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<p><strong>NB: Not to be read by Players</strong></p>
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<td>Faerunean Name:</td>
<td>&nbsp;Equivalence 1</td>
<td>&nbsp;Equivalence 2</td>
<td>&nbsp;Equivalence 3</td>
<td>&nbsp;Equivalence 4</td>
<td>&nbsp;Equivalence 5</td>
<td>&nbsp;Equivalence 6</td>
<td>&nbsp;Equivalence 7</td>
<td>&nbsp;Equivalence 8</td>
<td>&nbsp;Equivalence 9</td>
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<td>Chauntea</td>
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<p><a href="https://wiki.strixhab.net/e/en/HBW/Eirus/Marcandria/Culture/Religion">Fiori</a> (Marcandria)</p>
<p>(with some aspects from Lathander)</p>
<p>Reference links: <a href="https://frc.fandom.com/wiki/Chauntea?so=search">Link</a>, <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Chauntea?so=search">Link</a>, <a href="https://frc.fandom.com/wiki/Lathander?so=search">Link</a></p>
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<td>Lathander</td>
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<p><a href="https://wiki.strixhab.net/en/HBW/Eirus/Concalian-Empire/Concalian-Empire-Religion">Ammindur (Concalian Empire)</a></p>
<p>Reference links: <a href="https://frc.fandom.com/wiki/Tempus?so=search">Link</a>, <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Tempus">Link</a></p>
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<td>Torm</td>
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<p><a href="https://wiki.strixhab.net/en/HBW/Eirus/Concalian-Empire/Concalian-Empire-Religion">Iomanae (Concalian Empire)&nbsp;</a></p>
<p>(with some aspects from Iomadae</p>
<p>from Pathfinder)</p>
<p>Reference links: <a href="https://frc.fandom.com/wiki/Torm">Link</a>, <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Torm">Link</a>, <a href="https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Iomedae">Link</a>, <a href="https://pathfinder.fandom.com/wiki/Iomedae">Link</a></p>
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<td>&nbsp;Waukeen</td>
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<p><a href="https://wiki.strixhab.net/e/en/HBW/Eirus/Marcandria/Culture/Religion">Meranzi</a> (Marcandria)</p>
<p>Reference links: <a href="https://frc.fandom.com/wiki/Waukeen?so=search">Link</a>, <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Waukeen?so=search">Link</a></p>
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<p>Deities and their different cultural names/versions:</p>
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<td><strong>Main Denominations/Names (For meta-referencing; not in-world)</strong></td>
<td>Common Additional Titles</td>
<td>General Domain/Portfolio</td>
<td>Reference Deities</td>
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<td>Concalia</td>
<td><a href="/HBW/Eirus/Marcandria/Religion">Marcandria</a></td>
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<td><mark class="marker-green">The Great Mother / The Forest Father</mark></td>
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<p>The Forest Mother; Earthmother;</p>
<p>Guardian of the Wilds; The Grain Mother; Lady of the Harvest; The Forest Father; The Green Father; God of the Wild;</p>
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<p>Main Portfolio: <strong>Deity of Nature</strong></p>
<p>Typical Domains: Life, Nature; Light</p>
<p>Other Domains: Death, Decay (Natural cycle of life and death)</p>
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<p>Agriculture; Nature; Healing; Good Health;</p>
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<td>Chauntea (Ordered Nature); Silvanus (Wilder Nature)</td>
<td>Blooming Flower; Leaf</td>
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<p>Add Mielikki? or rhave her merged with something else?</p>
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<p><strong>Fiori (feminine)</strong></p>
<p>Representing agriculture, empathy, perseverance, growth, healing, hope, and life.</p>
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<td><mark class="marker-green">The Merchant's Friend</mark></td>
