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Index of the Deities & Demigods

CREATOR

Ere All

PRIMOGENITORS

The lords of the Besnir were Aenire who came to Erenth in service of the Ere All, but were deceived into doing the work of the enemy, Agelleas. And yet their work was redeemed and they became great forces for good.

and the Betrayer himself,

Agellas

However false the many other "gods" were in respect to divinity, they were very much true and powerful in their ascendance. Prideful beings were they, in that they desired recognition and acclaim more than anything, and peculiar were they in that the more they received, the greater their power became.

PRETENDERS
The Pretenders were those beings which came to Erenth from their original plane of existence, and finding it peopled by lesser mortals, set themselves up as rulers and kings. While not immortal, the Pretenders were nonetheless very long lived, and would have persisted for centuries.

It is believed by some that they rode a fiery chariot which crashed into the Ramparts. Others say that they were born along by the lightning of a storm which swept through many worlds. Still others say that they were brought here by a collision between this world and theirs. The last theory is that some magic of the Elves or Dragons pulled them into our world, perhaps even separately.

And the unmet Prince who is invoked to move Heimos

Brand the Suffering

VASTIRAH
The Vastirah are those who would have been of mixed Erenthean and extra-planar blood. These became the patrons and patronesses of cities and tribes.

To this order of demigods belongs the rest of the Westrun Decadon -- the Faith of the Ten Divines who were born of Heimos and the human women he took to wife.

Along with the Southrun demigods:

The brothers Amir and Bhamut, born of Umirra and the Marida
Sekhat (f)

And the Giant God:

Jendul

In Eastrun

Jen Shu the Conquerer

In Southrun

AENIREDE

The Aenirede were the Aenir who came to Erenth in judgement of the Vyrum Empire and this includes their lesser children, the Titans, all of whom have sacrificed their first estate and must now remain on Erenth.

Their offspring the Titans

DEMIGODS

The demigods were old powers who came to Erenth as Aeniresa and some became Agathinon (raging spirits with physical bodies) or had offspring such as the foul and fair Nefilnir, and these were worshipped as gods.

In Northrun

Terraq

In Southrun

In Eastrun

In Westrun

HEROES
Finally, the heroes were the offspring of demigods and other mortals. They were men and women of renown who made names for themselves among their tribes and nations. Some of these are legends and not known if they actually exist.

Zariel the Golden

Zariel the Golden is the son of Amir. He is also said to be the god who bears the sun and stars across the heavens. His golden chariot, drawn by steeds of fire, is said to drag the very orbs of light through the firmament, bringing dawn and twilight in his passage. The common name “Zariel” is used in hymns and prayers, while “Sustarre” is the older and more mystical epithet, whispered in rites of divination and celestial augury.

He is depicted as a radiant man crowned in solar rays, clad in golden robes that blaze like a thousand torches. His eyes are said to burn with the light of morning, though many legends hold that those who look too long upon him are struck blind. In Southrun, his cult associates him with the discipline of astronomy and the fixed order of the stars.

Zariel is the upholder of cosmic order. Just as the stars turn in their endless cycles, so too must mortals honor the turning of seasons, the keeping of law, and the fulfillment of appointed times. His priests teach that light reveals truth, that no oath sworn beneath the sun may be hidden, and that his presence watches over every laborer beneath the day’s sky.

Shrines to Zariel are built with great open roofs, designed to catch both the sun’s rays by day and the sweep of stars by night. Fire is his sacred element, kept perpetually burning upon his altars. His festivals fall at solstices and equinoxes, where celebrants greet dawn with trumpets and mirrored shields to catch and scatter his light.

When the gods sought to bind the heavens into order, it was Zariel who volunteered to drag them unceasingly across the sky, lest chaos return.

Some tell that he is twin to Utunos, the chained god of the sun, though others dispute this, saying that Utunos drags by brute strength what Zariel commands by divine majesty.

Mortal kings often claim patronage of Zariel, styling themselves “sons of the sun,” but his devotees know that no man, however great, may rival the charioteer of heaven.

In tales of heroes, Zariel is invoked as a guide through the wilderness, for he marks the way by sun by day and stars by night. In some myths, he has been known to lend his fiery steeds to mortal champions for a single ride—always at a terrible cost, for no human flesh can endure their flames.

Wa'ada

Among the Menrasa, Wa’ada arose as the goddess of sworn word and spoken bond. She is not merely the patron of oaths, but the executioner of them, a divine witness whose memory never falters and whose justice never sleeps. Her name itself is a word for promise in the old tongue, and her earliest shrines were little more than stones marked with notches, each cut for a vow taken under her gaze.

