The Seldarine

The Fair Folk of the Realms worship a pantheon of deities known as the Seldarine (Tel'Seldarine in the elvish language), a complex term that can be roughly translated as the fellowship of brothers and sisters of the wood, implying the wide diversity in interests that exists among the gods of the elven pantheon and their desire for cooperation. They act independently of one another, but the elven powers are drawn together by love, curiosity, and friendship to combine their strengths, to accomplish a task, or in the face of outside threats.
Corellon Larethian, the acknowledged ruler of the Seldarine - sometimes joined by his consort, Angharradh, reinforces this freedom of action and compels none of the Seldarine to perform any task. Instead, the gods of the elven pantheon seem to sense when something needs doing, and they simply gather when necessary. With the exception of Fenmarel Mestarine, the Seldarine reside in the realm of Arvandor - a term that means "The High Forest" in elven - on the plane of Arborea .
Relations ascribed to the various powers of the Seldarine vary widely from culture to culture; some legends hold them all to be brothers and sisters, others believe Corellon created the other powers from the natural environment of Arvandor. Other sages link the Seldarine in various romantic relationships. In most representations, the elven pantheon includes more gods than goddesses, but every member of the Seldarine can appear as either male or female. The androgynous nature of the Seldarine reflects the gender equality found in most elven societies.
Aside from disagreement over the nature of Angharradh, there is general agreement among the Elves of Faerun as to which powers make up the Seldarine. Each elven realm and subrace places its own emphasis on the relative importance of various powers to the point where some members of the Seldarine fade from memory in some isolated elven cultures.

• Corellon Larethian, greater deity of art, war, light, and leader of the Seldarine
• Angharradh, greater deity of fertility and consort to Corellon
• Aerdrie Faenya, intermediate deity of the wind
• Deep Sashelas, intermediate deity of the seas
• Erevan Ilesere, intermediate deity of trickery
• Hanali Celanil, intermediate deity of love
• Labelas Enoreth, intermediate deity of time and longevity
• Rillifane Rallathil, intermediate deity of nature
• Solonor Thelandira, intermediate deity of hunting
• Sehanine Moonbow, intermediate deity of the moon
• Fenmarel Mestarine, lesser deity of outcasts
• Naralis Analor, lesser deity of suffering, healing and death
• Shevarash, demigod of vengeance

The Dark Seldarine

The Dark Seldarine is the name given to the fallen, evil deities of the subterranean Drow Elves. They are not truly a pantheon in the same way the Seldarine are, though, as they do not co-operate. The Dark Seldarine are led by Lolth, whose power sometimes forces the others into obeying her. Their planes are various layers of the Demonweb Pits.

• Lolth - Greater deity of assassins, chaos, darkness, Drow, and spiders
• Eilistraee - Lolth's daughter, outcast patron of good drows (generally associated with the Seldarine instead)
• Kiransalee - god of undead
• Ghaunadaur - A god of ooze, only associated by his Drow followers
• Seveltarm - Lolth's grandson and champion; god of Drow warriors
• Vhaeraun - Lolth's son and patron deity of disaffected male Drow Elves.

Related Locations

• Toril