DEITIES COMMONLY WORSHIPPED IN THE LANDS OF MEN AND SURROUNDS

GODS OF LAW
Favored Weapons: Club, mace, sling, Turn Unholy: Un-dead, demons, devils, chaotic extraplanar
staff, warhammer creatures, monsters (e.g., basilisk or medusa), Chaos Primes,
chaotic humanoids (e.g., orcs), chaotic dragons
Name Title Portfolio/Domains Short Description Symbol
Aristemis The Insightful Diplomacy, Aristemis (uh-riss-teh-miss) is goddess of strategy Arrow
One Knowledge, and intelligent combat. She is the patroness of wrapped
Strategy and War warriors and generals, and sometimes politicians, loosely in a
traders, and even rogues. Although Aristemis bears scroll
the courage of her lieges, Gorhan and Justicia, she
also knows the wisdom of choosing her battles,
when to walk away from them, and when to use
diplomacy in the place of violence.
Choranus The Seer Father Creation, Choranus (kor-uh-niss), the Seer Father, is Cloud
Knowledge, Magic, believed to have created the world. Though his covered
Protection, worshippers are few, Chroranus is often invoked mountaintop
Strength, and by prophets, seers, and wizards for his divine
Travel omniscience, and by all those who seek the
knowledge that ones own destiny imparts.
Daenthar The Mountain Earth, Industry, Daenthar (dane-thar), is the earth god of industry, Forging
Lord Vows, Trust blacksmithing, and oaths. He is the patron of hammer set
miners and all who draw from the rock to shape against a
tools of defense and war. Dwarves were hewn in cracked
the image of Daenthar. Yet other races pay their mountain
respects to him as well, particularly mountaineers,
blacksmiths, and those who work with their hands.
Gorhan The Helmed Valor, War, Gorhan (gor-han), is the deity of assertive combat Sword
Vengeance Chivalry and valorous accomplishments. Gorhan is the stained with
husband of Justicia and embodies the emphatic black blood
force that carries out her righteous decrees. He is
 the patron god of those who fight with courage
against the lawless and corrupt.
Justicia The Helmless Good, Healing, Law, Justicia (jus-ti-shuh), is the goddess of mercy, Shield
Vigil and Protection justice, and defensive combat. Justicia is the wife bearing
of Gorhanshe is the voice of reason behind his radiant eyes
unwavering valor. As the patroness of judges, with a
lawmen, and knights, she oversees justice in all its longsword
forms, be it in a court of law or the field of battle. held against
As the patroness of guardians and the beneficent, its face
Justicia seeks to remedy all hurts and redeem all
evil.
Ormazd The Changeless Creation, the Sun, Ormazd (or-mahzd), the Changeless, the Lord of Blazing Sun
Prophecy Wisdom, is the creation god of sunlight, a
mysterious deity of great power seldom heard in
the current age. Like Ahriman, his dark twin,
Ormazd is believed to have spawned from a
neutral deity, of which very little is known.
Commonly associated with angelic beings,
Ormazd is said to have sponsored a celestial host
that once temporarily purged the world of evil
when Ahrimans faith was as its greatest. Ormazds
skills of creation were paramount in the formation
of the world, but his many battles against his
brother have reduced his power over the ages and
diminished his worship in the mortal realms.
Shul The Watcher in Air, Knowledge, the Shul (shool), God of the Four Phases of the Moon, The Moon
the Sky Moon, the Watcher in the Sky, the Glistening Orb, the
Measurement, Lawgiver, is the god of measurement, tradition,
Tradition, Law, literacy, and the moon itself. Credited as the deity
Literacy to give the world the standard, twelve-month
calendar and the oldest written language from
which most humanoid languages descended, Shul
is the patron god of educators and disciplinarians
who follow strict curricula.
