The Gods

Gods are usually portrayed in robes the colour of their icons.

*God*	*Domain*	*Icon*	*Sacred Day*	*Vestments*	*Nemesis*	*Notes*
Patra	Civilization and Chivalry	White sunburst	Winter Solstice (Vigil)	White & Gold (glowing) plate armour.		Icon Colour is Black on really early artifacts
Aedo	Festivals, Celebrations and Performances			Yellow & violet ribbons over blue		Early artifacts depict an Ael dressed in rags, not ribbons. Spouse of Coredil. Often depicted alongside Coredil, Vars and Sibrac – Sometimes erotically so.
Cordai	War and Conquest	Three shields as in a phalanx		Red with gold trim		Militant orders only.
Coredil	Temperance and Common Sense			Robes of White with silver hairdresses		(F) Spouse of Aedo. Usually depicted together, stood upon a balance
Dalan	Beasts			Furs
Dulci	Music & Good Science	Purple musical instrument with silver strings – often a harp		Robes of silver with Violet trim		(F) Consort to Lucius. Daughter of Pentaquilore.
Euthan	Death	Scythe and Skull		Simple Grey robes with black belt		Has lost a lot of ground due to the persistent link of Marta with death. Temples are usually only found in areas where Marta is only worhippped in her Night aspect.
Gena	Forests, Scouts and nature			Green often with blue body paint and tattoos.		(F) Occasional Consort of Pentaqwilore. Patroness of Bareeshi & the Fastblade family. Consort to Pentaqwilore
Kanim	The Sea			Dark Green-blue robes with white mantle
Labara	Plenty (Farming)	Green Wheat-sheaf	Harvest Day	Pale Green		(F) Consort to Patra.
Larso	Trade & Commerce			Black with Blue Trim and yellow Tassels
Lethe	Wisdom of Old Age	A Crown		White & Blue-Grey		(F)
Lifthracyr	Courtly Love, Grace, Benevolence and Charity			Sky blue with White and silver trim		(F) Would-Be-Consort to Ogatu.
Lucius	Fire/ Destructive Science	Red & orange flames		Red with gold or orange flames		Sort of a burning death motif
Marta	Death & the Night	Black four-armed woman with stars for irises and other features	Summer Solstice (Festival)	Black robes and cowls		(F) Consort to Mu. Early worship took the form of assassin cult. Most often, however, Marta’s priests are concerned with the separate fates of the soul and body after death.
Mu	Insignificant Things	A blank rune-tile		Normal clothing		Was God of everything until others weakened him until he only ruled the insignificant and the forgotten.
Nimka	Charity			Brown Robes with grey mantle
Ogatu	Humility & Chivalry		Fallow-Fast	Grey, often ragged robes (Rarely dirty)		The Good Knight who quested long for his lady, Lifthracyr, who Ogatu is forever wooing according to the tenets of Courtly Love.
Pentaqwilore	Magic, Mystery & Lore	Purple		Simple robes in earth tones, mask.		Trickster god
Sibrac	Punishment + Justice	Left platform of the scales of justice (containing a sword)	Vernal Equinox (Tourney)	Black & grey clothing with a red “bleeding wound” over the heart		(F) Consort to Sodar, Often depicted with her sister Vars, and also often depicted with Vars in juxtaposition with Aedo, and Coredil. Some of these scenes are eroticised, with varying degrees of subtlety
Sodar	Storms and Lightning,	Turquoise		Sky blue, black, white patchwork robes + White Pall		AKA Suzdai. A god more feared than worshipped.
Vars	Pleasure + Justice	Right platform of the scales of justice (containing a cornucopia)	Spring Equinox	Black masks with blood-red teardrops, orange & green clothing		(F) Consort to... just about anyone, really. Often depicted with her sister Vars, and sometimes also with Aedo and Coredil

Quibbis	Vampire God					Possibly Dead, Killed by the other gods in a battle lasting nearly two days, Was known to wield the form of magic the wizards call Psion.
Zatek	Assassination / Murder	Bloody black blade with a barb and a notch		Black robes with red trim		“Official” adversarial evil god, although the church has formally condemned worship and severed all ties, the church persists.

The Goddess	Don’t really know much about these, but it seems they’re both part of the same god, which is a nasty bugger demanding regular sacrifices. Major Festivals include Equinoxes, solstices, Planting and harvest.
The Green Lord

There are other local gods, but these are most ubiquitous.

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