While exploring the Yan-Tang mountain range I stumbled upon the tattered ruins of what appeared to be an old monastery. The library had been exposed to the weather due to a missing ceiling tile, and most of the texts within it were water damaged. I copied what I could of one of the texts and had the sages translate it when I returned to Starport many years later. To my disappointment, what I had was simply excerpts from The Sacred Tome of the Spheres; A comparative book discussing the some circles of belief, good and evil, that are paid homage on the world of Wormhold. Some of the religions I am not familiar with, thus I am sending this transcript back to you, for your amusement, my liege. - Adept Clay, 21th of Chaos - 6.
 

Dieties Detailed:

Charthis - the Scourge of War Rank:   Alignment: Chaotic Evil Spheres:   Followers:   Description:   Charthis the god of destructive combat and bloody warfare is shown in tapestries and figurines in black scorched armor and a bleeding two- handed axe. His horned helm drives on many a berserker and blood lusting warrior. Any field his avatar takes is soon to be the sight of a massacre that will be rued for generations. His furies and blind hate drives many armies to fight until all have died. He rules his demonic legions from his throne of bone on the Plane of Broken Bodies. The followers of Charthis are a bloodthirsty and destructive lot. They follow armies and try to breed discord and destruction. In battle they fight with blind fury with the only goal being the utter destruction of their foes. Symbol: A skull split by a bleeding axe.

Chiros - the Honorable Warrior Rank:   Alignment: Lawful Good Spheres:   Followers:   Description:   Chiros represents all that is good in combat and battle and is entirely unlike his brother Charthis. Chiros dresses always gleaming white plate and wields no weapon other that his great two-handed war blade. He is the embodiment of nobility and chivalry and the patron of knights and those who have no champion of their own. The priesthood of Chiros is quite warlike with the veteran priests serving as warleaders and generals in holy crusades while the younger priests make up the warriors of the crusading force. Symbol: An open mail gauntlet in front of a great sword. Influence: War, Chivalry and Honor.

Donthar - the Justice Maker Rank:   Alignment: Lawful Neutral Spheres:   Followers:   Description:   Donthar appears as a great pale man. Standing at two meters and with pale blonde hair and ice blue eyes. He is always clothed in garments of the purest white and blue, whether they are simplest robes or the most intricate of plate armor. He only appears when a grave injustice has taken place or the scales swing to greatly towards chaos or evil. He represents the implacable juggernaut of justice which drives all before it and crushes the guilty. Donthar's followers are often judges, lawmakers or counselors to kings, while his priests are paladins, crusaders and fanatics who crave righteous revenge. Symbol: A large war maul resting before a solid white shield. Influence: Law, Justice, Order and Truth.

Kaltak - of the Blinding Light Rank:   Alignment: Lawful Good Spheres: law, sun, travel, fire Followers:   Description:   Kaltak appears as a tall and slender man with a pale complexion and flowing white hair. His bright blue eyes are said to glow with the fires of his devotion. He always wears a gown of white silky cloth trimmed with gold and always bears a golden staff. His priests say that the rising of the sun and the cycles of the moon are as fixed as Kaltak's resolve to show all beings the One True Way, a strict path that allows no deviation but gives absolute assurance of rightness. The followers of Kaltak exist in all walks of life and constantly seek to turn others to the way of Kaltak and his Path. Most commonly his priests are either missionaries or advisers but many take up the martial path of Kaltak's way and seek to scour the land of the unbelieving heretics. Symbol: A sunburst before a sword. Influence: Light, Retribution, Order and Inflexibility.

Khar-Goth - the Forbidden One Rank:   Alignment: Chaotic Neutral Spheres: chaos, destruction Followers:   Description:   Khar-Goth is a diety worshipped by very few. In days of old, his power and cruelty was unmatched. After deciding he was going to obliterate all of existence for it's own good, the combined armies of all the other evil gods fought against the mad diety for a year and a day. On the eve of the final day, Khar-Goth was thrown down, clapped in chains and banished to the Black Plane of Agony where he sleeps today reaching out in his dreams and bringing misery. Those who claim to serve this dark god are basically deranged maniacs, who seek to bring about the end of reality by freeing Khar-Goth from his tortured sleep. Symbol: A small spiral, usually drawn in blood. Influence: Entropy, Darkness, Oblivion and Despair.