Ulesh The Immovable Knowledge, Law, Ulesh (oo-lesh), younger brother of Daenthar, is A man sitting
One Pacifism, Peace, the god of peace and pacifism. The followers of cross-legged
Protection Ulesh observe The Way, a philosophy of reason with crossed
and non-violent resistance. The Way permits arms in
adherents to defend themselves only with force repose.
proportionate to that being applied to them, but
Ulesh smiles more broadly upon martyrs and
those who bear injustice stoically as a moral
example to others. Consequently, clerics of Ulesh
focus on spells and powers of healing and defense
and will rarely be granted the offensive variety.
GODS OF NEUTRALITY
Favored Weapons: Dagger, mace, sling, Turn Unholy: Mundane animals, un-dead, demons, devils,
staff, sword (any) monsters (e.g., basilisk or medusa), lycanthropes, perversions of
nature (e.g., otyughs and slimes)
Name Title Portfolio/Domains Short Description Symbol
Amon Tor The Father of Air, Fire, Amun Tor (ah-mun-TOR), the Lord of Mystery, the An Eye
Riddles Knowledge, Magic, Father of Riddles, is a mysteriarch among gods, the
Mystery, Riddles deity of knowledge, the known and unknown.
and Weather True worship of Amun Tor is a mystery in itself; an
acolyte must study the hieroglyphs of his maze
like temples for many years to discover his
doctrines. One of Amun Tors only known tenets is
that true power is worth searching for and is
therefore hidden in riddles.
Ildavir The Giver of Animals, Creation, Ildavir (il-duh-veer), the Giver of Form, the Mother Leaf, frond or
Form Earth, Plant, Life, of Essence, is known to be the foremost god of tree
Nature and nature itself, the origin of all earthly life.
Protection Simultaneously materialistic and humble,
followers preach the value of the world and its
workings and strive always to protect nature and
its children. Farmers, agriculturists, and even
 hunters regularly offer tribute to the Giver of
Form.
Pelagia Of the Singing Oceans, Seas, Pelagia (pehl-ah-gee-uh) is the goddess of the seas Sea shell
Sea Music, Protection, and oceans, music in all its forms, and travel. She (usually a
Travel, Water is the patroness of fishermen, and folk who ply the conch or
sea for their livelihood. Though she can be as cockleshell)
capricious as nature itself, Pelagia favors those
who respect the waters and the creatures within
them. While many evil creatures make a home in
the depths, Pelagia respects their right to dwell
there, in keeping with the balance of nature.
Thalass The River Father Animals, Music, Thalass (thal-us) is the deity of inland waters, lakes, The syrinx, a
Protection, and rivers. He is the patron god of those who draw set of
Terrestrial Waters life from the water, rewarding those who respect hollow reed
nature with abundance. The Purifying Flood panpipes.
responds with deluges and violent rainstorms
against transgressors.
GODS OF CHAOS
Favored Weapons: Axe (any), bow Turn Unholy: Angels, paladins, lawful dragons, Lords of Law,
(any), dagger, dart, flail Lawful Primes, and Law-aligned humanoids (e.g., goblins)
Name Title Portfolio/Domains Short Description Symbol
Ahriman The Darkness, Death, Ahriman (arr-ih-mahn) is the ancient god of Demonic
Deathbringer Destruction, darkness and destruction, suffering, and visage with
Disease and diseaseand some believe, one of the authors of two black
Suffering evil itself. Ahriman watched as the deific powers horns
coalesced the world, studying its creation so he
could learn how to destroy it again and remake it
in his own nightmarish image. His followers wait
patiently for signs of his return. They cling to the
prophesied age when the Deathbringer slays his
twin, the god Ormazd, Lord of Wisdom.
Bobugbubilz The Toadfiend Evil amphibians, Bobugbubilz (bo-bug-bub-ilz) is the slimy god of Leering,
Water evil amphibians, turbid water and slime, and the malformed
 mephitis of foul places. The disgust he and his head of a
clergy garner among the fairer races serves only to toad
amuse Bobugbubilz. He is served primarily by
anomalous members of various amphibious races,
including locathahs, scrags, and sahuagin. Human
cults spring up now and again in his wake,
carrying out deviant rites and spawning new
creatures in his name.
