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 The gods are an accepted fact of life in the worlds of Jaern and Cahyali. Residing in their [[settings:planes:celestial|celestial planes]], they watch over the mortal world, bound by their requisite domains. While opinions towards the gods may vary from place to place, they are universally known to exist and to be immortal, nigh-omnipotent beings. Gods draw their power from mortal worship, and return a small measure of this power in the form of divine magic to their devotees. In the [[gods:godpact|pacted]], unchanging pantheon of Jaern and Cahyali are seated fourteen gods, often represented by the symbol of the God-Wheel.
-The gods' names, as listed below, are in the format of "Jaern Name/Cahyali Name". These names represent the most popular and most powerful aspect on each plane, and most denizens of Jaern and Cahyali refer to the deities by these names respectively.
+The gods' names, as listed below, are in the format of "Jaern Name/Cahyali Name". These names represent the most popular and most powerful aspect on each plane, and most denizens of Jaern and Cahyali refer to the deities by these names respectively. Some gods have only one name; they are referred to the same on both worlds.
 Servants of gods are called //angels or celestials,// and are sometimes creations directly from the gods or ascended souls of devoted priests. The highest of these servants are termed //Servitors//, and are granted access to using some of the god's power. The exact form of a celestial differs based on the god they serve.
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 [[gods:isis|Isis]], the gentlest of all gods, protects the sanctity and continuance of life. Her devotees are known to perform great acts of healing, even capable of bringing the recently departed back from an early grave. Isis despises acts of killing, forbidding her followers from doing so - save for the cases where killing serves to preserve even more lives. **[WIP]**
-===== Neptune/Vahrun, Master of the Seas =====
+===== Neptune/Vahrun, Gilded Voyager =====
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-=== Domain: Oceans & Seas, Trade & Wealth, Aquatic Creatures ===
+=== Domain: Travel, Sailing, Prosperity ===
-[[gods:neptune|Neptune]] is the champion of all seaborne life, from the smallest plankton to the lizardfolk civilizations beneath the waves. Guarding the ferocity and mystery of the oceans, he stands ever steady in the vast blue. Some say that the sky is the final frontier; those who know Neptune and his domain know that in truth, it is the ever-constant sea. **[WIP]**
+[[gods:neptune|Neptune]] is the wanderer and merchant of the gods, most known as the patron of sailors as they travel across the turbulent seas, and the guardian of all who must venture far from home. He maintains a domain associated with oceans and seas. In addition, he is known as the bringer of prosperity and wealth.
 ===== Orus/Arakh, Flame of Zeal =====
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 ===== Osiris, Protector of Nature =====
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-=== Domain: Nature, Earth, Terrestrial Creatures ===
+=== Domain: Nature, Earth, Hunting ===
 [[gods:osiris|Osiris]] sees the chaos and destruction wrought by the machinations of divine and mortal alike, and wants no part in this. She turns her gaze to the wild, seeking to protect it and its bountiful life at all cost. Though she respects mortalkind's dominion over the wilds as part of their nature, she will do what it takes to stop exploitation and destruction of her domain.
-===== Ra/Peregrinus, Bearer of Light =====
+===== Ra/Peregrinus, Lightbearer =====
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-=== Domain: Light, Order ===
+=== Domain: Light, Order, Civilization ===
 [[gods:ra|Ra]] is believed to be the god who first brought order and reason to the mortal mind. From the chaotic emotion imparted by Orus, Ra organized this into thought and logic. He and his followers seek to impose peaceful order upon the world, and when their task has been accomplished, they shall move on to the next.
-===== Rudri/Tenebrus, Dweller of the Dark =====
+===== Rudri/Tenebrus, Dweller in the Dark =====
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-=== Domain: Darkness, Chaos ===
+=== Domain: Darkness, Chaos, Undead ===
-[[gods:rudri|Rudri]] was once the consort of Ra, a check and foil to his goals. After an attempt by Ra to ascend to a higher state of existence, they betrayed him and fell from grace, turning to the dark and opposing the wonder of life. Weakened from their original godly state, the idea and title of Rudri passes between their followers, resulting in an ever-changing dark deity that is hard to combat and even harder to truly kill. **[WIP]**
+[[gods:rudri|Rudri]] is change and chaos incarnate, the manifestation of night, the wild, the unknown, and all things that mortals fear because they cannot control. Rudri is a god of avatars, forms which convey a truly unknowable deity. They are only seen through their envoys, avatars, servitors, and priests, and feed with joy on a world which changes and fluctuates.
