Gods of Asira
in AsiraTHE SIX
The Father - The Father represents justice, law and order, judgement, honor, and protection. Nobles may pray to the Father to seek wisdom in how to govern justly or issue punishments that are appropriate and fair. Families may offer prayer or offerings to the Father that he may keep their loved ones safe. Iconography includes a stoic cold man and a set of balanced scales.
The Mother - The Mother represents mercy, peace, beauty, fertility, sympathy, and hope. In times of hardship, the downtrodden may ask the Mother for mercy and easing of their struggles. Farmers may ask that she bring rain and bless their fields. Mothers may ask that she keep her children healthy and safe. Iconography includes a portly jovial older woman, a rabbit, and roses.
The Warrior - The Warrior represents strength, warfare, courage, and strategy. Members of the Crimson Guard often pray to the Warrior asking for strength and courage in battle. Tacticians often give offerings to the Warrior so that they may be wiser than their enemies. Iconography includes knight donned head to toe in steel armor, a knight chess piece, and an arrow with red fletching.
The Smith - The Smith represents civilization, ingenuity, craftsmanship, and advancement. Artisans may pray to the Smith hoping to better their craft or turn profits in their endeavors. Many nobles also pray to the Smith as they hope to expand their sphere of influence or grow their lands and profits. His iconography includes an anvil wreathed in flames, a smith’s hammer, and a turtle.
The Magi - The Magi represents the arcane, creativity, and curiosity. Many arcane users pray to the Magi in an attempt to glean what they cannot accomplish through sheer force of will or study. Children sometimes pray to the Magi, hoping for a shooting star, lightning, anything to bring excitement (many dissuade from this, as asking the divine for a break from boredom can have dire consequences). Iconography includes an eye set on a celestial background and an open book with a quill.
The Shadow - The Shadow represents death, unknown, loss. Very few pray to the Stranger as a means to benefit themselves; sometimes those who have suffered loss will ask the Stranger to ease their burden, but the Mother’s aspect of mercy is often more appealing. Of note, gravekeepers, while not directly worshipping the Stranger, often leave offerings to appease this distant god. Iconography includes a hooded, descriptionless figure of gray or black and a black circle with a purple border.
THE OLD GODS
Avox - Goddess of air, freedom, travel, wanderlust, avians.
Dolgar - God of earth, fertility, agriculture, mountains, wildlife.
Eemis - God of party, ecstasy, passion, love.
Esyn - Goddess of strife, suffering, loss, discord. The sister of Naemun, Esyn represents similar but distorted portfolios shared by her kin. She seems to take perverted joy in the suffering of others, especially if it is by their own doing.
Itrix - Goddess of the sea, water, ice, destruction, storms. Capable of both great malice and overwhelming kindness, Itrix is one of the most feared (and respected) old gods of Asira. Commonly worshipped by sailors and sea dwellers, Itrix represents the untamable and quickly shifting powers of seas, oceans, and storms. While she represents the destruction of storms and the bounties of aquatic natures, Itrix’s portfolio has an aspect of freedom and independence to it, for just as the seas cannot be tamed or chained, no mortal’s spirit should be shackled or suppressed.
Myriic - God of death, murder, lies, corruption.
Naemun - God of suffering, burdens, loss, perseverance, healing, and martyrdom. Naemun revealed himself to Caragor directly, instructing him to take on the suffering of others and to destroy those that spread it. His aims seem ambiguous but he has hinted at great cosmic powers waking and moving recently, an omen of something to come.
Namera - Goddess of the moon, mystery, purity, redemption. This strange goddess has been mentioned by numerous, equally odd figures. To them, she represented a sort of safety and refuge. The Moonstones located in northern Asellenor seem to be related to Namera and an ancient riddle or prophecy.
Otar - Deity of luck.
Voskyr - God of fire, life, rebirth, destruction, strength, passion, purification. A cult worshipping Vosykr and operating near Crag was recently smothered; allegedly, they were summoning and setting loose a number of fire elementals to target Asellenor and the forces of The One.
Yhera - Goddess of fortune, wealth, success, trade.
OTHER ENTITIES
Drengranoth - Fiend that espouses manipulation, betrayal, and corruption. The previous patron of Aethus, Drengranoth has promised to take what is rightfully his--Aethus' soul--at any cost.
The One - An enigmatic being that represents a malevolent nature, consumption, decay, and greed. Currently trapped in Limbo, this being is waiting to be freed - by whom and for what isn't exactly clear, but it's relatively simple that it wouldn't be for any benevolent purpose.