Cthulhu The Great Old Cold-blooded Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl Image of
One Creatures, fhtagn. In his house in Rlyeh dead Cthulhu Cthulhu
Darkness, The waits dreaming. Rlyeh is a great sunken city of
Ocean Depths, The non-Euclidian geometry hidden somewhere
Void, Insanity, beneath the ocean. "When the stars are right",
R'lyeh will rise from the sea, never to sink again,
and Cthulhu will awaken and revel across the
world, "ravening for delight". Cults of men, and
particularly of non-human creatures, such as the
Deep Ones, secretly keep alive the worship of
Cthulhu and the Great Old Ones and anxiously
await their return to power. Various evil mages
and priests, desirous of superhuman powers,
experiment with some of the forbidden books
(such as The Necromicon) and occasionally
unleash some horror on themselves or their
surroundings.
Hidden Lord The Cloaked Darkness, The Hidden Lord is a deity of the shadows, an Black cowl
One Forbidden Lore, unseen master of dark places and darker secrets. concealing a
Misdirection, Those mortals who seek heretical writings and wispy visage
Secrets, Shadows, buried truths inevitably find themselves coveting and a pair of
Trickery the power of the Hidden Lordwhether they glowing eyes.
know it or not. The Cloaked One is one of the few
gods who do not openly preach their tenets, for
his ways are by their very nature concealed. His
clergy, the Hidden Path, is a well- organized secret
 society that carries out its evil agenda through
clandestine means, feigning the worship of other
gods and communicating to each other with
complex codes. There is no common appearance
among his faithful. If there is a means to identify a
cleric of the Hidden Lord, they do not share it
outside their own. Any priest who turns from the
Hidden Path is marked for death.
Klazath The Crimson Destruction, Klazath (klah-zuth) is the god of glory through Bloodstained,
Banner Strength, violence, conflict, and war for its own sake. A od of double
Subjugation, War needless war, Klazath is the patron of conquerors headed
and tyrants. Followers of Klazath consider peace battleaxe of
an enervating state, a stagnation that weakens all black metal.
parties. Be it true piety or lip service, the clerics of
Klazath welcome all bloodshed in his name.
Malotoch The Crow God Air, Cannibalism Malotoch (mal-uh-tock), the Carrion Crow God, Crow
Death, Scavengers, the Mother of Ruin, the Mistress Defiler, the Crow perched
Ruin. Witch, is the patron goddess of scavengers, above a skull
cannibals, and all those who practice unclean rites.
She is the demonic mistress of the living and
undead who feast upon carrion or otherwise
benefit from the loss of mortal life. Like poisonous
mushrooms that thrive on decay, so Malotoch
thrives on the ruin of life. Where great battles end
and the glorious fallen lie, there Malotoch and her
foul children are drawn.
Nimlurun The Lord of Death, Destruction, Nimlurun (nim-luh-roon), the Lord of Filth, the Insect
Filth Filth, Pollution Holy Defiler, the Unclean One, exists to bring (usually a
further decay to the world. He is the god of refuse, dung fly)
putrescence, and all things unclean. His clerics
seek to foul the skies of the world, pollute its
waters, and despoil the earth. As such, they often
inspire the anger of druids and the gods of the
earth.


Note: This document was compiled by me (Jonathan Perkel) for my group and it contains short versions of most of the gods in the DCC
RPG rulebook. These entries, with two exceptions, were distilled down from the much more detailed descriptions contained in Chapter 2
of the DCC #35: Gazetteer of the Known Realms. The other two were paraphrased from Deities & Demigods (Cthulhu) or written by me
(Ulesh). As compared to the DCC RPG listing, Klazath and Cthulhu were moved to the Realm of Chaos, Thalas was added to Neutrality, and
Azi Dahaka and Cadixtat were left out. I claim no copyright in these materials which are Goodman Games.