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** '''God of Knowledge''': The closest is Lórien, the giver of visions. A few of the ''Maiar'', minor gods/angels may qualify, particularly Olórin, better known as Gandalf--who is also a bit of a '''Trickster''', as well.
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** '''God of Knowledge''': The closest is Lórien, the giver of visions. A few of the ''Maiar'', minor gods/angels may qualify, particularly Olórin, better known as Gandalf--who is also a bit of a '''Trickster''', '''Trickster''' and a '''Cool God''', as well.
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* Probably [[TropeMaker the granddaddy of them all]] (besides actual myth), TolkiensLegendarium Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium gives us Tolkien's Pantheon, linked to the Valar. Tolkien being Tolkien, however, he has some variation:
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* Probably [[TropeMaker the granddaddy of them all]] (besides actual myth), TolkiensLegendarium gives us Tolkien's Pantheon, linked to the Valar. Tolkien being Tolkien, however, he has some variation:
** '''Top God''': In this case, the absolute Top God is Eru Ilúvatar, a GodOfGods who is probably supposed to be, well, {{God}}. The Christian God, to be exact.
** '''Nature Gods''': Most of the Valar fall under this category.
*** Manwë: Deputy Top God/"King of the Gods", but mostly King of Air and the Sky.
*** Varda: Manwë's wife, Queen of the Stars.
*** Ulmo: King of Water.
*** Aulë: King of Earth in the sense of rock and particularly mineral wealth; smith of the gods.
*** Yavanna: Queen of Earth in the sense of dirt, plants, and animals.
*** Oromë: King of forests and the hunt.
*** Vána: Queen of blossoming flowers, spring, and youth/growth.
*** Nessa: Not quite. A dancer, deer follow her around.
** '''God of Good''': A few of these:
*** Lórien, the giver of visions.
*** Estë, his wife, the healer.
*** Nienna, the Lady of Mercy.
** '''God of Death'''
*** Mandos, keeper of fate and lord of the dead.
*** Vairë, his wife, the weaver, who records the history of the world in the halls of the dead.
** '''War God''': Tulkas, plain and simple.
** '''God of Evil''': Melkor/Morgoth.
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* Probably [[TropeMaker the granddaddy of them all]] (besides actual myth), TolkiensLegendarium gives us Tolkien's Pantheon, linked to the Valar. Tolkien being Tolkien, however, he has some variation:
** '''Top God''': In this case, the absolute Top God is Eru Ilúvatar, a GodOfGods who is probably supposed to be, well, {{God}}. The Christian God, to be exact.
** '''Nature Gods''': Most of the Valar fall under this category.
*** Manwë: Deputy Top God/"King of the Gods", but mostly King of Air and the Sky.
*** Varda: Manwë's wife, Queen of the Stars.
*** Ulmo: King of Water.
*** Aulë: King of Earth in the sense of rock and particularly mineral wealth; smith of the gods.
*** Yavanna: Queen of Earth in the sense of dirt, plants, and animals.
*** Oromë: King of forests and the hunt.
*** Vána: Queen of blossoming flowers, spring, and youth/growth.
*** Nessa: Not quite. A dancer, deer follow her around.
** '''God of Good''': A few of these:
*** Lórien, the giver of visions.
*** Estë, his wife, the healer.
*** Nienna, the Lady of Mercy.
** '''God of Death'''
*** Mandos, keeper of fate and lord of the dead.
*** Vairë, his wife, the weaver, who records the history of the world in the halls of the dead.
** '''War God''': Tulkas, plain and simple.
** '''God of Evil''': Melkor/Morgoth.
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* '''A Cool God''', that is, [[PalsWithJesus cool to hang around with]]. [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Generally has less flashy powers]] than the other divinities, or at least a more down to earth attitude. May be the only one of them treating mortals seriously. Likely to be a CoolOldGuy or TheStoner if male, a CoolOldLady or ApronMatron if female.
* '''A God of Knowledge'''. Basically TheSmartGuy with divine powers, and as such, can express a wide variety of flavors : Can be a god of magic in general (and in this case, likely TheArchmage), of science, of cunning, or some combination of the three. If there are two versions of this god in the same setting, one of them tied to magic and the other to science, [[MagicVersusScience expect them to be rivals]]. Probably thanks to divinities such as [[ClassicalMythology Athena]] or [[EgyptianMythology Isis]], the roe is largely gender equal, in spite of MotherNatureFatherScience.
* '''A God of Knowledge'''. Basically TheSmartGuy with divine powers, and as such, can express a wide variety of flavors : Can be a god of magic in general (and in this case, likely TheArchmage), of science, of cunning, or some combination of the three. If there are two versions of this god in the same setting, one of them tied to magic and the other to science, [[MagicVersusScience expect them to be rivals]]. Probably thanks to divinities such as [[ClassicalMythology Athena]] or [[EgyptianMythology Isis]], the roe is largely gender equal, in spite of MotherNatureFatherScience.
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female. [[ClassicalMythology Dionysos]] is a common model.
* '''A God of Knowledge'''. Basically TheSmartGuy with divine powers, and as such, can express a wide variety of flavors : Can be a god of magic in general (and in this case, likely TheArchmage), of science, of cunning, or some combination of the three. If there are two versions of this god in the same setting, one of them tied to magic and the other to science, [[MagicVersusScience expect them to be rivals]]. Probably thanks to divinities such as [[ClassicalMythology Athena]] or [[EgyptianMythology Isis]], theroe role is largely gender equal, in spite of MotherNatureFatherScience.
* '''A God of Knowledge'''. Basically TheSmartGuy with divine powers, and as such, can express a wide variety of flavors : Can be a god of magic in general (and in this case, likely TheArchmage), of science, of cunning, or some combination of the three. If there are two versions of this god in the same setting, one of them tied to magic and the other to science, [[MagicVersusScience expect them to be rivals]]. Probably thanks to divinities such as [[ClassicalMythology Athena]] or [[EgyptianMythology Isis]], the
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* ''VideoGame/ProjectEternity's'' pantheon is quite large according to Creator/{{Obsidian|Entertainment}} but only four deities are currently known.
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* ''VideoGame/ProjectEternity's'' ''VideoGame/PillarsOfEternity's'' pantheon is quite large according to Creator/{{Obsidian|Entertainment}} but only four deities are currently known.
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* '''A TricksterArchetype God''', that may overlap with GreatGazoo or God of Knowledge. An almost universal figure, this guy is very much the god of MagnificentBastard. Probably too much of a WildCard to be entirely trusted, he's still often indispensable to other gods or mortal heroes.
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* '''A TricksterArchetype {{Trickster|Archetype}} God''', that may overlap with GreatGazoo or God of Knowledge. An almost universal figure, this guy is very much the god of MagnificentBastard. Probably too much of a WildCard to be entirely trusted, he's still often indispensable to other gods or mortal heroes.
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** God of Evil: despite not being an alicorn, Discord fir the bill [[spoiler: Until his HeelFaceTurn.]] Nightmare Moon aka Luna might be a subversion depending on if you view her as a separate entity from Luna or not.
