An Overview of Deities of the Sorquos Region

 

Deity Name	Gender	Alignment	Portfolio	Clerical Domains
Aristus	m	NE	Darkness, Death, Despair	Darkness, Death, Madness
Balgorsis	m	NE	Selfishness, Greed, Pride	Charm, Evil, Trickery
Bernar	f	LE	Slavery, Domination	Destruction, Evil, Law
Croloxos	m	CE	Slaughter, Murder, War	Destruction, Strength, War
Daergos	m	LN	Stone, Caverns, Mining	Darkness, Earth, Law
Dalath	f	N(G)	Fertility, Crops, Food	Community, Healing, Plant
Faerisil	f	TN	Magic, Knowledge	Knowledge, Magic, Rune
Gerneath	m	CN	Insanity, Spontaneity, Luck	Liberation, Luck, Madness
Gundar	m	LG	Chivalry, Valor	Glory, Nobility, Protection
Haaken	f	CG	Sky, Birds	Air, Chaos, Weather
Kargos	m	CN	Storms, Lightning, Battle	Weather, Strength, War
Lorilia	f	CN	Water, Oceans	Chaos, Water, Weather
Mithros	m	LG	Justice, Truth, Wisdom	Good, Nobility, Protection
Nakhrash	f	NE	Serpents, Reptiles, Venom	Animal, Destruction, Evil
Noreesis	f	CE	Cold, Ice, Starvation	Destruction, Evil, Water
Parlainia	f	NG	Mercy, Healing, Forgiveness	Good, Healing, Community
Seristus	m	CG	Music, Drama, Art	Charm, Good, Liberation
Skornios	m	CE	Strife, Discord, Hate	Destruction, Chaos, Fire
Tarantis	f	CG	Freedom, Agility, Individuality	Chaos, Good, Liberation
Telkora	f	NG	Travel, Exploration	Protection, Travel, Weather
Tuath	m	CN	Shadows, Mischief, Thieves	Chaos, Darkness, Trickery
Vorloin	f	N(E)	Death, Aging	Repose, Death, Knowledge
Vulfus	m	N(E)	Hunting, Predators	Animal, Strength, Travel
Yussack	m	LN (LG)	Craftsmen, Trade, Hard Work	Artifice, Law, Community

This table gives a brief summary of the principle gods and goddesses of this campaign setting. Note that many of these deities are not tied down to any particular race but are worshipped by  members of different races, though certain races do prefer particular deities. For example, dwarves have great respect for both Yussack and Gundar, while elves are more likely to worship Tarantis and Seristus. Orcs and ogres will follow Croloxos, and so on. Deities and their outer planar servants are more interested in the intent and attitude within the follower than outward appearance. 

Note that each deity has 3 domains - clerics of that deity can choose any 2 out of those 3. 

Estaar: The Wild Lands

Estaar is the continent to the north of the Sorquos Region and is proper wilderness, with no civilized settlement yet established on it. Not even the ancient Vanae civilization built anything substantial here. It is definitely subarctic (whereas Sorqueland is temperate to subarctic) and the forests are mostly pine. In the winter snow always falls, usually with several months below freezing, while the summers are mild, never hot. There are humanoid settlements, including Northmen, wood elves and other races, while other tribes are nomadic (centaurs and orcs rarely settle down for long) Trade is difficult but possible, and there are lots of resources on Estaar, though it is not easy to safely extract them. Furs, ivory, timber and minerals can all be found. Traders and merchants from the city-states (particularly Ironport and Quarll) will sail across the Blacktuna Channel and trade with the more reasonable natives who tend to gather the resources themselves.

There have been a number of attempts to establish settlements on Estaar from both the Irryllian Empire and the City-states - none have lasted for more than two years. A combination of harsh climate, food shortages, rampaging monsters, raiding native tribes of humans and humanoids and the occasional outbreak of disease all have resulted in the abandonment or complete destruction of the new colony. Estaar remains defiantly wild despite the efforts of civilization. The closest things to civilization to survive on Estaar are the villages of humans known as Northmen, wood elves and less pleasant humanoids.

The map above shows the known areas of Estaar - it is believed to extend considerably further north and further east, based on accounts of traders and fishermen who got lost. The further north they went, the icier and more hostile the climate became.

Notable geographic features include:

• Dallarn Islands: This cluster of four main islands and numerous smaller rocky outcrops is generally considered part of Estaar as they sit off the coast. There are a variety of creatures that have found their way over to these islands including populations of deer, wild auroch and giant goats that are food for various predators including a flock of griffons. The islands do not have many trees but have lots of moorlands with gorse, heather and bracken. No humans stay here though there are some tribes of hardy goblins who viciously attack any intruders.
• Melliforn Grasses: Less fertile and colder than the Southshore Plain, the Melliforn Grasses nonetheless provide sustenance for even larger animals including mammoths, woolly rhinos and giant horses. These enormous herbivores support a range of very big and dangerous carnivores including cave bears and sabretooths.
• Pathless Forest: This large woodland is on the western side of the explored part of Estaar. The forest is mostly coniferous (fir and pine), with a number of different humanoid tribes, including Northmen, wood elves, gnolls, orcs and bugbears as well as a wide range of wild animals.
• Rellvak Mountains: These are among the highest peaks known to the people of the City States, and they can reach 14,000ft above sea level. Due to their northern latitude, much of the Rellvak Mountains are covered in snow and glaciers, and the range is home to both mountain-dwelling and arctic-dwelling monsters, including white and red dragons, frost, cloud and stone giants and the legendary Remorhaz.
  
• Southshore Plain: This stretch of grassland is bordered by the Pathless Forest to the west, the Zerdenn Swamp to the east and the Rellvak Mountains to the north. It is quite fertile, and can support numerous herds of bison and giant elk. These in turn feed dire wolves, sabretooth tigers and tribes of orcs, ogres, centaurs and Northmen.
• Zerdenn Swamp: This rarely-explored coastal marsh is approximately north of Quarll, separating the Melliforn Grasses from Southshore Plain. In winter it freezes over, so its cold-blooded inhabitants will hibernate. Warm-blooded and non-living creatures (such as the Will-o-Wisp) are active all year round.