Deities and The Divine: The Basics

Deities of Akna
Throughout all the Cultures of Akna, just about every one holds the same Deities, and often share the same names. Each deity is a source of natural and magical power, and clerics can utilize this power. They are ranked from highest to lowest in the following order:

Over Deities
An over deity was, as the name suggests, over everything, including mortals' abilities to understand them. They didn’t react in any way to anything a mortal could do, and they didn’t grant spells. They generally had no followers, if mortals knew of their existence at all.

Over Deities are eternal and go back for an infinite amount of time. The Greater Deities have control over all of reality and beyond. They cannot be worshiped, and do not care about mortal affairs

The over deities include: Balance

Greater Deities
A greater deity was more powerful than intermediate ones and had more abilities. They generally had millions of followers. Greater Deities were the three deities who created the universe: Chronos, Akna, and the Nothingness. They are beyond any written history, and rarely intervene in human affairs. Their powers can be utilized, even by deceased deities like Akna.

Greater Deities Include: Chronos, Akna, and The Nothingness

Intermediate Deities
An intermediate deity was more powerful than lesser ones and had more abilities. They generally had over 100,000 followers.

Intermediate Deities include: Xibal, Caelum, and Laka

Lesser Deities

A lesser deity was more powerful than demigods and had more abilities. They generally had thousands, if not tens of thousands, of followers. Lesser Deities are often Demigods who ascend further as they gained power or messenger gods created by the akna gods.

Lesser Deities include: Styx, Camazotz

Demigods/Quasi Deities
Demigods and Quasi Deities fall under the same categories in Akna. A demigod/Quasi=deity was, contrary to its name, not a half-god but a full deity, though the weakest of these and only capable of the most basic abilities of a god, which were still of superhuman nature. They generally represented one aspect of mortal life and had hundreds, or even thousands, of followers and were capable of granting spells. Many local deities and patron dragons are demigods.

Demigods and Quasi Deities include: Xarzith, Dignor

Deity Ranks Guide