The Pantheon

The Online Campaign Sourcebook provides information pertaining to the pantheon used in the Known Lands campaign.

The Patrons

Very general details on the Patrons of the pantheon are encapsulated in the table below:

Note: Specific game-related information on these Domains, including granted powers and Domain spell lists, can be found on the Domains page.

There is no individual Patron that governs death, as all Patrons govern the souls of the mortals that follow them. Those unfortunates that do not follow a Patron find their souls forfeit, and are one of the two major sources of the undead that haunt the Known Lands. (For the curious, the second major source of undead are those who die while cursed. There are a number of minor sources of undead as well, too numerous to list here.)

Other Gods, Deities and Patrons do exist, but they have no power within the Plane Prime of the Known Lands. Clerics of such Powers may be encountered on other planes of existence, but are rarely found on the Plane Prime.

Patrons and the Dead

Within the Known Lands, the Patrons place significant value on preserving the souls of their faithful. Many mortals, to avoid their souls being lost forever upon death, choose a Patron to follow. Indeed, in many communities, this choice is one of the first acts a child is allowed to perform, though some communities allow more freedom of choice than others, of course.

Ultimately, the divine (or profane) relationship between a Patron and a mortal follower culminates when the follower dies. The Patron gathers the soul of their faithful follower shortly after the mortal has passed on. This usually occurs after three days have passed, either at dawn or dusk, depending on when the Patron grants spells. For the undecided, undeclared, or cursed, their souls remain trapped within the Plane Prime, doomed to haunt the Lands until such time as they are eventually released by the works and deeds of others.

Before a Patron lays claim upon a soul, any cleric with the appropriate spells can restore the person to life. Once a Patron claims the mortal’s soul, however, only the clergy of the deity that claims the soul can affect it. Frequently, such requests often come at a price, as life is restored to the fallen mortal in exchange for a quest in service to the Patron and his followers. The Patron will typically place the raised mortal under the effects of a geas/quest spell, as if cast by a 21st-level caster.

Changing Patrons

If a mortal decides to change Patrons, they simply need a cleric of the appropriate Patron to cast an Atonement spell on them. This will allow the new Patron to acknowledge the mortal's decision. (The cleric casting this spell may first assign a quest to demonstrate the mortal's new convictions.) Casting this spell for the benefit of someone who is returning to a Patron they deliberately left does incur a 500 XP cost for the cleric, as described in the spell.

A Patron's Servitors

Each of the Patrons of the Known Lands have created servitor races dedicated to the Patron's goals and desires. The general information regarding each can be found in the table below:

Common characteristics for each of the Servitor types are defined as follows:

Archons: Lawful good servants of the Sky Father, Archons share the following characteristics:

• Darkvision out to 60 feet and low-light vision.
• Aura of Menace (Su): A righteous aura surrounds archons that fight or get angry. Any hostile creature within a 20-foot radius of an archon must succeed on a Will save to resist its effects. The save DC varies with the type of archon, is Charisma-based, and includes a +2 racial bonus. Those who fail take a -2 penalty on attacks, AC, and saves for 24 hours or until they successfully hit the archon that generated the aura. A creature that has resisted or broken the effect cannot be affected again by the same archon’s aura for 24 hours.
• Immunity to electricity and petrification.
• +4 racial bonus on saves against poison.
• Magic Circle against Evil (Su): A magic circle against evil effect always surrounds an archon (caster level equals the archon’s Hit Dice). (The defensive benefits from the circle are not included in an archon’s statistics block.)
• Teleport (Su): Archons can use greater teleport at will, as the spell (caster level 14th), except that the creature can transport only itself and up to 50 pounds of objects.
• Tongues (Su): All archons can speak with any creature that has a language, as though using a tongues spell (caster level 14th). This ability is always active.

Daemons: Neutral evil servants of the Vile Crusader, Daemons possess the following characteristics:

Demons: Chaotic evil servants of the Master Corruptor, Demons possess the following characteristics:

• Immunity to electricity and poison.
• Resistance to acid 10, cold 10, and fire 10.
• Summon (Sp): Many demons share the ability to summon others of their kind (the success chance and type of demon summoned are noted in each monster description). Demons are often reluctant to use this power until in obvious peril or extreme circumstances.
• Telepathy.

Devils: Lawful evil servants of the Grand Tyrants, Devils possess the following characteristics:

• Immunity to fire and poison.
• Resistance to acid 10 and cold 10.
• See in Darkness (Su): Some devils can see perfectly in darkness of any kind, even that created by a deeper darkness spell.
• Summon (Sp): Some devils share the ability to summon others of their kind (the success chance and type of devils summoned are noted in each monster description).
• Telepathy.

Discordants: Chaotic neutral servants of the Sea Warden, Discordants have the following characteristics:

Elementals: True neutral servants of the Green Man, Elementals have the following characteristics:

Exemplars: Lawful neutral servants of the Star Maiden, Exemplars have the following characteristics:

Guardians: Chaotic good servants of the Hearth Mother, Guardians share the following characteristics:

• Darkvision out to 60 feet and low-light vision.
• Immunity to acid, cold, and petrification.
• Resistance to electricity 10 and fire 10.
• +4 racial bonus on saves against poison.
• Protective Aura (Su): Against attacks made or effects created by evil creatures, this ability provides a +4 deflection bonus to AC and a +4 resistance bonus on saving throws to anyone within 20 feet of the guardian. Otherwise, it functions as a magic circle against evil effect and a lesser globe of invulnerability, both with a radius of 20 feet (caster level equals guardian’s HD). This aura can be dispelled, but the guardian can create it again as a free action on its next turn. (The defensive benefits from the circle are not included in a guardian’s statistics block.)
• Tongues (Su): All guardians can speak with any creature that has a language, as though using a tongues spell (caster level equal to guardian's Hit Dice). This ability is always active.

Sentinels: Neutral good servants of the Stone Lord, Sentinels share the following characteristics:

• Darkvision out to 60 feet and low-light vision.
• Immunity to acid, cold, and petrification.
• Resistance to electricity 10 and fire 10.
• +4 racial bonus on saves against poison.
• Protective Aura (Su): Against attacks made or effects created by evil creatures, this ability provides a +4 deflection bonus to AC and a +4 resistance bonus on saving throws to anyone within 20 feet of the sentinel. Otherwise, it functions as a magic circle against evil effect and a lesser globe of invulnerability, both with a radius of 20 feet (caster level equals sentinel’s HD). This aura can be dispelled, but the sentinel can create it again as a free action on its next turn. (The defensive benefits from the circle are not included in a sentinel's statistics block.)
• Tongues (Su): All sentinels can speak with any creature that has a language, as though using a tongues spell (caster level equal to sentinel’s Hit Dice). This ability is always active.

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