Twin Worlds 4e Gods Redesign Philosophy

REGROUPING OF DEITIES
-radically regrouped the deities to reflect three major changes:
--No intermediate powers in 4e
--Not using the Great Wheel in 4e, planes and dominions format adopted
--Not structuring around the two-axis alignment system
---Strive to make regrouping fit nicely with the Quanthosk'alys events and feel natural.

ADOPT SUPPORTED ELEMENTS OF 4e GENERAL COSMOLOGY
-Feywild
-Shadowfell
-Elemental Chaos (including Abyss)
-Astral Sea (including Mt. Celestia, Arvandor, Ysgard, the Nine Hells)
-Far Realm
-Sigil

ADD ADDITIONAL DOMINIONS TO SUPPORT PANTHEON
-Shadowfell (City of Cinderskel)
-Elemental Chaos (Eternal Homeland of the Hikaze Clan)
-Astral Sea (Library of the Justified True Belief, Throne of Eternity)
--"justified true belief" - knowledge, as defined by Plato

CREATION OF WELL-DEFINED GREATER PANTHEON FOR EASE OF PLAY
-settled on 9 deities (NOT representations of alignments!!!)
-Associate a seperate dominion with each major power being used (i.e. Court of Valos resides in Mt. Celestia, etc.)
--Valos (Mt. Celestia)
--The Master of Hearts (Arvandor)
--Diostarma (Ysgard)
--Pariveda (Library of the 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)
-Abandonment of two-axis alignment layout ends desirability of balanced courts (in terms of # of deities)

REMOVE MECHANICAL ELEMENTS FROM HOLY DAYS
-Some Mechanics do not apply in 4e.
-Non-mechanics descriptions create more DM control 
-adding more flavor (and perhaps a greater sense of the mystical qualities) to the description of the events.

NOT ADD MORE HOLY DAYS
-new holy days not added for Quanthosk'alys or demigods.

REWORK CERTAIN GODS TO IMPROVE IMAGE/FLAVOR
-Pax Deos: Represents Pacifists and not Defenders to remove ambiguity.
-Ai-sama: renamed to Master of Hearts. Given female demigod counterpart called Mistress of Lips. Court contains Rael & Aurora (wine & song) creating a overall more desirable Greco-Roman flavor.
-Diostarma: depiction expanded with Arabian rider and dervish imagery to better link to freedom theme.
-Neoshayla: Added as demigod under Diostarma to resolve story event from SoD.
-Daivatas: renamed to Daivatas Vestigen. Combines with name used in Beastmen. Double name makes forgettable name stand out more. Becomes Lesser Power under Pariveda (who becomes Greater Power). Focus of this court is on Knowledge, not order.
-Lodus: Renamed to Rodesa the Warbringer. To distance from Lotus/Lodus joke so that war god will be taken more seriously.
-Siom: Removed. Was boring shambling mound god. Needed more prominent role for 4e with "Elemental Chaos" plane. Replaced with Phoenix Empress to resolve story event from SoD.
-Blood Queen: Downplayed sun element in favor of Punishment/Purgation element. Removed 'sunburn' holy day event and replaced with more serious event. Changed favored weapon from nonstarter 'dagger' to more logical 'branding iron'.
-The Ageless One: Elevated to Greater Power. Makes sense as a result of the prestige and prominence of Taxil in SoD and other events during the past millenium.
-Quanthosk'alys: While not a 'direct' god in the 4th age, the mortals of Twin Worlds acknowledge that this Far Realm god exists. Described as 'sleeping'.
-Lightshroud: Thought it would be cool to memorialize one of the Six as a demigod. Plus it adds a third members to Valos' Court.

REWORK CERTAIN GODS FOR MORE LOGICAL GROUPING WITH ABANDONMENT OF DIRECT ALIGNMENT (only highly radical moves are listed)
-Arcanus: LG, now with traditionally neutral gods. Better fits portfolio.
-Golden Lioness: LE, now with traditionally neutral gods. Better fits portfolio.
-Qorzaq: CN, now with Abyss gods. Chaos fits "Elemental Chaos" design. 
-Rose & Thorn: CN, now with Abyss gods. Rose & Thorn portfolio and description rewritten to be more insidious.
-Elemental gods: LG/CG/LE/CE, now grouped as elemental gods under Phoenix Empress. Reflects merger of elemental planes into Elemental Chaos.
-Sadie: NE, now with Nine Hells. Reflects lawfulness, similarities to succubi.

NOTE AND UPDATE WHICH HIGH TEMPLES DESTROYED BY ICHOR
-most were changed to 'unknown' or 'none'
-Pariveda rebuilt in Gloecoast