Deities, Demigods, Heroes of Tyr & Beyond
Name - aka's (where applicable); sex
portfolio; symbol (where applicable)
other pertinent facts
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Major Deities
The Green Mother - female
nature, healing, earth
wife of Chaos, mother of many of the important gods and goddesses
Chaos - the Thunderer; male
chaos, oblivion, destructive storms, thunder and lightning; 6 pointed Star, lightning bolts
husband of Terra, father of many important gods and goddesses.
Palanthas – male
law, order, goodness; a Golden Eagle
Father of the holy trinity.
The Dark Queen - Setzerian, The Succubus, Queen of the Abyss; female
evil, darkness, serpents; the serpent
mother of the Dark Trinity.
Zahara - The Philosopher; female
neutrality, knowledge, history, sages; A candle, an Eye, a Crystal Ball
Mother of the Trinity of Magic.
The Old Man of the Sea - male
the sea, a Trident, a Merman
Minor Deities
Ares - male
war; a Sword, a Shield
Rides upon a red horse. father of Adonis.
Hermes - the Messenger; male
messengers, herdsman, bards, rogues; winged sandals, the lyre.
Hephaestus - the Lame God; male
the forge, smiths, craftsmen, fire; hammer and anvil, fire
forged the twelve swords of power.
Marith and Adonis - The Lovers
Marith - female
emotional love and bonds.
Adonis – male
physical love and lust
Tyche – male
fortune, merchants; gold, coins, wealth; a Gold Coin
father of Tymera and Azrael
Tymera - Lady Luck; female
a Silver Coin; good luck, blessings.
A silver coin is often thrown into a pool of water or fountain to bring good luck. Daughter of Tyche and the Fates. Twin sister to Azrael
Azrael – male
bad luck, curses; a copper coin or lead coin, black cat
A copper coin is often thrown into a pool of water or fountain to ward off bad luck or to bestow bad luck upon another. Son of Tyche and the Fates. Twin brother to Tymera.
Morkoth – King of the Underworld; male
the underworld; Skull, Crown.
Thanatos - Death
death; scythe, skeletal face
rides upon a pale horse named Mortis. Often Associated with Ares.
Nix - Night; female
night, darkness, stars; Stars, Pool of Blackness, a Shadowed Moon
Sister to Solari.
Solari – male
sun, farmers, healing, life; the sun
Brother to Nix.
The Holy Trinity
Mystra – female
healing, mercy
Zamora - the Justicar; female
justice; Scales of Justice
Berkeley – male
peace, friendship; an open palm.
The Dark Trinity
The Dark Prince - Prince of Lies; male
lies, deceit; a Mask
son of the Dark Queen and Nix.
Krovax – The Pit Fiend; male
poison, torture, murder, assassination, revenge; a Bloody Dagger, a Whip
son of Dark Queen and Ares.
Necrophidius - The Liche
disease, decay, death, undead; a Liche Skull, a Decaying Skull
son of Dark Queen and Thanatos.
The Trinity of Magic
Morgana - the Witch; female
black magic; Black Robes
Merlin - the Wizard; male
grey magic, especially war magic; Grey Robes, Hand, Mystical Symbols
Palin – male
white magic; white robes, a Silver Chalice.
The Fates –Cleo, Lachesis and Atropos; female
destiny of mortals; spider
daughters of Zahara.
Heroes, Demi-gods & Demons
Merideth – female
women, childbirth, hearth, women crafts, orphans; a Round Circle, a Loom
twin sister of Gwendolyn.
Gwendolyn - the Amazon; female
women, women adventurers, women's rights; a Sword, an armored woman
twin sister of Merideth.
Sylvan - the White Stag
woodlands, woodland creatures; a white stag.
Thraydin - the Paladin of Light, Champion of Elysia, the Dragonslayer, the Cavalier; male
knightly honors and virtues, Paladins, good warriors; white or silver griffin, a black sword
lover of Elysia, slayer of Obliviax, champion of the god of light.
Elysia Starshimmer - the Guardian, the Banshee; female
loyal guardians, love magic, Elysian elves; a silver star
lover of Thraydin.
Eldar Alflynn – male
elven heroes; unicorn
elven hero who put the Titans and Elder Wyrms to sleep ushering in the Golden Age, believed by some to be a descendent of Elysia Starshimmer and Thraydin.
Necron – Krovax's personal assassin. Created by Hephaestus for Zamora, but perverted by The Seven Sins and later stolen by Krovax
The Seven Sins – Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, Pride; the Dark Queen slept with her father, Chaos, and then gave birth to these seven impish demons. They travel the world spreading evil to all they meet.
The Muses – Patrons of the Arts
Calliope – Epic Poetry
Clio – history
Erato – Love & erotic songs, lyrics and poetry
Euterpe – music & lyric poetry
Melpomene – tragedy
Polyhymnia – sacred song, lyric, poetry oratory and rhetoric
Terpsichore – choral song & dance
Thalia – Comedy and bucolic poetry
Urania - Astronomy
Four Horsemen – Along with Ares these demi-gods make up the Four Horsemen
Conquest – male
Conquering ones enemies, rising to power; a bow with no arrows and a crown
Assistant to Ares. Rides upon a white horse
Pestilence – male
disease brought on by war; carries a balance
Assistant to Ares. Rides upon a black horse.
Famine – Male
Famine and drought brought on by war;
Assistant to Ares. Appears as a skeleton and rides a skeletal horse. Often confused with Thanatos.
The Titans - children of Terra. Arch-enemies of the Elder Wyrms. Some few escaped the wrath of Eldar Alflynn by working for Hephaestus. The remainder were put to sleep by Eldar Alflynn to usher in the Golden Age.
The Elder Wyrms - children of Chaos. Arch-enemies of the Titans. There are ten Elder Wyrms, each of which is a progenitor of the 10 genealogical lines of dragons: red, blue, black, green, white, gold, silver, bronze, brass, and copper. Were put to sleep by Eldar Alflynn to usher in the Golden Age.
Ember Firestorm - f; fire, strength, power; a Red Dragon, Fire; the red Elder Wyrm.
Obliviax the Black - f; death, murder, destruction; a Black Dragon; the black Elder Wyrm. killed by Thraydin and captured by Elysia Starshimmer, her fallen body formed what is now know as the Dragon Peninsula.
Other non-Tyrian deities
Ulric (Ulrik) - wolves, battle, snow; Snowflake, Wolf; god of the Norlanders north of Volkrad, also worshiped strongly in Volkrad, especially Middenheim where the main temple is. Brother of Taal (Palanthas)
Krist – New God in a small kingdom called Teriadore west of The Black Eagle Barony. No longer worshipped anywhere after a "crusade" to purge his evilness from the lands. Some believe this crusade was started by The Circle of The Forge
Xaknarax - Second Demon Lieutenant to Setzerian. A many armed god of the Suel. God of conquest and power.
Barbarian Totems – Various totem animals worshiped by the northern barbarians and the Suel.