In Menrasa legend, Wa’ada carries a jagged saw-blade, not a weapon of clean war but of punishment. With it she cuts her bote of flesh—the rightful due—from those who forswear the promises they made upon her name. A liar finds themselves marked, bleeding from wounds that no healer can mend until Wa’ada has had her share. Her devotees invoke this plainly: “It is not death she seeks, but payment. Every false oath must be paid in blood.”

As her cult spread across Southrun, Wa’ada’s worship became both feared and indispensable. Traders, chiefs, and kings alike swore their treaties before her shrines, each knowing that to invoke her was to stake their very flesh on their word. With the rise of Asharahlafillah, Wa’ada’s place was not diminished but amplified: she was declared the very Hand of Judgment in that vast pantheon, the keeper of divine law and enforcer of divine curses. To this day, those who swear by her name are bound as if by iron chains, and the breaking of such bonds is considered a crime not only against mortals, but against the order of heaven itself.

Wa’ada is depicted as a tall, stern woman with a veil over her hair and a great saw-toothed blade in her hand. Her hands are often bloody, not with rage but with justice carried out. Sometimes her eyes are painted as closed, to show she does not judge intention—only the keeping or breaking of the word.

Her rites often involve cutting palm or tongue with a blade, offering a drop of blood as token of the vow. Imprecations against liars are a central part of her liturgy.

It is said that once a chieftain sought to trick Wa’ada by swearing falsely in a tongue not his own. She split his jaw so that every language spilled from his mouth at once, and all men knew him as a liar.

Wa’ada is said to walk unseen among assemblies where great promises are spoken, her blade resting lightly against the throats of oath-takers.

When the world ends, her priests claim, Wa’ada will present a ledger of every vow broken and exact her due from gods and mortals alike. For no one escapes Wa'ada, her punishments are just and inexorable.

Umirra

He came to Southrun cleansing people of their diseases and healing them of their infirmities, but he was hemmed in on all sides by throngs of seekers and did not know rest. So he went out onto the sea to seek respite and there he discovered Marida, a princess of the deep who was sunning herself upon a ring of coral.

Umirra was once a courtier of Heimos, the father of gods, a Prince of Erenes. Unlike his patron, Umirra’s strength lay not in might or mastery of war, but in wisdom, healing, and the power of words. He journeyed to Southrun, bringing cures for sickness and relief to the afflicted. Yet so many came to him for healing that he could not find rest.

Seeking solitude, Umirra went out upon the sea, where he encountered Marida, daughter of the Khedive of the Deep. She was radiant, her skin the hue of the sea, her hair the color of salt, clothed in seaweed and pearls. Enchanted by her beauty, Umirra spoke in poetry and gentleness, and Marida in turn led him beneath the waves to her father’s court.

The Khedive, angered at his daughter’s boldness, struck her in wrath. Umirra healed her wounds, and the miracle softened the sea-lord’s fury. He consented to their marriage, and in time Marida bore triplets: Amir, Bhamut, and Sekhat. Yet Marida perished in childbirth, and Umirra, stricken with grief beyond bearing, ended his own life.

The Khedive cast out his grandsons, declaring, “These are children of the land,” and they were given to mortal rulers to raise. But Sekhat, resembling her mother, remained in the deep. Thus were born the great rivalries of Southrun, and the sorrows of its wars.

Though his life ended in grief, Umirra is remembered as a gentle and tragic deity. In Southrun, his name is invoked by healers and physicians, and among poets who speak of love and loss. Seafarers call upon him for protection when voyages lead them into unknown waters. His temples are quiet shrines, often circular, with coral or pearl motifs, places of silence rather than grand ritual.

Over time, some sects reinterpret his self-destruction not as failure but as transcendence: an act of returning his gift of life back to the cosmos. These followers see him as the god of release, invoked at funerals as a comfort to the grieving.

Umirra appears as a olive-skinned slender man. His face is noble but sorrowful, the eyes often depicted downcast, reflecting the grief of his legend.

Timsor the Crocodile

Timsor the Crocodile is a son of Bhamut, called the Lord of Depths and Father of Monsters.

He appears as a massive crocodile-headed god, armored in scales, wearing the tattered regalia of river-kings. He bears a stone hammer heavy enough to shatter ships.

