Gods of New Valoria

Limited Domains

Currently there are only two domains available for our rules set. Life & War. If you would like to assist with the design and implementation of other domains please let us know!

Asmodeus

Alignment: Lawful Evil

Domain: Trickery, War

Asmodeus is the evil god of tyranny and domination. Among Old Valoria he held sway over many leaders and people of influence. His followers are few and far between in the new world as the sparse population of Goodberry has turned away from the darker Gods. His rules are strict and his punishments harsh:

Seek power over others, that you might rule with strength as the Lord of Hell does.
Repay evil with evil. If others are kind to you, exploit their weakness for your own gain.
Show neither pity nor mercy to those who are caught underfoot as you climb your way to power. The weak do not deserve compassion.

Avandra

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Domain: Protection, Trickery

The god of change, Avandra delights in freedom, trade, travel, adventure, and the frontier. In Paradise Vale merchants, and all types of adventurers are drawn to her worship, and many people raise a glass in her honor, viewing her as the god of luck. Her commandments are few:

Luck favors the bold. Take your fate into your own hands, and Avandra smiles upon you.
Strike back at those who would rob you of your freedom, and urge others to fight for their own liberty.
Change is inevitable, but it takes the work of the faithful to ensure that change is for the better.

Bane

Alignment: Neutral Evil

Domain: Death, War

Bane is the evil god of murder and assassins. Despite his evil alignment and aims, he is a popular Valorian God as their race has a history of violence and murder. In Paradise Vale many still pray to him as fighting and death are a staple of everyday life. He commands his worshipers to:

Never allow your fear to gain mastery over you, but drive it into the hearts of your foes.
Fulfill the promise of death that was made, whether by oath or contract.
Hone your combat skills to perfection, whether you are a mighty general or a lone mercenary.

Erathis

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Domain: Forge (XGtE), Knowledge

Erathis is the god of civilization. She is the muse of great invention, founder of cities, and author of laws. Rulers, judges, pioneers, and devoted citizens revere her, and she is the most revered God of Old Valoria. Her laws are many, but their purpose is straightforward:

Work with others to achieve your goals. Community and order are always stronger than the disjointed efforts of lone individuals.
Tame the wilderness to make it fit for habitation, and defend the light of civilization against the encroaching darkness.
Seek out new ideas, new inventions, new lands to inhabit, new wilderness to conquer. Build machines, build cities, build empires.

Ioun

Alignment: Neutral

Domain: Arcane, Knowledge

Ioun is the god of knowledge, skill, and prophecy. Sages, seers, and tacticians revere her, as do all who live by their knowledge and mental power. Ioun is the patron of arcane study. Libraries and wizard academies are built in her name. Her commands are also teachings:

Seek the perfection of your mind by bringing reason, perception, and emotion into balance with one another.
Accumulate, preserve, and distribute knowledge in all forms. Pursue education, build libraries, and seek out lost and ancient lore.
Be watchful at all times for the followers of Vecna, who seek to control knowledge and keep secrets. Oppose their schemes, unmask their secrets, and blind them with the light of truth and reason.

Kord

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Domains: Tempest, War

Kord is the storm god and the lord of battle. He revels in strength, battlefield prowess, and thunder. Barbarians, Fighters, and particularly wrestlers and athletes revere him. He is a mercurial god, unbridled and wild, who summons storms over land and sea; those who hope for better weather appease him with prayers and spirited toasts. He gives few commands:

Be strong, but do not use your strength for wanton destruction.
Be brave and scorn cowardice in any form.
Prove your might in battle to win glory and renown.

Melora

Alignment: Neutral

Domains: Nature, Tempest

Melora is the god of the wilderness and the sea. She is both the wild beast and the peaceful forest, the raging whirlpool and the quiet desert. Rangers, hunters, Sailors, and Druids revere her, and sailors make offerings to her before beginning their voyages. Her strictures are these:

Protect the wild places of the world from destruction and overuse. Oppose the rampant spread of cities and empires.
Hunt aberrant monsters and other abominations of nature.
Do not fear or condemn the savagery of nature. Live in harmony with the wild.

Pelor

Alignment: Neutral Good

Domains: Life, Light

God of the sun and summer, Pelor is the keeper of time. He supports those in need and opposes all that is evil. As the lord of agriculture and the bountiful harvest, he is the deity most commonly worshiped by ordinary Valorians and his priests are well received wherever they go. Paladins and Rangers are found among his worshipers. He directs his followers thus:

Alleviate suffering wherever you find it.
Bring Pelor’s light into places of darkness, showing kindness, mercy, and compassion.
Be watchful against evil.

The Raven Queen

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Domains: Life, Grave (XGtE)

The name of the god of death is long forgotten, but she is called the Raven Queen. She is the spinner of fate and the patron of winter. She marks the end of each mortal life and mourners call upon her during funeral rites, in the hope that she will guard the departed from he curse of undeath. She expects her followers to abide by these commandments:

Hold no pity for those who suffer and die, for death is the natural end of life. "Death is a Gift."
Bring down the proud who try to cast of the chains of fate. As the instrument of the Raven Queen, you must punish hubris where you find it.
Watch for the cults of Necromancy and stamp them out whenever they arise.

Sehanine

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Domain: Light, Trickery

God of the moon and autumn, Sehanine is the patron of trickery and illusions. She has close ties to Melora and is a favourite deity among the free spirited but good hearted. She is also the god of love, who sends shadows to cloak lovers’ trysts. Scouts and Rogues ask for her blessing on their work. Her teachings are simple:

Follow your goals and seek your own destiny.
Keep to the shadows, avoiding the blazing light of zealous good, and the utter darkness of evil.
Seek new horizons and new experiences, and let nothing tie you down.

Tiamat

Alignment: Lawful Evil

Domains: Ambition, Trickery

Tiamat is the 5 headed goddess of chromatic dragons and evil dragon-kin. She is cruel, greedy, and manipulative. Individuals who place their own needs above others, seek a quick route to power, or believe dragons are the greatest beings in existence are likely to follow her. Previously unknown to the Valorians, the Kobolds of the Warrens have explained her mythos to those who ask. She encourages her followers to:

Further the goals and gains of evil dragons
Work tirelessly toward her agenda of world domination.
Horde power and wealth and use it to control and destroy others.

Undine

Alignment: Unaligned

Domains: Water, Nature

Considered the first New God encountered in Paradise Vale, Undine made her presence known to the people of Goodberry with 7 days of torrential rain, that ended peaceably in a bountiful harvest and pledges of faith and dedication. She is the Goddess of The River, Fertility, The Spring, and The Winter. Her teachings are simple:

Care for the river and the natural world
Be fertile in all things: life, creativity, trades, etc.
Punish those who would do harm to The River and the natural world.

Vecna