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** God of Evil: despite not being an alicorn, Discord fir fit the bill [[spoiler: Until his HeelFaceTurn.]] Nightmare Moon aka Luna might be a subversion depending on if you view her as a separate entity from Luna or not.
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* '''A Cool God''', that is, [[PalsWithJesus cool to hang up around with]]. [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Generally has less flashy powers]] than the other divinities, or at least a more down to earth attitude. May be the only one of them treating mortals seriously. Likely to be a CoolOldGuy or TheStoner if male, a CoolOldLady or ApronMatron if female.
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* '''A God of Death'''. Can have the function to go to search for the deads (as TheGrimReaper), leading them to the afterlife (as a {{Psychopomp}}, judging them, or ruling the setting version of the afterlife if it is distinct from {{Heaven}} and {{Hell}}. If it's only the latter, expect this god to have underlings to do the former. Death being such a fearsome thing, and [[SadlyMythtaken the popular imagery]] of [[{{Satan}} this ''other'' ruler of the underwold]], it is no wonder than this god may likely be portrayed as evil (see EverybodyHatesHades), or at least not a very fun guy. But subversions exist, portraying the personification of death as a good or at least neutral figure (see DontFearTheReaper), or giving it some PerkyGoth tendencies.
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* '''A God of Death'''. Can have the function to go to search for the deads dead (as TheGrimReaper), leading them to the afterlife (as a {{Psychopomp}}, judging them, or ruling the setting version of the afterlife if it is distinct from {{Heaven}} and {{Hell}}. If it's only the latter, expect this god to have underlings to do the former. Death being such a fearsome thing, and [[SadlyMythtaken the popular imagery]] of [[{{Satan}} this ''other'' ruler of the underwold]], it is no wonder than this god may likely be portrayed as evil (see EverybodyHatesHades), or at least not a very fun guy. But subversions exist, portraying the personification of death as a good or at least neutral figure (see DontFearTheReaper), or giving it some PerkyGoth tendencies.
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* Warhammer Fantasy WarhammerFantasy has the following:
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** God of Death: Death
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** God of Death: DeathHarold Death Esquire
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** Top God: JasJas, being the creator of the world. Zaros wants to be this.
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** Cool God: Icthlarin, Apmeken
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** God of Death: Icthlarin helps the dead reach the afterlife.
** God of Death: Icthlarin helps the dead reach the afterlife.
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* Runescape
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* Runescape{{Runescape}}
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**Top God: Jas
**God of Evil: Zamorak
**God of Balance Between Good and Evil: Guthix, maybe Zaros
**God of Good: Saradomin and Armadyl
**Nature Gods: Seren. Guthix also qualifies.
**War God: Bandos
**God of Knowledge: Saradomin
**God of Death: Death
**Great Gazoo: Brassica_Prime
*From the Menaphite Pantheon
**Top God: Tumeken
**Nature God: Elidinis
**God of Evil: Amascut
**Cool God: Icthlarin, Apmeken
**God of Knowledge: Het and Scabaras
**Great Gazoo: Apmeken
**Top God: Jas
**God of Evil: Zamorak
**God of Balance Between Good and Evil: Guthix, maybe Zaros
**God of Good: Saradomin and Armadyl
**Nature Gods: Seren. Guthix also qualifies.
**War God: Bandos
**God of Knowledge: Saradomin
**God of Death: Death
**Great Gazoo: Brassica_Prime
*From the Menaphite Pantheon
**Top God: Tumeken
**Nature God: Elidinis
**God of Evil: Amascut
**Cool God: Icthlarin, Apmeken
**God of Knowledge: Het and Scabaras
**Great Gazoo: Apmeken
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*** WarGod: Khorne, who comprises psychopathic bloodlust as well as honor and martial prowess.
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*** WarGod: Khorne, who comprises psychopathic bloodlust bloodlust. ''Sometimes'' also depicted as well as the god of honor and martial prowess.
*** And there's also Malice, a sort of MadGod who stands for the self-destructive side of Chaos.
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Mercy (GodOfGood)
*** Khaine - in the older background he was the human GodOfEvil
*** Solkan - god of Law (not neccesariy justice) and Vengeance
*** Khaine - in the older background he was the human GodOfEvil
*** Solkan - god of Law (not neccesariy justice) and Vengeance
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*** Asuryan - Top God (creator, also God of Balance)
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*** Asuryan - Top God (creator, also God of Balance)Balance and to some extent God of Good, though all the Cadai are somewaht that)
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** The Chaos Gods
*** Khorne - War God
*** Tzeentch - God of Wisdom and Trickster God (devoted to change, scheming and upsetting the status quo)
*** Nurgle - God of Plague and Pestilence (in many ways a dark Nature God, since he adores new life, especially bacteria...)
*** Slaanesh - God of Vice, Sensation, Lust and Excess (doesn't really qualify as any classic type).
** The Orc Gods
*** Gork - War God (brutal, but cunning!)
*** Mork - Also a War God (cunning, but brutal!)
** The Dwarf Ancestor Gods
*** Grungni - Smith God
*** Grimnir - War God
*** Valaya - Goddess of Hearth and Home (mother goddess)
The other races tend to have either one racial god (the Skaven Horned Rat, the Ogres' Great Maw) or a pantheon whose characteristics have not been terribly well defined (The Lizardmen's ideas on the Old Ones, the gods of ancient Nehekhara etc).
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** The Old World Gods (human)
*** Verena - Goddess of Balance and Goddess of Wisdom (esp. Justice)
*** Morr - God of Death (also Dreams)
*** Manaan - God of the Sea (a Poseidon / Neptune type god)
*** Taal - God of Nature (esp. hunting)
*** Rhya - Goddess of Nature (esp. vegetation)
*** Ranald - Trickster God
*** Ulric - War God (covers brute force, strength and courage. Also does Wolves and Winter)
*** Myrmidia - War Goddess (covers strategy, tactics and the art of war)
*** Shallya - Goddess of Healing and Mercy
(In addition to these the men of the Empire worship their deified founder Sigmar (who combines aspects of War God and God of Good), while the Bretonnians worship the Lady of the Lake (who combines aspects of Nature Goddess and Goddess of Good)
** The Elf Gods (these are the Sky-gods of the Cadai. They have evil counterparts in the Cthonic gods of the Cytharai):
*** Asuryan - Top God (creator, also God of Balance)
*** Khaine - War God
*** Hoeth - God of Wisdom
*** Loec - Trickster Go
*** Kurnous - Nature God (esp. Hunting)
*** Isha - Nature Goddess (mother)
*** Morai-Heg - Goddess of Fate (crone)
*** Lilaeth - Goddess of Magic and the Moon (maiden)
*** Vaul - Smith God
*** Mathlann - Sea God
*** Ladrielle - Goddess of travellers and lost things
** The Old World Gods (human)
*** Verena - Goddess of Balance and Goddess of Wisdom (esp. Justice)
*** Morr - God of Death (also Dreams)
*** Manaan - God of the Sea (a Poseidon / Neptune type god)
*** Taal - God of Nature (esp. hunting)
*** Rhya - Goddess of Nature (esp. vegetation)
*** Ranald - Trickster God
*** Ulric - War God (covers brute force, strength and courage. Also does Wolves and Winter)
*** Myrmidia - War Goddess (covers strategy, tactics and the art of war)
*** Shallya - Goddess of Healing and Mercy
(In addition to these the men of the Empire worship their deified founder Sigmar (who combines aspects of War God and God of Good), while the Bretonnians worship the Lady of the Lake (who combines aspects of Nature Goddess and Goddess of Good)
** The Elf Gods (these are the Sky-gods of the Cadai. They have evil counterparts in the Cthonic gods of the Cytharai):
*** Asuryan - Top God (creator, also God of Balance)
*** Khaine - War God
*** Hoeth - God of Wisdom
*** Loec - Trickster Go
*** Kurnous - Nature God (esp. Hunting)
*** Isha - Nature Goddess (mother)
*** Morai-Heg - Goddess of Fate (crone)
*** Lilaeth - Goddess of Magic and the Moon (maiden)
*** Vaul - Smith God
*** Mathlann - Sea God
*** Ladrielle - Goddess of travellers and lost things
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*** Most commonly, Mork is brutally cunning, while Gork is cunningly brutal.