Timsor embodies the ferocity and abundance of rivers — at once giver of fertile soil and bringer of drowning death. Inherited from Bhamut, his blood carries the essence of divinity crossed with the chaos of his beastly mother, making him feared even among gods.

He commands crocodiles and river-serpents, and his roar is said to shake mudbanks into collapse. Timsor’s hammer is not a tool of craft, but of destruction — when it strikes water, it summons sudden floods.

He is both guardian and devourer: farmers pray for his floods to bring fertile silt, yet they fear his appetite, for he drowns those who fail in their offerings.

Devotees see him as a necessary terror: harsh but life-giving. They pour blood and fish into the waters to sate his hunger. His festivals coincide with the annual floods, celebrated with feasts on riverbanks and ritual boat races in his honor.

Timsor despises his cousin Talan of the Waves, seeing the dolphin-rider’s freedom and lightness as mockery of his own heavy, lurking power. He shares an uneasy pact with Sabha the Jackal: the crocodile rules the rivers, the jackal the tombs. Between them, water and death meet.

Thorne Blackwyd: Prince of Thieves

In days of yore, there lived a thief of unparalleled skill. His name, whispered with both awe and trepidation, had become the stuff of legend, for Thorne Blackwyd had accomplished the three most audacious heists known to the annals of history—the theft of the jewels of the dragon empresses.

These treasures, so priceless they could purchase a kingdom, were guarded by the most formidable warriors and the most intricate defenses the world had ever seen. Yet, Thorne, the greatest thief of all, was undaunted by these obstacles. His heart burned with the desire to claim these jewels, no matter the cost.

The first empress was renowned for her cunning. She housed her jewels within the impenetrable walls of a fortress, guarded day and night by vigilant sentinels. But Thorne was not deterred. Disguised as a humble servant, he infiltrated the fortress. With unparalleled dexterity and stealth, he spirited away the jewels from under the very noses of the guards, leaving no trace of his passage.

The second empress, a paragon of vanity, adorned herself with her precious jewels in public, basking in the admiration of the masses. Thorne, however, saw an opportunity. In the bustling heart of a parade, he approached the empress. With sleight of hand so deft it defied comprehension, he relieved her of her jewels as she wore them, replacing them with imitations only later discovered.

The third empress was the most cautious of all. She concealed her jewels in a secret location, known only to herself. But even her meticulous care could not thwart the greatest thief. Through cunning and perseverance, Thorne uncovered the secret hiding place. In the dead of night, cloaked in darkness, he stole the jewels, vanishing into the dark with his prize.

Thus, the legend of Thorne Blackwyd was etched into the annals of time. With the jewels of the three empresses in his possession, he vanished from the world, never to be seen again. Yet, the tales of his incredible feats were passed down through the generations, a testament to his unmatched prowess.

In time, Thorne's legend grew to mythical proportions. He was venerated as an ascended hero, and in certain corners of the world, some even worshipped him as a god. His story, a tapestry of daring and brilliance, continued to inspire awe and wonder, ensuring that the name Thorne Blackwyd would forever be remembered as the greatest thief of all time

Talan of the Waves

Talan of the Waves is a son of Amir and a mortal woman of the coast.

He appears as a strong man clad in sea-green and gold, crowned with spray, often shown astride a dolphin with a trident in hand.

Talan is the patron of seafaring, tides, and the living creatures of the waves. Where Amir governs like a tempest, Talan tempers it, guiding ships through chaos — or dashing them to ruin if offended. His voice is said to carry over leagues of sea-wind, calming storms or rousing them at will. Dolphins are his heralds, and sailors say a dolphin alongside their ship is proof of Talan’s favor.

Born of Amir’s union with a fisherwoman, Talan was said to have been cradled by the sea itself, carried ashore on the back of a dolphin. In his youth, he bested the Leviathan of the Deep, driving it into the deep with nothing but a net, a spear, and his courage.

He taught mortals the art of navigation by stars and waves, a gift that allowed them to voyage beyond sight of land. Rivalry burns between him and Samak, god of contemplation and silence, for though both rule the waters, Talan embodies its wild living power, while Samak governs its still depths.

Talan is honored by sailors with libations poured into the sea before setting out. His shrines are rare on land but often found on islands and coastal promontories, marked by tridents driven into the ground. Fishermen invoke him when casting nets, and ship captains sacrifice a silver coin or pearl to him at their voyage’s outset.

