Gods of the Vale

The gods are covered in more detail HERE.

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. 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.

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.

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

The Dark Ones

The gods of evil are little-known to most folk, and never openly worshiped. They are respected, and offerings are made to avert their wrath, but there are no churches to their glory or priests who revere them.

Deity	Symbol	Origin	Portfolio
Asmodel The Laughing Liar Lord Misrule	Two dice showing snake eyes	Gnome	Trickery, deception, misfortune
Grum One-Eye The Strong	A fist clutching an eye	Orc	Strength and conquest, gluttony
Samaeus The Spiteful Queen The Golden Hoarder	Golden crown	Halfling	Greed, pride, rulership
Tharizdun The Mad God Lord of the Outer Abyss	Black spiral	Unknown	Madness, entropy, the void
Tymath Mother of Monsters The Egg-Breaker	Broken egg	Kobold	Monsters, curses, aberrant births
Ze'thir The Venomous Shadow Lord of the Knife	A coiled serpent	Goblin	Poison, murder, betrayal

Small Gods

Saints, folk heroes, and legendary figures are also revered, sometimes as agents of a deity, sometimes just as powerful and charismatic heroes of yore. Some are old gods whose time has passed, lesser survivors from the ancient pantheons; others are mighty elemental spirits, powerful fey, or lost and forgotten things. Although they lack the power of the High Gods, these figures can still have worshipers and grant spells, although most have only a small handful of true clerics. Some act as patrons for warlocks, especially those of a more sinister bent. They tend to be more broadly known as names out of songs and legends, morality tales and ballads of forgotten heritage.

Unlike the true gods, small gods and their kind occasionally meddle in the lives of mortals, and can even be found walking the land in mortal guise at rare times.

There are many small gods, and most villages have a few local legends; only a few are listed here.

• Black Anna: The queen of the hags, this ancient elven outcast haunts the land, searching for children to eat.
• Rond the Iron Hunter: A mighty hunter of witchfolk, he wields a cleaver of supernatural iron which cannot abide the touch of evil. It is said that he tricked this cleaver from Asmodel. All the races claim Iron Rond as their own.
• Silver Jon: A bard of legendary skill, believed by most to be a halfling, Jon does battle with evil beings wielding a fiddle with silver strings.
• Uktena: A mighty horned serpent; wise, cunning, and deadly venomous. Associated with waterways, and said to have powers of transformation and healing.
• The Witch-King: Said to be a powerful witchfolk of ages ago who was slain by a mortal hero, his spiteful spirit lingers in dark and forgotten places. The Witch-King is believed to command the witchfolk, and on occasion to bargain with mortals, searching for his lost bones.

Elven Gods

The elven religion is secretive, and they perform no religious rites outside of their homeland. They are known to revere a moon god named Vorynn, patron of magic and change, but beyond that little is known.