Tales from the Seventh
Cosmic Entities and Gods

There are many cosmic beings of note throughout the realms. Some are of lesser power, some of greater, some are young and some predate this universe.

Cosmic Entities

The Twin Gods (Seristal and Erce)

The Seven Dark Hasturs (Azrazel, Thysvafor, etc.) 

The Gods of Dorune

Arcanus the Mystical
The Mage-Lord

Status: God
Sphere of Influence: Magic and Knowledge
Colors: Silver and White
Symbol: Open Book

Arcanus is the embodiment of magic and ranks as one of the most powerful gods. Although he can take many forms, he generally appears as a very tall, elderly man with billowing silver robes and flowing white hair. He has a long white beard, dancing aqua eyes, and is always encountered carrying a huge tome.

Arcanus has control over vast amounts of magical energy. He is said to be able to cast any spell and can instill mortals with power beyond imagination.

He is rarely seen and never gets involved in the plots and machinations of the other gods unless Mordos the Deceiver is concerned. Legend has it that Arcanus has been a terrible enemy of both Mordos the Deceiver since the birth of the Gods. Long ago, in a scheme to get Brand Bloodfire to create the artifact known as the Crown of Lies, Mordos impersonated Arcanus and was away with the crown before anyone was the wiser. Arcanus, of course, was extremely distressed by this, and is known to scheme and aid mortals against Mordos and his minions whenever opportunities present themselves.

Aeliena the White
Lady of Love and Healing

Status: Goddess
Sphere of Influence: Love, Life and Healing
Colors: White
Symbol: White Hand, White Circle

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Brand Bloodfire
Lord of the Forge, Lord of Fire

Status: God
Sphere of Influence: Fire, Smith of the Gods
Colors: Sooty Black
Symbol: Flaming Hammer

Brand is an extraordinarily large dwarf with a long tangled beard and piercing black eyes. He wears a forge apron fashioned from dragon skin and carries a huge hammer.

Brand is able to forge and fashion any type of magical or mundane item. He knows the properties and characteristics of every metal and material, and how to incorporate their special properties into his work.

The cantankerous smith is believed to dwell within old Fireforge, a great peak hidden among the mighty Blackfangs. Legends tell of his volcanic forge and the artifacts he has crafted there. It was Brand who fashioned the great weapons of the gods including the 'Crown of Lies', Fury Maelstrom's 'Storm Trident', and the nearly omnipotent 'Forcehammer'. Some even say it was he who forged the Iron Phoenix for the Lord of Death.

Ceriste Goldspinner
Lady of the Harp

Status: Goddess
Sphere of Influence: Beauty and Music
Colors: Gold
Symbol: Golden Harp

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Draug the Black
Lord of the Dead

Status: God
Sphere of Influence: Death and Fear
Colors: Black
Symbol: Fanged Skull

One of the most ancient of all the gods, Draug appears as a tall, dark, shrouded figure in long black robes. His face is a bleached skull with long fangs and flaming eye sockets. His hands are covered with black gauntlets and he is never seen without the Rod of the Dead firmly in hand.

Draug has dominion over the spirits that reach the Halls of the Dead. After finding their way to that deathly domain, Draug has some mastery over them before they are reincarnated. Draug's Rod of the Dead allows him to animate the deceased remains of any creature and permits transport between the Halls of the Dead and any place in the mortal realm. Draug also possesses the Mask of Dread. This featureless silver mask changes the wearer into whatever the viewer fears the most.

Damien Helspar
Lord of the Night

Status: Demi-god
Sphere of Influence: Assassination
Colors: Black and Gray
Symbol: Black Dagger

Damien Helspar is known to appear as a tall shadowy man wearing dull black armor and a featureless gray mask. His true face is never seen and he is rumored to be hiding the age old secret of his identity. He carries a brace of jet black throwing knives, a long smoldering sword, and rides a massive ebon horse.

Damien is an accomplished sorcerer and a virtually unstoppable killer. His armor, forged by Brand Bloodfire, makes him practically invulnerable to any attack. His sword, 'Shadowbrand', is also one of Brand's Great Weapons. It is also said he has the power to turn light into darkness and summon shadows to do his bidding.

Little has ever been fathomed about this dark being. No one knows where he originally came from, or how he became the Lord of the Night. Some said he was once Karn Skullcutter, the assassin who killed the Demon-King Demaal during the War of Demons, though even the Vaynari are unsure about this. Assassins worship him and his name is whispered in shadowy corners where deeds of death are planned and committed.

Fury Maelstrom
Lady of Storms

Status: Goddess
Sphere of Influence: Oceans, Seas and Storms
Colors: Silver and Aquamarine
Symbol: Silver Trident

The Lady of Storms appears as a tall, fair skinned woman cloaked in silver and pale blue. She has long silver hair, aquamarine eyes, and a very serious demeanor. She rarely speaks, but when she does, her voice is a whisper. Fury commonly takes the form of a misty cloud or a watery titan.