Ta'lab the Fox

Ta'lab the Fox is a creature of great mischief, the patron of gamblers and actors. He is also called The Laughing Shadow, The Red Mask, and sometimes, the Lord of the Dice

Ta’lab is the spirit of risk and disguise. He can change his shape at will, though he delights in slight flaws in his disguises that only the clever notice.

Gamblers swear that when the dice roll strangely in their favor, it is Ta’lab’s paw tipping them. Actors invoke him before plays, believing his spirit gives them charm and wit to captivate audiences.

It is said Ta’lab once tricked both the Moon God and the Sun Knight, convincing each he was the other, and sowing enmity between them for a generation. He won the Mantle of Luck by gambling against three gods in a single night, walking away with his prize only because he wagered his own tail — which he promptly regrew.

Stories often portray him as both hero and villain, helping mortals escape tyranny one day and plunging them into chaos the next.

Soroushan the Messenger

Soroushan, the Errant Messenger, patron of omens, accidents, and chance encounters.

Always shown with a staff crowned by wings, symbol of divine authority, and a scroll in hand, representing messages not always delivered as intended. His robes are priestly but travel-worn, suggesting endless wandering.

Soroushan does not run, ride, or fly — instead he teleports from place to place. But his leaps are never perfect: he may appear a mile away, a day late, or in the wrong court entirely. This "error" is not weakness but said to be a design of fate. The gods speak most clearly through Soroushan’s mistakes

A famous tale says he was to deliver a warning of invasion, but instead appeared in a poet’s home. The poet recorded the message in verse, and centuries later, it became the prophecy that ended a dynasty.

His staff is said to leave a shimmer in the air when he departs, like the distortion of heat or water.

Merchants, wanderers, and diplomats make offerings to him, asking that their words arrive safely — but often adding, “or else arrive where they must.” His devotees are often errand-runners, couriers, or bearers of secret news. They embrace mistakes, teaching that one must read the meaning in what seems like chance.

Shamash, Sun Faris

Shamash, Champion of the Sun, was once a mortal. As an orphaned youth he mastered the sword and caught the attention of the all-seeing Sun who conscripted him into his service. He swore the Sun’s three charges: to reveal what hides, to warm what withers, and to sear the strong who feast on the weak.

He keeps the roads at midday, when shadows dare not lie; he appoints boundary stones, lifts besieging camps, and opens granary gates in time of blight. When his wrath is kindled, mirage horses draw him across the salt flats; when his mercy rules, he rests in porticoes, hearing pleas over watered wine.

His rival is Qamari, the Moon’s Faris. They test each other at the hinges of light—dawn and dusk—trading drill for dream, glare for hush. At solstice they contend in combat, scorching and silvering the horizon; at equinox they share bread and oaths, teaching kings to balance day with night.

Samak the Fish

Offspring of Bhamut, Samak is the god of contemplation and silence. He is a patron of sea voyagers and armorers. His face is a mask -- blank, unblinking, serene, unsettling. His silence is absolute.

His tail is often depicted as bronze or iron-scaled, binding him to both sea and forge.

His presence is said to be felt in the deep hush before dawn at sea, or in the rhythmic pause between hammer strikes on the anvil. He embodies the practice of inward silence, reflection, and patience. Monks and hermits sometimes take him as patron.

Sailors offer him tribute before setting sail, believing that silence and steady thought will keep them safe. His shrines may be little more than stone cairns on cliffs, facing the waves.

He blesses the forging of armor rather than weapons — things that endure, that protect. His priests say that every good piece of armor is a prayer of silence hammered into shape. Worshippers practice silent vigils at the shore, listening for the sea’s voice. Smiths might hammer three times without speaking before starting a work, invoking his patience. Offerings at sea are often weighted with bronze or iron and cast overboard in silence.

In stories, Samak rarely speaks — when he does, his words are said to echo in the listener’s mind like the toll of a deep bell.

Some myths say he was once a fish who listened so deeply to the sea that he became divine, learning the silence that underlies all things. Others say he was born at the place where the first armor was quenched in seawater, fusing smithcraft and the ocean forever.

Safaya the Pure

Safaya is the goddess of innocence, clarity, and the incorruptible spirit. She is depicted always as a young maiden in flowing white, her garments unstained even when she walks through dust, blood, or shadow. Where she steps, water springs clear and flowers bloom, for she is the embodiment of untouched purity.

Unlike many gods, Safaya carries no weapon. Her power lies not in force, but in her very presence, which drives back corruption, dissolves deceit, and lays bare the truth of hearts. To the righteous, she appears as comfort and healing; to the guilty, she is terror itself, for none can hide their sins beneath her gaze.

