Kalaman Gods and Religion

The relations of the ancient Gods of Kalama, their unions and offspring

The gods of the ancient Kalaman Pantheon are believed to have originated largely from the antediluvian Drameggin Civilization and are preserved in the modern cultures of Rhiony and Vimalia as well as observed by neighboring civilizations of Ithatia and Midretasso. Their divinities are numerous and are thought to incorporate the gods of multiple pre-flood cultures which are known only to specialists if remembered at all. Some of the divinities have correspondence with the gods of other pantheons, such as Hesukh (Eshik), Hukshal (Parkia), Thulya (Eriu), Penjahl (Lygdamion), Dajhis, and Arutkaupshaz.

Chronology of Legendary Events in the Kalaman Pantheon

• Creation of the Universe
• The eternal gods create the first arch-titans
• The Arch-titans build cities on Asdar
• Arutkaupshaz (Aarothkopshaz) creates the Gamashakrahu, "Tablets of Destiny"
• Gods fight over possession of the Gamashakrahu
• Atur obtains the Gamashakrahu and buries them under guard in the Adamantine Mountains
• The arch-titan, Baspala, creates the Skynesses of Aksiluva, which later are known as the Great Skynesses of Medibgö
• The demi-god, Razug, steals the Gamashakrahu, takes them into his possession with subsequent mischief
• Gods and mortals fight over possession of the Gamashakrahu
• The god Hesukh has his beast-creation, Bhalasa devour the Gamashakrahu. But some fragments fall to the earth before the creature can swallow them.
• The titans create a high firmament in the sky to protect the world from the dragons
• Lygdamion, lord of chaos, plots to overthrow the gods
• Battle Between Dragons and Gods for the world of Asdar
• Great Flood of Aturyanda
• The gods of chaos conquer the world but are at length defeated

List of Kalaman Divinities

A

Akshayja, goddess of new stars and new lights in the heavens, daughter of Vahumu and Dithan

Arutkaupshaz, god of the Planet Aarothkopshaz, forebear of the titans

Ashiha, goddess of precious stones

Ashihandi, goddess of mathematics, daughter of Zakshim and Sirthi

Atur, god of storms, thought to have caused the great flood of Aturyanda

B

Babirrha, god of wine, son of Lantra and Thulya, father of the Dhumiyokhshi

Bhalasa, a colossal, divine beast, created or begotten by Hesukh. Bhalasa lives in the depths of the earth and is said to have devoured most of the Gamashakrahu.

Bambashra, god of sailors, son of Hesukh and Mahada

Baspala, Archtitan who is said to have created Aksiluva or the skynesses of Medibgö

Bhimala, god of Lake Bhimala, Lord Vimal

Brabda, god the creator, one of the great Kalaman triad

C

Chamb, god of springs and ways and means

Chaspartha, mother of Xamunite Priestesses, daughter of Kerchala and Kshamuna

D

Dajhis, goddess of Dragons, thought to be mother of the Dragonfolk

Dhairwazi, goddess of transformation

Dhumiyokhshi, three divinities of wine harvest and wine-making, daughters of Babirrha

G

The Gashalajarakhu [gashala "source of water lake" + jarakhu "beach monster"]: aquatic trolls of the inlet

Gaspand, Blue Bull of Kalama, Mount of Umand and sometimes of Zakshim

Goha, god of the smithy, a titan

Gokil, god of sacred mushrooms, husband to Dhairwazi

H

Hesukh, god of hidden waters, said to have sprung from himself, associated with Kuma and Eshik, he is thought equivalent to either one.

Hukshal, goddess of the winds

J

Jhuntwa, god of markets, son of Zakshim and Sirthi

K

<Kaina, goddes of Starmoon>

Kashkama The Kalaman version of the god Liluthio

Kerchala, god of nighttime lights and nighttime journeys, husband to Kshamuna

Khandiwa, goddess of plenty and famine, consort to Kwand

<Khir, god of Sunmoon>

Khulkha, the scrying one, the diabolic offspring of Dajhis and a powerful mortal sorcerer, compare Q'ulq'aa in Neptultchi pantheon.

Kshamuna, goddess of fire, wife to Kerchala

Kwand: god of death

L

Lankti, goddess of Silvermoon, one of the two 'Sisters.' See also Ziri.

Lantra, god the transformer, one of the great Kalaman triad

Lishti, goddess of harvest

Luddhiseha, god of caravans

Lukhmaudhi, goddess of pure waters

M

Mahada, great goddess of the earth

Manshu, god of wizardry and arcane knowledge

N

Nikshra, Colorful feathered serpent, Mount of the goddess Hukshal

O

Omonkhandhi, goddess of the gates of death

Onekhyá, god of war, son of Zhaddhin and Hukshal

Onkhyajhamu, god of commanders in war

P

Pamuchal, god of astronomy and those who observe the heavens

Penjahl, lord of Madness, thought to be the same as the chaos god, Lygdamion, patron god of Balimarutha

R

Raddha, giant and priest of Penjahl, also son of Penjahl

Razag, divinity of thieves, son of Zhaddhin and Jhuspi

S

Sakkha, god of the Cosmic Star

Satran, Father of the Bimalokhas or priests of Vimal, son of Lankti and Bhimala

Shakla, god the desroyer, one the great Kalaman triad, also seen as the destroyer of Kshu, a demon who corresponds with the Neptultchi God, Tsama Qllu

Shalukka, Kalaman name for Addan, a foreign, Midretassene hero, a demi-mortal son of the goddess Mahada, who conquered the city of Aturoksha (Addinoro)

Shandhur, Silver Elephant of Kalama, divine elephant mount of the god Atur

Shardan: god of Lake Shallynaffe

Shihir, god of fishermen, son of Bambashra and Hukshal

Sirthi, goddess of gold

T

Taswa, god of nighttime dreams

Tazalund, great horse of Kalama, Lord of Horses, Horse Mount to Onekhyá

Thandi, goddess of bards and poets

Thulya, goddess of the sun

Tihuk, god of inventive crafts

Tihuna, goddess of birds

Tijubya, goddess of secrets and shapechanging

Trancha, god of alchemy, son of Gokil and Dhairwazi

U

Umand, god of cowherds, son of Lishti and Khir

V

Vahmu, also Wahmu, goddess of creation and the void

Z

Zagôtha, mother of rats: goddess of rats, temple in Vimaluna

Zakshim, god of merchants, son of Zhaddhin and Sirthi

Zhaddhin, god of indolent wealth

Ziri, goddess of goldmoon, one of the two 'Sisters.' See also Lankti.

Zhokrihi, goddess of stars

See Also

• Festivals and Observances of Vimalia
• Gamashakrahu
• Interpretatio Isxinthiona
• Kalama
• List of Rulers and Dynasties of Kalama
• Lords of Creation
• Prism of Eternity