-===== Mishra/Aremakh, Boon of Destruction =====
+===== Mishra/Aremakh, Clarion of Strife =====
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-=== Domain: Destruction, War, Change ===
+=== Domain: War, Destruction, Change ===
-Considered evil and good in equal measure, [[gods:mishra|Mishra]] is one of the newest gods of the Fourteen. Thriving off conflict, war, and change, she directs her followers to tear down the old and stagnant - or blow it up - replacing it with the new, so the world can ever turn and move forward.
+Considered evil and good in equal measure, [[gods:mishra|Mishra]] is one of the newest gods of the Fourteen. Thriving off war, revolution, and slaughter, she directs her followers to tear down the old and stagnant - or blow it up - replacing it with the new, so the world can ever turn and move forward.
 ===== Tarus/Thoth, The Divine Archivist =====
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 [[gods:tarus|Tarus]] presides over his great library on his celestial plane, keeper of all mortal and immortal knowledge. Each event in the annals of history is documented and becomes part of his vast archives. Often loath to disseminate it for fear that it could be used for evil, the secrets of Tarus have become some of the most highly sought-after information in the universe.
-===== T'or/Marutuk, Champion of Justice =====
+===== T'or/Marutuk, The Thunder of Righteousness =====
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-=== Domain: Justice, Law ===
+=== Domain: Justice, Law, Righteousness ===
-[[gods:tor|T'or]] serves as the ultimate arbiter of the just and righteous for the material and celestial. His following is the only one that is split in two, with the followers of True Justice and Righteousness often coming at odds due to their conflicting ideals of the domain they serve. **[WIP]**
+[[gods:tor|T'or]] serves as the ultimate arbiter of the just and righteous for the material and celestial. His following is the only one that is split in two, with the followers of True Justice and Righteousness often coming at odds due to their conflicting ideals of the domain they serve.
 ===== Almar, Soulspark =====
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 === Domain: Soul, Energy, Magic ===
-[[gods:almar|Almar]] is an enigmatic being, and exercises mastery over the immaterial soul of all mortals. Little is known about Almar, as he rarely manifests on the material plane and leaves it up to his priesthood to exercise his will - which is as enigmatic as Almar himself. **[WIP]**
+[[gods:almar|Almar]] is an enigmatic being, and exercises mastery over the immaterial soul of all mortals. Little is known about Almar, as he rarely manifests on the material plane and leaves it up to his priesthood to exercise his will - which is as enigmatic as Almar himself.
 ===== Vormaxia, Mistress of the Mind =====
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 === Domain: Wisdom, Learning, Curiosity ===
-Often worshiped by universities and scholars, [[gods:vormaxia|Vormaxia]] is the boon of all discovery and curiosity in the world. As one of the more helpful and friendly gods, she supports cultivation of the mind and the pursuit of learning.  **[WIP]**
+Often worshiped by universities and scholars, [[gods:vormaxia|Vormaxia]] is the boon of all discovery and curiosity in the world. As one of the more helpful and friendly gods, she supports cultivation of the mind and the pursuit of learning. Many institutions are named after one of her aspects, a former adventurer named Kira.
 ===== Zepherin, Lord of the Body =====
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 ====== Esoteric Deities & Minor Gods ======
 An adventurer worshiping a minor god has a few options: if the domains are similar enough, they may mechanically use the spell groups of one of the main Fourteen and flavor it as a devotee of a minor god, use the curated groups stated in the minor god's page (see below), or they may use the Nomad background. As long as minor gods don't attempt to usurp the power of one of the Fourteen, they are usually allowed to operate as normal[[gods:dicerollers|.]]
+===== Quinn, Goddess of the Vigil =====
+=== Domain: Guardianship against extraplanar threats ===
+[[gods:quinn|Quinn]] was once an acclaimed adventurer and warrior on Jaern until her divine ascension. Now, she guards the edges of reality from those that would seek to harm it, taking up the mantle of the Vigil. While she technically does not act as one of Jaern's native divinities, her followers come from many planes of the Cefa'zisto, united in a single goal: defense of the material world.
 ===== Kelvar, Lord of Dragons =====