Mount Celestia

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Mount Celestia, The Celestial Court or just Celestia. is the name given to the realm of the New Gods. Birthplace of Celestials such as Angles, Deva, Hymn Singers, Seraphs and many other species.

It stands as a Lawful Good personification of the cosmology. but not to be confused with a representation.

The Pantheon is the collection of Greater Domains in the cosmology and the New gods that fill the throne each Domain has.

there are twenty four (24) Greater Domains that currently make up the Pantheon. Each Domain holding multiple Thrones. Each God that fills a throne in these domains is considered part of the Celestial Court and has major power and a voice in the court. (There are currently 21 Domains on the wiki need to fill out 3 more, Ideas: Love, Devotion, Dogmatic, Beauocracy, )

There are several Lesser Domains that fall within the scope of the Greater Domains but may have a lesser God or Patron overseeing them. These Domains do not get a say within the Pantheon or Court.

Arcana
The domain of Arcana is responsible for control and order of the weave itself. All Spell-casters channelling the weave for their magic have the Arcana domain to thank.

When the Dragons first wrangled and created the weave of arcane energy there was no Domain. It was furious and primal meant for Draconic kind to wield alone.
When Mortals first began to harness this primal arcane weave there was no domain. It was dangerous and lethal yet more powerful than any mortal could dream of, why wouldn't they try to tap into it.
When the first gods rose to power there was no domain. Divine power was seperate from Arcane power, what right did they have to control something they had no domain over?

Yet when finally, Gods were struck down with the untamed power of mortal magic brining about the cataclysmic Spell-Plague then a domain was established.
Mystra and the creation of the Arcana Domain helped subside the spell-plage and mortal magic was restricted forever more to prevent the Spell-Plague from ever returning.

When the Arcana Domain was established the divine magic known as Divination became intertwined with the mortals schools of magic and so granted mortals access to a sliver of divine power through divination magic.

War
When the first horn was sounded, the Domain of War heard.
The Domain of War dose not oversee the individual act of war but rather the essence of conflict. for without conflict there cannot be peace, without loss their cannot be gain.
The Domain of war is a means to other domains. There cannot be change if there is nothing to change for. Hero's and leaders do not rise up during peace times.

The Domain of war serves another purpose. for if the Pantheon were ever to intact War, it would be this Domain that provides the soldiers, the weapons, the generals to head that Divine war. The armies of Celestia are under the command of the Gods that claim the thrones in the War Domain.
The First war and the birth of this domain started when the universe was still young, between the Joutunbrund and the Dragons

Death
The Domain of Death is a grim but necessary one. A Domain that governs the right for the living to pass on without issue. For the protection of souls, For proper burial practices and dignified rest.

Grave
The Domain of the Grave governs the crucial part of what happens after death? The Grave domain is responsible of seeing souls safety to the afterlife, making sure they are not tainted, corrupted or stolen. and most importantly a determined fighter against Un-death, Souls called back against their will, souls refusing to pace on.

The Nature of this Domain means its throne is not among the Pantheon in Celestia But rather resides in the realm of Purgatory known as Equilibrius. Despite this it still holds much power within the pantheon and the Gods voices are still herd within the court. However some among the pantheon would disagree with this.

Devotion
This domain came to be when the gods began to receive power from worship. The Devotion from mortals, the power of the Divine, unlike the Arcane Weave this power is still mostly unknown.
When prayers are sent from the mortals, great acts of heroism in a Gods name, a sacrifice or offering they come through the Domian of Devotion. Overseen by the Hyhm Singers. Ancient Celestials that sing the devotion and prayers of the worshipers to the gods, they are also the avatars that are sometimes summoned by powerful Clerics and Paladins.

Dogma
The Domain of Dogma, possibly the final say among the Pantheon, when disagreements surface in the Pantheon, the Dogma Domain is looked to for correction, When misdeeds or hearsay rears its ugly head, the Gods of Dogma are expected to crush it. and if Celestia is ever to go to war it will be the Gods of the Dogma Domain who sound the horn.
The Domain oversees the might of the Gods, to keep the devotion of mortals in check and to punish heresy to the Gods. It is their domain of truth that the Gods power is truth, and their mercy and fury can be equally dispensed.

Fate
Are the Gods controlled by Fate? The Domain of Fate's very existence means yes and its this reason that most Gods fear the Domain of Fate. This domain although holding a position in the Pantheon the thrones have remained empty in Celestia for many generations. Gods that come to fill the Thrones are offten for one reason or another expunged from Celestia. Many have had disagreements with the panthreon believing their are above fate. but none are above fate. Other gods refuse to follow the laws of the pantheon and so have become Patrons instead. filling the throne in name only so that the thrones cannot be filled.

This Domain is currently filled by Lady Greyhawk who is missing, and the Librarian of Fate who is not recognized as a New God but rather a Patron due to her disagreement with the Pantheon. But such is the way with the Domain of Fate.

Forge
To create is to inact your will upon the physical world. The Forge domain is probably the oldest Domain in the Pantheon for its origin was before the New Gods rose to power. The Domain came to be when the Joutunbrud and Dragons first enacted their will upon the realms. Back when the cosmology was still young, When Joutun and Dragons were friends.
Joutun would take the elemenatl realms and mix them together like pouring hot metal to a forge. Dragons took the raw energy of the astral sea and manipulated it into a primal form of the Arcane weave we know today.
The Dragons forged the Stars, Suns and Moons, While the Joutun forged the water, air and earth. together these two people forged the mortal realms, a canvas for higher powers to paint.
The Dragons would spread their primal magic within the earth the Joutun forged. While the Joutun would bring physical form to the magic the Dragons had harnessed. Here is were the Domain of the Forge was born.

Tempest
Water Grows Rotten if left stagnant, change is needed for life to florish. The Domain of Tempest is one of fear, Hardship and change. A Domain for Gods that are the necessary evil to mortals. the negitive so that the rest of the Pantheon can be seen as the positive. A force of power that brings about change both naturally and mentally.
It is a display of power of the Pantheon to temper mortals. it is an upset to the normal so that mortals do not stagnate, and it is a weapon to use against the Pantheon's foes.
Though the Gods in the Tempest domain hold great power this domain is in constant sway. other forces and higher powers constantly try to pull this domain out of the Pantheon but that has yet to happen.

Many souls wind up here after their time ends I the mortal realm. Those who were considered followers of the New Gods Hero's, those who committed great deeds of good and kindness and some that were made as a bargain to get into Celestia at the cost of something. Even souls that may have run a very convincing story before being sorted.

The name given to the forces that are Domains of the Domains. The Personified forced or the universe known as the Old Gods and the fundamentals they represent.

Encumbrances the domains of

• Life
• Death
• Grave

Home of the Celestial Court

Home to the greater and lesser gods of the land. they oversee and govern all other realms (As best they can) without causing upset.

Home of the Loxodon Species, They are not native to this dimension but sought refuge from another when it was destroyed. The Gods of that time accepted this and they have been living at the base of Celestia for generations.