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* '''A Cool God''', that is, [[PalsWithJesus cool to hang up with]] [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Generally has less flashy powers]] than the other divinities, or at least a more down to earth attitude. May be the only one of them treating mortals seriously. Likely to be a CoolOldGuy or TheStoner if male, a CoolOldLady or ApronMatron if female.
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* '''A Cool God''', that is, [[PalsWithJesus cool to hang up with]] with]]. [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Generally has less flashy powers]] than the other divinities, or at least a more down to earth attitude. May be the only one of them treating mortals seriously. Likely to be a CoolOldGuy or TheStoner if male, a CoolOldLady or ApronMatron if female.
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* A '''GodOfGood''', that is, more human than the other gods. May be TheMessiah ([[CrystalDragonJesus Perhaps literally]]), or simply the TokenGoodTeammate among JerkassGods.
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* A '''GodOfGood''', that is, more human than the other gods. May be TheMessiah ([[CrystalDragonJesus Perhaps literally]]), or simply the TokenGoodTeammate among JerkassGods.
JerkassGods. Common forms include:
** A god of justice, usually inclined towards [[OrderVersusChaos order instead of chaos]].
** A god who alleviates suffering.
** A god of justice, usually inclined towards [[OrderVersusChaos order instead of chaos]].
** A god who alleviates suffering.
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*** God of Knowledge: The Omnissiah, the supreme machine-spirit worshiped by the the Adeptus Mechanicus who depending on the source either is or isn't an aspect of the Emperor.
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*** God of Knowledge: The Omnissiah, the supreme machine-spirit worshiped by the the Adeptus Mechanicus who depending on the source either is or isn't an aspect of the Emperor.Emperor (or possibly the Void Dragon).
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** The orks just have a pair of {{War God}}s, Gork and Mork. They represent brutal cunning and cunning brutality, and given half a chance the orks will go into full scale wars over ''[[SillyReasonForWar which is which]]''. Unlike the other deities of the setting it's fairly unlikely that they're real, though with 40k you never know.
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** God of Knowledge: Julianos is the nice god of knowledge. Hermeus Mora is the nasty one, specializing in eldritch lore.
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** God of Knowledge: Julianos is the nice god of knowledge. Hermeus Hermaeus Mora is the nasty one, specializing in [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow eldritch lore.lore]].
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** Great Gazoo[=/=]Trickster: Sheogorath, of course. There's a reason they call him the Madgod.
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** Great Gazoo[=/=]Trickster: Sheogorath, of course. There's a reason they call him the Madgod.Madgod: he's not just insane, he's literally the god ''of'' insanity. He's also a patron of the arts, though this is largely ignored.
* ''VideoGame/ProjectEternity's'' pantheon is quite large according to Creator/{{Obsidian|Entertainment}} but only four deities are currently known.
** GodOfGood: Eothas, god of light and redemption.
** WarGod: Magran, goddess of fire and war, whose priests frequently employ firearms.
** God of Death: Berath, god of cycles, doors, and death.
* ''VideoGame/ProjectEternity's'' pantheon is quite large according to Creator/{{Obsidian|Entertainment}} but only four deities are currently known.
** GodOfGood: Eothas, god of light and redemption.
** WarGod: Magran, goddess of fire and war, whose priests frequently employ firearms.
** God of Death: Berath, god of cycles, doors, and death.
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** The ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' setting has over a hundred deities (at least until 4E {{retcon}}ned over half, [[UnfortunateImplications mostly nonhuman deities]], into being aspects of others) that may fill multiple archetypes, and individual sub-pantheons often have their own exemplars, but generally the most widely known are:
*** Top God: Ao the Overgod, and his mysterious boss who's only ever been seen once. Ao's role is manager to the other gods, ensuring that they uphold their portfolios and approving any new ascensions. Unlike them he [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly does not require worship to exist]], and in fact [[StopWorshippingMe actively discourages it]].
*** God of Evil: Multiple, with Bane the Black Lord, god of tyranny, being the most powerful. Other major ones include Lolth the Spider-Queen, supreme goddess of the [[OurElvesAreBetter drow]], and Shar the Mistress of the Night, goddess of darkness and nihilism.
*** God of Good: The three gods of the Triad: Tyr the Maimed God, god of justice, Ilmater the Crying God, god of endurance and martyrs, and Torm the Loyal Fury, god of loyalty and duty. Lathander/Amaunator, god of the sun, also falls here.
*** Nature God: Silvanus the Oak Father, god of wild nature. Other major ones include Chauntea the Earth-Mother, goddess of agriculture, and Malar the Beastlord, god of savagery and their TokenEvilTeammate.
*** War God: Tempus the Lord of Battles, god of warfare in all its forms. As practically every soldier or warrior in the Realms offers a prayer to him or one of his aliases before battle, he is one of the most powerful gods in the whole pantheon.
*** Love Goddess: Sune the Firehair, goddess of beauty and romantic love. Her subordinates include Sharess the Dancing Lady, goddess of hedonism, sexuality, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and cats]].[[note]]She used to be the Mulhorandi goddess Bast, an aspect of the Egyptian goddess.[[/note]]
*** God of Knowledge: Oghma the Lord of Knowledge, god of knowledge, Gond the Wonderbringer, god of craftsmen, and Mystra, goddess of magic.
*** God of Death: Currently Kelemvor the Lord of the Dead, an ascended mortal. Also a poster boy for DontFearTheReaper, as he hates necromancy with a passion and works to comfort the living and ensure that the dead rest in peace. The two preceding gods of death, Myrkul and Cyric, were not nearly so well-intentioned.
