Elven culture predates any recorded history. Their own history is inseparable from their
mythology. Before any other race had
built their own society, the elven cultures were already ancient.
Elves do not have a familial structure within their society. There is no marriage, and no notion of parenthood. Children are raised by all the adults in their lives, and become individuals and adults when they decide to.
Their Gods, therefore, have no extended familial connections. There are three central elven deities that are related to the three central offshoots of the Elven people, and each of the Gods is related in some way to those three.
The Gods of the High Elves:
Elves do not have a familial structure within their society. There is no marriage, and no notion of parenthood. Children are raised by all the adults in their lives, and become individuals and adults when they decide to.
Their Gods, therefore, have no extended familial connections. There are three central elven deities that are related to the three central offshoots of the Elven people, and each of the Gods is related in some way to those three.
The Gods of the High Elves:
Parax- paragon god of High Elves, light & peace.
Naiume- goddess of beauty, poetry, romance & music
Garelas Forel- god of learning & magic
Carkenin- god of harvest, gardens, crafting & building
Koldenaine- god of time & life
The Gods of the Wood Elves:
Kalun- paragon god of the Wood Elves, nature & storms
Eolwyn- goddess of martial prowess, dance, archery &
hunting
Alon Harlen- god of rogues, change & animals
Dondona- goddess of healing, the sun & home
Pelinome- goddess of the moon, dreams, long journeys &
death
The Gods of the Dark Elves
Shaeza- paragon goddess of the Dark Elves, sadness,
assassins, death
Cyrokilix- goddess of battle &bloodlust
Vondalis Kurn – goddess of slavery, vengeance & poision
Kelgabrim – god of thieves & male subservience
There are two more Elven paragon gods that represent two far
less ancient Elven races.
Aleena- patron goddess of Sea Elves, knowledge, memory & water.
Karabrak- patron god of Avian Elves, anger, law, war, honor, pride & territory.
Of these two, only Karabrak has an undergod, although she is only an infant deity and as such has no clerics or worshipers yet.
Lorileen – infant goddess of song.
The Elven Gods are part of a larger tapestry of magical races. Gnomes, Halfling, Fey & Orc all worship gods born of the same circumstances, although they are totally separate pantheons. In understanding all their separate origins, the nature of their cosmology begins to take a more concrete form. Still, it all seems very loosely organized as the Gods have very little to do with each other, unlike the Dwarven Gods who are locked tightly into their familial units. This is perhaps the key difference between Elves & Dwarves from which all other differences stem; that for one race, family is the cornerstone of their culture, while the other rejects the notion entirely.
The Elven Gods are part of a larger tapestry of magical races. Gnomes, Halfling, Fey & Orc all worship gods born of the same circumstances, although they are totally separate pantheons. In understanding all their separate origins, the nature of their cosmology begins to take a more concrete form. Still, it all seems very loosely organized as the Gods have very little to do with each other, unlike the Dwarven Gods who are locked tightly into their familial units. This is perhaps the key difference between Elves & Dwarves from which all other differences stem; that for one race, family is the cornerstone of their culture, while the other rejects the notion entirely.
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