Miriath - the Life Giver Rank:   Alignment: Neutral Good Spheres:   Followers:   Description:   The fabled goddess of healing has been revered in nearly all lands and times. Her appearance is varied from a young maiden with pale skin and a tender tough to an old gnarled crone who knows much of herb lore. In all cases she is always garbed in soft colors and her patients always recover. In more civilized times there was a cleric of Miriath in every town and village tending its needs. Healing their sick and helping their crops to grow better. Symbol: The sun rising from an open palm. Influence: Healing, light and mercy.

Morrian - the Sender of Pain Rank:   Alignment: Lawful Evil Spheres:   Followers:   Description:   Morrian is often portrayed as a tall black sidhe or sometimes as a jet black skaven with burning white eyes that lack pupils. Legend has it that as a mortal, Morrian was a farmer who lost his land and family to tax collectors. His rise to power is not well documented, however it is blatant that the strife and pain he causes from his throne in the Plane of Withered Dreams is a form of vengeance for the misery in his own life. The servants of Morrian are a twisted lot whose modes of worship usually involve grim deeds such as poisoning water supplies and destroying crops. Symbol: A withered and black six pointed leaf. Influence: Plague, famine, decay and nightmares.

Lord of Death - Lord of the Void, Lord of Neutrality Rank: Greater God Alignment: True Neutral Spheres: death, magic, destruction, strength Followers: honored by all races Description:   God of the underworld, where all souls go for their eternal punishment or reward after death.  The Lord of Death is much more involved in the moral world than most dieties.  It is rumored that a gateway to his realm lies somewhere on the im Isl de Crul'. He is wed to Symil, once elven high priestess, she is now the lady of death.

Valynt - the Summoner Rank:   Alignment: Chaotic Good Spheres:   Followers:   Description:   The summoner is a diety of individuality and the right of self- protection. He is protector of an individuals rights even when they are against the society's norm, as long as they do not violate the rights of others. His guise as such is never the same twice and he is as likely to be female when he apears as male. He appears whenever a group is ruled unjustly or unfairly. The followers of Valynt are often an eclectic lot. They are drawn from all walks of life and the one trait they have in common are that they are an outspoken lot who are always striving for change and the betterment of all. Symbol: A rod crossed with a sword. Influence: Individuality, liberty and retribution.

Vystel - the Dark Virgin Rank:   Alignment: Neutral Evil Spheres:   Followers:   Description:   Vystel appears in many forms, the innocent young maiden with raven hair and alabaster skin whose passions are there to corrupt the innocence of others with forbidden pleasures or as the dark temptress who is knowledgeable in the ways of both pain and pleasure and delights in the seduction of other towards evil or lastly as the mistress of pain who in her fury punishes those who pleasure her not. She dwells on the Plane of Forbidden Pleasures where a thousand twisted souls cavort in both cruelty and carnality for her pleasure. Those who follow Vystel are a varied lot but one thing is true of them all, they all follow their passions into darkness and depravity. Her worship involves engaging in depravity of all kinds. Symbol: The blossom of a black lotus. Influence: Seduction, Corruption, Darkness and Murder.

Xios - the Deciever Rank:   Alignment: Neutral Evil Spheres:   Followers:   Description:   Xios appears as either a beautiful youth with a mischievious smile and dancing eyes or as a grossly fat man with cold eyes and an oily smile. Either way he is always dressed well and always has a deal to be made or trade to be offered. And he always gets the best of the trade. He seems to have no goal but to acquire soals through deception and inspire others to greed and envy. Always he accomplishes this through falsehood even if truth might serve him better. The lord of lies is followed by those who lust after material wealth and temporal power at the cost of all else. Double-dealing shopkeepers, misers and corrupt lords all worship Xios and his golden tongue. Symbol: A two-faced coin with one face depicting a smiling face and the other face frowning. Influence: Deception, greed, envy and falsehood.

The Vine Priesthood Rank:   Alignment: True Neutral Spheres:   Followers:   Description:   The Vine Priesthood are largely inexplicable and misunderstood. They follow unknown motives and seem to have some larger plan that no one truly knows. They are known to have a great many archives stored away with all the knowledge they have gleaned over the ages. Some Vine Priest's wander the land foretelling doom and destruction while others wander incognito learning what lore they may. They are said to worship a great vine that grows from the earth and reaches into the heavens, while other's say that they worship the land itself. They say as little as possible. Symbol: A wreath of twisted ivy with three red berries atop it.