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The Major Pantheon (Greater Powers) of Twin Worlds in the 4th Age:
Valos (Mt. Celestia)
The Master of Hearts (Arvandor)
Diostarma (Ysgard)
Pariveda (The Library of Justified True Belief)
The Phoenix Empress (Eternal Homeland of the Hikaze Clan)
The Ageless One (The Throne of Eternity)
Karactas (The Nine Hells)
Skull of Ashes (City of Cinderskel)
Vina (Abyss)

The Cosmology and Divine Courts of Twin Worlds in the 4th Age:
This cosmology lists dominions within planes that relate to Twin World After; there are additional dominions as well, and other celestial courts (over other worlds) may share the same dominions.



The Complete Pantheon of the Gods of Twin Worlds in the 4th Age:

SHADOWFELL
-CITY OF CINDERSKEL
 Skull of Ashes
Gender: Male
Represents: the Undead, Necromancy
Status: Greater
Description: A black-caped skeleton with a hair made of red-orange fire. He casually calls up undead minions to perform even minor tasks. He is treacherous and hungers for greater power.
High Temple: Splinterlands
Weapon: Long Sword
Holy Day: 10/10- Undead can't be turned on this day.


ELEMENTAL CHAOS
-ABYSS
 Vina [vê-nah]
Gender: Female
Represents: Dischord, Rage, Bloodlust
Status: Greater
Description: Portrayed either with tattered black rags covering her body or in reavealing black silken outfits. She has black hair, solid black eyes, and long pointed black fingernails that can cut through any material.
High Temple: unknown
Weapon: Fighting Claws
Holy Day: 5/13- On this day, magical weapons and armor wielded by Vina's followers are increased in power.

Xerces [zercs-sês]
Gender: Male
Represents: Destruction
Status: Lesser (Court of Vina)
Description: Depicted as a military captain on the deck of a mighty flying ship. It is said that the wake of the ship causes destruction.
High Temple: East Islands
Weapon: Greataxe
Holy Day: 3/3- Also known as "Torrasque Day". At midnight, the Torrasque appears and rampages for 24 hours or until defeated. Divining the location of this event is impossible, but every year adventurers try to guess where it will appear and prepare for its arrival.

Rodesa the Warbringer [row-dess-uh]
Gender: Female
Represents: War, Conflict
Status: Lesser (Court of Vina)
Description: An amazon warrioress atop a mighty war horse. She is the middle sister of the Three Sisters of Sorrow.
High Temple: none
Weapon: Great Sword
Holy Day: 3/20-On this day, soldiers in armies are more likely to fight to the death if ordered to.
Note: Formerly known as Lodus.

Qorzaq [kor-zack]
Gender: Male
Represents: Anarchy, Chaos
Status: Lesser (Court of Vina)
Description: With blazing eyes and once-fine robe that is now in tatters, Qorzaq carries a scepter of solid mist.
High Temple: unknown (has been destroyed repeatedly)
Weapon: Orcish Doubleaxe
Holy Day: 4/22- A single random but notable effect covers the entire world. Typical examples of this are magic wild surging, gender swapping, people speaking only in gibberish, and increased spell power for Qorzaq's followers.

Rose & Thorn
Gender: Female, Male
Represents: Deceit, Trickery, Deception, Lies
Status: Lesser (Court of Vina)
Description: Although treated as a single deity, this sister and brother appear dressed as jesters and constantly play cruel tricks on each other.
High Temple: Gerfeldersnatch
Weapon: Thorn Whip(Whip Dagger)
Holy Day: 5/1- Established practitioners of trapmaking find themselves in rare form today.
Note: Only through the worship of both of them can a follower who casts divine spells sucessfully draw on Rose & Thorn for magic. They 'dislike' attempts to worship them individually.

Trevail [trah-vâl]
Gender: Male
Represents: Misery, Illness
Status: Lesser (Court of Vina)
Description: He's commonly protrayed as a sardonic, young nobleman with dark hair and wearing a glove covered with barbs. His empty eyes more accurately reflect his true nature.
High Temple: none
Weapon: Spiked Gauntlet
Holy Day: 11/28- On this day (often the coldest day of the year), people are predisposed to feelings of despair. Many people do not leave their homes and shops are traditionally closed.

