The final chapter of the four-part divinity series, where we share the mythologies behind some of the Gods, Goddesses and their folklore in Mortalissar, is finally here. If you've missed Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3, just click on their respective links and they'll open up new windows for you. For our final part, we'll look at the deities, their folklore and myths from the continents of Djasandur, the Iosian Peninsula and the Bridgelands of Iorensia.
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We continue our divinity series on religions, gods and mythologies in Mortalissar with Part 3. As we cross into the third quartet of the pantheon, you may want to refresh your memory on the first half with Part 1 and Part 2. Part 1 covers mainly the deities in central and north-eastern Mortallisar. Part 2 delves into the oriental deities in the east and northernmost parts of Mortalissar. For our third segment, we'll look at the deities the north-western and western parts of the world. Enjoy the folklore.
![]() The pantheon of divinity in Mortalissar covers a whole gamut of Gods, Goddesses, Sentient Beings, Beasts, Demonlords, Ascended Demigods and even some Unknown Ones. Until today, there is no one god who rules over all, leaving much of their existence and devotion to their regions of worshipers in Mortalissar. (Reference image is from the Guan Yin Dunhuang series by Chinese painter Zeng Hao) This is a continuation of our previous Part 1 on Religions, Gods & Mythologies in Mortalissar. In this second-parter, we'll cover some of the other divinities and their roles in the shaping and transformation of their worshipers and lands. Despite what many would have thought, there exists pockets of Mortalissari who do not worship a divine being, believing in more earthly pursuits and fortunes rather than devote time and place to someone or something they have no control over. These regions are indicated as Pagan in the religion world map. We'll cover those bits in greater detail in time.
Religion, the pantheons of deities and places of worship in Mortalissar have become as common a sight as royalty and peasantry. In the first Age of Identity (the first ten millennia), the Gods and Goddesses (also known as the Divine or Deities) walked the earth and ruled over their worshipers or creations. Their very existence, and for some their power and ability to function, are derived from the belief and faith systems created by their line of worshipers. Most of them are defined by how fervent they worship them. Here then are the pantheons of the gods and goddesses from the First Age of Identity (the First Age of Mer), what they represented and what happened to them by the end of that age.
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