Pathretute (All Father)
Paternalism
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A symbolic representation of Pathretute. He is wearing an archaic crown and has lions for his loins and shoulders. His legs end in swords. |
Marriage
Magic (Minor food and Making/Breaking spells)
Poetry
The wife of Pathretute, she is the goddess of matrimonial love and is always petitioned before any marriage to bless it. She is also the patron of poets, especially those who write love poetry. She is also a practitioner of minor household magic, and her priestesses teach many small charms that make running a household easier.
Agriculture (Agricultural plant
magic and some Making/Breaking spells)
The son of Pathretute, he is the man at peace, a farmer. He is the salt of the earth, strong, helpful and honest. He is knowledgeable about the seasons and domesticated animals. He is also responsible for the making of farming implements.
Music
Fertility
Vinefekonthe is the typical Bacchanalian god/goddess of wine, song and sex. All types of music are looked over by this deity. All forms of fertility, from a barren wife praying for a child to a festival to ensure a fruitful harvest are the bailiwick of Vinefekonthe.
Untamed Flora (Plant magic)
This deity is the wife of the agricultural god and represents wild plant life. As such she is rarely directly worshipped, however prayers and offerings are made to her whenever her husband has a holy day. Those lost in the woods or traveling into unknown wilderness also frequently call her on.
Lightning (Electric magic)
Trees
Sky (Air magic)
This deity is responsible for maintaining the sky and the sun. He constantly pursues the goddess of thunder, and lightning is his attempts to pin her to the earth and have his way with her. The space between the flash and her rebuke is a measure of how close he came to catching her. He favors trees, as these are what are usually struck by his amorous strikes. Wood from lighting struck trees is supposed to be a powerful aphrodisiac. Trees also are visually similar to an inverted lightning bolt.
Thunder
Mischief
She is the goddess of all things that go ironically wrong. She is blamed for any sort of mischief and is the trickster figure in the pantheon. Thunder is her denying the advances of the sky god, who is enamored of her. She is usually portrayed as a girl just coming of age, combining childhood's playfulness with the beginnings of sexuality.
Healing (Healing magic)
This is the deity of physicians and other healers. His devotees are often itinerant healers or the heads of sick houses. They concentrate more on medical technique than on expending themselves with costly magical healing.
Lions (Animal spells pertaining to
lions)
This deity is the companion to Pathretute and is the epitome of all that is noble in nature. Lions are trained for war and hunting by devotees of this deity for the nobility. Among the Lion People he is the dominant deity and Pathretute is relegated to a subsidiary role.
Earth
Peace
She is the mother of Pathretute and the grandmother figure for all the other deities. She is rarely actively worshipped, and her places of worship are usually a simple adjacent shrine at larger temples to more popular deities.
Magic
Nature
This is the deity of wild magic and the power of nature. He is the power that is harnessed from within all living things and the spontaneous integration of that power into everyday life. He is the deity of hedge magicians and wise women.
Magic (Meta-spells and other spells
not covered by other deities)
This is the deity of powerful, studied magic. He is the patron of wizards and other thaumaturgists.
War (Combat spells, though not as
extensive as Pathretute’s list)
Moon (Prophecy and divination spells)
Women are generally expected to run the household and raise children. Women who seek more are usually talked out of it by friends or family, however, it is accepted that some women will not be content with their lot in life and this deity offers a way out. This deity has two aspects, one is that of a sword wielding female warrior, the other is that of a prophetess or seer. Devotees of this deity are usually trained in both aspects of the religion. Followers of this religion favor silver weapons and jewelry.
Hunting (Animal spells and some
combat spells)
Fire (Fire magic)
This deity is not as popular in the cities as he once was amongst the barbarian tribes that founded the kingdoms. He is still revered amongst the remaining barbarians and is often seen as second only to Pathretute, replacing the agricultural god as the main source of food procurement.
Unrequited Love (Minor prophecy and
divination spells)
This demigod is the patron of unrequited love. She was a minor noble who was in love with the prince of the realm who was betrothed to a princess from another land. Her heart pined and she wrote many beautiful love sonnets regarding her feelings. When war broke out the prince was needed to lead the armies to war and he was struck down in battle. On hearing the news of his death, she took poison in order to join her beloved in the afterworld. After her death her love for the prince became well known, and the story was told and retold, until a small shrine was erected at her death site and prayers were offered up to her as well as entreaties from others that suffered unrequited love. She has a very limited following and is not very powerful, though she offers some small magic to her petitioners.
Negotiation (Minor communication
spells)
This demigod is the patron of negotiated peace. He was a fine orator who made a name for himself by devoting his life to brokering peace agreements between hostile parties. After his death all politicians venerated him and he now is called upon to oversee all diplomatic negotiations.
Darkness (Minor darkness spells)
This powerful spirit is a horrific demon of darkness that was enslaved by Pathretute. It is called upon to make the dark of night less terrifying. It was let to live by Pathretute in exchange for this service against it’s own nature. Actual worship of the spirit is very rare; rather its name is called upon in relation to Pathretute to render aid in the night, in the dark.
Summer (Agricultural fertility
magic)
This demigod is the result of the union between Teravuone and a mortal woman. She was known for her ability to bring on a good harvest simply by passing through a field. All people who make a living from the earth venerate her, and she is asked to help bring in a good harvest each year.