Gods of the World of Joturnia

The World of Joturnia has thousands of divinities. Here are some of the more widely known and a few lesser known ones in their respective civilizations and cultures.

Akuban

Many Akuban gods were inherited from ancient Thavid which was part of what is now Akuba.

Aslu: Ancient Thavidian LN greater god of lawmakers and governors who issue decrees

Athazdeva: N Greater God of fiendish titans, titan-fiend hybrids

Bazgund: LG intermediate god of honor and virtue in combat and contractual dealings

Beysh Urlam: N demigod of those who summon creatures from the outer planes

Chaktullat: LN lesser goddess of the midnight vigil. Compare Shihrimi.

Chavat: LN intermediate god of ritual combat

Dzokara: LN lesser goddess of petitioners and those wrongly treated under law

Edana: LN intermediate goddess of fidelity to one's liege and obedience to one's master

Fihom: N lesser god of those who compose and recite epic poems and sing lays for a patron

G’dama: LE intermediate god of judges and magistrates

Gomdruba: LN donkey-headed demigod of fines and penalties

Helel: LE demigod (devil) of revolutionaries and conspiracies

Hemlude: LG lesser god of quiet benevolence

Imdza: LN intermediate goddess of lawyers and petitioners at court

Isht: N lesser god of the silent night

Jaduh: LN intermediate god of taxes and tributes

Jahrunah: N Greater God of the waters above or in the sky; This god was known even before ancient Thavidian times and is very ancient. Compare Tamtu.

Jamiyat: N lesser goddess of the gaudy day

Kitra: LN lesser goddess of runners, messengers, and dispatch.

Likya: LE greater goddess of vengeance and torture

Luath: NG lesser goddess of the peaceful dead

Midziddiach: NE demigod of the Ruling Sorcerer-Emperors

Namdruda: N lesser goddess of those who find loop-holes and tax-dodges.

Neyha Sudiya: LG intermediate goddess of redemption

Nembuta: LN demigoddess of petty statutes and trifling ordinances, daughter of Nemi

Nemi: LN lesser goddess of lesser statutes and ordinances, handmaiden of Aslu’s wife

Seth-Agáz: Ancient Thavidian LN intermediate god of burial

Sheherut: NG intermediate goddess of the festive hearth

Shihrimi: LN lesser god of the noon-day vigil. Compare Chaktullat.

Savyun: LN intermediate god of magical prowess

Tahar: NE lesser god of necromancy

Thuath-Adán: Ancient Thavidian LN Greater God of the Tablets of Creation

Tirboshe (aka Terubit): LN intermediate goddess of the city of Terub

Vas: LN intermediate god of positive energy

Vazdya: NE lesser goddess of seduction, including both sexual and intellectual

Vundo: CN intermediate goddess of negative energy

Vorun: LE lesser god of legal examiners and interrogators

Zamacusa (Zmacutz): LE intermediate goddess of blue dragons

Zhahvnut: LE lesser goddess of ruthless justice, favored by sorcerer-emperors

Zuve: NE intermediate god of deception and fraud

Archeo-Titan Gods

aka Arch-Titans

Balikumeo: N Greater God of storms, also planet in Zalawti System

Sabiya: N Greater Goddess of love and war, also planet in Zalawti System

Tamtu: N Greater Goddess of the waters above, specifically the Inner Tamtu and the Outer Tamtu. Compare Jahrunah.

Vashtiyuna: N Greater Goddess of magic, also planet in Zalawti System

Dwarves (Zersha Dwarves of Daushra)

Baksune: LN intermediate dwarven god of soldiers

Beiki: LN greater goddess of piety and observance of duty

Damuna: LN greater dwarven goddess of fidelity and marriage

Dagnast: LN greater dwarven god of smiths

Gimgand: N lesser god of drink

Hamrudi: CG lesser goddess of those who seek or find gold ore in the earth

Hebruke: N lesser dwarven god of household idols

Kanduha: N lesser goddess of the smithy's hammer and tutelary goddess of the family anvil

Lifuta: NG lesser dwarven goddess of excellence in the crafts

Limbos: CN lesser dwarven god of mischief

Maldarin: LG greater dwarven god of rulers and those in authority

Mulibern: LN intermediate dwarven god of toil

Shuke: CN lesser dwarven god of those who wander or live in solitude

Tayhum: NG lesser dwarven god of escaped slaves (worship proscribed)

Zabakhtan: LG intermediate god of fidelity in deed and virtue in action.