-ETERNAL HOMELAND OF THE HIKAZE CLAN
 The Phoenix Empress
Gender: Female
Represents: the Amalgamated Elements, Weather
Status: Greater
Description: A young half-elven woman with black hair and a red kimono. She has large angelic wings with feathers the colors of fire. She wields a katana swirling with elemental energy called the Hikaze Blade.
High Temple: none
Weapon: Katana
Holy Day: 1/24-Weather conditions tend to be in extremes.
Notes: Replaced Siom, who was slain by Quanthosk'alys. Also known as 'Phoenix Dragondust'. Sometimes refered to as 'Tenkishujin' and depicted as an armored male warrior.

Wailele [why-lay-lay]
Gender: Female
Represents: the Waters
Status: Lesser (Court of the Phoenix Empress)
Description: Giant lithe female humanoid form composed of water.
High Temple: Starsign, Rey, Southlands
Weapon: Trident
Holy Day: 3/23- On this day, areas afflicted with drought are given a one-day respite.

Makani [mah-kah-nê]
Gender: Male
Represents: the Winds, Sky
Status: Lesser (Court of the Phoenix Empress)
Description: The jolly islander-king.
High Temple: Makani's Islands
Weapon: Longbow
Holy Day: 13/9- On this day, winds are favorable for sailors.

Mal-Tieros [mal-tê-e-rôhs]
Gender: Male
Represents: the Soil, Earthquakes
Status: Lesser (Court of the Phoenix Empress)
Description: A dark-skinned giant, Mal-Tieros dresses as a classic barbarian. His great club is said to be the source of earthquakes.
High Temple: none
Weapon: Great Club
Holy Day: 9/16-Every year Mal-Tieros sends an earthquake upon the land as a reminder of his power. Before the temple was destroyed, the clerics at his high temple would on this day reveal the location of the next year's earthquake, giving that area's residents one year to prepare. This ceremonial announcement on the temple's steps was often attended by many famous bards, who then spread the news of impending doom around the world.

Pyros Tou [pie-rôhs tôh]
Gender: Female
Represents: Fire, Immolation
Status: Lesser (Court of the Phoenix Empress)
Description: A gigantic fire elemental in the form of a volumptuous female.
High Temple: none
Weapon: Flametongue
Holy Day: 6/10- On this day, creatures of flame are more resilent against the negative effects of water and the cold.


ASTRAL SEA
-MOUNT CELESTIA
 Valos [val-ohs]
Gender: Female
Represents: Valor, Righteousness, Protection
Status: Greater
Description: A blond-haired winged valkyrie in armor of gold wielding a mighty sword.
High Temple: Palidea
Weapon: Longsword
Holy Day: 12/5- On this day, magical weapons and armor wielded by Valos' followers are increased in power.

Pax Deos [pax dê-ôhs]
Gender: Male
Represents: Peace, Pacifism
Status: Lesser (Court of Valos)
Description: A gigantic pure white bird resembling a phoenix. Also appears in the form of a man with a bird's head.
High Temple: Greater Pariveda
Weapon: Net
Holy Day: 9/2- On this day, the people of the planets are more likely to be calm and non-aggressive.
Note: Also known as Peacegar, however this is usually used as a term of derision.

Lightshroud
Gender: Male
Represents: Self-Sacrifice, Selflessness, Martyrdom, Generosity
Status: Demigod (Court of Valos, attached to Valos)
Description: Lifted to demigod status by Valos after the reorganizing of the pantheon in recognition of his death fighting the return of Magraravich. A wise old paladin, incredibly fit despite his age with a weathered face and a number of scars.
Note: Also known as "Benjamin Lightshroud" and "King of the Martyrs".

-ARVANDOR
 The Master of Hearts
Gender: Male
Represents: Love, Romance, Male Lust, Goodwill
Status: Greater
Description: Strong and muscular, he is depicted in a loincloth, often surrounded by the Mistress of Lips and other young maidens.
High Temple: Eastern Corlea
Weapon: Rapier
Holy Day: 2/14-On this day, dear friends are recalled to mind and people are predisposed to be a little bit friendlier. People exchange gifts with friends and loved ones on this day.
Note: also known as Ai-sama [ah-ê-sah-mah].

