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Slavic Deities

The Ecclesiarchy

  • The Six - Perun, Stirbog, Mokosh, Dahzbog, Khors, Zorya
  • the Common Council - Deivos, Simargl, Svarog, Radagost, Veles
  • the Small Gods - all others

Sources

Morilorian Occultism

  • Inner cabal of LE leaders of The Church
    • Generally limited to priests of Zorya, Chernabog and Veles
  • Source of the immortal ghoul clique
  • Fae cult descended from gnomish practices
    • Also the source of Jerry's sin-eating group
    • Don't agree with the mushroom ban
  • Hallows eating mushrooms & intelligent flesh, in a ritual which creates living ghouls
  • Knows about the hidden fae circles, controls and uses some hidden ones
  • Circle in Prolichia is a former Morilorian circle
    • they have retreated warily from Samvanzu and her minions
    • the kobolds don't know about them due to their secrecy
  • MO is to stay under the radar by hiding theft of meat from burials

Norse Triad

  • All groups may cross over into others (uneasily)
  • Germanic is based on this, but missing Vanir + extra hags (drow)
    • Woden (Odin), Frija (Frigg), Donar (Thor), Bældæg (Baldr)
    • Others by pronouncing Þ/ð as d instead of th
    • Also missing Hugin and Munin (evidence of deep complicity in The Queen's behaviour?)

Dwarfs (Aesir)

Elves (Vanir)

Giants (Jottun)

Unclear

Wolf

Wyrm

Worlds

Demiplanes

Outer Planes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asgard - Aesir, LG

Gnomes

Fae / The Old Rites

A pantheon in the making, if the PCs don't figure how to stop it.

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebridean_mythology_and_folklore

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_mythology

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Cycle

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_mythology

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid#Sacrifice

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebor_Gab%C3%A1la_%C3%89renn

    • Christian pseudo-historical conquest of Ireland by six peoples
    • Fomorians: darkness-associated gods (glossed as giant-kin in Forgotten Realms)
      • The "lost" core tribe of fae goblinoids
      • Gotta have a Balor (evil eye)
    • Tuatha De Danann: godlings said to have dominion over the Fomorians, often treated as fae later
      • Witchlords: learned hag magic from giants
      • The Dagda, who seems to have been a chief god
      • The Morrígan
      • Lugh
      • Nuada
      • Aengus
      • Brigid
      • Manannán, a god of the sea
      • Dian Cecht, a god of healing
      • Goibniu, a god of metalworking, one of the Trí Dé Dána ("three gods of craftsmanship")
    • Milesians
      • Here be slavs, not celts

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_mythology

  • Goblinoids and cowed humans & demihumans also practice The Old Rites

    • A mishmash of useless folderol, helpful information, and Bad Ideas that help the witchlords
    • Pull from ritual practices worldwide, maybe with a bit of focus on Gaelic (Scots-Irish)

  • Nonsense/misdirections to cover plot seeds

    • "Don't wash your babies more than a bit at a time, to make them taste bad to hags"
    • "Torture your children if they seem like changelings"
    • Snake handling
    • "Dance naked under the full moon to enchant a lover": works if they know where you're dancing, and fancy you
    • The burr-man: guy covered in burrs, carries a pot which is good luck to contribute to, fed whiskey all day
    • Ritual chasing off of a fake monster (guy in a monster suit) corresponding to no known creature
    • Fairies will trade a random coin for a tooth, if it's left in your bed
    • Witch's night - bonfire to protect against witches, lovers jump cinders after, flirting via branches
    • Creideamh Sí: fairy faith, inc. "custom of offering milk and traditional foods, such as baked goods, apples or berries"

  • Plot seeds:

    • Eating mushrooms - a warning about the Food Chains
    • Veneration of the dead - ritual eating the dead, a bone of contention w/ Church
    • Dancing divination - dance widdershins for 30 min, Analyze Portal
    • Welcoming the gentry - allows The Queen to open a Portal into your home
      • Ukpik convinced them it was somehow sacrilegious to do so in their demiplanes
      • One of them doing so anyway is how the Queen discovered his hidden armies

Others

  • Goblinoids follow Mongolian/Inuit/Nahuatl (by region) plus The Old Rites
  • Humans follow Berber/Basque/Germanic (by region)
  • Lizardmen follow Japanese