Zahune: LN intermediate dwarven god of vows and quests

Elves (Zotar)

Estel: CG greater elven goddess of warriors

Rhiverhorn: CE lesser elven god of liquid fire

Shune: CG greater elven god of the sky

Voltho: CN intermediate elven god of mazes and labyrinths

Falmigir

Balasa: NG Greater Goddess of the fertility of the earth

Chadraz: LN intermediate god of quests

Frost Lands (Throsty, Ornuth)

See also: Frost Lands (Joturnia)

Askag: CN lesser god of gamblers and those who take risks

Bistord: NG intermediate god of snow rangers, Consort to Bithorn

Bithorn: CG intermediate goddess of the snow bears, Companion to Bithorn

Bolto: LG lesser god of beavers

Borun: CG greater god of thunder, lightning, and torrential downpours

Braga-Shub: CG intermediate god of the opening of ways

Disba: NE lesser goddess of death by painful means

Glarfgora: CG greater goddess of snow

Gluke: CN greater god of bridges, transformation, and the heavenly span between Joturnia and Mithgorne

Hamumiraz: CG greater god of contemplation and wisdom

Hamummut: CG lesser god of woolly mammoths and strength

Hamu-shub: CG son of Hamummut, lesser god of the opening of ways

Idsela: CN lesser goddess of gambling

Kudhorn: CG greater god of woodlands

Lûd: CG lesser god of Ravens

Lufl: CG intermediate god of the woodland hunt

Skeli: N lesser god of archers and spearmen

Spaihe: N lesser god of frost, cold, son of Bistord and Bithorn.

Strame: CG greater god of warriors

Streyuke: CE intermediate god of berserkers

Sugu: N Greater god of the north pole and its freezing weather and snow. Contrast with Surtsa, greater goddess of the south pole.

Thusel: CG lesser god of sailors

Giants and Titans

Elukvese: CG intermediate god of common giants (Throsty)

Galakshem: CG intermediate god of storm giants

Salbir: LE intermediate god of fire giants

Theyst: CE intermediate god of frost giants (pronounced Thayst)

Halfling

Vesver: CG intermediate halfling god of nomadic journeys

Yuna: NG intermediate halfling goddess of family relations and family justice

Humanlikes

Gudze: LE lesser orcish goddess of prisoners and torture

Taktora: CN lesser goddess of broyards (beastfolk)

Zhid’ah: NE greater orcish god of war.

Kathmaläan

There are thought to be over three thousand divinities propitiated in Kathmalaa. In Kathmalaan, the 'ni' suffix indicates an animate being, usually a hero or divinity.

Aknamshi: N intermediate god of beggars and spies

Atmuni: (Kathmalaan) LG god of merciful justice and those on quests and crusades.

Birsabé: N greater goddess of war

Brachi: CG lesser goddess of beggars

Brnoni: (Kathmalaan) CN lesser goddess of fire and sudden insight.

Brullakumbi: CG intermediate goddess of the forest and the hunt

Chadinumya: NE intermediate goddess of the dusk

Chankuth: LN intermediate god of contracts and written oath

Charalangda: NG lesser goddess of sailors and sea merchants

Gutrni: LN demi-god of alchemists

G’tuma: LN intermediate monkey-god of mercenaries and those under oath.

Guhvamni: LN intermediate goddess of enlightening meditation

Hirukshi: LN intermediate god of soldiers

Hurvh: CG demigod of those who wander

Hushi: CG intermediate god of farmers

Huzri: LE lesser god of the ill-fated dawn

Inlume: CG lesser god of wine

Kavhusti: NG greater goddess of concord among the castes, orders, and tribes

Kejni: CN lesser god of thieves and ne'er-do-wells

Khulbsatwa: LN lesser god of the evening meditation

Krtsa: N lesser goddess of those who give and tell fortunes and make lesser prophecies

Lashtihuvi: LN lesser goddess of the morning meditation

Jalb: LN intermediate god of masters and proprietors

Jabnutni: CE lesser god of wicked mischief

Lemshel: N greater god of the great river Lemsoul

Lumluke: LN greater god of meditation (mandorla)

Luxelei: LG intermediate goddess of domestic order

Manchavhugsi: LN greater god of time and great eons of time

Matrudishaya: N greater god of the northern sea

Mesmi: LN demi-god of secrets kept by oath

Mongsvadi: NE lesser god of necromancers

Nephni: NG demigod of lost causes

Nuni: NG lesser goddess of hospitality

Obsuke: NE greater god of treasure obtained from the earth

Pakhum: NG lesser god of bakers

Phahinumya: NG intermediate god of the dawn

Phanuk: LN lesser god of those who toil above the earth.

Pharim: N lesser god of roads and those who travel by roads

Phisphë: N intermediate goddess of birds, those who fly, and swift means of transport with the aid of air

Prakothuth: N greater god of the unknown, sometimes associated with magic; also a planet in the Zalawti System.

Prundu: LN greater god of smiths and the smithy

Rumiyani: CG lesser goddess of poets and bards

Saruda: N intermediate god of animal keepers

Seratni: CG intermediate goddess of celebration and festivity

Shabutni: LN lesser goddess of household ancestral idols

Shandi: NG intermediate goddess of passionate love

Shankni: NG greater goddess of the sun

Shatra: CN lesser goddess of fireworks and illuminations

Shatsya: (Kathmalaan) N greater goddess of water—especially from Mithgorne

Shikri: LG lesser goddess of purification and maidens

Srakni: N lesser god of doors and doorkeepers.

