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'''The Goddess of Love''' | '''The Goddess of Love''' | ||
*The Daughter | *The Daughter | ||
| − | *Marriage, Matchmaking, Fertility | + | *Marriage, Matchmaking, Romance, Fertility |
*[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LoveGoddess Love Goddess] | *[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LoveGoddess Love Goddess] | ||
'''The God of Death''' | '''The God of Death''' | ||
*[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StockGods God of Death], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil Balance Between Good and Evil] | *[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StockGods God of Death], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil Balance Between Good and Evil] | ||
'''The God(dess) of Magic''' | '''The God(dess) of Magic''' | ||
| − | *Hermit; Gender-shifting; Patron of Wizards | + | *The Magician, Hermit; Gender-shifting; Patron of Wizards |
| − | *Magic, Madness | + | *Magic, Madness, Creativity |
*[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GreatGazoo Great Gazoo], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheTrickster?from=Main.TricksterArchetype Trickster Archetype] | *[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GreatGazoo Great Gazoo], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheTrickster?from=Main.TricksterArchetype Trickster Archetype] | ||
'''The Moon Goddess''' | '''The Moon Goddess''' | ||
Revision as of 06:25, 25 August 2017
The world is dominated by a single overall religion, The Pantheon, though specific systems of worship do differ from place to place.
Contents
The Pantheon
Tropes: Fantasy Pantheon, Physical Religion, Anthropomorphic Personification, God’s Hands Are Tied, Gods Need Prayer Badly
Symbol: A nine-spoked wheel
Ruled by: The Sun God
- Usually Henotheistic, rather than Polytheistic
The Gods
The Sun God
- The Father; Patron of the Empire
- Day Sky, Storms/Weather
- Long-standing rivalry with the Moon Goddess
- Top God, God of Good
The Earth Goddess
- The Mother; Patroness of Elves
- Nature, Sea, Harvest
- Nature Spirit
The Mountain God
- The Grandfather, the Builder/Smith; Patron of Dwarves
- Smithing, Tech, Fire, Science
- Ultimate Blacksmith
The Goddess of Wisdom
- The Grandmother/Crone, the Weaver; Patroness of Kings
- Fate/Time, History/Records, Weaving
- God of Knowledge
The God of War
The Goddess of Love
- The Daughter
- Marriage, Matchmaking, Romance, Fertility
- Love Goddess
The God of Death
The God(dess) of Magic
- The Magician, Hermit; Gender-shifting; Patron of Wizards
- Magic, Madness, Creativity
- Great Gazoo, Trickster Archetype
The Moon Goddess
- Patroness of Alsandia
- Goddess of Night Sky, Stars, Astrology, Dreams, Secrets
- Long-standing rivalry with the Sun God
- The Dreamweaver
The Saints
Tropes: Odd Job Gods
- Patron of Clerks
- Patron of Courtesans
- Patron of Farmers
- Patron of Gamblers
- Patron of Knights
- Patron of Merchants
- Patron of Sailors
- Patron of Thieves
- Patron of Travelers
Evil™
Tropes: Eldritch Abomination, Evil Sounds Deep, Greater Scope Villain, Made of Evil, Ultimate Evil
Symbol: A black sun, wreathed in red flame (usually on a black field)
- 5th Element+Aku (Samurai Jack)+ (a bit) Hellenism's Titans
- Amorphous—not anthropomorphic; the more it is worshipped, the more it begins to take form
- Ancient, predates the gods
- The one thing that the gods will stop squabbling and band together to deal with; happened once in antiquity, and Evil was banished to the abyss, but has escaped
Forms of Worship
The Imperial Church of the Pantheon
See Organizations
Tropes: Crystal Dragon Jesus: Modified (Polytheistic)
Ruled by: The Pontiff
Notes:
- Actually Polytheistic, which is unusual in Clichéa
The Druidic Order
See Organizations
Tropes: Druid
Ruled by: The Council of Elders
Notes:
- Closely tied to the Elves, practice an offshoot of the Elvish religion that seeks to preserve the Balance™
- Secret Druidic language
The Witches
- “Witches”=Evil Druids
[Alsandi Religion]
- Follow the Moon Prophet; =Islam
