Approved Deities
Official Registry of Approved Deities
Divine Magical Regulatory Commission of Neverwinter
Pantheon of Approved Divine Entities
Good-Aligned Deities
- Torm (The Loyal Fury)
- Domain: Duty, Loyalty, Righteousness
- Alignment: Lawful Good
- Approved Practices: Protection, Justice, Healing
- Lathander (The Morninglord)
- Domain: Dawn, Renewal, Life
- Alignment: Neutral Good
- Approved Practices: Healing, Creation, Hope
- Chauntea (The Great Mother)
- Domain: Agriculture, Nature, Life
- Alignment: Neutral Good
- Approved Practices: Fertility, Harvest, Nurturing
- Tyr (God of Justice)
- Domain: Justice, Law, War
- Alignment: Lawful Good
- Approved Practices: Legal Judgment, Conflict Resolution
- Ilmater (The Crying God)
- Domain: Suffering, Endurance, Compassion
- Alignment: Lawful Good
- Approved Practices: Healing, Mercy, Protection of the Weak
Neutral Deities
- Helm (The Vigilant One)
- Domain: Protection, Guardianship
- Alignment: Lawful Neutral
- Approved Practices: Defense, Watchfulness, Protection
- Kelemvor (Lord of the Dead)
- Domain: Death, Judgment
- Alignment: Lawful Neutral
- Approved Practices: Proper Burial, Soul Guidance, Natural Death
- Oghma (The Knowing Deity)
- Domain: Knowledge, Learning
- Alignment: Neutral
- Approved Practices: Scholarship, Information Preservation
- Tempus (Lord of Battles)
- Domain: War, Martial Prowess
- Alignment: Neutral
- Approved Practices: Honorable Combat, Military Strategy
- Waukeen (Merchant's Mistress)
- Domain: Trade, Commerce
- Alignment: Neutral
- Approved Practices: Economic Development, Fair Trade
Controlled Neutral-Conditional Deities
- Mask (Lord of Shadows)
- Domain: Thievery, Stealth
- Alignment: Neutral
- Restricted Practices: No unauthorized infiltration or theft
- Shar (Mistress of the Night)
- Domain: Darkness, Loss
- Alignment: Neutral Evil (Controlled)
- Strict Monitoring: Limited divine magical practices
Restricted Deities
- Bane (The Black Hand)
- Status: Restricted
- Reason: Potential for tyrannical manipulation
- Extremely Limited Divine Magical Permissions
- Cyric (The Mad God)
- Status: Prohibited
- Reason: Risk of widespread chaos and misinformation
Regulatory Guidelines for Divine Practitioners
Registration Requirements
- All divine spellcasters must specify their primary deity
- Annual re-certification of divine connection
- Mandatory ethical review for practitioners of complex or nuanced divine traditions
Practice Restrictions
- Deities with conflict-oriented domains require additional oversight
- Mandatory conflict resolution training for practitioners of war and battle deities
- Strict monitoring of resurrection and necromantic practices
Interfaith Cooperation Protocols
- Mandatory inter-faith council meetings
- Shared resources for magical and spiritual development
- Collaborative emergency response mechanisms
Approval Process for New Divine Entities
- Comprehensive divine magical assessment
- Evaluation of potential civic impact
- Unanimous approval from Divine Magical Regulatory Commission
- Provisional status with ongoing review
Sealed and Authorized by the Neverwinter Divine Magical Regulatory Commission
Special Category: Arcane Divine Entities
God of Magic: Mystra (The Lady of Mysteries)
- Divine Designation: Goddess of Magic
- Domain: Magic, Spellcraft, Arcane Knowledge
- Alignment: Neutral Good
- Cosmic Responsibility: Preservation of the Weave (Fundamental Magical Essence)
- Approved Magical Practices:
- Arcane knowledge preservation
- Magical research and innovation
- Responsible magical development
- Magical education and ethical spell use
- Special Regulatory Status:
- Highest-tier divine oversight
- Direct collaboration with Magical Regulatory Commissions
- Unique inter-departmental magical authority
- Divine Magical Protocols:
- Mandatory registration for Mystra's divine spellcasters
- Comprehensive magical ethics training
- Advanced magical research permissions
- Specialized magical innovation licenses
- Theological and Magical Responsibilities:
- Maintaining magical balance
- Preventing magical abuse
- Protecting magical knowledge
- Guiding responsible magical progression
- Neverwinter-Specific Magical Mandates:
- Collaboration with City Magical Research Institutions
- Direct oversight of high-tier magical developments
- Emergency magical stabilization protocols
- Magical threat mitigation strategies
Mystra's Divine Intermediaries
- Clerical Ranks:
- Novice Weavers: Apprentice magical practitioners
- Chanters of the Weave: Intermediate magical scholars
- Keepers of the Mysteries: Advanced magical guardians
- Arcane Arbiters: Highest-tier magical divine agents
- Special Magical Permissions:
- Unrestricted magical research access
- Ability to intervene in critical magical situations
- Diplomatic magical immunity
- Direct communication with magical regulatory bodies
Additional Regulatory Notes for Mystra's Practitioners
Magical Ethical Guidelines
- Absolute prohibition on:
- Magical monopolization
- Destructive magical experimentation
- Unauthorized magical realm manipulation
- Weave destabilization attempts
- Mandatory Reporting Requirements:
- All significant magical discoveries
- Potential magical threat assessments
- Experimental magical protocol developments
Collaborative Magical Governance
- Inter-Departmental Magical Councils
- Shared Magical Knowledge Repositories
- Emergency Magical Response Coordination
Extended and Authorized by the Neverwinter Divine Magical Regulatory Commission
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