I've decided to call my sandbox world Haume. ;)
I started drawing up the religions of Haume tonight. I still need to do some work on the demi-humans, and the Fallen, but this should give you an idea of where my head is at.
Non-human deities:
DURRAK, "The Father" --> deity of the dwarves; maker of the world
AELEISHA, "The Mother" --> deity of the elves; goddess of life, magic and beauty
CAELIS, "The Child" --> deity of the halflings,; patron of innocence and wonder
The Thousand Saints
Humans don't have "gods" they have "saints", although functionally, there is very little difference between them. The theory is the saints were once mortals, who transcended their earthly bonds. Some of the important ones:
        Saint Acca of Hexham --> patron sain of magic-users
        Saint Scholastica --> patron saint of sages
 Saint Edward the Marytr --> patron saint of lost causes
 Saint Seraphina --> patron saint of healers
 Saint Maximus --> patron saint of battle
 Saint Finbarr --> patron saint of thieves and liars
 Saint Amberyl --> patron saint of love
 Saint Andrei the Iconographer --> patron saint of artists
 Saint Xenon the Righteous --> patron saint of justice
 Saint Margaret the Barefooted --> patron saint of the destitute
 Saint Abundias --> patron saint of farmers
 The Venerable Saint Bede --> patron saint of the elderly / wisdom
The Fallen
These would be the "bad guys". Again, most of them are thought to be ascended humans, but no one is quite certain of some of them... 
        The Dark Knight
 Lady Midnight
 Saint Opportuna --> patron saint of greed
 Saint Abadios --> patron saint of murderers and thieves
 Saint Helen --> patron saint of lust
 Saint  Dismas  patron saint of envy
The Spirit Realm
This will be for those who worship nature, in all its incarnations. I'm also toying with having these guys tied into my idea of using ancestor worship somehow...
        The Old Man of the Woods
 The Lady of the Lake
 The Dark Hunter
 Old Crow
 Howling Wolf
 Thunderbird
 The Cat of Kayseer
 Brother Bear
 The Merman & the Mermaid
 The Stones Who Speak
Saturday, August 14, 2010
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Tell us more of The Cat of Kayseer, please, sir.
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