*** Great Gazoo: Cyric the Prince of Lies, a thoroughly insane god of murder and deception hated by literally everyone else in the pantheon. He, with a little help from Shar, murdered Mystra in 1385, causing the [[ApocalypseHow Spellplague]] and allowing for the massive changes to the rules of magic in 4E. Currently imprisoned in his home plane.
*** Trickster: Cyric to some extent. Also Tymora and Beshaba, the goddesses of good and bad luck respectively.
*** Top God: Ao the Overgod, and his mysterious boss who's only ever been seen once. Ao's role is manager to the other gods, ensuring that they uphold their portfolios and approving any new ascensions. Unlike them he [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly does not require worship to exist]], and in fact [[StopWorshippingMe actively discourages it]].
*** God of Evil: Multiple, with Bane the Black Lord, god of tyranny, being the most powerful. Other major ones include Lolth the Spider-Queen, supreme goddess of the [[OurElvesAreBetter drow]], and Shar the Mistress of the Night, goddess of darkness and nihilism.
*** God of Good: The three gods of the Triad: Tyr the Maimed God, god of justice, Ilmater the Crying God, god of endurance and martyrs, and Torm the Loyal Fury, god of loyalty and duty. Lathander/Amaunator, god of the sun, also falls here.
*** Nature God: Silvanus the Oak Father, god of wild nature. Other major ones include Chauntea the Earth-Mother, goddess of agriculture, and Malar the Beastlord, god of savagery and their TokenEvilTeammate.
*** War God: Tempus the Lord of Battles, god of warfare in all its forms. As practically every soldier or warrior in the Realms offers a prayer to him or one of his aliases before battle, he is one of the most powerful gods in the whole pantheon.
*** Love Goddess: Sune the Firehair, goddess of beauty and romantic love. Her subordinates include Sharess the Dancing Lady, goddess of hedonism, sexuality, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and cats]].[[note]]She used to be the Mulhorandi goddess Bast, an aspect of the Egyptian goddess.[[/note]]
*** God of Knowledge: Oghma the Lord of Knowledge, god of knowledge, Gond the Wonderbringer, god of craftsmen, and Mystra, goddess of magic.
*** God of Death: Currently Kelemvor the Lord of the Dead, an ascended mortal. Also a poster boy for DontFearTheReaper, as he hates necromancy with a passion and works to comfort the living and ensure that the dead rest in peace. The two preceding gods of death, Myrkul and Cyric, were not nearly so well-intentioned.
*** Great Gazoo: Cyric the Prince of Lies, a thoroughly insane god of murder and deception hated by literally everyone else in the pantheon. He, with a little help from Shar, murdered Mystra in 1385, causing the [[ApocalypseHow Spellplague]] and allowing for the massive changes to the rules of magic in 4E. Currently imprisoned in his home plane.
*** Trickster: Cyric to some extent. Also Tymora and Beshaba, the goddesses of good and bad luck respectively.
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** The [[OhMyGods By Tyr's]] [[VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2 right buttock]], the ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' setting has such a huge pantheon we gave it [[StockGods/ForgottenRealms its own page]]. Shown above are just five out of over a hundred deities (at least until 4E {{retcon}}ned over half, [[UnfortunateImplications mostly nonhuman deities]], into being aspects of others) that may fill multiple archetypes, and individual sub-pantheons often have their own exemplars, but generally the most widely known are:
*** Top God: Ao the Overgod, and his mysterious boss who's only ever been seen once. Ao's role is manager to the other gods, ensuring that they uphold their portfolios and approving any new ascensions. Unlike them he [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly does not require worship to exist]], and in fact [[StopWorshippingMe actively discourages it]].
*** God of Evil: Multiple, with Bane the Black Lord, god of tyranny, being the most powerful. Other major ones include Lolth the Spider-Queen, supreme goddess of the [[OurElvesAreBetter drow]], and Shar the Mistress of the Night, goddess of darkness and nihilism.
*** God of Good: The three gods of the Triad: Tyr the Maimed God, god of justice, Ilmater the Crying God, god of endurance and martyrs, and Torm the Loyal Fury, god of loyalty and duty. Lathander/Amaunator, god of the sun, also falls here.
*** Nature God: Silvanus the Oak Father, god of wild nature. Other major ones include Chauntea the Earth-Mother, goddess of agriculture, and Malar the Beastlord, god of savagery and their TokenEvilTeammate.
*** War God: Tempus the Lord of Battles, god of warfare in all its forms. As practically every soldier or warrior in the Realms offers a prayer to him or one of his aliases before battle, he is one of the most powerful gods in the whole pantheon.
*** Love Goddess: Sune the Firehair, goddess of beauty and romantic love. Her subordinates include Sharess the Dancing Lady, goddess of hedonism, sexuality, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and cats]].[[note]]She used to be the Mulhorandi goddess Bast, an aspect of the Egyptian goddess.[[/note]]
*** God of Knowledge: Oghma the Lord of Knowledge, god of knowledge, Gond the Wonderbringer, god of craftsmen, and Mystra, goddess of magic.
*** God of Death: Currently Kelemvor the Lord of the Dead, an ascended mortal. Also a poster boy for DontFearTheReaper, as he hates necromancy with a passion and works to comfort the living and ensure that the dead rest in peace. The two preceding gods of death, Myrkul and Cyric, were not nearly so well-intentioned.
*** Great Gazoo: Cyric the Prince of Lies, a thoroughly insane god of murder and deception hated by literally everyone else in the pantheon. He, with a little help from Shar, murdered Mystra in 1385, causing the [[ApocalypseHow Spellplague]] and allowing for the massive changes to the rules of magic in 4E. Currently imprisoned in his home plane.
*** Trickster: Cyric to some extent. Also Tymora and Beshaba, the goddesses of good and bad luck respectively.hundred.
*** Top God: Ao the Overgod, and his mysterious boss who's only ever been seen once. Ao's role is manager to the other gods, ensuring that they uphold their portfolios and approving any new ascensions. Unlike them he [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly does not require worship to exist]], and in fact [[StopWorshippingMe actively discourages it]].
*** God of Evil: Multiple, with Bane the Black Lord, god of tyranny, being the most powerful. Other major ones include Lolth the Spider-Queen, supreme goddess of the [[OurElvesAreBetter drow]], and Shar the Mistress of the Night, goddess of darkness and nihilism.
*** God of Good: The three gods of the Triad: Tyr the Maimed God, god of justice, Ilmater the Crying God, god of endurance and martyrs, and Torm the Loyal Fury, god of loyalty and duty. Lathander/Amaunator, god of the sun, also falls here.
*** Nature God: Silvanus the Oak Father, god of wild nature. Other major ones include Chauntea the Earth-Mother, goddess of agriculture, and Malar the Beastlord, god of savagery and their TokenEvilTeammate.
*** War God: Tempus the Lord of Battles, god of warfare in all its forms. As practically every soldier or warrior in the Realms offers a prayer to him or one of his aliases before battle, he is one of the most powerful gods in the whole pantheon.