Fury Maelstrom, as her name implies, has control of the oceans and much of the weather of Dorune. She can make the winds blow, rain fall, or deal out storms of varying intensity and magnitude. She also has power over most mortal creatures that call the sea their home.

She is a goddess who keeps mainly to herself. She seems content to roam the oceans and watch time go by. She is primarily neutral in godly struggles except when others interfere in her realm. Fury, if seen with any other power at all, prefers the company of Silverwing the Swift, Lord of the Eagles.

Llyradalin the Laughing God
The Fat God

Status: God
Sphere of Influence: Food, Drink, Jest and Revelry
Colors: Blue and Gold
Symbol: Loaf of Bread

Llyradalin always appears as an enormously fat man with a round balding head and a wide merry face. His deep aquamarine eyes are flecked with gold and his silver beard is long enough to be tucked into his wide belt. He favors simple attire and typically wears little more than a blue linen robe. He never goes anywhere without his gnarled staff and a tremendous flagon he carries on his belt.

Llyradalin the Laughing God is one of the best known and most loved of all the powers dwelling within the mortal realm. He is the patron of many forms of entertainment and his followers can be found in every tavern and inn where good cheer prevails. Often called the Fat God due to his immense girth, Llyradalin has a penchant for eating and drinking whatever happens to be in sight. Unlike most of the other deities, he is frequently encountered wandering the lands. He is especially fond of the Alvar of Ifengild as they share his love of fine food and drink. Llyradalin is also referred to as the peacemaker of the gods. Many a terrible squabble has been quelled by his his amazing ability to find humor in any situation.

The Laughing God controls the usually gamut of godly powers. He also possesses extraordinary amounts of charisma and has powers of persuasion exceeding that of the other gods. When he speaks, or more likely laughs, everyone in the vicinity takes notice and listens. Llyradalin carries two potent artifacts. The first is a gnarled staff that has the ability to heal any wound and can even restore the dead to life if their spirit is still available. The second is a massive earthenware stein, said to never empty of high quality ale.

Although Llyradalin makes every attempt to quell struggles between the gods, he subtly opposes Mordos the Deceiver. Mordos is believed responsible for the serious wounding of Llyradalin's oldest friend, Ceriste Goldspinner, and the Laughing God has vowed the Lord of Lies will be held accountable for his actions.

Mazon Stoneheart
Lord of Justice, Lord of the Hammer

Status: God
Sphere of Influence: Justice, Honor, Valor
Colors: Silver and Amber
Symbol: Silver Hammer

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Mordos the Deciever
Lord of Lies

Status: God
Sphere of Influence: Deception, Lies and Treachery
Colors: Black and Silver
Symbol: Black Crown

Mordos can take any form he desires, depending upon the deception he is trying to create. His real form has long been forgotten, but legend describes him as a tall man with jet skin, long silver hair and flaming red eyes. He always wears his black Crown of Lies, although sometimes it is hidden from mortal sight.

Aside from his godly powers, Mordos can assume any form or shape instantly. It is almost impossible to see through this transformation, even for the gods themselves. His most powerful magic is the Crown of Lies. With this artifact he can bend minds to his evil ways and his lies are most difficult to resist.

Mordos is a being of evil and usually has his hand in the darkest of plots. He is extremely cunning and manipulative, realizing that if he goes too far the other powerful powers will band together to destroy him. To counteract this, he works subtly to corrupt, and to force evil into the very fabric of the world. He is the master of lies and can appear as anything or anyone to further his goals. Posing as Arcanus the Mystical, Mordos tricked Brand Bloodfire into crafting the Crown of Lies for him. This has brought the wrath of both Brand and Arcanus upon him on numerous occasions. Brand often goes out of his way to forge powerful weapons for great heroes, or even gods, who oppose Mordos.

Myra the Raven
Lady of Ravens

Status: Goddess
Sphere of Influence: Despair and Dark Omens
Colors: Black and Royal Blue
Symbol: Raven or Crow

Myra is a goddess of battle to many warriors who fight in the mortal realm. She is seen as a tall, thin woman with pale skin and long black hair. She typically wears blue tinted black lacquered armor and rides a tremendous eight legged war horse claimed to have been stolen from a god of another universe.

Even though Myra is known as a battle goddess, she is rarely seen in combat. Most often she is remembered strolling through the battlefield before and after a fight, a great crop of crows and ravens in her wake. She is a bringer of ill omens, and her coming always means many will soon perish. Myra's abilities are largely unknown. She can hold her own in battle against any foe, this is certain, but beyond that the matter is merely speculation.