Myth tells that she is sister to both light and darkness, bound to neither but shining beyond them. She once descended into the depths of the underworld to reclaim a mortal boy whose innocence had been stolen by cruel fate. Clothed in her white mantle, she walked unafraid through legions of shadow and lifted the boy by the hand, restoring him to the world above. For this, she is often invoked by mothers and healers, who pray to her for the protection of children and the preservation of the uncorrupted.

Her followers wear white veils or sashes and bring offerings of milk, lilies, and silver to her shrines. Her temples are simple, unadorned halls of pale stone, where silence and honesty are kept above all else.

She is remembered in song as the Bright Maid, the Untouched, and the Veil of Mercy. To see her in a dream is said to foretell cleansing, but also judgment, for though Safaya is gentle, she is unyielding to those who betray innocence.

Sabha the Jackal

Sabha is feared as the silent sentinel of tombs, a god who walks the border between mortal and divine. Sabha conceals his own bestial visage behind a golden mask, so that mortals might never gaze upon the terror of his true form. His followers say the mask is not to hide shame, but to shield the living from madness, for his face is the visage of death unending.

He is a deity of guardianship, vengeance, and incorruptible justice. Where Death guides souls, Sabha keeps their resting places inviolate. Carvings of his mask are often set above the sealed doors of crypts, a warning that he watches with tireless eyes. His presence is invoked with hushed prayers by masons and devotees during burials. To omit his name is to invite desecration.

Sabha’s hatred of thieves is absolute. It is said that if a tomb marked with his likeness is disturbed, there is a chance he himself will come. Those unlucky enough to encounter him speak of a shadow in the torchlight, a figure half-man, half-jackal, whose steps are silent as the grave. He strikes without warning, and his vengeance is brutal—thieves are found with throats torn, their blood staining the dust of the tomb floor.

Legends tell that Sabha wields no weapon, for his body itself is the instrument of divine wrath. His claws rend through armor, his fangs drip with the chill of death, and his gaze alone can stop a man’s heart. Yet the most dreaded thing about him is his silence—he never speaks, never bargains, never relents. They say that those who faithfully honor Sabha may rest in peace, but those who defile the dead will suffer his eternal pursuit—even into the afterlife.

Thus he is remembered as the Warden of the Dead, the Masked One, the Silent Avenger, and the Jackal of Tombs, whose justice is swift, and whose hatred of thieves knows no end.

Roya the Diviner

Roya is a son of Amir and was gifted from an early age with a true sight of the future. As he grew into adulthood, his visions and dreams continued and increased in frequency. As a child his premonitions were often dismissed as imagination, but their accuracy swiftly became undeniable.

Roya's visions tended toward doom and gloom, which provided no end of consternation to those who sought him out. As he entered into adulthood, that same tendency is said to have driven him to fits of despair and madness. He could be seen rocking back and forth, fluctuating between laughter and tears and muttering to himself.

In late adulthood, Roya accepted his visions and became somewhat stoic regarding them. He frequently warned those who came to him that their forecasts were not as bright as they wished, and that the future held no comfort for any of them. To avoid contact with others, Roya went deeper and deeper into the desert wilderness until it was said that he only kept counsel with scorpions and spiders.

Some say he still lives in the mortal world, just far removed from any who might recognize him.

He is considered the patron of diviners.

Rostamdar the Hero

Rostamdar was born of mortal blood but carried in him the spark of the divine. His youth was spent in obscurity among the border tribes, yet he rose swiftly through arms and intellect, displaying a gift for war that seemed fated by the heavens. His name was carved into legend when he faced, alone, both the Moon Knight and the Knight of Sun—champions of rival powers—defeating them in single combat upon the same day. This deed earned him the epithet Twice-Victor, for no other mortal had ever accomplished such a feat.

When the Barasin Empire swept forth like a tide of iron, it was Rostamdar who stemmed its advance. With only a fraction of their strength, he shattered armies through cunning maneuvers, ambushes sprung from dust-choked valleys, and feigned retreats that lured legions to their ruin. His campaigns became a manual of genius, studied long after his mortal life was done. It was said he could read the battlefield as others read the stars.