*** Love Goddess: Sune the Firehair, goddess of beauty and romantic love. Her subordinates include Sharess the Dancing Lady, goddess of hedonism, sexuality, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and cats]].[[note]]She used to be the Mulhorandi goddess Bast, an aspect of the Egyptian goddess.[[/note]]
*** God of Knowledge: Oghma the Lord of Knowledge, god of knowledge, Gond the Wonderbringer, god of craftsmen, and Mystra, goddess of magic.
*** God of Death: Currently Kelemvor the Lord of the Dead, an ascended mortal. Also a poster boy for DontFearTheReaper, as he hates necromancy with a passion and works to comfort the living and ensure that the dead rest in peace. The two preceding gods of death, Myrkul and Cyric, were not nearly so well-intentioned.
*** Great Gazoo: Cyric the Prince of Lies, a thoroughly insane god of murder and deception hated by literally everyone else in the pantheon. He, with a little help from Shar, murdered Mystra in 1385, causing the [[ApocalypseHow Spellplague]] and allowing for the massive changes to the rules of magic in 4E. Currently imprisoned in his home plane.
*** Trickster: Cyric to some extent. Also Tymora and Beshaba, the goddesses of good and bad luck respectively.
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[[caption-width-right:350:A complimentary sample FantasyPantheon®, courtesy of TropeCo/TropeCo™.[[note]]From left, [[NatureSpirit Shiallia]], goddess of the woodlands; [[GodOfGood Nobanion]], god of royalty and good beasts; Savras, god of seekers after truth; the [[WarGod Red Knight]], goddess of military strategy; and [[LoveGod Sharess]], goddess of hedonism, sexuality, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking cats]].]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A complimentary sample FantasyPantheon®, courtesy of TropeCo/TropeCo™.[[note]]From left, [[NatureSpirit Shiallia]], goddess of the woodlands; [[GodOfGood Nobanion]], god of royalty and good beasts; Savras, god of seekers after truth; the [[WarGod Red Knight]], goddess of military strategy; and [[LoveGod Sharess]], goddess of hedonism, sexuality, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking cats]].]]
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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
** ''TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}'' (default 3rd edition campaign setting):
*** God of Balance: Boccob, Obad-Hai
*** God of Nature: Ehlonna, Obad-Hai
*** God of War: The brothers Heironeous (good) and Hextor (evil), as well as the god of slaughter Erythnul.
*** God of Knowledge: Boccob, Vecna
*** God of Death: Nerull, Wee Jas
*** Trickster: Garl Glittergold (also patron of the gnomes), Olidammara.
*** Many races have their own complete pantheons of gods as well.
** ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'':
*** God of good: Most of the Sovereign Host.
*** God of Evil: The Dark Six
*** God of Balance: Aureon
*** God of Nature: Balinor, The Devourer
*** War God: Dol Arrah (lawful good), Dol Dorn (chaotic good), The Mockery (neutral evil).
*** God of Knowledge: Aureon, The Shadow.
*** God of Death: The Keeper.
*** Trickster: The Traveler.
** The ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' setting has over a hundred deities (at least until 4E {{retcon}}ned over half, [[UnfortunateImplications mostly nonhuman deities]], into being aspects of others) that may fill multiple archetypes, and individual sub-pantheons often have their own exemplars, but generally the most widely known are:
*** Top God: Ao the Overgod, and his mysterious boss who's only ever been seen once. Ao's role is manager to the other gods, ensuring that they uphold their portfolios and approving any new ascensions. Unlike them he [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly does not require worship to exist]], and in fact [[StopWorshippingMe actively discourages it]].
*** God of Evil: Multiple, with Bane the Black Lord, god of tyranny, being the most powerful. Other major ones include Lolth the Spider-Queen, supreme goddess of the [[OurElvesAreBetter drow]], and Shar the Mistress of the Night, goddess of darkness and nihilism.
*** God of Good: The three gods of the Triad: Tyr the Maimed God, god of justice, Ilmater the Crying God, god of endurance and martyrs, and Torm the Loyal Fury, god of loyalty and duty. Lathander/Amaunator, god of the sun, also falls here.
*** Nature God: Silvanus the Oak Father, god of wild nature. Other major ones include Chauntea the Earth-Mother, goddess of agriculture, and Malar the Beastlord, god of savagery and their TokenEvilTeammate.
*** War God: Tempus the Lord of Battles, god of warfare in all its forms. As practically every soldier or warrior in the Realms offers a prayer to him or one of his aliases before battle, he is one of the most powerful gods in the whole pantheon.
*** Love Goddess: Sune the Firehair, goddess of beauty and romantic love. Her subordinates include Sharess the Dancing Lady, goddess of hedonism, sexuality, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and cats]].[[note]]She used to be the Mulhorandi goddess Bast, an aspect of the Egyptian goddess.[[/note]]
*** God of Knowledge: Oghma the Lord of Knowledge, god of knowledge, Gond the Wonderbringer, god of craftsmen, and Mystra, goddess of magic.
*** God of Death: Currently Kelemvor the Lord of the Dead, an ascended mortal. Also a poster boy for DontFearTheReaper, as he hates necromancy with a passion and works to comfort the living and ensure that the dead rest in peace. The two preceding gods of death, Myrkul and Cyric, were not nearly so well-intentioned.
*** Great Gazoo: Cyric the Prince of Lies, a thoroughly insane god of murder and deception hated by literally everyone else in the pantheon. He, with a little help from Shar, murdered Mystra in 1385, causing the [[ApocalypseHow Spellplague]] and allowing for the massive changes to the rules of magic in 4E. Currently imprisoned in his home plane.
*** Trickster: Cyric to some extent. Also Tymora and Beshaba, the goddesses of good and bad luck respectively.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' has several pantheons:
** Human:
*** GodOfGood: The God-Emperor of Mankind, [[BlackAndGreyMorality stretching the definition of "good"]]. In any other setting he'd be a GodOfEvil, with billions dead as a result of his direct actions, never mind those of his agents and worshipers. [[RunningGag Did we mention 40k is GRIMDARK yet?]]
*** God of Knowledge: The Omnissiah, the supreme machine-spirit worshiped by the the Adeptus Mechanicus who depending on the source either is or isn't an aspect of the Emperor.
** Chaos Gods (All of them double as GodOfEvil):
*** WarGod: Khorne, who comprises psychopathic bloodlust as well as honor and martial prowess.
*** God of Knowledge, GreatGazoo and TricksterArchetype God: Tzeentch, the god of plotters, who is required to have at least two ''mutually conflicting'' plans in progress at any given time.
*** Cool God: Nurgle, of a sort.
*** LoveGoddess: Slaanesh, who comprises both
**Eldar Gods:
***TopGod: Asuryan
***WarGod: Khaine
***NatureSpirit[=/=]LoveGoddess: Isha
***God of Death: Ynnead
***GreatGazoo[=/=]TricksterArchetype: Cegorach
** C'Tan:
***God of Death: The Nightbringer
***TricksterArchetype: The Deceiver
***NatureSpirit: Void Dragon (He controls all of technology. Not sure if this counts)
** The orks just have a pair of {{War God}}s, Gork and Mork. They represent brutal cunning and cunning brutality, and given half a chance the orks will go into full scale wars over ''[[SillyReasonForWar which is which]]''.