Shundra, Prince of Thieves
Prince of Luck

Status: Demi-god
Sphere of Influence: Trickery, Luck, Treasure and Gold
Colors: Gray and Gold
Symbol: Five Edged Coin bearing a Golden Hand

Shundra usually appears as a lithe young man with long golden hair tied back in a pony tail. He is said to possess large gold flecked blue eyes and a stunningly handsome face. Shundra always wears a cunningly wrought gray cloak with gold trimming that sparkles in the sunlight, but that fades to black in the shadows.

He is able to make himself totally invisible to the senses of even the greatest powers. Legends say he is also able to sense the location and amount of any gold within close proximity to himself.

Shundra is one of the few gods who has spent their entire existence roaming the world. He loves to steal from the wealthy but always leaves something of equal value behind. Shundra is also a great womanizer. Children born to unattached women are often referred as the sons or daughters of Luck.

Silvanna the Green
Lady of the Forest

Status: Goddess
Sphere of Influence: Nature
Colors: Forest Green
Symbol: Branch with Seven Leaves

Silvanna is often seen wandering the enchanted forest of Eldilaer in the form of a beautiful elfin maiden adorned in a gown woven of Selorien leaves. She is also known to take the form of a wood nymph or siren as the mood takes her.

One of the few gods known to have originated upon Twilight, Silvanna has a strange and powerful affinity for natural forces of the Mortal Realm. Life is more vibrant in her presence and a shroud of vitality is left in her wake. She is also an anti-thesis to creatures of shadow. Her mere touch is enough to banish them to their home realm.

The Green Lady rarely leaves Eldilaer, but will sometimes provide aid to the Vaynari and her mortal worshippers who combat shadow. 

Torv the Grim
Warlord of the Gods, Torvan Ironfist

Status: God
Sphere of Influence: War
Colors: Black and Red
Symbol: Black Hammer on a Red Circle

Torv appears as a huge dwarf with wide shoulders and an impossibly defined musculature. In battle he is usually encased within a suit of gleaming red armor that legend says can not be scratched by any weapon of mortal manufacture. Torv carries 'Doomslayer', a most potent hammer that dispenses justice of the most final sort. Only the most powerful of beings can stand against Torv and survive.

He is the master of warfare and battle. His armor makes him virtually invulnerable and his hammer can theoretically vanquish even the greater powers (although this has never been tested). One of his greatest powers is the ability to instill warriors with fearlessness. His mere presence on the battlefield will increase the morale of warriors he favors while causing fear in those he opposes.

Lesser Powers

Fraxel the Silent
Lord of the Cats

Status: Lesser Power
Sphere of Influence: Felines
Colors: Golden Brown
Symbol: Cat Head

In his natural form Fraxel will be encountered as an enormous golden brown mountain lion. Though he prefers this shape when in civilized lands he will often change into a large man with catlike features. He wears little or no armor and carries few weapons, but can extend razor sharp claws at will. When he smiles there is always a hint of deadly fangs, a fact that tends to make onlookers uncomfortable.

Fraxel was once merely an extremely fine specimen of his feline species. Happening upon a mystic token from some protean age, he became infused with strange and mystic energies. He was granted mastery over the felines of the world, and gained potent sorcerous abilities.

Regarded as a loner, Fraxel rarely gets involved in the plots and machinations of the other powers. He prefers to roam the lands on tasks rarely understood by those who take an interest in such things.

To his chagrin, he is often worshipped by thieves.

Lishek the Wolf Prince
Prince of Wolves

Status: Lesser Power
Sphere of Influence: Lupines
Colors: Gray and Silver
Symbol: Wolf Head

Lishek is regularly seen as a thin, wiry man with light silver fur and a sharp, mean face. He wears elaborate gray leather armor and carries a slender willow staff with a wolf-head headpiece. His natural shape is that of a gigantic wolf, though he is rarely seen in this form. The realm's oldest werewolf, he reportedly has many other forms as well.

Unlike most of his brethren, he was already a mighty sorcerer before he transcended. When opportunity presented itself after the War of the Seven, he gathered as much power as his werewolf form could absorb and became a true Power. Arrogant and spiteful, Lishek has figured in many plots to sow discord and mischief in the world. Though evil to the core, he hates the Dark Hasturs and works against them whenever they interfere with his plans.

His machinations have made him the enemy of Ursalis, a foe who has dogged his steps throughout the Ages. He is often a partner with Nechaka, Queen of Spiders, though he trusts her not at all.

Lishek is worshipped by sentient wolves and many were-creatures.

Llynorm the Gray
The Dragon Lord

Status: Lesser Power
Sphere of Influence: Dragons, Wyrms and Wyverns
Colors: Dark Mottled Gray
Symbol: Dragon Head, Dragon eating its Tail

Very little is known about Llynorm the Gray. A dragon of the eldest sort, he is often sought out for his knowledge of the earliest times. When encountered, he will be seen as an enormous gray dragon over 30 meters (100 feet) long. He can take humanoid form at will, and manifests as a tall, bald man with a skin of fine gray scales. His face has a vaguely reptilian cast with small, inset ears, and pupil less eyes.