Srup: LG lesser goddess of the propitious dusk

Svandi: N lesser god of those with a vendetta

Taktankti: LN lesser god of those who build and maintain automata

Traluki: LG lesser god of the city of Tralukartha

Ushava: N greater goddess of the stars and the heavens

Vad'a: LN intermediate god of elephant riders

Vaktumi: N intermediate god of elephants

Vathra: LG greater goddess of the hearth

Xingka: LE lesser goddess of the city of Xingkavir

Yanchuni: N goddess of messengers and those on errands

Zalankti: N lesser goddess of river mouths, one of a trinity of goddesses representing, the spring, river and river mouth.

Zavasti: N lesser goddess of the starless night

Zira: N lesser goddess of rivers, one of a trinity of goddesses representing, the spring, river and river mouth.

Zûth: N lesser goddess of springs, one of a trinity of goddesses representing, the spring, river and river mouth.

Zûth, Zira, and Zalankti! a minor profanity, swearing by the trinity of riparine goddesses.

Ligdo

Many archdemons are propitiated in Ligdo

Nasa Tu: CN Lesser God of those who wander the forests

Xhulp Guna: CN greater goddess of slimes, puddings, and oozes, mother of Xluchala

Mandragoria

Ehlo: LG greater goddess of burial and the hearth

Habdestra: NG intermediate goddess of the mounted hunt

Hunept: NG intermediate god of the plow and farmers

Ipsak: NG intermediate goddess of maidens and vitality

Ipsan: NG intermediate god of youths and those who begin adventures

Jamdhaia: N greater goddess of hunting, especially on the grasslands

Leya: NG lesser goddess who watches over mares and cows giving birth

Matrudishaya: (Kathmalaän) N greater god of the northern sea

Mandrag: N greater god of the infinite dome of heaven, namesake of Mandragoria, God of thunder and the thundering herds

Mepheldor: NE greater god of magic

Shawdra: N Intermediate Goddess of those who seek vendetta

Shimnesira: LG goddess of paladins and those on quests

Tando: CG intermediate god of those who herd animals

Thassala: N lesser centaur goddess of philosophers, lecturers, and those at courts of law.

Timnor: LN greater god of merchants

Uthor: CN intermediate god of horsemen

Ogres and Orcs

Gronch Onogo: LN Demi-god of orcish warriors

Saktiya

Bouziris: CN greater god of re-creation

Grshpa: CE intermediate unholy god of Great Uncleanness

Komlorps: CN lesser god of octopi

Orbre: CN intermediate god of torpor and excess.

Pazultz: CE greater god of corruption and insanity.

Sest: CE intermediate goddess of war and strife

Xluchala: CN lesser goddess of sentient mud and slime, daughter of Xhulp Guna

Xo: N Demi-god, Rogue of the Starless Night

Surtsa: The Undying Sun

Edressa, aka 'Idris': N intermediate goddess of the subterranean waters of Surtsa

Jehor: N intermediate god of troglodytes and those who hide underground from the sun's burning

Nesweka: NG lesser goddess of those who travel at night to escape the sun's wrath

Surtsa: N Greater goddess of the South Pole and its intense heat. Contrast with Sugu, god of the north pole.

Surtsaguse: LN greater goddess of those who endure the sun's light

Surtsagussa: LN intermediate goddess of those who die from the sun's power

Fiendish Entities

Demonic

Agmatzûl: Demon Lord of crocodiles, caimans, and alligators

Babnoosboti: Demon Lord of dismemberment and death, see also Babnoosbotiac and Chulaän

Glaw: Demon Lord of Despair and Gloom

Gloki: Demon Lord of the Minions-of-Gloki

Shalb (Xhalb'): son of Xhalb’ithût, patron god of the Deepearth and the Sibbarine Elves

Xhalb’ithût: Archdemoness of Ithrabbi (fishfolk) and the Sibbarines, mother of Xhalb

Zeliva: six-limbed, archdemoness of the sea

Diabolic

Astarte: Chief Consort to Baalrabsheol

Baalrabsheol: Overlord of Hell

Baalzebub: Archduke of 7th plane of Hell, lord of the flies

Helel: Lord of the fallen angels

Olibzeel: cruel lord of the drackgrim

Tammuzeno: bull-headed devil of infant sacrifice

RELIGIONS

Chaos Cults of Ligdo and Saktiya

Resurrection Religion of Ancient Thavid

Polytheistic religion of Kathmalaa

Diabolic Cult of Terubian Sorcerers

Druidic Gods of the Snow

See Also

• Joturnia