Worship often focuses at holy sites or temples, but organized services aren't universally required. 19 Forms of worshipįollowers of the hundreds of known deities express their devotion differently, but some commonalities emerge from cultural and religious differences. The resulting child is often fated for greatness and expresses supernatural powers. In especially rare cases, a god might procreate with a mortal.
20 Many gods also have favored animals, to which a deity feels a special kinship or which seem in some way symbolic of the god or her attributes or dogma. 19 Sacred animalĪll deities have species of animals that are sacred to them and their followers. When they do, a deific manifestation can be "killed", but doing so has little or no effect on the deity. Most deities employ a herald and servitors who act on direct behalf of their deity, as gods rarely manifest directly among mortals. Priests of a given deity tend to prefer wielding this weapon over others.
17 Favored weaponsĮach deity has a favored weapon that is associated with him or her. These relate to either the divine being itself, or how they are worshiped by mortals.Īll gods have areas or concern or portfolios, subjects they and their followers focus on and hold in high regard. Nearly all gods have certain divine attributes that distinguish them from one another. Deities have also created offspring with mortals. 14 However, there are recorded instances of deities violating these mores, particularly Aroden's direct defense of humanity against Ibdurengian 15 and Tar-Baphon, 16 and Desna's invasion of the Abyss and destruction of the demon lord Aolar in retribution for the possession of a mortal priestess, which led to a direct conflict between multiple deities. 12 13 Direct intervention at a large scale would draw the wrath of a deity's opposing powers and risk their own destruction.
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