Joshua Dyal’s Dungeons & Dragons Campaign

The world of faerytale has its own religions and gods, separate from the Greyhawk deities presented in the Player's Handbook. Although most of the human lands, and much of the surrounding territory was subject to a vast religious conquest of sorts, in reality, except in Lehonti proper, the society in which the PCs operate is very polytheistic, with perhaps six gods that have major groups of worshippers, another six or so that are seen as important figures in the pantheon (although with few dedicated worshippers) and numerous minor and local gods and are sometimes dedicated to groups as small as a single family or village.

An important thing to remember about this campaign, relative to many of the D&D worlds, is that alignment plays a much smaller role than normal, although it is still useful for descriptive purposes. PCs and NPCs cannot be truly evil or good, at least to the extent that a detect evil, etc. spell would show. In addition, the gods and deities of faerytale are more realistic "personalities," not merely personifications of alignments, or of their portfolios. The gods do have interests, hobbies, and the like, which in some ways mirror the portfolios of most D&D pantheons, but there is no "Sun-god" or "Death-god" to give some examples, in this pantheon.

In addition to the gods themselves, major and minor, there a number of servants and messengers to the gods, the Outsiders, if you will. While still not residents of the world of faerytale, they do have a role in legends and history, at least, while the gods themselves are seen as more aloof. These may be represented from time to time by such creatures as the Celestials, Demons or Devils from the Monster Manual or other sources.

The following gives a brief synopsis of the gods that are commonly worshipped in Gilraeven, and which feature heavily in the mythology.

C O M M O N G O D S

Deity	Align.	Domains	Comments
Talaegyn	NG	Earth, Animal, Plant, Healing	Talaegyn is also known as The Gardener, the Farmer, Queen of Flowers, the Art Queen. Talaegyn is a beautiful goddess who despairs at the despoiling of the Earth. Many of the Seelie Faeries take her as their primary deity. It is said she spends her time weeping still at being separated from the earth she loves and her worshippers that love her. She has some friars and priests in her aspect of patron of the arts, but most of her clergy are druids in her aspect as the Earth Mother.
Valennon	TN	Knowledge, Magic, Chaos, Protection	Valennon is also known as the Smith, the Maker, and the Laughter of the Gods. He delights in craftsmanship and creativity, and often grieved during the dark years before the Ascension of the current gods. He also laughed for joy at the creations and wonder as he taught humans and faeries alike to use his gifts. He pushed strongly for the Sundering that all the gods agreed to, for he saw with grief that many of the other gods wished to stifle the creativity and freedom of the mortal races.
Gavamario	LG	Good, Law, War, Sun	Gavamario is known as the Warden of the Gods, the Virtuous Warrior, and the Inflexible. Among the Lehontites, he is the One-god who rose to prominence following the life of the prophet Gadiandi. He has a very controlling nature, and tired of the chaotic, fragmented manner of working that the other gods indulged in, and along with the rise of Gadiandi, he made a bid for control of the gods, in which he failed, yet made considerable ground and powerful alliances. His main goal is to end the Sundering, and come back to the earth to rule personally. Some legends link him with the sun, in which they say that he still makes an attempt to come out and watch what happens on the earth for as long as he is allowed.
Adever	CN	Destruction, Fire, Strength, War	Adever is also known as the Champion, the Warrior and the Strong One. He is unsophisticated and takes simple delight in feats of strength and combat. He dislikes Gavamario greatly, who tried to abolish his ways from amongst the mortals. He was also easily manipulated by some of the other gods, including Shenesesh, although Adever himself is certainly not evil. Many of the Unseelie, especially amongst the orcs, goblins and dweorgs revere Adever because of his strength and hatred of political maneuvering.
Calossi	LN	Air, Knowledge, Magic, Water	Calossi is also known as the Curious, the Strange One, the Mysterious and other names. She has always been obsessed with finding the secret of creating life, as the older gods did. It is said that somewhere on the earth, strange people and creatures that are her creations actually live, although no one knows where or what they may be. It is also said that before the Sundering, she taught the humans the power of wizardry, in an attempt to recruit helpers for her experiments. Wizards especially honor her even today, although it has never been said that she particularly cares for them.
Shenesesh	NE	Death, Luck, Travel and Trickery	Shenesesh is often called the Wily, the Trickster, the Dark One, or even the Traitor. Some believe that he is actually one of the old gods rather than a true brother of the current gods. Certainly his agenda seems to be very different from his peers, and after his actions in the past, few trust him or love him. Thus he was often on the move, affecting plans, plots or simply to create an alibi if Gavamario or one of the other gods confronted him about his activities. Today he maintains a link of sorts with the world by ruling the Afterworld. The other gods come to collect those they choose from amongst mortals from him every so often, but he rules all those who worship no god, or who otherwise fail to qualify to live with their god.
Groisean	TN	Air, Fire, Earth, Water	Also known as the Green Man, the Hunter, the Wild Man of the Woods. Groisean is an aloof god with few worshippers, who loves the wild lands and has little, if any, love for mortals or their societal constructs. Many of his worshippers are Wardens and Druids: he has no friars or priests, and no formal church.
Adaewyr	LE	Air, Strength, War, Water	Adaewyr is the storm god, and is also infamous as a warrior. Ironically, there are few tales about his deeds specifically, and he is little worshipped, although well-known. Most people simply pray to him in times of need (approaching storms, droughts, etc) rather than on an ongoing basis.
Wiacan	CE	Chaos, Death, War, Evil	Wiacan is also known as the Scourge, the Flayer, and the Bane of the Living. She has few worshippers, except amongst some of the more wild and barbaric Unseelie Faeries, yet she is feared all the same, and most people make invocations to her from time to time.
Treann	CN	Luck, Death, Healing, Trickery	Treann is also known as the Whore, the Drunk, the Luck-goddess and the Goddess of Love. Although a goddess of few faithful worshippers, she is a popular "week-end" goddess, and many people throw out a prayer to her before going out on the town.