- We are the spiritual anchors of the greatest champions of our people. Through our faith, we keep their spirits from being lost to oblivion.
- Honor your ancestors. Live your life as they lived theirs, letting their teachings guide you.
- Treasure our past and the stories of our people.
The Seldarine (Elvish for "fellowship of brothers and sisters of the wood") is the elven pantheon of gods mainly worshiped during the Age of Elvenkind and later became the basis of many future religions. Also know as the "Old Gods", many elves still worship the pantheon to this day.
Deities |
Alignment |
Domain |
Symbol |
---|---|---|---|
Corellon, god of magic, warfare, music, art, and crafts. |
LG | Arcana, Life, Light, War | Quarter moon or starburst |
Sehanine, goddess of the moon, dreams, mysteries, and travel |
NG | Grave, Knowledge, Light | Full moon under a moonbow |
Araushnee, goddess of life, community, home, destiny, and artisans. |
NG | Life, Nature, Peace, Twilight | Fire in a stone hearth |
Hanali, goddess of romantic love, beauty, and joy. |
CG | Knowledge, Life, Light | Golden heart |
Aerdrie, goddess of the ocean, wind, weather, and flying creatures. |
CG | Nature, Life, Tempest | Bird silhouetted against a cloud |
Sashelas, goddess of the seas and of the aquatic elves | CG | Tempest | Dolphin |
Solonor, god of hunting, archery, and survival. |
CG | Nature, War | Silver arrow with green fletching |
Tarsellis, god of mountains, rivers, wilderness and snow elves. |
CN | Nature, Tempest | Mountain with a river |
Rillifane, god of nature, woodlands, and wood elves. |
CN | Nature | Tree |
Erevan, god of trickery, mischief, and rogues. |
CG | Trickery | Asymmetrical starburst |
Naralis, god of healing and suffering |
NG | Life, Grave, Death | White dove |
Vandria, goddess of vigilance, grief, and war. | NG | Grave, War | Weeping eye |
Shevarash, god of revenge, loss, and rage |
CN | War | Broken arrow over a tear |
Eilistraee, goddess of beauty, moonlight, dance, freedom, and song |
CG | Light, Nature, Life | Crescent moon |
Ghaunadaur, god of outcasts and rebels. |
CG | War | Purple eye with black sclera |
Kiaransalee, goddess of death and the afterlife. |
N | Death, Grave | Hand wearing many silver rings |
Selvetarm, god of warriors and warfare. |
CN | War | Crossed sword and mace |
Vhaeraun, god of strength, cunning, and independence. |
LG | Trickery, War | Golden mask |
Malyk, god of chaos and wild magic. |
CE | Trickery, Tempest | A multihued vortex |
Symbol
The symbol of the Seldarine is one of unity, with the tree supporting the sun and the sun feeding the tree.
Rites
Each member of the Seldarine is represented by both male and female forms. There were statues of the Seldarine in either both their male and female forms or in a single androgynous form. Some gods even had more than three forms, including non-humanoid forms.
In fact, most elves find the human obsession with biological sex and gender roles to be limiting and not befitting of a deity, who was beyond mortal definitions. All gods were to be respected, not squeezed into a role that presented them as little more than powerful versions of mortals at best or spoiled children at worst.
Temples
Not much is left of the once grand Seldarine temples. The temples of the Seldarine were step pyramids built from stone. The walls were said to be engraved with stories about the gods that served as the particular patrons of the temple, usually those related to the local priests.