Editing Gods of the Vale (section)

== The High Gods ==

The people of Nentir Vale, by and large, worship a syncretic collection of deities known variously as the Lords of the Sky, the High Gods, the Elders, and the Great Ones. They are drawn from the ancestral pantheons of the four dominant races, but have largely been combined into a single unified pantheon over the years.
Some people feel especially drawn to one individual deity or another, but most respect and revere the pantheon as a whole, and most churches are dedicated to the gods in general. Collectively, this is known as the High Church. There are regional variances, of course; a given deity may have especial prominence in one community, only to be relegated to secondary status in another, but it’s a rare community that doesn’t at least acknowledge them all.

Direct signs and miracles from the High Gods are rare to the point of being legendary (although small gods are less remote). While most communities have a cleric or two with some healing spells, many priests lack spellcasting power, but are not less respected for it. Rare and powerful clerics are said to be able to cure diseases with a touch and call upon angelic beings for aid, but such people are near-mythic.

By and large, the Lords of the Sky are distant beings who do not directly interfere in mortal affairs; they may send prophetic dreams and cryptic messages, but they almost never take a direct hand.


{| class="wikitable"
|'''Deity'''
|'''Symbol'''
|'''Origin'''
|'''Domains'''
|'''Portfolio'''
|-
|'''Artheon'''<br>''The Green Shadow''<br>''The Healing Hand''
|Oak leaf
|Halfling
|Life, Nature
|Nature, animals, herbalism
|-
|'''Bu'jor'''<br>''The Survivor''<br>''Master of Trade''
|Coin on an open hand
|Goblin
|Forge, Nature
|Survival, trade, ingenuity
|-
|'''Forutan'''<br>''The Lawful Trickster''<br>''The Honest One''
|Raven
|Gnome
|Knowledge, Trickery
|Law, pacts and bargains, tricks
|-
|'''Fu'gils'''<br>''The Small''<br>''The Wise One''
|Mouse
|Goblin
|Nature, Trickery
|Cleverness, wisdom, children
|-
|'''Garutan'''<br>''The Necromancer''<br>''The Opened Book''
|Skull on a book
|Gnome
|Death, Knowledge
|Necromancy, secrets
|-
|'''Hireus'''<br>''The Lady of the Hearth''<br>''The Orderly One''
|Hand within a circle
|Halfling
|Life, Order
|Communities, families, marriage, ceremonies
|-
|'''Hertain'''<br>''The Scribe''<br>''Lady of Scrolls''
|Scroll
|Gnome
|Arcana, Knowledge
|Knowledge, language and writing, wizardry
|-
|'''Jordain'''<br>''The Craftmistress''<br>''The Cunning Hand''
|Hand grasping a hammer
|Gnome
|Forge, Knowledge
|Handcrafts, excellence, the forge
|-
|'''Khorg'''<br>''The Dragon's Wings''<br>''The Soaring One''
|Flame between two dragon wings
|Kobold
|Arcana, Tempest
|Ambition, sorcery, wind and the sky
|-
|'''Kutul'''<br>''The Dragon's Scale''<br>''The Shining One''
|Four scales in a compass rose formation
|Kobold
|Order, Tempest
|Organization, defense, traps and mechanisms
|-
|'''Lyraen'''<br>''Lord of the Long Sleep''<br>''The Gray Judge''
|Stone hammer
|Halfling
|Grave, Life
|Birth and death, judgment, fate
|-
|'''Rayge'''<br>''The Dragon's Fire''<br>''The Storm''
|Whirlwind
|Kobold
|Death, Tempest
|Storms and disasters, fear, power
|-
|'''Slythe'''<br>''The Dragon's Eye''<br>''The Night Watcher''
|Reptilian eye
|Kobold
|Light, Tempest
|The moon, light, visions and revelations
|-
|'''Soleus'''<br>''The Sun Queen''<br>''The Dawnbringer''
|Sunburst
|Halfling
|Life, Light
|The sun, crops and farming, light and life
|-
|'''Tor'gus'''<br>''The Lord Beneath''<br>''The Slow One''
|Mushroom with a skull for a cap
|Goblin
|Grave, Nature
|Fungus, disease and weakness, the earth
|-
|'''Wo'gar'''<br>''Master of the Hunt''<br>''Hunter Under Moonlight''
|Wolf's head against a moon
|Goblin
|Nature, War
|Hunting, wolves and predators, protection
|-
|}