Creation of the Elves[]
Long, long ago, as the multiverse spun and tumbled its way into being, the elvish powers arose from the beauty of the land, their aspects taking on all that was pure in creation. Some of them grew out of the beliefs and emotions of the elves, while others seem to have existed before the elves ever drew breath.
When the powers were dividing the planes, Corellon Larethian, the creator and overpower of the elvish race, chose the forests as the place where his people would live. However, before Corellon could lay true claim to the woods, a rival — Gruumsh of the orcs — rose to protest his lot. The two gods struggled for eons (though elvish mythology calls it only a day and a night), each contesting the other in a fury of blows and hatred. Corellon's blood mingled with the tears of the moon and fell upon the soil, and from this sprang the elves. Born of the fury and despair of the earliest powers, the elves have known passion throughout their long existences. They thank their patrons with unflagging worship and belief, making the elvish pantheon one of the most pervasive of the multiverse.
The Elvish Pantheon[]
Chant is that of all the pantheons in the cosmos, the elves're the most focused on the totality of a basher: body, spirit, and mind. In all things, even art and warfare, they seek aesthetic perfection and harmony. Crudity is for lesser beings, and elves have no wish to be identified with those creatures.
The elvish powers are called, collectively, the Seldarine. This translates roughly as "the brothers and sisters of the wood," though it's clear that not all of the gods are, in fact, siblings. Some legends hold Corellon and Sehanine Moonbow to be the two creators of the elvish race, while other tales claim that Corellon birthed them all. Whatever the truth, the Seldarine are a fairly close-knit group, and they've got few of the rivalries common to other pantheons.
'Course, this excludes the powers of the drow. Lolth and her compatriots were once part of the same pantheon as the rest of the elvish deities, but Corellon and the others expelled them when they learned that the Spider Queen taught heresy to the mortals, leading them into darkness. The Seldarine couldn't tolerate the loss of their worshipers to evil, and so the battle known as the Elfwar split the pantheon in two forevermore.
- On Hallowed Ground
The Seldarine[]
Corellon Larethian, the Protector[]
Alignment: Chaotic Good. Portfolio: Art, Bards, Elven Magic, Music, Poetry, War.
Aerdrie Faenya, Winged Mother[]
Alignment: Chaotic Good. Portfolio: Air, Avariels, Fertility, Rain, Weather.
Angharradh, the One and the Three[]
Alignment: Chaotic Good. Portfolio: Birth, Defense, Planting, Spring, Wisdom.
Deep Sashelas, Sailor's Friend[]
Alignment: Chaotic Good. Portfolio: Creation, Knowledge, Oceans, Sea Elves.
Erevan Ilesere, the Trickster[]
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral. Portfolio: Change, Mischief, Rogues.
Fenmarel Mestarine, the Lone Wolf[]
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral. Portfolio: Druids, Feral Elves, Isolation, Outcasts, Scapegoats.
Hanali Celanil, the Heart of Gold[]
Alignment: Chaotic Good. Portfolio: Beauty, Enchantments, Fine Art, Love, Romance.
Labelas Enoreth, the Lifegiver[]
Alignment: Chaotic Good. Portfolio: History, Longevity, Time.
Rillifane Rallathil, the Many-Limbed[]
Alignment: Chaotic Good. Portfolio: Nature, Woodlands, Wild Elves, Wood Elves.
Sehanine Moonbow, Daughter of the Night Skies[]
Alignment: Chaotic Good. Portfolio: Death, Dreams, Journeys, the Moon, Mysticism, Stars, Transcendence.
Shevarash, the Night Hunter[]
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral. Portfolio: Crusades, Hatred of the Drow, Loss, Vengeance.
Solonor Thelandira, Keen-Eye[]
Alignment: Chaotic Good. Portfolio: Archery, Hunting.
The Drow Powers[]
Driven from the lighted lands millennia ago when their chief deity challenged the might of Corellon Larethian, the drow now spin out their days in hate-filled caverns under the ground. The dark elves scheme constantly against the creatures of light, and frequently against each other as well. It's a wonder they've survived this long.
Lolth, Queen of the Demonweb Pits[]
Alignment: Chaotic Evil. Portfolio: Assassins, Chaos, Darkness, Evil, Spiders, Drow.
Kiaransalee, Lady of the Dead[]
Alignment: Chaotic Evil. Portfolio: Undeath, Vengeance.
Selvetarm, the Spider that Wakes[]
Alignment: Chaotic Evil. Portfolio: Battle Prowess, Bloodlust.
Vhaeraun, the Masked God of Night[]
Alignment: Neutral Evil. Portfolio: Thievery, Territory, Travel, Trickery, Male Drow.
Rebels of the Drow[]
Eilistraee, the Dark Maiden[]
Alignment: Chaotic Good. Portfolio: Beauty, Dance, Hunting, Moonlight, Song, Swordwork, Good Drow.
Ghaunadaur, That Which Lurks[]
Alignment: Chaotic Evil. Portfolio: Oozes, Outcasts, Slimes, Rebels.
Zinzerena, the Hunted[]
Alignment: Chaotic Evil. Portfolio: Assassins, Chaos, Rebels.