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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
** ''TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}'' (default 3rd edition campaign setting):
*** God of Balance: Boccob, Obad-Hai
*** God of Nature: Ehlonna, Obad-Hai
*** God of War: The brothers Heironeous (good) and Hextor (evil), as well as the god of slaughter Erythnul.
*** God of Knowledge: Boccob, Vecna
*** God of Death: Nerull, Wee Jas
*** Trickster: Garl Glittergold (also patron of the gnomes), Olidammara.
*** Many races have their own complete pantheons of gods as well.
** ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'':
*** God of good: Most of the Sovereign Host.
*** God of Evil: The Dark Six
*** God of Balance: Aureon
*** God of Nature: Balinor, The Devourer
*** War God: Dol Arrah (lawful good), Dol Dorn (chaotic good), The Mockery (neutral evil).
*** God of Knowledge: Aureon, The Shadow.
*** God of Death: The Keeper.
*** Trickster: The Traveler.
** The ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' setting has over a hundred deities (at least until 4E {{retcon}}ned over half, [[UnfortunateImplications mostly nonhuman deities]], into being aspects of others) that may fill multiple archetypes, and individual sub-pantheons often have their own exemplars, but generally the most widely known are:
*** Top God: Ao the Overgod, and his mysterious boss who's only ever been seen once. Ao's role is manager to the other gods, ensuring that they uphold their portfolios and approving any new ascensions. Unlike them he [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly does not require worship to exist]], and in fact [[StopWorshippingMe actively discourages it]].
*** God of Evil: Multiple, with Bane the Black Lord, god of tyranny, being the most powerful. Other major ones include Lolth the Spider-Queen, supreme goddess of the [[OurElvesAreBetter drow]], and Shar the Mistress of the Night, goddess of darkness and nihilism.
*** God of Good: The three gods of the Triad: Tyr the Maimed God, god of justice, Ilmater the Crying God, god of endurance and martyrs, and Torm the Loyal Fury, god of loyalty and duty. Lathander/Amaunator, god of the sun, also falls here.
*** Nature God: Silvanus the Oak Father, god of wild nature. Other major ones include Chauntea the Earth-Mother, goddess of agriculture, and Malar the Beastlord, god of savagery and their TokenEvilTeammate.
*** War God: Tempus the Lord of Battles, god of warfare in all its forms. As practically every soldier or warrior in the Realms offers a prayer to him or one of his aliases before battle, he is one of the most powerful gods in the whole pantheon.
*** Love Goddess: Sune the Firehair, goddess of beauty and romantic love. Her subordinates include Sharess the Dancing Lady, goddess of hedonism, sexuality, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and cats]].[[note]]She used to be the Mulhorandi goddess Bast, an aspect of the Egyptian goddess.[[/note]]
*** God of Knowledge: Oghma the Lord of Knowledge, god of knowledge, Gond the Wonderbringer, god of craftsmen, and Mystra, goddess of magic.
*** God of Death: Currently Kelemvor the Lord of the Dead, an ascended mortal. Also a poster boy for DontFearTheReaper, as he hates necromancy with a passion and works to comfort the living and ensure that the dead rest in peace. The two preceding gods of death, Myrkul and Cyric, were not nearly so well-intentioned.
*** Great Gazoo: Cyric the Prince of Lies, a thoroughly insane god of murder and deception hated by literally everyone else in the pantheon. He, with a little help from Shar, murdered Mystra in 1385, causing the [[ApocalypseHow Spellplague]] and allowing for the massive changes to the rules of magic in 4E. Currently imprisoned in his home plane.
*** Trickster: Cyric to some extent. Also Tymora and Beshaba, the goddesses of good and bad luck respectively.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' has several pantheons:
** Human:
*** GodOfGood: The God-Emperor of Mankind, [[BlackAndGreyMorality stretching the definition of "good"]]. In any other setting he'd be a GodOfEvil, with billions dead as a result of his direct actions, never mind those of his agents and worshipers. [[RunningGag Did we mention 40k is GRIMDARK yet?]]
*** God of Knowledge: The Omnissiah, the supreme machine-spirit worshiped by the the Adeptus Mechanicus who depending on the source either is or isn't an aspect of the Emperor.
** Chaos Gods (All of them double as GodOfEvil):
*** WarGod: Khorne, who comprises psychopathic bloodlust as well as honor and martial prowess.
*** God of Knowledge, GreatGazoo and TricksterArchetype God: Tzeentch, the god of plotters, who is required to have at least two ''mutually conflicting'' plans in progress at any given time.
*** Cool God: Nurgle, of a sort.
*** LoveGoddess: Slaanesh, who comprises both
**Eldar Gods:
***TopGod: Asuryan
***WarGod: Khaine
***NatureSpirit[=/=]LoveGoddess: Isha
***God of Death: Ynnead
***GreatGazoo[=/=]TricksterArchetype: Cegorach
** C'Tan:
***God of Death: The Nightbringer
***TricksterArchetype: The Deceiver
***NatureSpirit: Void Dragon (He controls all of technology. Not sure if this counts)
** The orks just have a pair of {{War God}}s, Gork and Mork. They represent brutal cunning and cunning brutality, and given half a chance the orks will go into full scale wars over ''[[SillyReasonForWar which is which]]''.
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** Great Gazoo: Gazoo[=/=]Trickster: Sheogorath, of course.course. There's a reason they call him the Madgod.
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* The fanon of WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic is that the princesses are physical gods. They seem to fall into multiple roles of this trope. Also there are no {{War God}}s.
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* The fanon of WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' is that the princesses are physical gods. They seem to fall into multiple roles of this trope. Also there are no {{War God}}s.
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* The fanon of WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic is that the princesses are physical gods. They seem to fall into multiple roles of this trope. Also there are no {{War God}}s.
** {{Top God}}dess: Celestia's the closest.
** Cool Gods: Luna and [[spoiler: Twilight Sparkle.]]
** LoveGoddess: Cadence ([[SarcasmMode Didn't see that coming did you]]).
** God of Evil: despite not being an alicorn, Discord fir the bill [[spoiler: Until his HeelFaceTurn.]] Nightmare Moon aka Luna might be a subversion depending on if you view her as a separate entity from Luna or not.
** God of Knowledge: [[spoiler: Twilight again]].
** GreatGazoo: Discord again.
** TricksterArchetype: [[RuleOfThree Discord yet again]].
** Nature gods: Subverted since all the ponies seem to take care of nature. Celestia and Luna are the closest since they control the sun and moon respectively.
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* The fanon of WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic is that the princesses are physical gods. They seem to fall into multiple roles of this trope. Also there are no {{War God}}s.
