# The New Gods ## Classification The **Present Gods** are the twelve deities identified in *The World of Tarin* as the **New Gods** of the post-Breaking world. | God | Title | Domains | Alignment | |---|---|---|---| | [[Ithis]] | The Veiled Mother | Life, Light, Nature | Neutral Good | | [[Orvahn]] | The Hammer of Civilisation | Forge, Order/Law, War, Creation | Lawful Neutral | | [[Nyxthys]] | The Keeper of Passing | Death, Grave, Twilight | Neutral | | [[Vaelis]] | The Wanderer in Ink | Knowledge, Trickery, Arcana | Chaotic Neutral | | [[Kaegor]] | The Storm Father | Tempest, War, Strength | Chaotic Good | | [[Selmara]] | The Weeping Rose | Peace, Love, Beauty, Craft | Chaotic Good | | [[Malrik]] | The Gilded Hand | Trickery, Wealth, Betrayal, Commerce | Neutral Evil | | [[Zareth]] | The Huntress | Nature, War, Beauty, Strength | Neutral Good | | [[Xal'Zyros|Xal’Zyros]] | The Hungering Shadow | Death, Trickery, Chaos | Chaotic Evil | | [[Serapha]] | The Dawnflame | Light, Life, Order | Lawful Good | | [[Lunaera]] | The Dreamer | Twilight, Knowledge, Arcana | Lawful Neutral | | [[Veythar]] | The Dark Whisper | Murder, Betrayal, Cruelty, Destruction | Chaotic Evil | ## Known historical claims - The Present Gods appeared after or around [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/03 - Cosmology & Divine Structure/The Breaking|The Breaking]], or became dominant in its aftermath. - [[The Brotherhood]] calls them “Imposter Gods” and claims they are liars. This is a factional claim, not an established fact. - [[Solland]] built much of its post-Breaking identity around [[Serapha]], whose sun domain matched the nation called the Land of the Sun. - [[Nyxthys]] is an active modern goddess served by [[Elena]] and the [[Hands of Nyxthys]]. - [[Ithis]] is associated with surviving harvest traditions and the [[Shrine of Ithis]] in [[Voran's Well|Voran’s Well]]. ## Open Questions - Did the Present Gods replace the Old Gods, inherit abandoned domains, or arise independently? - Did they help save the world after the Breaking? - Did any participate in the imprisonment of the Old Gods? - Are Present Gods and Old Gods fundamentally different kinds of beings? - What truth, if any, lies beneath the Brotherhood’s “Imposter Gods” doctrine? [[Present Gods|Open the complete Present Gods directory →]]