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In ancient times, Elves used to worship a large number of Gods and Goddesses. They composed a complex pantheon full of plots and intrigues that appeared to passionate elves but remained little known outside their culture. Nowadays, this Pantheon shrank to about just about a dozen divinities, some of them worshipped only in some tribes and not in others. Interestingly enough, some Elven Divinities such as Araxiad or Thatalia became progressively mainstream in Felarya for a variety of reasons, and are now almost more worshipped by non-elves than by elves themselves ! Many elves are hesitating between being flattered or offended that short-eared people somehow appropriated themselves some of their divinities.

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Temolian

The Stern Goddess of Honor, duty, but also sadness and melancholy

Temolian is one of the main Elven divinity. She is the goddess of honor, duty, wisdom and righteousness. She is represented as a tall, white-haired elf with a complex haircut and long braids. She wears a stern and serious expression and smile very rarely. To her, duty is essential. She helps and support those who accomplish their everyday tasks, be it a soldier fighting a war, or a mother raising her child, and make them stay strong. She is the one who inspires great acts of bravery and strength in tough or desperate situations. She is seen as the protector of the innocent and the weak, striking at those who threaten them with her great bow. Her accuracy is legendary, and Temolian is mentioned in various tales and sacred texts to be able to hit targets far in the horizon. She is also the goddess of sadness, when she fails to save those who are under her protection, and help shouldering their misery by taking a bit of it into herself. She is a popular goddess among elves but is little known by other species.

Araxiad

God of wealth and greed but also knowledge and prosperity

Thatalia

Goddess of Ambition, selfishness and Deceit but also courage and victory

Thatalia is the Elven Goddess of selfishness, passion, deceit, victory and ambition. She appears as a strikingly beautiful elf with raven black hair and fierce, piercing golden eyes. She represents those who put their goals and ambitions above anything else in life, wether it's in order to gain power, wealth, knowledge, or to make a cause triumph. In her view, one should not shy away from anything in order to reach these goals, be it by manipulating, using or sacrificing others, or simply staying strong no matter the obstacles. To Thatalia, the end justifies every means. She is a rather ambiguous deity. While she is mostly seen as merciless and evil, those with noble goals sometimes pray to her as well, and Thatalia might smile upon them just as much as on someone hell bent on total world domination... as long as they are ready to see it through to the very end, that is.

Thatalia is known to be a rather responsive goddess, sometimes taking a liking to some her followers and actively protecting them. However, should they renounce their goals or simply back down, they would commit what she and her followers see as a treason, and provoke the goddess' wrath. Thatalia despises the half-hearted above anything else. She is one of those deity worshipped well outside their Pantheon, by elves and non-elves alike.