At the height of his power, Rostamdar wielded the gladius Eryx, a blade forged in mystery. Some claimed it was tempered in the forges of the gods, quenched in the blood of a celestial beast, its edge never dulling, its weight perfectly balanced. Others whispered that Eryx bore its own will, guiding Rostamdar’s hand as much as he guided it. With Eryx, he cut through shield-walls as though they were reeds, and even the most enchanted armor could not withstand its strike.

Legends say that when Rostamdar finally fell—not to an enemy, but to the passage of time—his body was laid in a tomb beneath the shifting sands. Yet his followers swore they saw his spirit depart, gladius in hand, to join the company of gods. Thereafter, offerings were made to him in camps before battle, for soldiers prayed to inherit his cunning and his courage. To generals, he became a patron of strategy; to swordsmen, the exemplar of mastery.

In mythology, Rostamdar is often depicted striding across the desert with Eryx gleaming like a shard of the sun, his cloak billowing like a banner of war. His cult proclaims that as long as tactics are devised and blades are drawn, the Twice-Victor walks beside those who dare the impossible.

Raqasa

Depicted as a belly dancer, she is a goddess of fertility, allure and desire. Raqasa teaches that longing is a power meant to be used. Her veil both reveals and withholds, reminding supplicants that consent is the first rite of love. Her devotees are keepers of thresholds—matchmakers, midwives, and tutors of festival etiquette—charged to protect the willing and silence the coercive drum.

Her myths braid fruitfulness with grace. She sways beside parched orchards and the trees bud; she stamps a rhythm and the ewes quicken; she circles a grieving home and the will to live returns. Once, she danced before a tyrant’s army until their spears slipped from open hands, and the campaign ended in betrothals and treaties. Offerings are pomegranates split like laughter, copper bells, kohl mirrors, saffron, and vows spoken plainly.

Devotees keep the Night of Anklets: lamps of myrrh and rose are set in windows, couples renew their covenants, and the barren ask her mercy. Celibates also dance—turning allure toward art and service—because Raqasa blesses chosen restraint as surely as a union.

Rahmeen the Merciful

A tribal god of Southrun before the coming of Bhamut and Amir, Rahmeen is invoked whenever mercy in judgement is called for, usually by those who are justly afflicted or rightfully punished. If you cannot avoid the consequences of your actions, there is always Rahmeen to fall back on. He has reversed ill fortunes, restored wealth, healed the sick, and spared the dying.

Rahaba

Rahaba is the goddess of hospitality and the protector of travelers, pilgrims and nomads. Rahaba, Lady of the Open Tent, is the soul of the Southrun peoples hearths and the guardian of all who live between milestones: travelers, pilgrims, and the nomad clans. Her image is broad-shouldered and smiling, shawled against weather, one hand at the belly—promise of provision—and the other ready to offer sustenance and rest.

Her rites are simple and binding. Bread and salt given in her name create guest-right until dawn; water poured at the threshold makes quarrel drown before it enters. Inns keep a blue cloth—Rahaba’s Veil—hung over the door: any who stand beneath it are under her protection, creditor and constable alike. Caravans knot a crimson thread around the lead camel’s bell—Rahaba’s Knot—to ward off treachery within the company.

Her devotees are hosts, midwives, way-wardens, and innkeepers. They keep the Three Lights: a door-lamp for the stranger, a hearth-ember for the hungry, and a way-lantern set high to guide the late. Offerings are cups, shawls, and walking sticks left in common racks for those who have none. To break guest-right is to invite the Haboob.

On her feast of First Water, wells are garlanded and debts are settled with shared soup. The Church of Westrun has tried to honor her as a Worthy of Mercy: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and making every threshold a sanctuary.

Qerd

The Monkey is often seen as another incarnation of La'eba and is the god of merriment and of debauchery. Qerd rules the bright edge between joy and ruin. In street tales his gold eyes promise jokes, jackpots, and trouble in equal measure. Children learn a proverb at harvest feasts: “Qerd opens the door; you decide how far to walk.”

Devotees of Qerd—jesters in bells or masked dancers with painted tails—serve as licensed misrule: they tell truths kings cannot hear from courtiers, break stiff moments with laughter, and lead rites that “loosen the knot” of fear. Offerings are simple: sweet fruit, new music, fermented drink, and forgiveness given freely.

His myths swing between blessing and caution. He steals a magistrate’s seal to erase a famine tax; he also bets away a baron’s sobriety and must spend a year sweeping kitchens to teach the cost of excess. Yet even the least devout keep one night for La’eba’s Monkey—lanterns, drums, masks—because a society that cannot laugh soon breaks.

Qett the Cat

Sister to Bes