** {{Top God}}dess: Celestia's the closest.
** Cool Gods: Luna and [[spoiler: Twilight Sparkle.]]
** LoveGoddess: Cadence ([[SarcasmMode Didn't see that coming did you]]).
** God of Evil: despite not being an alicorn, Discord fir the bill [[spoiler: Until his HeelFaceTurn.]] Nightmare Moon aka Luna might be a subversion depending on if you view her as a separate entity from Luna or not.
** God of Knowledge: [[spoiler: Twilight again]].
** GreatGazoo: Discord again.
** TricksterArchetype: [[RuleOfThree Discord yet again]].
** Nature gods: Subverted since all the ponies seem to take care of nature. Celestia and Luna are the closest since they control the sun and moon respectively.
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* '''A TricksterArchetype God''', that may overlap with GreatGazoo or God of Knowledge. An almost universal figure, this guy is very much the god of MagnificentBastard. Probably too much of a WildCard to be entirely trusted, he's still often indispensable to other gods or mortal heroes.
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* '''A TricksterArchetype God''', that may overlap with GreatGazoo or God of Knowledge. An almost universal figure, this guy is very much the god of MagnificentBastard. Probably too much of a WildCard to be entirely trusted, he's still often indispensable to other gods or mortal heroes.heroes.
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* TheElderScrolls universe has a pantheon containing the following:
** Top God: Akatosh (filling the "King of Gods" niche). The "Godhead theory" posits there's also a God of Gods, namely the Sleeping Godhead who hallucinates everything in the Mundus.
** God of Evil: Sithis, the remnant of Padomay, currently an EldritchAbomination embodying nonexistence. However, Sithis doesn't act directly; this is for lesser Padomaic beings, namely some of the more evil Daedra. In practice, it's usually Mehrunes Dagon or Molag Bal who fill the "God of Evil" niche.
** Nature Gods: Kynareth fills the niche.
** Love Goddess: there are two. Mara represents the platonic love and compassion, and Dibella the erotic love.
** Cool God: Lorkhan, the trickster god and champion of humanity, and his kinda successor / kinda avatar / kinda whatever Talos.
** God of Knowledge: Julianos is the nice god of knowledge. Hermeus Mora is the nasty one, specializing in eldritch lore.
** God of Death: Arkay, and you shouldn't fear this reaper. His opposite number is Mannimarco, God of Worms, the [[DeityOfHumanOrigin self-proclaimed]] god of undeath.
** Great Gazoo: Sheogorath, of course.
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* TheElderScrolls universe has a pantheon containing the following:
** Top God: Akatosh (filling the "King of Gods" niche). The "Godhead theory" posits there's also a God of Gods, namely the Sleeping Godhead who hallucinates everything in the Mundus.
** God of Evil: Sithis, the remnant of Padomay, currently an EldritchAbomination embodying nonexistence. However, Sithis doesn't act directly; this is for lesser Padomaic beings, namely some of the more evil Daedra. In practice, it's usually Mehrunes Dagon or Molag Bal who fill the "God of Evil" niche.
** Nature Gods: Kynareth fills the niche.
** Love Goddess: there are two. Mara represents the platonic love and compassion, and Dibella the erotic love.
** Cool God: Lorkhan, the trickster god and champion of humanity, and his kinda successor / kinda avatar / kinda whatever Talos.
** God of Knowledge: Julianos is the nice god of knowledge. Hermeus Mora is the nasty one, specializing in eldritch lore.
** God of Death: Arkay, and you shouldn't fear this reaper. His opposite number is Mannimarco, God of Worms, the [[DeityOfHumanOrigin self-proclaimed]] god of undeath.
** Great Gazoo: Sheogorath, of course.
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[[OurGodsAreGreater The gods of this particular work may be greater]], but who does what among them?
When inventing a FantasyPantheon, there is a number of god archetypes that seem unavoidable. Maybe because their role is convenient for the story, easily understandable due to familiarity with RealLife mythologies, or simply that there are so much domains a god can have and still be taken seriously.
Note that when a work directly adapts a mythology, there is a high risk of {{Flanderisation}}. Not only SadlyMythtaken is at work, but non-fictional gods tend to have multiple domains [[OddJobGod whose relations may be hard to grasp]], though there is generally a good amount of FridgeBrilliance behind it.
The more common ones are:
* A '''TopGod''', that allows the combination of a FantasyPantheon with the presence of a [[{{God}} monotheistic god]] {{Expy}}. Chances are, he ([[AlwaysMale and it's almost always "he"]]) will come in two flavors:
** A GrandpaGod, that generally serve as the ReasonableAuthorityFigure (though subversion, generally inspired by ClassicalMythology, is to present him as [[JerkassGods a jerkass]] or even [[GodIsEvil outright evil]]). Expect CrystalDragonJesus in full force.
** Simply put, HeWhoMustNotBeSeen, either because [[HaveYouSeenMyGod he left or he's hiding]] (at least from the mortals, though sometimes the other gods don't even have the privilege to see him), or because YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm. This is more in accord with a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism deism stance]].
* A '''GodOfEvil''', typically the BiggerBad of a setting. May be an OmnicidalManiac, eager to TakeOverTheWorld, in it ForTheEvulz, or a combination of those elements. Almost always a stand in for {{Satan}}. Similarly to the above, he is either physical or abstract as:
** A PhysicalGod, sometimes a BigRedDevil, sometimes some kind of BlackKnight on a greater scale.
** An EldritchAbomination, a personification of TheDarkSide.
* A '''God of BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil''', generally [[TheHeart a mediator]] of some sort.
* A '''GodOfGood''', that is, more human than the other gods. May be TheMessiah ([[CrystalDragonJesus Perhaps literally]]), or simply the TokenGoodTeammate among JerkassGods.
* '''[[NatureSpirit Nature Gods]]''', often associated with ElementalPowers. Sometimes, they're not true deities, but simply "rulers" of this particular aspect of nature, or of [[ElementalEmbodiment Elemental Embodiments]]. A personification of Earth (the world, [[DishingOutDirt not the element]]), [[MotherNature or of nature in general]], is popular. In this case, beware her ([[MotherNatureFatherScience And it's almost always "her"]]) [[GaiasVengeance Vengeance]].
* '''A WarGod'''. May be good, evil or neutral, but almost always highly chaotic and naturally, violent. AuthorityEqualsAsskicking is probably at full effect here, making him (or her, which in this case is a ''literal'' LadyOfWar) one of the most {{Badass}} characters in the setting. If there is a ProudWarriorRace somewhere, they generally have this god as their patron, or at least pay him due respect.
* '''A LoveGoddess''' (or Love God, but the former is more common, when it isn't a GenderBender or of AmbiguousGender). If portrayed positively, may be TheChick among the gods and the embodiment of ThePowerOfLove. If portrayed negatively, may represent {{Lust}} and be the DarkChick and TheCorrupter.
* '''A Cool God''', that is, [[PalsWithJesus cool to hang up with]] [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Generally has less flashy powers]] than the other divinities, or at least a more down to earth attitude. May be the only one of them treating mortals seriously. Likely to be a CoolOldGuy or TheStoner if male, a CoolOldLady or ApronMatron if female.
