The Mazadrani Pantheon
Priagas The
Contemplative
True Neutral Mazadrani Deity
The Mazadrani are worshippersof the
ancestral dead, and each deity in their land is regarded as an ancestor who
gained enlightenment in the afterlife of the spirit realm. Priagas is regarded
as the first such enlightened ancestor, and his cults of knowledge are
widespread throughout the land.
Sheledentan Hubris
Chaotic Good Mazadrani Deity
Hubris is an important concept among the
warrior cults and warlords of Mazadran, and Sheledentan is often invoked to
remind those warriors of their own failings.
Selestar The Sky
True Neutral Mazadrani Deity
The god of the sky is regarded as a Mazadrani
deity that predates the current Mazadran empire and may be an ancient god from
an older time, a creator figure of old. He has been thoroughly integrated with
the modern ancestral worship practices however, and is regarded as the father
of Priagas.
Envirol The
Sun
True Neutral Mazadrani Deity
Envirol is seen by some as another aspect of
Sol Invictus in Selindar, but Mazadan worshippers regard this ancestral god as
the first true king to ascend to godhood, and become the embodiment of light.
They harshly reject the entire Selindari “super pantheon” of the rest of the
Hub of Etyri.
Hamath The
Earth
Neutral Good Mazadrani Deity
This is the god of the earth, regarded as a
patron of the common farmers of the land.
Pallec The Fire
Neutral Evil Mazadrani Deity
The god of fire is regarded as a mildly
malevolent spirit of the lands of Mazadran, to be feared more than worshipped.
Sortor The
Air
Chaotic Good Mazadrani Deity
The god of the air is actually regarded as a
benevolent deity, albeit arbitrary and prone to accidental death due to the
temperament of the weather. Appeasement for good rains and no storms are
common. Sortor is also regarded as the god of men.
Inume The
Water
Chaotic Good Mazadrani Deity
The water goddess doubles as goddess of
women and childbirth.
Priullan The
Spirit
Neutral Good Mazadrani Deity
The god of the spirit is a strange one in
Mazadran, who recognize the spirit world of the In-Between, and feel that
Priullan, the first mortal scholar to study that realm and subsequently perish,
became its patron and serves as guide to those mages who seek to plumb its
secrets.
Shegraeth The
Terror
Chaotic Evil Mazadrani Deity
There is one old king of Mazadran, a
terrible warlord known as Shegraeth who is believed to have ascended in death
and become a god. Shegraeth is the embodiment of death, terror and the
out-of-control potential for man at his worst.
The Ascended Kings
Various
Alignments Demiurges
Every Mazadrani king must prepare for an
afterlife in which he is tested and, if he passes, he ascends to the ranks of
lesser godhood. Not all kings make it, and the priesthood dedicated to this
process has an enigmatic method of determine who did and did not. Of the last
One hundred and seventy three Mazadrani kinds, only fifty three are said to
have ascended. This priesthood is engrained in Mazadrani society, and this
prospect of true deification in the afterlife is part of the reason the land
remains torn between powerful warlord, all seeking the coveted title of King of
Kings to gain the right of ascension. Indeed, it is not uncommon in Mazadran
for a warlord to sieze the throne, be anointed by the priesthood, and then seek
death in mortal combat (taking one’s own life exempts that person from the
ascension) specifically to initiate the challenge ascension.
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