; if these creatures do exist, and are truly divine, they are simply the Gods of Òsa with different names and myths to cloak them.
Nevertheless, the elven "Pantheon" is full of countless gods, one for every flower and beast and leaf. In this sense, it is possible every single elven deity is merely a greater nymph or lesser empyrean of Mother Patír or Grandmother Éda. Listed below are the most noteworthy and widely known deities.

Arkadian Gods

The Gods of love and beauty and music, the Arkadians are those who built and live in The Endless Hall, who dance with elven souls from dusk till dawn and are held in high regard by most of the fair folk.

Taér the Golden

Lord and creator of the endless Halls of Arkadia, Taér is the Butterfly God of reincarnation, souls, light and love and momentary death. He is the Godhead of his pantheon, ruling over the others and ensuring his people's elven lives will go on long after the other races have turned to dust.
He shares many traits with Talsia and Katas, as a creator god and lord of sunlight.

Òradh the Fair

(Oh-ragh)

The most lovely being in all creation, Òradh is the Nightingale Goddess of music and magic, said to have sang the world into being and breathed life into mortals the same way. It is thought by some that every bard in the world owes their voice, skill, and magic to her.
Stories of her often involve betrayal, stating that she was once betrayed by other deities seeking her power, or by elves twisting her songs and magic into doing harm, or by humans casting her out of their own beloved Pantheon.
She shares many traits with Patír and Temní, and shares the domain of magic with Olsír.

Caen Ó Taér

As prince of the cosmos, Caen is the Elk God of royalty and pride. He was the firstborn son of Taér and Òradh, and is destined to inherit The Earth. Myths that involve him teach what it is to be a king amongst elves, and differ from settlement to settlement - one must be noble and generous, or strong enough to protect your people, or humble enough to know love and laughter alongside your peers. Perhaps all three.
As the first child of his Pantheon's Godhead and the destined ruler of his people, Caen's closest link by far would be with Zia despite sharing only the domain of leadership and naught else.

Aelrúth the Sly

(Ale-rue)

Aelrùth is the Trickster Lord of Satyrs, and the triplicate God of snakes, foxes, and goats. His domains are those of music and pranks, and it is said he created the first instruments by stealing from the rulers of Arkadia; from Folíbh he stole silk to make harp strings, from Lód he stole a horn to sound off, and from ancient Chasiond he stole reeds to make pipes.
After proving himself too skilled a thief and too great a nuisance to ignore, the other Gods once hunted for him across The Endless Halls. As a fox he darted through forests nimbly and swiftly, until he reached the edge of a great clearing. He shifted his skin and hid his old pelt, changing into a snake to hide in the grass. But the Gods grew too close, and he had to shift again, leaving his shed form behind. On and on the chase went forth, until they caught him in the middle of changing into a goat to climb a mountain, and trapped him in that form for an age and more to come.
He shares many traits with Sédróm, along with quite some few with Patír, Temní, and Sévas all.

Díl the Loyal

(Deel)

Youthful and joyous, Díl is the Canine God of friendship, protection, and childhood. Perhaps once he was most favoured of all the Gods, back when the world was young and knew no pain. But now, while he remains ever steadfast, many elves have grown old and bitter in the face of atrocities committed against them. Perhaps one day, he can inspire them to open their hearts again, and keep them safe from harm this time around.
Díl's closest link would be with Sévas, though he shares fewer ties to the Òssan Pantheon than most others.

Gair the Fearless

Father to Díl as wolves are to dogs, Gair is the Lupine God of family, fatherhood, and hunting. While Lód is the God of Courage, of standing tall against fear with the strength in your heart, Gair has never known fear in the first place, making him immune to the dread presence of his most hated rival Fuil. One of the most common myths involving Gair are about how he chased the Bat God from Arkadia during a battle long ago.
He shares many more ties to The Moon than Díl does, despite their similarities.