* '''A God of Knowledge'''. Basically TheSmartGuy with divine powers, and as such, can express a wide variety of flavors : Can be a god of magic in general (and in this case, likely TheArchmage), of science, of cunning, or some combination of the three. If there are two versions of this god in the same setting, one of them tied to magic and the other to science, [[MagicVersusScience expect them to be rivals]]. Probably thanks to divinities such as [[ClassicalMythology Athena]] or [[EgyptianMythology Isis]], the roe is largely gender equal, in spite of MotherNatureFatherScience.
* '''A God of Death'''. Can have the function to go to search for the deads (as TheGrimReaper), leading them to the afterlife (as a {{Psychopomp}}, judging them, or ruling the setting version of the afterlife if it is distinct from {{Heaven}} and {{Hell}}. If it's only the latter, expect this god to have underlings to do the former. Death being such a fearsome thing, and [[SadlyMythtaken the popular imagery]] of [[{{Satan}} this ''other'' ruler of the underwold]], it is no wonder than this god may likely be portrayed as evil (see EverybodyHatesHades), or at least not a very fun guy. But subversions exist, portraying the personification of death as a good or at least neutral figure (see DontFearTheReaper), or giving it some PerkyGoth tendencies.
* '''A GreatGazoo''', a being of immense power that is either a MadGod, [[ImmortalImmaturity childish]], or simply [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} highly eccentric]]. If this god is the TopGod, he's KingOfAllCosmos. May be harmless, benevolent in his special way, or a PsychopathicManchild.
* '''A TricksterArchetype God''', that may overlap with GreatGazoo or God of Knowledge. An almost universal figure, this guy is very much the god of MagnificentBastard. Probably too much of a WildCard to be entirely trusted, he's still often indispensable to other gods or mortal heroes.
When inventing a FantasyPantheon, there is a number of god archetypes that seem unavoidable. Maybe because their role is convenient for the story, easily understandable due to familiarity with RealLife mythologies, or simply that there are so much domains a god can have and still be taken seriously.
Note that when a work directly adapts a mythology, there is a high risk of {{Flanderisation}}. Not only SadlyMythtaken is at work, but non-fictional gods tend to have multiple domains [[OddJobGod whose relations may be hard to grasp]], though there is generally a good amount of FridgeBrilliance behind it.
The more common ones are:
* A '''TopGod''', that allows the combination of a FantasyPantheon with the presence of a [[{{God}} monotheistic god]] {{Expy}}. Chances are, he ([[AlwaysMale and it's almost always "he"]]) will come in two flavors:
** A GrandpaGod, that generally serve as the ReasonableAuthorityFigure (though subversion, generally inspired by ClassicalMythology, is to present him as [[JerkassGods a jerkass]] or even [[GodIsEvil outright evil]]). Expect CrystalDragonJesus in full force.
** Simply put, HeWhoMustNotBeSeen, either because [[HaveYouSeenMyGod he left or he's hiding]] (at least from the mortals, though sometimes the other gods don't even have the privilege to see him), or because YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm. This is more in accord with a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism deism stance]].
* A '''GodOfEvil''', typically the BiggerBad of a setting. May be an OmnicidalManiac, eager to TakeOverTheWorld, in it ForTheEvulz, or a combination of those elements. Almost always a stand in for {{Satan}}. Similarly to the above, he is either physical or abstract as:
** A PhysicalGod, sometimes a BigRedDevil, sometimes some kind of BlackKnight on a greater scale.
** An EldritchAbomination, a personification of TheDarkSide.
* A '''God of BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil''', generally [[TheHeart a mediator]] of some sort.
* A '''GodOfGood''', that is, more human than the other gods. May be TheMessiah ([[CrystalDragonJesus Perhaps literally]]), or simply the TokenGoodTeammate among JerkassGods.
* '''[[NatureSpirit Nature Gods]]''', often associated with ElementalPowers. Sometimes, they're not true deities, but simply "rulers" of this particular aspect of nature, or of [[ElementalEmbodiment Elemental Embodiments]]. A personification of Earth (the world, [[DishingOutDirt not the element]]), [[MotherNature or of nature in general]], is popular. In this case, beware her ([[MotherNatureFatherScience And it's almost always "her"]]) [[GaiasVengeance Vengeance]].
* '''A WarGod'''. May be good, evil or neutral, but almost always highly chaotic and naturally, violent. AuthorityEqualsAsskicking is probably at full effect here, making him (or her, which in this case is a ''literal'' LadyOfWar) one of the most {{Badass}} characters in the setting. If there is a ProudWarriorRace somewhere, they generally have this god as their patron, or at least pay him due respect.
* '''A LoveGoddess''' (or Love God, but the former is more common, when it isn't a GenderBender or of AmbiguousGender). If portrayed positively, may be TheChick among the gods and the embodiment of ThePowerOfLove. If portrayed negatively, may represent {{Lust}} and be the DarkChick and TheCorrupter.
* '''A Cool God''', that is, [[PalsWithJesus cool to hang up with]] [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Generally has less flashy powers]] than the other divinities, or at least a more down to earth attitude. May be the only one of them treating mortals seriously. Likely to be a CoolOldGuy or TheStoner if male, a CoolOldLady or ApronMatron if female.
* '''A God of Knowledge'''. Basically TheSmartGuy with divine powers, and as such, can express a wide variety of flavors : Can be a god of magic in general (and in this case, likely TheArchmage), of science, of cunning, or some combination of the three. If there are two versions of this god in the same setting, one of them tied to magic and the other to science, [[MagicVersusScience expect them to be rivals]]. Probably thanks to divinities such as [[ClassicalMythology Athena]] or [[EgyptianMythology Isis]], the roe is largely gender equal, in spite of MotherNatureFatherScience.
* '''A God of Death'''. Can have the function to go to search for the deads (as TheGrimReaper), leading them to the afterlife (as a {{Psychopomp}}, judging them, or ruling the setting version of the afterlife if it is distinct from {{Heaven}} and {{Hell}}. If it's only the latter, expect this god to have underlings to do the former. Death being such a fearsome thing, and [[SadlyMythtaken the popular imagery]] of [[{{Satan}} this ''other'' ruler of the underwold]], it is no wonder than this god may likely be portrayed as evil (see EverybodyHatesHades), or at least not a very fun guy. But subversions exist, portraying the personification of death as a good or at least neutral figure (see DontFearTheReaper), or giving it some PerkyGoth tendencies.
* '''A GreatGazoo''', a being of immense power that is either a MadGod, [[ImmortalImmaturity childish]], or simply [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} highly eccentric]]. If this god is the TopGod, he's KingOfAllCosmos. May be harmless, benevolent in his special way, or a PsychopathicManchild.
* '''A TricksterArchetype God''', that may overlap with GreatGazoo or God of Knowledge. An almost universal figure, this guy is very much the god of MagnificentBastard. Probably too much of a WildCard to be entirely trusted, he's still often indispensable to other gods or mortal heroes.
