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The pantheon described below predated the rise of the Yellithian empire, but was primarily spread when they came easterward from whatever distant shores they first left. Not much is known about the source of the gods of Doros, as few stories survived, but are mostly cult-related. A few small sub-sects have emerged with time, including individual household traditions, and the usual blending of cultures has occurred (creating unique interpretations based on geographic regions).
Hythem is a rare language associated with the highest priests and most sacred of texts. This is, directly, the language of the gods. They speak Hythem. Uttering the language of the gods as an unclean, unelevated is blasphemy met with death.
Gender: Male
Position: Patriarch.
Patron Of: Strength, courage, generally associated with warriors, purity of spirit and intent. Law and order. Righteousness.
Symbols & Representations: Spear crossed with a hammer. The colors white, silver, and green.
Image: Often viewed as a man wrapped with thick cords of muscle, black hair, black eyes. Hands are usually covered in jeweled rings (representing the fealty of all elements and other gods).
Names & Titles: Lord of Lords. All Father.
“The bonds of the underworld are strong here. I feel a great weight on my soul, pulling through my feet, dragging my humanity away kicking and screaming. No sanity can survive this place. This is the threshold. The veil between life and death.” - Adventurer nearing a gate to the underworld.
Gender: Male
Position: God of the Underworld (Hexis – known for its 6 circles)
Patron Of: Death. Famin. Disease. Retribution. Vengeance.
Symbols & Representations: Set of scales. Flayed man. Hands with fingertips touching in prayer.
Image: A cloaked man with one side of his face being beautiful, gentle, inviting, with pale eyes and pale hair, and the other side decayed with maggots and patches of grey flesh.
Names & Titles: Father of Death. Deathbringer. Doomsayer. The Just One.
Gender: Female
Position: The trickster.
Patron Of: Deceit. Treachery. The deal. Luck.
Symbols & Representations: Playing card, dice, mask, crossed fingers
Image: Young woman in her late teenage years with a knowing smile. Often light of feature with concealed hands.
Names & Titles: Luckbringer. Lucky Lady. Lady Luck.
Gender: Female
Position: Creator, tinkerer
Patron Of: Magic. Creation. Revelations. Knowledge and insight.
Symbols & Representations: An open book. The third eye. Often times a set of worker’s tools.
Image: Usually represented sitting on a throne of books and scrolls, with one hand holding a sapling and the other a trademan’s tool (though some representations show a quill, sexton, or other relevant reflection of engineering or tinkering).
Names & Titles: Lady Knowledge. Wisdom.