Ginmadh the Great

(G-in-magh)

The power of the Bear Goddess is said to shake the world in moments of fury, with earthquakes and landslides attributed to her savagery. She is the Goddess of nature and harsh wilderness, and yet also of motherhood and protection. This dichotomy can be seen often in wood elves far from civilisation, who to many seem barbaric in their wild ways but who love one another more than than most mortal hearts could imagne.
She shares many traits with Éda, as well as a few with Patír.

Lód the Mighty

(Load)

Tall as a mountain and twice as broad, Lód is the Bull God of courage, physical strength, and determination. He is not known for gentleness or elegence, and so is not a God often favoured by the elves, who suggest he would be more at home with orcish gods and goliath ancestor spirits.
He shares several traits with Agítio and a few with Kanzu.

Miog the Cunning

(Mig)

Fiercly independent Miog is named always as an honoured guest of Arkadia, never stated to be one of its residents or leaders. She is the Feline Goddess of intelligence and individualism, encouraging all elves to embrace the best versions of themselves through knowledge, and to never bend the knee regardless of another's status.
Despite not usually being associated with the arcane, Miog shares a few traits with Olsír, most noteably an investment in self-improvement and cleverness.

Rabhas the Forewarned

(Rah - vas)

Crows are fell omens in most cultures and religions, and Rabhas is no different for elves. His oldest role was (and still is) to be a herald of death, to frighten and warn the gods of light ahead of the arrival of his dark parents. But after he learned of a dark plot by Folíbh and Fuil and warned the other Gods, he was welcomed into The Halls with open arms. Now he is a god of prophecies and messages in general, and looked at with more respect than fear by elfkind.
He shares his traits mostly with Haroch, Ámmos, and Sédróm.

Luatha the Swift

(Lou - ah)

The Horse God Luatha is the most central to elven reincarnation beliefs, second, perhaps, only to Lord Taér himself. She is the Goddess of healing, restoration, and travel. She is responsible for carrying elven souls both to The Halls when dusk arrives, and from The Halls back to the land of the living when a soul's dawn shines once more.
She shares traits with both Agítio and Sédróm.

Chasiond the Wise

(Ca - shind)

Known to most elves as "Old Friend" rather than by his name, Chasiond is the Ash Tree God of wisdom, knowledge, and time. Some myths state that he had spent all eternity asleep before Òdhran's song woke him up, and from his braches she grew all the flowers in the world. Others say he is the progenitor of everything, and that when he one day passes, all the world will follow with him.
He is linked to Éda through the domains of nature and life, yet also has much overlapping with Ámmos as the eternal watcher of all the world.

Underdark Gods

The Gods of torture and violence and death have no place in the light of The Halls, and must live in the shadows and caves at the edges of the blessed realm, plotting and scheming all the while. These gods are despise by most elves, yet worshipped and adored by the drow for reasons unknown.

Folíbh the Cruel

(Fo-leave)

Mother of drow-kind, Folíbh was exiled from the light of Arkadia in eons past for deeds unknown. She is the Spider Goddess of many dark domains including conquest, trickery, poison, murder, and more. Yet she is also a Goddess of destiny and final deaths, having somehow warped the fates of her servants in such a way that they will never see The Halls again. Why or how the first drow would have ever agreed to this is a question that haunts all other elves to this day.
This hated Goddess is said in some myths to be a sister, daughter, or fully another half of Òradh that emerged after the Fair One was betrayed, representing divine vengeance and corruption in its purest form.
She shares several traits with Kanzu, a few with Dread Haroch, and many with Fidain.

Fuil the Black

(Full)

While Folíbh is said to have been exiled from Arkadia, the Bat God of darkness, fear, and undeath, was never part of its light in the first place. While Taér was building his Halls, Fuil busied himself carving shadowy tunnels around and beneath the Butterfly's sacred home, and has since spent his time attempting to undermine and overthrow the God of Light. To that end he allied with Folíbh when she fled to his realm, and is thought to be whispering dark deeds into her heart at all times.
He is most often associated with The Shadow, despite Haroch's usually feared-but-not-evil status within the minds of humanity. As the Lord of Vampires (and status as a general foil to the other gods), he also shares some traits with Kanzu the Bloody.