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In ancient times, Elves used to worship a large number of Gods and Goddesses. They had a complex pantheon full of plots and intrigues that fascinated elves but remained little known outside their culture. Nowadays, this Pantheon has shrunk to about just about a dozen divinities, some of them worshiped only in some tribes and not in others. Interestingly enough, some elven divinities such as Araxiad or Thatalia have become progressively more mainstream on Felarya for a variety of reasons, and are now almost more worshiped by non-elves than by the elves themselves! Many elves are torn between being flattered and being offended that short-eared people have somehow appropriated themselves some of the elvish divinities. It's interesting to note that most elven divinities possess positive as well as negative aspects to them.

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Temolian

Temolian is one of the main figures of the pantheon. 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 smiles very rarely. To her, duty is essential. She helps and supports those who accomplish their everyday tasks, be it a soldier fighting a war, or a mother raising her child, and makes them stay strong. She is the one who inspires great acts of bravery and strength in difficult 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 cited in various tales and sacred texts as being able to hit targets far across the horizon. However, she is also the goddess of sadness, melancholy, and grief when she fails to save those who are under her protection, and is seen as somewhat of a killjoy by the rest of the pantheon. She is a popular goddess among elves though, but is little known by other species.

Araxiad

Araxiad is the God of wealth, avarice and greed, as well as knowledge, ingenuity and prosperity. He appears as a middle-aged, distinguished elf, with white hair and sharp features, looking down on others with an air of arrogance and a slight smug smirk. he is clad in resplendent and colorful precious garments, wearing an unhealthy amount of jewelry on his person. Araxiad represents those who strive to outsmart their competitors, seek the best bargains and amass wealth, power and knowledge. For a follower of Araxiad, getting a bad deal is a dishonor to their deity.

Araxiad favors the bold and the cunning

Shiwo

Shiwo is the Goddess of joy, humor, music, arts, but also excess, vanity and complacency. She has a rather small stature, bright brown eyes, red unkempt hair and a charming, impish smile. She possesses very long pointed ears , a canon of beauty in elven standards. Another of her remarkable features are the two long feathers plucked in her hair and cascading behind her head, along with her hair. She wears a green silky attire and is always represented with a music instrument

Shiwo embodies joy and freedom, creativity in artistry, music, and poetry, granting inspiration to her followers and accepting their work as offerings in turn. Her joyful nature is rather chaotic and flighty though, and to her, life must be lived to the fullest, even if it means falling into excesses.

Thatalia

Thatalia is the Elven Goddess of selfishness, passion, deceit, ambition, and victory. 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, whether 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 others, using or sacrificing them, or by 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 of her followers and actively protecting them. However, should they renounce their goals or simply back down, they would commit what she see as a treason, and provoke her 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.