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Orlanthi Pantheon

Also known as the Storm Pantheon

Orlanth is the god of most barbarians of Genertela. Their tumultuous politics resemble their storm god’s roiling personality. Their deities range in demeanor from the civilized Issaries to the brutal Storm Bull.

Orlanthi mythology is full of personal combat and heroism, reckless deeds and honorable responses to impossible situations. Although the storm gods wrecked the old world by murdering the sun god, they improved it by instilling danger and freedom into an otherwise stagnant life. When too many people complained of hunger and fear, Orlanth accepted his responsibility and went to Hell to bring back the sun.

Orlanthi culture has spawned several organized civilizations, though these have so far always degenerated to barbarism.

The members of the Orlanthi Pantheon include:

  • Arkat— ancient hero
  • Asrelia — grandmother of wealth
  • Babeester Gor — the avenging daughter and sacred guardian
  • Brastalos — sea storm
  • Caladra & Aurelion — volcano twins
  • Chalana Arroy — the healer, one of the Lightbringers
  • City Gods
  • Daga — god of drought and famine
  • Daka Fal — judge of the dead
  • Donandar — god of minstrels and players
  • Dormal — god of boats and sailors
  • Ernalda — earth mother
  • Eurmal — the trickster, one of the Lightbringers
  • Gagarth — the wild hunter
  • Grain Goddesses — queens of the land
  • Grandfather Mortal — Old Man, father of all mortals
  • Gustbran — the bonfire, one of the lowfires
  • Heler — god of rain
  • Horned Man — the great shaman
  • Humakt — god of death and war
  • Hykim & Mikyh — beast parents
  • Inora — goddess of mountaintop winter
  • Iphara — goddess of fog
  • Issaries — god of trade and communication, one of the Lightbringers
  • Kolat — father of winds
  • Lanbril — king of thieves
  • Larnste — Celestial Court god of change
  • Lhankor Mhy — ord of knowledge, one of the Lightbringers
  • The Lightbringers — fellowship formed to restore the Sun
  • Mahome — the bonfire, one of the Lowfires
  • Mallia — mother of disease, one of the Unholy Trio
  • Maran Gor — earthquake goddess
  • Mastakos — Orlanth’s charioteer, the god with no home
  • Odayla — the hunter
  • Oakfed — the wild fire, one of the Lowfires
  • Orlanth — head of the Council of the Gods, storm god, chieftain, and warrior, one of the Lightbringers
  • Storm Bull — berserker god, chaos killer
  • The Lowfires — servants of humanity
  • Thief Gods
  • Uleria — goddess of love and former Celestial court goddess of life
  • Umbrol — father of sylphs
  • Vadrus — the ill wind
  • Young Gods
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