Aurora
Gender: Female
Represents: the Arts, Music, Charm
Status: Lesser (Court of the Master of Hearts)
Description: She has black hair with a laurel wreath in her hair, wears a long white robe, and carries a crystal lyre.
High Temple: Pariveda
Weapon: Rapier
Holy Day: 10/8- Established practitioners of music and art find themselves in rare form today.

Rael [Rye-el]
Gender: Female
Represents: the Bountiful Harvest, Plants, Wine, the Feywild (joint with the Golden Lioness)
Status: Lesser (Court of the Master of Hearts)
Description: Adorned in a simple animal skin. She has branches sprouting from her fingertips and her hair is made up of ferns.
High Temple: Cantryl, Rael, Southlands
Weapon: Scythe
Holy Day: 7/1- Giant metal golems descend from the heavens to help tend the fields of the faithful.

The Mistress of Lips
Gender: Female
Represents: Kissing, Female Lust
Status: Demigod (Court of the Master of Hearts, consort of the Master of Hearts)
Description: Lifted to demigod status by the Master of Hearts when he became a greater power. Full-figured and supple, she is often depicted topless, wearing only a loincloth.

-YSGARD
 Diostarma
Gender: Male
Represents: Freedom, the Moon
Status: Greater
Description: Dressed in a manner similar to an arabian sultan; carries a gleaming adamantite scimitar. He is often depicted atop a horse, riding wild across a desert while surrounded by a flight of angelic dervishes.
High Temple: Western Corlea
Weapon: Scimitar
Holy Day: 8/18- On this day, magical weapons and armor wielded by Diostarma's followers are increased in power.

Sospitas [sô-spih-tahs]
Gender: Female
Represents: Health, Fertility, Childbirth
Status: Lesser (Court of Diostarma)
Description: Dressed in white with flowing brown hair. She is occasionally depicted great with child. Her hands have a glowing aura around them.
High Temple: Leiden, Gellian, Southlands
Weapon: Quarterstaff
Holy Day: 1/10- The fertility rate is significantly higher on this day.

Aestar [â-ês-star]
Gender: Male
Represents: Travelers, Wanderers, Roads and Paths
Status: Lesser (Court of Diostarma)
Description: A wise old elf with a gnarled walking stick.
High Temple: Traveling entourage
Weapon: Staff
Holy Day: 8/2-On this day, angels in the guise of travelers are known to stay at inns. If treated well, they bless the innkeeper with good fortune for the next year. Traditionally, inns worldwide are free on this day.

Dyce [dice]
Gender: Female
Represents: Luck, Chance
Status: Lesser (Court of Diostarma)
Description: A female halfling who carries a bag from which she can draw anything that mortals have lost or forgotten.
High Temple: Coastal Tynia, Southlands
Weapon: Boomerang
Holy Day: 5/19- Unlikely events are more likely to happen on this day. It's the largest business day for gambling.

Oshejra [oh-shay-ra]
Gender: Female
Represents: Sacred Flame, Cleansing Fire
Status: Demigod (Court of Diostarma, attached to Sospitas)
Description: A maturing godling that takes the form of a brash teenaged girl with fiery red hair and a love of battle.

-THE LIBRARY OF JUSTIFIED TRUE BELIEF
 Pariveda [pah-rih-vâ-dah]
Gender: Female
Represents: Truth, Knowledge
Status: Greater
Description: A single point of radiant light. (Church law forbids the physical depiction of Pariveda, as her form is said to be the embodiment of truth itself.)
High Temple: Gloecoast, Thozan, Sothlands
Weapon: Short Sword
Holy Day: 12/11-On this day, people find it difficult to tell a lie.

Uminati [oo-mîn-a-tê]
Gender: Male
Represents: Law, Order
Status: Lesser (Court of Pariveda)
Description: A bearded bald man with black robes and a set of scales.
High Temple: Barsiege, Southlands
Weapon: Lance (any)
Holy Day: 11/15- On this day, spells used by followers of Uminati in the furtherance of law enforcement will be increased in effectiveness.