<td>Merchant's Friend; Liberty's Maiden; The Coinmaiden; The Golden One; Lord/Lady of Trade; Lord/Lady of Gold</td>
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<p>Main Portfolio: <strong>Deity of Commerce/Trade</strong></p>
<p>Typical Domains: Knowledge; Trickery</p>
<p>Commerce; Trade; Knowledge; Wealth; Fair Trade; Illicit Trade</p>
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<td>Gold Coin with deity's profile</td>
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<p><strong>Meranzi (feminine)</strong></p>
<p>Representing liberty, knowledge, exceptionalism, (societal) progress, commerce, and trade.</p>
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<td><mark class="marker-green">&nbsp;The Prince(ss) of Passion</mark></td>
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<p>The Prince/Princess of Passion ;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Firehair ; The Fickle and the Beautiful ; Lord/Lady of Love ; God(dess) of Beauty and Love;</p>
<p>Joybringer ; Lord/Lady of Joy ; The Everchanging One ; Lord/Mistress of the Revels</p>
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<p>Main Portfolio: <strong>Love, Beauty, Joy, Celebration, Art</strong></p>
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<p>Love; Joy; Beauty, Passion, Revelry; Festivities; Art; Self-Expression; Freedom</p>
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<td>&nbsp;Sune (Love, Beauty, Passion); Lliira (Joy, Revelry)</td>
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<p><strong>Callera (feminine)</strong></p>
<p>Representing art, beauty, love, joy, passion, revelry, and joyous living.</p>
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<td>Main Portfolio: War</td>
<td>Tempus (Honorable Combat); Red Knight (Strategy)</td>
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<td>The Architect of Civilization</td>
<td>Lord/Lady of Justice; The Even-Handed; The Architect of Civilization; Law-Father/Law-Mother; The Silent Judge; The Crown of Order; The Grand Arbiter; The Hand of Edict</td>
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<p>Main Portfolio: Law, Justice, Order, Civilization</p>
<p>Typical Domains: Order, War</p>
<p>Authority; Civilization; Civil Duty; Civil Structures; Duty and Loyalty to State; Governance; Justice (Legal); Legal Process; Order; Rule of Law; Rulership; Stability;</p>
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<td>&nbsp;Tyr</td>
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<p><strong>Iomane (feminine)</strong></p>
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<td><mark class="marker-yellow">The Black Hand</mark></td>
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<p>The True; The True God; &nbsp;Speaker of Truths; God of Duty; The Loyal Fury; The Hand of Righteousness; The Brave; The Paladin's Paladin</p>
<p>The Watcher; The Vigilant One; The Great Guardian; The Unsleeping Eye</p>
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<p>Main Portfolio: Virtues</p>
<p>Typical Domains: Light, Order, War</p>
<p>Bravery; Chivalry; Courage; Discipline; Duty; Honor; Integrity; Loyalty; Mercy; Obedience; Protection; Righteousness; Self-Sacrifice; Truthfulness; Valor; Vigilance; Doing what is Right</p>
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<td>Torm (virtues as devotion); Helm (more stoic and duty bound)</td>
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<p>Typical Domains: Knowledge, Order, Trickery</p>
<p>counterweight to virtue deity's portfolio.</p>
<p>Contracts, corruption;</p>
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<h3>⚔️ <strong>Conflict, Power, and Order</strong></h3>
<p><strong>War</strong> (e.g., Ares, Tyr, Sekhmet, Kartikeya)</p>
<p><strong>Strategy / Just War / Victory</strong> (e.g., Athena, Bellona, Nike)</p>
<p><strong>Kingship / Sovereignty</strong> (e.g., Zeus, Odin, Enlil)</p>
<p><strong>Law / Oaths / Justice</strong> (e.g., Tyr, Maat, Dike, Forseti)</p>
<p><strong>Vengeance / Retribution</strong> (e.g., Nemesis, the Furies)</p>
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<h3>🌾 <strong>Nature, Growth, and Seasons</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Nature (as a whole)</strong> (e.g., Gaia, Silvanus)</p>
