Divinity of Khadin
The Gods of Khadin
Tol, guardian & protector, patron of the Olmon dwarves alongside his sister Karas. Karas, the smith, goddess of the forge & crafting with stone and/or metal, artifice, she is a patron goddess of the dwarves of Olmon beside her brother Tol. Rhys, the patron goddess of the elves, she is the queen of life, birth & the sun and all light that shines & first shown upon the world to rip it out of the grasp of the primordial, the Mother Night Eternal. Rhys is also the patron of midwives & many healers. Rhys & her brother Ilrin shed nine tears of sadness & joy together after the destruction of Heaven. These nine stars shine brighter than all of the stars in the sky and represent the principles of the Order of the Nine Stars. Ilrin, Rhys' twin brother, another important deity of the elves, the lord of death & the dead. Protector & guide to all who die mortal deaths, he then leads them to their final resting place or else back to his beloved sister so that she may return them to the world. He is lord of the city of the lost, where dwell those souls who are not claimed by other gods to live in their realms or returned to the world to live again. The Hagen Rul, Rul is recognized as a god, though he has no followers - and turns a deaf ear to any who would seek to worship him. His church in Kanith is tended by all other churches out of respect for his sacrifice. He is recognized as a god of honor, duty & sacrafice. He is the guardian of the Gate between Heaven & Creation. His heart is pierced by the tip of the Lance of Kanith from when he cast himself upon it to stop the surge of destruction from spreading to the planes where the other gods sought refuge from the razing of Heaven & Creation as a whole. He holds the tip of the Lance in place as he eternally stands guard at the Gate. It is known that if the Lance is ever pulled free from his heart or if he were to ever perish that the power of the Lance would then consume all of Creation. Sahara the Healer, the goddess of healing, both magical & non-magical. Sahara is Rul's lover. Every day she returns to where he bleeds upon the Lance to clean, heal & rebind his wounds. She is the patron of healers, doctors & surgeons. She is also a favorite goddess amongst widows who have lost their mates. ????, it's unclear whether or not this god is male, female, both or neither. Most often referred to as a she, this deity is hidden in the shadows. It has no church in Kanith, but has invisible shrines in nearly every city large enough for a thieves guild. It is said to choose it's priests and raise them to her faith. It has no known holy symbols or iconography as the other gods do. Some debate whether or not there is such a god at all, believing that this intangible faith is little more than a ruse amongst thieves. Shall, the inventor of murder. Shall is a vain & narcissistic god who likes to dress in the finest of current mortal fashions, but always in black & red. He states that he invented the first murder long ago when he murdered his wife & children. He loved them dearly, but they were slowing him down as he fled the destruction of Heaven. In order to spare them the tragedy they were doomed to & in order to free himself this same fate, because he would perish with them if they lived, he had a fantastic new idea. So he invented murder & used it to destroy them all, allowing him to flee the destruction. Sociopaths & murderers are said to have had been touched by Shall, forever darkening their hearts. Arah, the goddess of love, romance, sex & lust. She is the goddess of both romantic love and marriage as well as carnal lust and casual sexual encounters.
The Primordials
The Primordials existed before Creation. They do not have names, though many cultures & civilizations through time have labeled them & called them by many names. They had created a place referred to as Heaven within Chaos where they could dwell. When the Lance of Kanith pierced Heaven and set it aflame, the Primordials were right atop the rupture between Heaven and Creation and their forms were shattered and the flaming shards rained down upon Creation. The will of a Primordial cannot be destroyed, thus they continue to have power & influence in the world, but they cannot directly influence Creation, forcing them to rely upon the pathetic mortal creatures they loathe. The Primordials dream of revenge against Creation and their children, the gods.
The Hunger, destruction, oblivion - seen as an eternally hungry & devouring force. A symbol of cannibalism and other unwholesome aspects of carnal appetite. The Hunger seeks to consume & end all things, including Time & Inevitability. Only then can it cease to be as well. This is the patron of the Grangou kobolds that inhabit Nir. Maiden of the Night Eternal, darkness - seen as a power of the dark & the absence of light, night, loss, fear & unseen terrors of the psyche. She is the virgin mother who gave birth to both Rhys & Ilrin. Many hags worship the Maiden. The Horizon, void, air, wind, the sky above & the space beyond it The Mother of the World, the earth, mountains, the world as a whole. She is revered by many druids & witches as well as The Horizon & The Deep. The Deep, the ocean is his body and the rivers & lakes his flowing blood. ????, the enigmatic primordial of time ????, inevitability
