Deities

A Deity is a being of extreme power who creates, controls, or maintains an aspect of the world. Most Deities exist in an extra-dimensional space which is inaccessible by mortals, usually referred to as the Beyond. From here, they presumably watch and maintain their domain.

Deities gather followers to spread their influence, and as a way to increase their capabilities. Most Deities can grant spells or other magical abilities to their followers, and in turn, use the follower as a beacon of additional power, so that they might maintain or expand their dominion. Although most Deities never appear in front of mortals, they can use their influence to create manifestations, physical representatives of themselves. This is the primary way that a Deity interacts with their followers. A manifestation could be a person, a voice, a dream, or a vision.

Deity Ranks
Deities are ranked based on their power. A Deity can rise in rank if it gathers enough followers to match or overthrow the power of those superior to it. Most mortals are unaware, or have only a generalized understanding of Deity ranks. As such, just because a Deity is more powerful than another doesn't mean it has more followers, as mortals are more likely to choose a Deity based on their ideals.

Lord Deity
There is only a single Lord Deity, Zeig. The Lord Deity has power over every other Deity, and all of existence. Should they want to, they could eliminate entire civilizations in an instant, create a new Deity, or even alter the past, present, and future.

Greater Deity
The Greater Deities are those working directly below the Lord Deity. They have direct contact with him, and are supervised by him. A Greater Deity holds a lot of power over their domains, but are powerless in other aspects of the world. Greater Deities are also omnipresent, and exist everywhere, except where the Lord Deity prevents them.

Demigods
Demigods are Deities who cannot enter the Beyond, and instead have a physical form. They are not omnipresent but can see into other places. They can also grant spells to followers, and create manifestations. And though they cannot compete with the power of a Greater Deity, they can act out of their domains, though usually the Greater Deities of those domains prevent it. It is also possible for some mortals to ascend to the rank of Demigod.

List of Deities

 * Asbute
 * Brennar
 * Daimoni
 * Kalta
 * Nethad
 * Otara
 * Zeig