Divinity

Summary

Mor’Thal is home to swathe of divine beings. They each rule over different domains or areas of the mortal realm. Divine history pre-dates time-keeping on Mor’Thal so much of their history has faded into apocryphal tales.

Originally, only The Brightmother and her brothers Cator and Gavel; retroactively called the Judgement Triad ruled over Mor’Thal. However, as mortal life progressed and presented new challenges for the three; select mortals were elevated to godly status.

See Story of Origin for the full creation myth.

Divine Beings

Members

Founding

The Brightmother

Embodiment of Suun, provides unwavering love and gentle care Some traditionalists twist her words to restrict people for their own reasons. i.e. the Gywnn Family Aspect of Forgiveness in the Judgment Triad

Cator, the Warbringer

God of war and conquest, rewards those who he deems good in combat. Aspect of Defence in the Judgment Triad and Aspect of Ideals in the Willpower Triad

Gavel, the Hand of Law

God of law and order. His domain provides him power over the natural order of Mor’Thal. Aspect of Rule in the Judgment Triad

Subsequent

Nubo, the Deathwind

God of death and closure. Their domain grants them control over mortals who have perished. It is said that Nubo was the first mortal who perished after The Brightmother and her kin arrived. They were tasked to lead souls to their determined resting place. Only really talks to Arcolla outside of their divine duties.

Asmond, the Wrathbent

King of Devilkind. Revered as an antichrist figure in some circles. A mortal who successfully bested a challenge set by Cator and was granted godlike powers before being sentenced to Hell by Gavel for immediately abusing them. Aspect of Cruelty in the Fortune Triad

Marius, the Jollyjoy

God of festivities and gifts. They believe all deserve to be rewarded and celebrated for their good deeds. Originally a mortal who prided himself on surprising people with thoughtful gifts; he was granted his domain by The Brightmother after going without food for 100 days to feed everyone in his town. Blessed one of his Paladins; Nicharus, to become Santa Claus. Aspect of Surprise in the Fortune Triad

Arcolla, the Eye of Destiny

God of destiny, fate, and foresight. Her domain grants her the ability to witness future events across the universe. She is not omniscient; she only knows what could happen. Aspect of Faith in the Fortune Triad

Esska, the Dagger of Deceit

Deity of lies, falsehoods, trickery, and theft. Her domain prevails over all manner of underhanded mortal activities. She holds the Judgement Triad accountable by empowering select mortals to outwit the aspects and receive a boon in return. Commonly depicted with snakes, serpents, reptiles, and wearing a large hood.

Chauntea, the Wildweaver

Deity of Nature and wildlife. She embodies strength, femininity, and renewal. Her domain overlaps with The Brightmother a lot. Not a native God to Mor’Thal, she’s very aware her powers are limited just to The Splinter.

Elatia, the Heartflame

Deity of Adventure and Excitement, Aspect of Passion in the Willpower Triad Her domain is to ensure mortals have thrills and a call to achieve greatness. Her followers are some of the most devout and have even created an adventuring guild called the Fire Fists.

Devos, the Dutycaller

Deity of Duty and Purpose, his domain rules over provisions mortals with a sense of responsibility and earnesty. Aspect of Dedication in the Willpower Triad

Triads

A naturally occurring mechanism between the Gods. They are more-or-less an informal grouping of domains but some Triads are much more rigid. The Gods have settled on the Triad mechanism to keep the number of gods involved in any one occurrence to a maximum of three. For this reason; 3 is a lucky number in many cultures on Mor’Thal.

Triads are defined by roles or Aspects and might not be an exact match to the associated Deity’s domain.

Judgement Triad

The Judgement Triad is made up of the Aspects of Rule, Defence, and Forgiveness.

The Aspect of Rule defines laws and enforces their upkeep. The Aspect of Defence provides mortals ways to defend their actions and consequences for failing to do so, and the Aspect of Forgiveness provides successful mortals with a sense of closure over the process.

Defence does not have to mean via combat although that is a popular method, it has been recorded that certain Mortals have defended themselves with apologies and acknowledgement of fault.

Fortune Triad

The Fortune Triad is an example of a much more loosely bound Triad. Formed from the Aspects of Faith, Surprise, and Cruelty to teach mortals to expect the unexpected and to stay resilient.

These Aspects work very independently from one-another; mostly because their associated deities don’t like each other very much, but also to avoid any favouritism or bias with good and bad fortunes.

Willpower Triad

Formed from the Aspects of Passion, Dedication, and Ideals; their role is to empower mortals with the strength to preserve through hard times and achieve greatness.

The Willpower Triad is another example of a looser triad where the individual Aspects work separately to handle different circumstances rather than as a larger group.

Lesser Deities

Each of the Gods have delegated parts of their domain to various beings of their creation or tutelage. While still being quite powerful; and definitely more powerful than most mortals could even fathom, they are a clear rung below the Divine Beings.

While the Gods are spread out across various planes of existence, most of the lesser Deities are located on the Prime Material Plane.

Members

Santa Claus

A lesser deity tasked with ensuring the tradition of Christmas is upheld across the planet. It’s believed that Marius noticed similar trends of Mortal parents invented a character to get their children to behave better throughout the years with the promise of presents if they were good and decided to unify them with a real symbol and holiday. A loyal Paladin of his, Nicharus, was elevated to godly status and tasked with spreading the joy of Christmas.

The Grinch

A mysterious entity that appeared shortly after Santa Claus’s elevation to godly status. No Divine Being has taken credit for its creation leading some to believe it was an accident or is a naturally occurring entity on Mor’Thal

Orok

Originally a human, she was turned into a snake-human hybrid after trying to double cross Esska and steal her powers.

Barhgot (Asmond)

A powerful, wrathful creature created to aid Devilkind in the Blood War. Asmond says he combined multiple types of blood to create the entity and that can be see by the multitude of forms it can take. It is said that seeing its true form is a fate worse than death.

Ra’Vuun

Once a devout follower of Nubo, it now acts as the eyes and ears of Death and ensuring that all souls pass on as they should. Ra’Vuun guides the souls from the material plane towards the divine planes, while Nubo guides souls to their final resting places after judgement.

Four Steeds of Armageddon

Four Mortals horse-riders who attempted to challenge Cator to battle and resorted to underhanded means of victory. As punishment for their dishonourable deeds, they were each merged with their horses and transformed into nightmarish horse-like creatures. Their resentful natures caused their power to grow as did their suffering, to Cator’s surprise. Coming across even one of them is dangerous enough, but all four appearing at once is said to be the end of the world; because of this each steed is named after one of the signs of Armageddon; Champion, Destruction, Starvation, and Ghost.