<p><strong>Forests / Untamed Wilds</strong> (e.g., Pan, Cernunnos)</p>
<p><strong>Agriculture / Fertility of Land</strong> (e.g., Demeter, Chauntea, Osiris)</p>
<p><strong>Animals / Hunting</strong> (e.g., Artemis, Mielikki, Ninhursag)</p>
<p><strong>Cycles / Seasons</strong> (e.g., Persephone, Brigid, Inanna)</p>
<p><strong>Storms / Weather</strong> (e.g., Thor, Baal, Tlaloc)</p>
<p><strong>Winds / Air</strong> (e.g., Aeolus, Shu, Vayu)</p>
<p><strong>Sun / Moon / Celestial Bodies</strong> (e.g., Helios, Sol, Selene, Mani)</p>
<p><strong>Earthquakes / Volcanoes</strong> (e.g., Pele, Enceladus)</p>
<p><strong>Time</strong> (e.g., Chronos, Zurvan, Aion)</p>
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<h3>🔥 <strong>Creation, Destruction, and Transformation</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Creation / Crafts / Forge</strong> (e.g., Hephaestus, Ptah, Lugh)</p>
<p><strong>Destruction / Chaos</strong> (e.g., Shiva, Eris, Set)</p>
<p><strong>Alchemy / Transformation</strong> (borderline esoteric or mystical)</p>
<p><strong>Death / the Dead / Funerary Rites</strong> (e.g., Hades, Anubis, Hel)</p>
<p><strong>Decay / Entropy / Rot</strong> (e.g., Mordiggian, Mot, Hels darker aspects)</p>
<p><strong>Rebirth / Resurrection</strong> (e.g., Osiris, Dionysus)</p>
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<h3>💗 <strong>Society, Self, and Relationships</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Love / Lust / Beauty</strong> (e.g., Aphrodite, Ishtar, Freyja)</p>
<p><strong>Marriage / Family / Childbirth</strong> (e.g., Hera, Frigg, Eileithyia)</p>
<p><strong>Wisdom / Knowledge</strong> (e.g., Athena, Thoth, Odin)</p>
<p><strong>Art / Music / Poetry</strong> (e.g., Apollo, Bragi, Saraswati)</p>
<p><strong>Language / Speech</strong> (e.g., Hermes, Ogma)</p>
<p><strong>Commerce / Trade</strong> (e.g., Mercury, Hermes, Lugh)</p>
<p><strong>Hospitality / Travel / Protection of Guests</strong> (e.g., Zeus Xenios, Hestia)</p>
<p><strong>Luck / Fortune / Fate</strong> (e.g., Tyche, the Norns, Moirai)</p>
<p><strong>Madness / Ecstasy / Frenzy</strong> (e.g., Dionysus, Pan, the Maenads)</p>
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<h3>🧭 <strong>Spiritual and Mystical</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Magic / the Arcane</strong> (e.g., Hecate, Thoth, Isis)</p>
<p><strong>Dreams / Prophecy</strong> (e.g., Morpheus, Apollo, Nanshe)</p>
<p><strong>The Underworld / Passage of Souls</strong> (e.g., Hades, Hel, Ereshkigal)</p>
<p><strong>The Afterlife / Paradise</strong> (e.g., Aaru, Valhalla, Elysium)</p>
<p><strong>Stars / Astrology / Cosmic Order</strong> (e.g., Nut, Astraeus)</p>
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<h3>🏠 <strong>Practical &amp; Cultural</strong></h3>
<p><strong>The Hearth / Home / Domestic Life</strong> (e.g., Hestia, Vesta)</p>
<p><strong>Food / Drink / Feasting</strong> (e.g., Dionysus, Bacchus, Sif)</p>
<p><strong>Sailing / the Sea / Storms at Sea</strong> (e.g., Poseidon, Njord, Yam)</p>
<p><strong>The Hunt / Predators</strong> (e.g., Artemis, Skadi, Mixcoatl)</p>
<p><strong>Mining / Metal / Wealth Below the Earth</strong> (e.g., Hephaestus, Weyland, Dwarven gods)</p>
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<h3>🧍 <strong>States of Being / Abstract Concepts</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Hope / Mercy</strong> (e.g., Elpis, Kuan Yin)</p>
<p><strong>Fear / Nightmares</strong> (e.g., Phobos, Mara)</p>
<p><strong>Silence / Secrets / Shadows</strong> (e.g., Nyx, Angrboda, Shar)</p>
<p><strong>Pride / Glory / Fame</strong> (e.g., Apollo, Lugh)</p>
<p><strong>Freedom / Rebellion</strong> (e.g., Prometheus, Lucifer myths)</p>
<p><strong>Peace / Reconciliation</strong> (e.g., Eirene, Pax)</p>
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<h3>🧿 Fringe / Esoteric Concepts</h3>
<p><strong>Thresholds / Transitions / Doors</strong> (e.g., Janus)</p>
<p><strong>Duality / Twins / Balance</strong> (e.g., the Dioscuri, Yin/Yang)</p>
<p><strong>Dreams vs Reality</strong> (e.g., Hypnos, Morpheus)</p>
<p><strong>Fate / Inevitability / Doom</strong> (e.g., Moirai, Norns, Ananke)</p>