A deity is a being of great power that controlled some aspect of mortal affairs, referred to as the god's portfolio. All deities were either elevated to their positions by The Duōrum (Havoc and Isarus) or were approved by The Duōrum to be worshiped in the Realm, in the case of interloper deities. No divine power found a permanent faith and power base without their approval, though there were cases of short-term semi-divine beings who gathered faith from worshipers without being deities. The most noted example of this was the various fiendish cults that had arisen. In at least two cases, the worship from these cults had provided enough power or filled a niche that was not otherwise filled, and the fiends in question had become deities in their own right. The minotaur deity Baphomet became a deity by building on the power foundation of a fiendish cult. Worshipers are necessary for the continued existence and powers of a deity. The numbers and fervor of a god's worshipers determined in large part the power of the deity. Deities without worshipers or who were fading in popularity faded in power, and in extreme cases could even die from neglect.