The gods are comprised of the [[Powers/Gods/Anganach]], the [[Morndinsamman]], and the [[The Futurus]]. There may be unknown gods. [[Anu-eya]] [[Arcantryl]] [[Asmodeus]] Beltar Blood Queen, The Callarduran Smoothhands [[Cromm Cruach]] [[Deep Duerra]] [[Demetra]] Diinkarazan Diirinka Great Mother, The Grumbar Gruumsh Gzemnid [[Herne]] Hruggek (worshipped by some bugbears) Blibdoolpoolp [[Ilsensine]] Ilxendren [[Imperiosa]] [[Impurax]] [[Laduguer]] [[Malachai]] Maglubiyet [[Moradin Thaneduhr]] [[Nergal]] [[Oaxus]] [[Orcus]] [[Oghma]] [[Psilofyr]] [[Set]] [[Sseth]] [[Silvanus]] [[Valdghar]] [[St. Ygg]] [[Zuul]] Zuggtmoy (the Demon Queen of Fungi) The Ancient Ones, called the [[Powers/Gods/Anganach|Anganach]] by the folk of the region, represent the elder gods. Whether they preexisted in the forests, swamps, and old streams of the land, or whether they were brought with the first humans, few can say. The humans who founded [[Ironguard Motte]], [[Helix]], and [[Bogtown]] (called the Second Settlement by local sages) found [[3 - Protection from Evil 10' Radius|protection]] in the worship of [[Silvanus]] (Green Man), [[Herne]] the Hunter, [[Cromm Cruach]], [[Impurax]], and to a lesser extent, [[Nergal]]. Through respect and reverence for the wilderness and its deities, the human settlers learned to survive and established their villages. With the migration of the new gods from the civilized kingdoms to the east, the [[Powers/Gods/Anganach|Anganach]] are in decline. Some believe the following gods preexisted in the forests, swamps, and streams of the land: [[Silvanus]] (Green Man), [[Cromm Cruach]], [[Herne]], [[Valdghar]], [[Malachai]], [[Nergal]], and [[Impurax]]. Others believe the first nomadic humans brought their gods with them. No one knows for certain. The New Gods, called the [[The Futurus|Futurus]], include the faiths of [[St. Ygg]], [[Imperiosa]], [[Oghma]], and [[Arcantryl]], as well as the more clandestine cults devoted to [[Orcus]] and [[Set]]. Slowly their priests have made their way to the [[Duchy of Aerik]]. The various deities of demi-humans (elves, dwarves, halflings, gnomes) form a third point in the triadic pantheon. Known by sages as the [[Du'mal]], these gods aren't worshipped as widely as the Anganach and Futurus in the surface realms, but hold sway almost entirely in the Underdark. The clerics of [[St. Ygg]] have been aggressive in their attempts to convert the people from the "primitive" faiths of [[Silvanus]] and [[Herne]]. They established a stone temple at [[Ironguard Motte]], converted the Ironguard family, and began to spread their influence from the major trade and political center of the district. Although the cults of [[Orcus]] and [[Set]] are not openly worshipped their influence has started to grow in the dark corners of the region. With the founding and growth of the population of [[Threshold]], new religions sought to expand into the [[Southern Reaches]]. These faiths are called the New Gods or the [[The Futurus|Futurus]]. The church of [[St. Ygg]] has been the most aggressive in establishing itself in Threshold and The Prelacy of Middenmark. The church has been less successful in more peripheral, and more traditional, regions like the [[Duchy of Aerik]]. The clerics of [[St. Ygg]] are dismissive of the [[Powers/Gods/Anganach|Anganach|Ancient Ones]] and position them as backward, primitive, and irrelevant. In addition to [[St. Ygg]], the followers of [[Arcantryl]] have also established churches and followers. However, they are less aggressive than the priests of the [[St. Ygg|Red God]]. Despite the success of the New Gods in [[Middenmark|the Red Prelacy]], local people still consider it a good omen to wander across the face of the [[Silvanus|Green Man]] carved into a great tree or rockface in the wilderness. Demetra is considered by some sages to be a gentler, more modern facet of the god [[Malachai]]. Demetra is goddess of hearth and harvest. Beyond the [[Powers/Gods/Anganach|Anganach]] and the [[The Futurus|Futurus]], there are stories of "foreign" religions including Caer Tomhas the God of Time and Death or Omari the God of Sky and Stars.