List of Akuan deities

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This is a list of divinities native to Akuanist beliefs and religious traditions. Many of these are from Akuan, while others were imported via Ulvriktru and were "integrated" into Akuanist mythology and folklore.

Vodkaniate

  • Akua, she is the goddess of the who gave life to all Urthians and the goddess of water. She is often considered (though not officially) to be the "primary god" of Akuanism.
  • Hækhimånoric, The god of war and warriors.
  • Luceraroristion, the goddess of the sun who turns and twists while she naps creating the day and night cycle.
  • Yunyøn, Commonly called Uzume, she is the goddess of dawn and revelry in Akuanism.
  • Vindens Pust, Also known as Breath of the Winds, the Akuan god of the wind who exist on Urth before Akua's landing.
  • Freyrmama, The god or goddess of corn and fertility. Their messengers and symbolic animal are crows. As a result Akuan farmers leave out small amounts of corn to feed them in order to give thanks. Came into existence after the after Ulvriktru mixing with Akuanism. Believed to originate from the Norse goddess of Freyr.
  • Fyllikenkrasjlander, Commonly called Spirit of Borea, she is the goddess of Borea and protector of the royal imperial house of Nystatiszna.
  • Hjemmebyggergud, A god of nation-building, farming, business, and story telling.
  • Edrukunnskapgud, The deity of wisdom and intelligence.
  • Vinterridder, The god of winter, ice and snow.
  • Kønstråkta, Goddess of hygienic, bath houses and purity rituals.
  • Pæf, Deity of order, structure and math.
  • Læs, The formless deity of chaos, disorder and a patron deity of artists.
  • Pzæffin, Child of Læs and Pæf, they are the deity of commerce, merchants and currency.
  • Sakami, is a deity worshipped in several religions as a figure relating to tides and currents, as well as a patron of fishing. Primary venerated in Vorpest, however along the coasts of Nystatiszna and Vakrestrender she has significant amount of shrines dedicated to her. As well the only two Akuanist shrines in Cryria.
    Within Akuanism tradition, Sakami remains a goddess however is significantly reduced in prominence due to her role generally being taken by Akua herself. Sakami remains a goddess of the currents and a patron deity of fishers, however has also gained over time a relation to childhood and guidance as Akuan stories paint her as a deity who once caused floods with her tears, before Akua guided her into controlling her power to help Urthians to cross the seas.

Brandisen

  • Skogvættir, spirit/deity over a specific forest. Often several Skogvættir inhabit one forest.
  • Fjallvættir, collection of spirits that inhabit the Mountains.
  • Vatnavættir, spirits which inhabit a specific lake or body of water.
  • Sjóvættir, Ocean spirits who feed on drowning sailors.

Ny-Gin-Stol

  • Ildsjelen, the goddess of Fjellsomblørbrann. Fjellsomblørbrann being the largest mountain in Nystatiszna.

People worshiped as Spirits

  • Lilith, patron spirit of the hungry, the homeless and the collector of stories.
  • Astra, the patron spirit of scholarship, students and teachers.
  • Vadstena, the patron spirit of trade and easy birthing.
  • Ingamoder, patron spirit of the lost and sailors.
  • Bridgettine, made into a spirit after killing a demon after wrestling into a river and drowning it.

Ulvriktru

  • Thor, known as a god of thunder, hammers and blacksmithing.
  • Baldur - God of beauty, innocence, peace, and rebirth. Killed by the demon Yorsera, who tore them limb from limb and eaten them.
  • Loki - Trickster and god of mischief. Joined Akua's harem after seducing her by wearing servant dress tailored by his wife Sigyn and escaping his prison.
  • Sigyn - Goddess of fidelity. Wife of Loki and his jailor after the All Father punished him for failing to save Baldur in battle.
  • Óðinn/Odin - The "All Father" God of war, associated to wisdom, poetry, and magic. Often came into conflict Freyrmama and Akua due to his harsh treatment of Loki.