Anam:Individual Gods

Solis Solis is a deity without a family, like so many others. According to its Priests, it was the pre-eminent deity in its Pantheon, as the Deity of the Sun in its Glory. It left its family to side with Carran, and now shares its aspect with Mela Ros. Neither likes the other – Solis considers Mela Ros too gentle, while Mela Ros considers Solis too uncaring – but both are quite blatant about obeying their agreement with Carran and hold their Priests to uphold the Creed. Solis is usually depicted as a vaguely human seeming shape of Fire with a Solar Disc for a crown. (Solis is mostly worshipped by the Kal, and the Caslaht, but also has worshippers among the Acalani.)

Pwyll Pwyll is a God that no mortal wishes to meet, for Pwyll is the God of the Dead. While each God or Pantheon maintains their own afterlife lands, Pwyll stands in control of them all – by virtue that none other came forward. He works closely with Marra Ros, and Priests of both have taken to noting that they are as close as married. Pwyll is usually depicted as tall, with nut brown skin, brown hair and blue eyes. (Pwyll is venerated and propitiated by all. His worshippers tend to be only among the Sartane.)

Itri the Shaper Itri is the god of the Tarat, the Dwarves. Itri looks like a dwarf, on a larger scale – squat and strong. Itri’s hair and beard are Black, and the smith’s apron Itri wears is spattered with burn marks. The common story is that the Dwarves tied Itri up when they chose to follow Carran, but the Priests say it isn’t true. Itri did take some convincing, but did come by choice. Itri’s worship has expanded to include those who work with metal. AldaRos willingly shares his worshippers of that nature with Itri. (Worshipped primarily by Dwarves, but also by metal crafters all over.)

Lucinski Lucinski is the Yryc’s Goddess of Beauty and Fertility. She is quite a lovely Yryc, with black-green skin, lethally sharp, upward pointing tusks, and sharply pointed ears poking through lush blue-black hair. She’s usually depicted as holding a spear in one hand – the spear called Dimond, which pierces the heart of any she chooses, causing them to desire the person Lucinski names prior. She is the only Yryc God to come with her people, and has found, to her delight, that some humans (and even some Elves) now worship her as well. (Worshipped mostly by Yryc, wherever they are, but others have come to her worship as well.)

Victorix Victorix is yet another Goddess of Beauty, from a human pantheon who otherwise refused to heed Carran. Victorix is also a Goddess of War, and is patron not only to those who desire the kindling of love (or at least lust), but also to those who make either of those their profession, and those who fight for love. She is generally depicted as the most beautiful person – male or female – possible in her viewers’ eyes. (Thus, each nation tends to depict her as a beautiful female of their culture.) (Most popular among the Faram and the Sinandre, but her worship is found wherever there is love or lust.)

Asamit Asamit is God of Trade and Merchants. While some have tried to depict him as a fat, scheming male, the usual depiction is of a fit man, pulling a hand cart with one hand and holding a set of balanced scales in the other. His Priests were among the first to sign on with The Creed and are often the arbitrators of any disputes brought before The Creed. (Venerated as well as worshipped by the Caslaht, with worship found strongly among the Acalani, and otherwise where people seek free and fair trade.)

Torosur Torosur is also known as the Changing God. Sometimes male, sometimes female, sometimes neither or both at once, and rarely viewed as a member of any single race. Torosur is the Deity of those who travel, or who possess a changeable nature. They’ve also come to be viewed as the Deity of Thieves and those who work by Stealth and Deception. (Worship of Torosur can be found throughout the Hand, in all cultures. The Kal do not care for worship of Torosur, however as the Deity is a signatory of The Creed, their worship is – tolerated.)

Heka Heka is Goddess of Magic, the Patron of Witches and Wizards, and Mother of Sorcerers. Over seven feet tall, her depictions are always of a sallow complected woman with fire red hair and brilliant green eyes. While the power of all the gods was behind her, it was She who cast the Shield. Thus, even in cultures where magic is not well tolerated, worship of her Church remains strong.