Religions of Clichéa

The world is dominated by a single overall religion, The Pantheon, though specific systems of worship do differ from place to place.

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 Son; Patron of Raiders
• Battle, Hunting
• War God

The Goddess of Love

• The Daughter
• Marriage, Matchmaking, Romance, Fertility
• Love Goddess

The God of Death

• God of Death, Balance Between Good and Evil

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

• Not a fixed number
• Overlap is common
• Whatever it is, there's probably a saint for it

Personalities:

• St. Paius the Founder, patron of the Church; ~St.Peter
• St. Gyna the Chaste, patroness of ladies; ~St.Mary
• St. Prosylus the Apostle, patron of priests; ~St.Paul
• St. Virtus, patron of chivalry; ~St.George
• St. Victus, patron of warriors; ~St.Michael
• St. Nallius the Mapmaker, patron of travellers, cartographers
• St. Librus, patron of bookkeepers, clerks, scholars
• St. Questius, patron of hunters, seekers
• St. Agrarius, patron of farmers
• St. Amoria, patroness of lovers
• St. Fortunia, patroness of gamblers, luck
• St. Nauticus, patron of sailors, fishermen
• St. Scriptus, patron of writers, illuminators
• St. Medica, patroness of physicians

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 Pantheon.
• 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

[Orthodox]

• Old Imperial "henotheistic" worship of the Pantheon; considers "collective worship" heretical

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

[Moon Prophet]

• =Islam; dominant in Alsandia and Turbanistan
• An evolution of the old Imperial Moon Goddess Cult