Daivatas Vestigen [Dye-ê-vah-tahs vess-tih-gehn]
Gender: Male
Represents: Destiny, Fate
Status: Lesser (Court of Pariveda)
Description: Depicted as either a mysterious man or a living book.
High Temple: Eastern Corlea
Weapon: Glaive
Holy Day: 4/15- On this day, those with an affinity for magic have a heightened 'sixth sense'. This is also the day when many of the kingdoms traditionally collect taxes.
Note: Formerly known only as Daivatas. He is also known as 'The Book of Fate' and 'The Keeper of the Everknown'.


-THE THRONE OF ETERNITY
 The Ageless One
Gender: Male
Represents: the Ages, Time
Status: Greater
Description: The Ageless One is an old bearded hermit with an hourglass mounted upon an oaken staff. He is wearing grey robes.
High Temple: Dragon Homelands, Corlea
Weapon: Staff or Longsword
Holy Day: 13/28- On this day, spells cast by his followers seem to "linger" for a longer duration than normal.
Note: Also known as 'The Timeless One'. Equally well known is Saint Taxil Necrobane, a fallen god and the champion of the Ageless One who is reborn among mortals every generation.

Arcanus [are-can-us]
Gender: Male
Represents: the Arcane, Mental Prowess
Status: Lesser (Court of the Ageless One)
Description: A powerful and wise man dressed in the traditional robes of a mage.
High Temple: Greater Pariveda
Weapon: Staff
Holy Day: 10/18- The spells of arcane casters perform better on this day.

Seracia [suh-râ-shi-uh]
Gender: Female
Represents: the Afterlife, the Shadowfell, Shadow
Status: Lesser (Court of the Ageless One)
Description: The eldest of the Three Sisters of Sorrow. She guides souls from the mortal realm to the Shadowfell.
High Temple: Thozan, Southlands
Weapon: Scythe
Holy Day: 6/13- This day's activities consist of visits by families to the graves of their close kin. At the gravesites family members engage in sprucing up the gravesite, decorating it with flowers, and interacting socially with other family and community members who gather at the cemetary. Occasionally, the Shadowfell 'bleeds over' into the mortal realm at some burial sites on this day.

Golden Lioness
Gender: Female
Represents: the Eternal Hunt, Animals, the Feywild (joint with Rael)
Status: Lesser (Court of the Ageless One)
Description: A great golden lioness who ruthlessly hunts her prey while occasionally being hunted herself by other gods.
High Temple: none
Weapon: Cat Claws
Holy Day: 7/6- Carnivorous animals are extremely hungry on this day. Human and dwarven civilizations typically celebrate with a great feast.

-THE NINE HELLS
 Karactas [kah-rakt-tahs]
Gender: Male
Represents: Tyranny, Oppression
Status: Greater
Description: Almost always shown seated upon a massive throne made of rock and earth, he is muscular and holds an intricate staff with which he dispenses his furious magic powers.
High Temple: unknown
Weapon: Heavy Mace
Holy Day: 2/12- On this day, magical weapons and armor wielded by Karactas's followers are increased in power.

Blood Queen
Gender: Female
Represents: Purgation, Punishment, Executions, the Sun
Status: Lesser (Court of Karactas)
Description: This spider-woman is cruel and calculating.
High Temple: Splinterlands
Weapon: Branding Iron
Holy Day: 6/1- Criminal acts are more likely to go awry on this day. Often villages will publically brand a group of criminals on this day.
Note: The sun-loathing creatures of the Underdark are the most common followers of the Blood Queen.

Sadie [say-dê]
Gender: Female
Represents: Brutality, Sadism, Physical Prowess
Status: Lesser (Court of Karactas)
Description: The youngest of the Three Sisters of Sorrow, Sadie wears the trappings of a dominatrix. Her favored weapon is a spiked flail.
High Temple: Splinterlands
Weapon: Spiked Flail
Holy Day: 4/28- Worldwide celebration among those with those with kinky fetishes. Followers of the goddess also seem stronger on this day.


FAR REALM
Quanthosk’alys, the Sleeping Profane
Gender: n/a
Represents: That Which Should Not Be, the Impossible, Aberration, Madness
Status: unconfirmed
Description: none
High Temple: none
Weapon: Spiked Chain
Holy Day: none
Notes: This god is “slumbering” and not directly active in the world.