- The Kindred are with us at all times. Ferrum stands at every forge, and Eira is with you whenever blades are drawn.
- The Kindred shape the world. They offer us guidance and strength, but we must learn to listen.
- Honor every Kindred in their place and time. If you hear one voice clearly, embrace their path.
As a follower of the Divine Kindred, you believe that the hand of the Kindred can be seen in all things. What others take to be intuition or instinct, you see as the voice of the Kindreds offering guidance. You don’t need absolute proof; the fact of a bountiful harvest is evidence of Aevira’s benevolence.
The pantheon of the Divine Kindred embodies all that is in the world. The people of Aevira have followed the Kindred for centuries, and everyone knows the names of the Aether and the Nether gods. Even people who aren’t devout might still swear by the Kindred or offer a prayer in a moment of crisis.
The Divine Kindred is wondrously diverse. Variations and subsects of the faith thrive, and temples are only loosely aligned. In a small community, a skilled smith might double as the priest because people believe he’s close to Ferrum. A midwife might symbolically speak for Aevira and Lailiora. Typically, the faithful are united by their shared beliefs, but the Nexentrum Empire enforces the faith, imprisoning those who worship unapproved deities within it's borders.
Followers of the Divine Kindred are called Kindred Souls. It is normal to feel connection to a particular Kindred, but most still show reverence to each. There are various interpretations of the Kindred such as the Akumara tieflings, who see the Kindred as part of a pantheon of spirits or those who honor only the Kindreds of a particular domain, but in the end, anyone can become a Kindred Soul.
Pantheon
|
Aether Gods |
Alignment |
Domain |
Symbol |
|---|---|---|---|
Aevira the Hearthmother, goddess of life, love, community, and home |
NG | Life, Nature, Peace, Twilight | Silver dragon or spear |
Ferrum the Forgefather, god of forge, fire, and strength | CN | Forge, Knowledge, War | Brass dragon or hammer |
Lumiel the Dawnbringer, god of law, honor, sunlight, and sacrifice |
LN | Light, Order, War, Twilight | Gold dragon or sword |
Venari the Huntress, goddess of beasts, fortune, and the hunt |
CG | Nature, Life, Trickery | Copper dragon or bow |
|
Nether Gods |
Alignment |
Domain |
Symbol |
|---|---|---|---|
Eira the Fury, goddess of bloodshed, revenge, and rage | CN | War | Bronze dragon or war mace |
Vorrax the Hoarder, god of death and greed | NE | Death | orange dragon or snake or sickle |
Teno the Seeker, god of ambition and arcane magic | N | Arcana, Knowledge, Inquisition | Blue dragon or gold eye or book |
Veralia the Chainbreaker, goddess of nature’s wrath, and change |
CN | Tempest, Nature, Trickery | Green Dragon or war axe |
|
Aether Seraphs |
Alignment |
Domain |
Symbol |
|---|---|---|---|
Belora, seraph of victory, courage, and strategy | LN | Knowledge, War, Trickery | Face-up gold coin |
Elarion, seraph of joy, luck, and music | CG | Knowledge, Trickery, Life, Light | Golden harp |
Ignia, seraph of artifice and craft | NG | Forge, Knowledge, Trickery | Flaming goggles |
Lailiora, seraph of healing and compassion | LG | Life, Twilight, Peace | Dragon curled around a staff |
|
Nether Daemons |
Alignment |
Domain |
Symbol |
|---|---|---|---|
Celira, daemon of passage, death, and the Underworld | LN | Death, Grave | Serene face or crescent moon |
Endar, daemon of dark magic, fear and nightmares | CE | Eldritch, Knowledge, War | Dark spiral |
Marrah, daemon of oceans and sea creatures | CN | Tempest, Nature | Waves |
Zephyriel, daemon of illusion magic, deception, chaos, and thieves | CN | Trickery | White mask with tentacles |
Symbol
The Intertwined-Dragons is the symbol of the Kindred as a whole. A Kindred priest either carries a metal Intertwined-Dragons holy symbol or holds a staff tipped with the icon. Priests dedicated to a particular god also display their deity’s symbol, and Vassals carry tokens with the symbols of the Kindred whose favor they seek. With dragons entwined in the shape of an 8, this symbol represents the origins of the original eight Kindred.
Rites
Formal prayers to the Kindred usually involve song. Specific songs
invoke each Kindred and seek their favor, appreciate the blessings
received, and recognize the presence of a Kindred. Celebrants sing the
songs of Aevira and Elarion at weddings, and soldiers sing Ferrum’s
marching songs on the move and Lumiels’s hymns on the dawn before a
battle.
Temples
Kindred shrines arise where people feel the deities are close, such as a
library for Teno or a smithy for Ferrum. The rites of Venari or Veralia
typically occur in the wild, and a tavern could serve as a shrine to Vorrax.
The shrines can take any form, but they prominently display the symbol of the
particular Kindred.
Temple of the Divine Kindred are made of stone
and have eight doors. The walls depict images of the Kindred, with the icon of
the dragon Aurora over the altar and the Dual-Dragon engraved on the floor.