Pantheons

The Three Shields
The collective name for the Mother Protector, the Dawnbringer, and the Stormlord. These three make up the primary worship within the Eternal Empire, and all other divine worship is taxed directly to the Three Shields.

Mother Protector Althaea

Her name gives birth to the Motherland name of the Eternal Empire, and her prominence in power goes back to Lucia herself, who is said to have summoned her, in the form of a Golden Dragon, with her lyre, as she lay dying on the battlefield before the Archon of Souls. The Mother Protector represents the durability, longevity, and cultivation of the Eternal Empire.


 * Primary Domains: life and nature, war (strategic) and protection, law
 * Secondary Domains: knowledge, craftsmanship
 * Additional Epithets: Lady Life (life and nature), The Lioness (war), The Dragon (war), Divine Judge (law), First Speaker (knowledge)
 * Associations: Moradin (dwarves), Angharradh (elves)
 * Primary Symbol: A golden dragon, profiled, wings unfurled and covering, tail contained (the symbol of the Eternal Empire)
 * Other Symbols: A lioness (on certain legionary shields and banners), A hand of stone gathering wheat (on granaries and holy symbols for food cultivation organizations and worshipers), A long-haired woman with a book in her right hand and her left hand upright in a closed palm facing outward (for schools of law and learning), a golden lyre (commonly carried by bards and minstrels).
 * Suggested Cleric Domains: Knowledge, Life, Nature, War

Dawnbringer Erevan

Originally a lesser god of light to the elves, he became part of the Three Shields as per the myth of the Great Bargain. His primary association is with the sun, and shares some aspects with Althaea such as growth (life and nature), but his primary domain is light and foresight, and to a lesser extent knowledge (greater to Althaea).


 * Primary Domains: light, foresight
 * Secondary Domains: knowledge, life and nature
 * Additional Epithets: The Lord of Light (light), the Guiding Hand (knowledge)
 * Associations: Berrenar Truesilver (dwarves), Araleth Letheranil (elves)
 * Primary Symbol: An eight-pointed golden sun (light and life).
 * Other Symbols: A four-pointed star with an open eye in the center (foresight), an open book with an eight-pointed sun on the right page and an open eye on the left page (knowledge).
 * Suggested Cleric Domains: Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature

Stormlord Varos

The god of the sea represents both the power of the Eternal Empire, and the cultural inspiration and genius of its citizens. His influence overlaps in knowledge with both Althaea and Erevan, but his attribution of knowledge is that of intelligence, and is combined with charisma to create the artistic force and beauty of the Empire.


 * Primary Domains: war (power), knowledge and arcana, arts
 * Secondary Domains: craftsmanship
 * Additional Epithets: None
 * Associations: Muamman Duathal (dwarves), Deep Sashelas (elves)
 * Primary Symbols: Lightning bolt
 * Other Symbols: A hammer with an encased lightning bolt
 * Suggested Cleric Domains: Arcana, Forge, Knowledge, Tempest, War

Other Deities
Other deities of the Eternal Empire are listed in the table below. Additionally, where other races are concerned, their pantheons are acceptable provided a direct association to the Eternal Empire is made to justify its sanctioning.