In the planning stages for a Pathfinder, and designing the cosmology. As opposed to my previous effort I'm going for a more traditional pantheon.
I'm starting with four major deities, and embracing the idea of each deity having aspects each with its own connected but distinct cult. For example, the Sun god has three aspects, his roles as warrior, king, and protector. Each aspect would have its own priesthood. The "king" aspect would be the Imperial cult, especially if I go with a True Blood sort of royal line.
Right now I'm working with four main deities. Three brothers, the aforementioned sun god, the god of earth and fire, and the god of sea and air. The sun god married the goddess of the moon and stars (having real fun with her aspects.. dreams, prophecy, and madness!) and has fathered a handful of minor deities.
But where did the gods come from? I didn't want them to be all powerful creators. So I borrowed from the Greeks and decided the main four are the children of the elder gods. The younger generation rose up and deposed their progenitors. At this point I may add a god of death and judgment who was killed in the war. Possibly a goddess.
But what happened to the elder deities? Stripped of their domains, their rule overturned.. exiled? That's it! The old gods are now the Demon Princes and Arch-Devils! Shadow of what they were, they work to force a new war in the planes and regain their rightful place! Of course, they bicker, backstab, and war on each other as much as they work to bring down the gods, so they are mostly ineffectual. But the war will come.
The actual deities get along about as well as the Olympians, but work together (usually) to keep the universe running. People worship the gods as a group, offering prayers to the deity in charge of the area they need help with.
Thoughts?
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