Religions of Clichéa
The world is dominated by a single overall religion, worship of 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
- Symbol: A gold sun in splendour
The Earth Goddess
- The Mother; Patroness of Elves
- Nature, Sea, Harvest
- Nature Spirit
- Symbol: A green roundel
The Mountain God
- The Grandfather, the Builder/Smith; Patron of Dwarves
- Smithing, Tech, Fire, Science
- Ultimate Blacksmith
- Symbol: An iron-grey stone
The Goddess of Wisdom
- The Grandmother/Crone, the Weaver; Patroness of Kings
- Fate/Time, History/Records, Weaving
- God of Knowledge
- Symbol: A silver key, in pale, erect
The God of War
The Goddess of Love
- The Daughter
- Marriage, Matchmaking, Romance, Fertility
- Love Goddess
- Symbol: A red heart
The God of Death
- The Reaper
- God of Death, Balance Between Good and Evil
- Symbol: A white sickle
The God(dess) of Magic
- The Magician, Hermit; Gender-shifting; Patron of Wizards
- Magic, Madness, Creativity
- Great Gazoo, Trickster Archetype
- Symbol: A gold flame
The Moon Goddess
- The Oracle; Patroness of Alsandia
- Goddess of Night Sky, Stars, Astrology, Dreams, Secrets
- Long-standing rivalry with the Sun God
- The Dreamweaver
- Symbol: A white moon in her complement
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 Missionary, 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. Questus, patron of hunters, seekers
- St. Agrarius, patron of farmers and peasants
- 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
- St. Fiscus, patron of merchants, clerks, bankers
- St. Kynneth the Martyr, patron of the dying, resurrection
- St. Hospia, patroness of the un-sheltered, innkeeps
- St. Pacifus the Gentle, patron of peacemakers
- St. Ferrus, patron of smiths, craftsmen
- St. Filchus, patron of thieves
Paladins
See Organizations
Tropes: The Paladin
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
Druidism
See Organizations
Tropes: Druid; Status Quo is God
Ruled by: The Council of Elders
Notes:
- Closely tied to Naturism, practice an offshoot of the Elvish religion that seeks to preserve the Balance™
- Secret Druidic language
The Witches
- “Witches”=Evil Druids
Jiham
Tropes:
Ruled By: [Imam]
- =Islam; dominant in Alsandia and Turbanistan
- An evolution of the old Imperial Moon Goddess Cult, founded by Jihammad the Prophet
- Patron: Moon Goddess
Naturism
Tropes:
Ruled By: ?
- Patron: Earth Goddess
Old Imperial
- Old Imperial "henotheistic" worship of the Pantheon; considers "collective worship" heretical
Pantheonism
See Organizations
Tropes: Crystal Dragon Jesus: Modified (Polytheistic)
Ruled by: Pontiff Sonorus
Notes:
- Actually Polytheistic, which is unusual in Clichéa