Although dragons possess many innate mystical abilities, they have never used traditional forms of magic. Llynorm is currently the exception to this rule. He was the first dragon to reach the mortal realm, carrying the Twin Gods on their flight from their universe. He has demonstrated his dominion over all of the dragons of the world.

Old, wise, and possessing ageless powers, Llynorm retired to a cave deep within the mountains of the north to contemplate the cosmos. He occasionally emerges to traverse the lands, but hasn't been seen in centuries.

Llyorm is revered by all dragons, even the evil ones, but is not typically worshipped.

Nechaka the Terrible
Queen of Spiders

Status: Lesser Power
Sphere of Influence: Arachnids
Colors: Black and Dark Gray
Symbol: Spider on a Web

Nechaka is seen as a tall violet eyed albino woman of incredible beauty. She is always draped in an enveloping black cloak clasped at the throat by a silver spider. Looks can be deceiving, however, and in her usual form she appears as an enormous black spider of terrifying aspect.

Like many others, Nechaka gained the bulk of her supernatural powers shortly after the War of the Seven. She was originally the matron of a brood of giant arachnids who lurked deep within the tangled gloom of old Dreadwood. Infused with power gained by drinking the blood of a Yolari, she quickly utilized her newfound abilities to dominate the sentient spiders of the mortal realm.

The Queen of Spiders considers no one to be worthy of her friendship, but she occasionally finds a use for Lishek, the Wolf Prince, in her numerous plots.

Nechaka is worshipped by all broods of intelligent spiders and spider folk, and has a temple in the dark Arachni city of Sussorro.

Silverwing the Swift
Lord of the Eagles

Status: Lesser Power
Sphere of Influence: Avians
Colors: Gold and Silver
Symbol: Golden Eagle Talon over crossed Silver Feathers

Silverwing does not take humanoid form. Though he certainly possesses the ability to change shape, he is always seen a human-sized eagle with golden feathers trimmed in silver. His eyes glow with intelligence and he speaks with the voice of the wind.

The Lord of the Eagles was once merely an exceptional member of the giant eagles living in the high aeries of the Blackfang Mountains. After the War of the Seven, he flew into a strand of mystic energy that infused him with power beyond reckoning. He was granted dominion over all the avians of the world, from the tiny sparrow to the mightiest of eagles.

He prefers to remain neutral in the affairs of the other powers unless the plotting of the evil intrudes upon her domain. He is friendliest with Ursalis the Great Bear and Fury Maelstrom who he will always aid during times of trouble.

Silverwing is not commonly worshipped in any organized way.

Syvious the Cruel
Queen of Serpents

Status: Lesser Power
Sphere of Influence: Snakes and Serpents
Colors: Dark Green
Symbol: Coiled Serpent

The Queen of Serpents is most often seen as a tall, thin woman with dark green, intricately scaled skin. In this shape she is quite striking, but the effect is muted by an encompassing aura of evil. Her face has a slight snakelike quality to it and her emerald eyes radiate an intense cruelty. Although she can take many other forms, she often transforms into an gigantic serpent when the mood takes her.

Syvious was originally a princess of a kingdom whose inhabitants worshipped the Dark Hastur named Thysvafor. When bad omens plagued the kingdom, she was offered to the him in exchange for aid. Thysvafor was quite taken by the ruthless young lady and imbued her with knowledge, power and ultimately dominion over the serpents and snakes of the mortal realm. An dark and evil being, she is believed to have consumed a number of lesser powers and absorbed their strength. If this is true, her current efficacy is unknown.

The serpent queen is worshipped by hidden and reviled cults the world over.

Ursalis the Great Bear
Lord of the Bears

Status: Lesser Power
Sphere of Influence: Bears and Good Beasts
Colors: Dark Brown
Symbol: Bear Paw

Ursalis appears as a giant, hairy mountain of a man with a wide, friendly face and wise eyes. He disdains to wear armor but is always seen carrying a deadly double-bladed axe. A shape shifter and sorcerer of formidable power, he often takes the shape of an enormous brown cave bear. His greatest talent is the ability to command most beasts native to the mortal realm. Ursalis possesses the puissant axe 'Red Slayer,' forged for him by Brand Bloodfire. This axe is extremely deadly to all forms of were-creatures and shapeshifters.

As the arch-nemesis of Lishek of the Wolf Prince, the Lord of the Bears has pledged eternal vigilance in confounding Lishek at every opportunity. Where Lishek is found plotting, Ursalis can almost certainly be found one step behind him. Ursalis counts Silverwing the Swift as his closest friend, and rarely associates with other powers.

Ursalis is not worshipped in any traditional sense, though he is revered by woodsmen and druidic types.