Oeridian Pantheon

Oeridian Pantheon

See also: [ Powers of Oerth ] [ Baklunish | Flan | Oeridian | Olman | Suel | Touv ]

One of the Pantheons of Oerth

CHARACTER: The Oeridians are a tan- and olive-skinned people whose history is shaped by migration and conquest. They value martial strength and strong community order. Their distinctive pantheon reflects these traits, featuring not just one but three prominent war gods—chivalrous Heironeous the Valorous Knight, the Herald of Hell Hextor, and the fallen power Stratis. They are all children of Stern Alia, goddess of motherhood, law, and culture.

Other popular deities of the region include Procan the Storm Lord, Pholtus of the Blinding Light, Pelor the Sun Father—although Oeridians call him Sol. The Velaeri are four agricultural gods of the winds and seasons, and there are a plethora of other powers important to everyday life such as Fharlanghn the Dweller on the Horizon, Zilchus the Money Counter, and Delleb the Scribe. Oeridian worship is certainly eclectic, but their faith emphasises the concepts of honour, tradition, and the balance of law and war.

NAME	PORTFOLIO	REALM / NOTES	PRONOUNS	ALIGNMENT	POWER LEVEL
Atroa	Spring; east wind; renewal	Beastlands / Brux / Grove of Perpetual Spring	She/Her	NG	Lesser
Bleredd	Mines; metal; smiths	Bytopia / Golden Hills	He/Him	N	Lesser
Celestian	Stars; space; wanderers	Astral / Wandering	He/Him	N (NG)	Intermediate
Cyndor	Time; infinity; continuity	Mechanus / Path of Time; Mount Celestia / Mertion / Rempha; Demiplane of Time / Tempus Cidatus	He/Him	LN	Lesser
Daern	Defences; fortification	Unknown	She/Her	LN	Hero-deity
Delleb	Reason; intellect; study	Mount Celestia / Solania / the Great Library	He/Him	LG	Lesser
Erythnul	Hate; envy; panic; malice; slaughter	Pandemonium / Pandesmos / Citadel of Slaughter	He/Him	CE (CN)	Intermediate
Fharlanghn	Horizone; distance; roads; travel	Prime / Oerth; Outlands, wandering	He/Him	N (NG)	Intermediate
Heironeous	Chivalry; justice; honour; war; daring; valour	Mount Celestia / Venya / Fields of Glory	He/Him	LG	Intermediate
Hextor	War; discord; massacres; conflict; fitness; tyranny	Acheron / Avalas / Scourgehold	He/Him	LE	Intermediate
Johydee	Deception; espionage; protection	Wandering	She/Her	NG	Hero-deity
Kurell	Jealousy; revenge; thievery	Limbo / House of Locks; Pandemonium / Pandesmos / House of the Bitter Hand	He/Him	CN	Lesser
Kuroth	Theft; treasure-finding	Wandering	He/Him	CN	Hero-deity
Lirr	Prose; poetry; literature; art	Arborea / Olympus / Polykleptolon	She/Her	CG	Lesser
Merikka	Farming; agriculture; home	Bytopia / Dothion / the Grape and the Grain	She/Her	LG	Demipower
Olidammara	Music; revels; wine; rogues; humour; tricks	Ysgard / Ysgard / Winesong	He/Him	CN	Intermediate
Pholtus	Light; resolution; law; order; inflexibility; the Sun; the Moons	Mechanus or Arcadia or Mount Celestia / the Path of Law	He/Him	LG (LN)	Intermediate
Procan	Sea; salt; sea weather; navigation	Limbo / Seasedge	He/Him	CN	Intermediate
Rudd	Chance; skill; good luck	Ysgard / Ysgard / House of Cards	He/Him	CN (CG)	Demipower
Sol	see Pelor (under Flan Pantheon)
Sotillion	Summer; ease; comfort	Ysgard / Ysgard / Green Fields	She/Her	CG (CN)	Lesser
Stern Alia	Culture; motherhood; law	Arcadia / Buxenus / the Correct and Unalterable Way	She/Her	LN	Demipower
Stratis	War	Prime / Wandering	He/Him	LN	Lesser
Telchur	Winter; cold	Pandemonium / Pandesmos / the Icicle Palace	He/Him	CN	Lesser
Velnius	Sky; weather	Elysium / Eronia / Wandering	He/Him	N (G)	Lesser
Wenta	Autumn; brewing; harvest	Arborea / Arvandor / Wanders	She/Her	CG	Lesser
Zilchus	Power; prestige; money; business; influence	Outlands / Marketplace Eternal	He/Him	LN	Intermediate

A Who’s Who of the Oeridian Powers of Oerth

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• Fharlanghn
  Being the Power of Distant Horizons, Roads and Travelling Them
• Zilchus
  Being an Influential Power of Jink, Prestige and Power

Realms of the Oeridian Powers of Oerth

Canonical Source: On Hallowed Ground [2e] p60-63; Greyhawk wiki

Sources: Jon Winter-Holt, with many thanks to Talktoh who is far more knowledgeable than me about all things Greyhawk. ‡

Culturewatch: To help cutters unfamiliar with Greyhawk lore picture these powers, you can do a rough mental translation of these folk to real-world Mediterranean and Norman societies, with a structured, militaristic worldview.