Ascan Pantheon
The following is a list of mayor Ascan deities, including some of the minor forces, and after it is a small description of the council of Immortals (established in
"In the Wake of Chaos") in Ascan times.Ascan sages held different ranks for their gods, classifying them in primordials, ancient ones, minor forces, and immortals, depending on their power and age. An exception to this is the legendary eye of the storm, said to be the center of the universe; it is said that its power is much greater than that of the primordials. While no Ascan sage dared doubt the existence of the eye, not all of them grant them a conscious, living part.
In the following table, representation means the way they were pictured or how the avatar of that particular force looks like, and Ancient Ones represents the forces they created.
PRIMORDIALS
|
Name |
Force of |
Representation |
Ancient Ones |
|
The Great Eye |
All the storm Supreme creator of the storm |
In Ascan tombs, the Great Eye has been pictured as a golden eye with a diamond serving as the iris. |
The Eye of the Storm, being the force, behind the storm, is said to have created both Rao and Miszhná |
|
Rao, the Walker of the Storm |
Primordial of Chaos |
Rao has been usually pictured as a great black beast made of pure chaos, and its avatar is said to have been a tall broad man with pale skin, glowing green eyes, and constantly flowing black hair, his mouth filled with sharp fangs. |
None that the ascan sages were aware of. |
|
Miszhná |
Primordial of Order |
The Lady of Order is always represented as a beautiful woman with long hair and a loving look on her face, her body constituted by light. |
Ascan, Kindramar, Acron |
After the primordials came the Ancient Ones, the deities that raised from the creation of the sphere of order. The "minor forces column refers to the forces that were given birth to due to that Ancient One's influence
ANCIENT ONES
|
Name |
Force of |
Representation |
Minor forces |
|
Acron |
The Apeiron (the four elements) |
A tall red skinned man, his skin hard as stone, with fire for hair and bubbles of water for eyes, strong winds constantly blowing around him. |
Asckura, Corellion, Ondrak, Figné, Marnis. |
|
Ascan |
Life |
A beautiful man dressed in a white toga, with blonde hair and kind blue eyes. |
Desdrek, Urdish, Rugnar |
|
Kindramar |
Death |
Has the same facial features as Ascan, but deformed and terrible looking, with sharp fangs and glowing red eyes, dressed in a black armor filled with bloody blades. |
Uhndar |
THE MINOR FORCES
|
Name |
Force of |
Alignment |
Representation |
|
Desdrek |
Beauty |
Chaotic Good |
A breathtakingly beautiful woman with long red hair |
|
Urdish |
Art |
Chaotic Good |
A fragile yet charismatic, handsome young man with short hair, dressed in silk, his tongue was said to be made of silver. |
|
Uhndar |
War and battle |
True neutral, but lover of violence |
An armored warrior, his armor black and covered with blood, brandishing a great sword in his left hand |
|
Ondrak |
Fire |
Neutral Evil |
A lion made of fire, eyes glowing red |
|
Figné |
Air |
Chaotic Neutral |
A nearly ethereal woman dressed in a white robe, her hair and clothes constantly flowing in the wind |
|
Marnis |
Water |
Neutral Good |
An elven looking man made of water, riding on top of two great sharks. |
|
Asckura |
Earth |
Neutral Evil |
A tall man made of stone, his eyes are emeralds and his clothes are made of gemstones. |
|
Corellion |
Nature |
Chaotic Good |
A very beautiful elven male of enourmous size, his skin made of precious woods, his eyes always closed. He wears a tunic made of the finest natural silk |
|
Rugnar |
Knowledge |
True Neutral |
An elder man with a long white beard, dressed in a robe. |
After all the deities and forces, came the immortals, exceptional individuals that were the caretakers of the sphere, agents of the gods themselves, the immortals do not possess the power of any of the greater forces, but are very powerful when compared to normal creatures, and cannot die of old age.
These immortals form a council, designed to look after the sphere concerning the more "earthly" matters. The council depicted here is the ona that existed before the Nimbac wars during the esplendor of the Ascan empire, and many of this immortals were killed during the Nimbac wars and throughout the history of Raokrá, a list of the current council may be found in
"The council of Immortals"THE COUNCIL OF IMMORTALS
|
Name |
Title |
Duty |
Origin |
|
Arkus |
Keeper of the earth |
To keep Raokrá from being destroyed, as well as avoiding mayor disasters from ocurring. But must normally allow the creatures to develop naturally. |
He is the the last of the Dust Men, given true life by Ascan |
|
Emanon |
The death bringer |
The immortal of destruction, constantly plotting famines, diseases, and disasters, this immortal was made to create an equilibrium. |
He was created by Ondrak the father of fire. |
|
Mezra |
The messenger |
The messenger of the Ancients Ones and the Council |
Son of Arkus, empowered by Acron |
|
Garklon |
Lord of the Underworld |
King of the underworld and ruler of all demons, constantly waging war with the Keeper of the earth |
Used to be a great mortal warrior, an evil man who was given power by Asckura |
|
Zargh |
Master of evil |
Bringer of wars and helper of all evil creatures |
Mortal warrior empowered by Kindramar |
|
Matzelah |
Guardian of Order |
Defender of the plane of Order, upholder of good |
Great hero in the battle against the Dust Men, was made immortal by Ascan |
|
Bashtar |
Master of Weapons |
He is the lord of warriors, constantly testing the greatest of them |
Created by Uhndar |
|
Heshneg |
Keeper of magic |
Patron of all wizards |
One of the first Ascan wizards, given immortality by Rugnar |
|
Egnok |
The retriever of souls |
The immortal of death, his duty is to take the souls of the dead to Kindrakarn (the realm of the dead) |
He is the son of Kindramar and a Human woman. |