Support the Project

March 1, 2020

Hello everyone, I want to thank you all for the comments and views you’ve given the project over the years, and let you know that I have created a new Patreon account specifically for the project for those who wish to show their support for the project in that way. A long term goal for the project’s Patreon page is to start commissioning artwork similar to what was found in the Faiths and Avatars series of books as well, and that is listed on the Patreon page. The new Patreon page can be found here:
https://www.patreon.com/MonsterMythology

If you would rather support the project by donating to me on Ko-Fi, you can do so here:
https://ko-fi.com/aulddragon

Thanks for all the years of support everyone!

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Brainstorming Part 3: Celtic Mythos

May 14, 2025

Of the real-world mythoi that are in the D&D game, Celtic is one of the ones I’m more likely to work on. How to handle it is an open question, because the D&D game primarily merges a variety of Celtic cultural mythoi into one; considering how much of what we know comes from euhemerized tales of the gods and simple interpretatio romana inscriptions. There are a small set of Irish figures that we can reliably see as pre-Christian deities, and the same can be said of the Welsh tales. Contitnental Celtic mythology is mostly known from inscriptions and artwork. So what would be the best way to approach these different groups? Merge them as one, and use the continental names to expand it into a large pantheon, or split them into smaller ones? I’m not sure what’s the best approach. I have two good sources for Celtic mythology: The Lore of Ireland: An Encyclopedia of Myth, Legend and Romance by Daithi O hOgain and Dictionary of Celtic Religion and Culture by Bernhard Maier. I would like to get a good analysis of Welsh folklore, though.

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Brainstorming Part 2: New Pantheons

May 12, 2025

Another potential next phase of the project would be to start creating pantheons for races that should have them, or have a mention of a pantheon but with very little detail. Many of these races are from Spelljammer, of course.
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Brainstorming Part 1: Expanding Pantheons

May 10, 2025

Before I decide on my next Deity project, it’s helpful to do some brainstorming about the potential paths I might take. The first potential project is to expand some of the existing nonhuman pantheons that feel light on deities, starting with ideas from Monster Mythology.

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What’s Next?

May 1, 2025

What’s coming in the future for this blog and project, now that the main list of deities is complete? That’s a good question! Right now I need to get old posts here on the blog cleaned up and edit the deities that are finished (I’ve always considered them drafts) and compile them into “books” of related deities. That overall will likely be fairly lengthy, and I would like to commission cover art for them as well.

However, what *new* works will be coming in the future? That’s the question. Right now, there are three different things that I’m considering working on:

  1. New pantheons for races that never had deities, many of which are Spelljammer creatures (hurwaeti, zalani, grommams, etc.)
  2. Expand current pantheons, especially for the goblinoids, with all new deities so they have more options and feel more well rounded.
  3. Begin working on real-world pantheons, such as the Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and Norse pantheons.

What would everyone like to see come next?

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Sarula Iliene the Nixie Queen

April 1, 2025

The final deity for the project as it stands right now is the Nixie Queen, Sarula Iliene, a minor elven and faerie deity of fresh water. She is worshipped by both nixies and those elves who live in or near lakes and rivers and other fresh water sources.

As this is the final deity for now, I thought this would be a good time to talk about what my future plans are. I have no intention on stopping writing, but I do want to go through the deities complete and give them some editing passes. I do plan to compile them as well, with some additional material similar to what’s found in the Faiths & Avatars trilogy of books, and at a minimum they will be made available on my Patreon. I also have some deity and non-deity material that I will be submitting to the Wildspace Fanzine as well. In terms of what deities I plan to work on next, I’d like to start creating and expanding pantheons for races who should have full and vibrant pantheons of their own (such as loxoth, hurwaeti, grommams, dohwar, etc.) and work on some human pantheons (Greek, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, etc.). I’m not sure yet what I will focus on though. Anyway, stay tuned as I think about what’s coming next! Read the rest of this entry »

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No Deity This Month

March 1, 2025

Hey folks, sorry to say that this month had ended up being really busy and hard for various reasons and I didn’t manage to finish my deity, the last one of the current version of the project. However, since it is the last deity, as soon as I can get it finished I’ll be posting it, hopefully no more than a week from now. Then I will talk about what else I’ll be doing going forward. Sorry folks!

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The Faceless God of the Yak-Men

February 1, 2025

The enigmatic yak-men of the Al-Qadim campaign are one of the more interesting “hidden threat” foes in AD&D. They can take over the bodies of humanoids and infiltrate their society in order to undermine and eventually dominate them. Their god is even stranger, for it has no known name but is the source of the ability of the yak-men to summon and control the genies of elemental earth, dao. Read the rest of this entry »

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Merrgsh the Wolf-Rider

January 1, 2025

Merrgsh and Armmegh were brought to my attention not too long ago over on the Candlekeep forums by none other than Eric Boyd himself. Published in Polyhedron #58 (March 1991) as part of a contest to identify a picture drawn by Jim Holloway, Merrgsh and his wolf Armmegh were written (by Wes Nicholson of Canberra, Australia) to be vaguely independent, but I thought, “What if they can be integrated with the orcish pantheon as a whole? How would that look?” And so here we are!

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The Elder Elemental God, the Lord of All Matter

December 1, 2024

The final elemental power is the enigmatic Elder Elemental God. Imprisoned in times long past, it can still manifest to a degree on the Prime, which encourages its followers to try and feed it power and weaken its bonds still further in hopes of releasing it. Read the rest of this entry »

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Melira Taralen the Songstress

November 1, 2024

The last of the elven deities published in Dragon #155 and updated in Dragon #236 is Melira Taralen, goddess of musical creation and musicians. Dragon #236 also described Melira as patron to elven minstrels (the kit from PHBR07 Complete Bard’s Handbook) and half-elven bards, which gave me an opportunity to create a sect of her belief that holds her as a true half-elven deity. Read the rest of this entry »

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