Kadarin Church

The Kadarin faith is the most commonly practised religion in the former lands of the Kadarin Empire and preaches the worship of a pantheon of 15 gods.

The Gods

Gods of Empire

Echthra, goddess of trade and diplomacy

Nisus, god of labour, strife, and toil

Philotimo, god of victory and civilisation

Gods of Nature

Chara, the sun goddess

Iremia, the moon goddess

Iremia is the guardian of sleep and dreams.

Elpida, goddess of spring and new growth

Despite being one of the oldest of the gods in the elven creation myth, Elpida has the heart of a child and is depicted as a young girl. Her priests also tend to be young, as many of them are orphans taken in by her temples and wishing to give back to the church which raised them.

Iontas, god of wild nature

Iontas is the only god to whom no temples are built. He is worshipped in the wild places, and his priests make their home in caves and the roots of trees. There is no structure, no hierarchy, and many priests of Iontas go years without ever talking to another cleric.

Gods of War

Tharos, god of knowledge and protection

Tharos

Timos, god of conquest and destruction

Wetos, god of vengeance and retribution

Gods of Love

Lachtara, goddess of romantic love and sexual pleasure

Storge, goddess of family and friendship

Gods of Death

Galar, goddess of history and memory

Maera, goddess of mercy and grief

Metus, god of fear

Structure

The Kadarin pantheon is one of the loosest on Corth, with no official hierarchy or ties between the gods. Several of them have personal relationships with each other as equals. Unlike many pantheons, there is no suggestion that any of them are descended from each other. The Kadarin Church tends a little more towards centralisation but retains this lack of connection between the deities. Each god has their own individual hierarchy of priests, none of which are beholden to each other. They may cooperate on joint ventures, such as the Order of Shield-Bearers which accepts devotees of both Tharos and Wetos, but no priests of any particular god have authority over those of a different god.

History

Born from the unification of elven tradition with the beliefs of the humans of Kadar, this faith became the official religion of the Kadarin Empire. With the empire's collapse, it survived and remains the majority religion among those living in former imperial lands. The church hierarchy, once based in Kadar itself like the empire, is now centred in [insert Sicene city here].

Demography and Population

Most of the followers of the Kadarin faith are humans, imperial elves, or half-elves. Some dwarves, motu and mardik have converted to this faith, and many half-dwarves and half-mards follow their human parents. It is also a minority religion among warforged.

Type

Religious, Organised Religion

Demonym

Kadarin

Subsidiary Organizations