Gaina ~ Goddess of Beginnings, Creation, and Rebirth
Gaina, the Heavenly Creator, the first of the three gods. She created the warmth of the sun and the earth, as well as love, compassion, and life itself. Gaina is worshiped by most of the Realms as a holy benefactress, a protector, and a healer. The Priesthood of Gaina are closest to the goddess, able to divine healing and miracles from her blessing.

Gate ~ God of Middles, Change, and Revolution
Gate, the Wind of Change, the second god. Gate created time and the changing seasons. He is also responsible for power and desire, and the random happenings of Chance. Those who worship him tend to be on the fringes of social order: the travelers, adventurers, and gamblers; those in power over it: Noblemen and the Wealthy; or those who want to change it: the revolutionaries and the war leaders. Most noteworthy of his worshippers are those of the various Wizard Guilds. These small, secretive organizations are granted the power to change the world about them through their devotion and studies.

Sennah ~ Goddess of Ends, the Unseen, and Death
Sennah, Harbinger of Death, the third god. This Goddess is appropriately enigmatic as the creator of the night, the cold of winter, and the dark secrets that lie at the heart of men. Her most infamous role, though, is the ender of life. Only those tortured souls begging for death, or the hopelessly insane, dare pray to the Goddess of Ends. Beyond this, little else is ever spoken of the third Goddess.

THE AFTERLIFE

Though the belief in another life after death is a commonly held one, the exact details differ among believers.

Followers of Gaina believe that living a life of love and compassion will open the doors to a holy, better world under the kind hands of Gaina, while those tainted by evil are doomed to an eternal death. In recent years, I've found that the Church continues to add more and more ludicrous restrictions to reach this supposed paradise...such is the cause of my distrust in it. But I digress.

Though many followers of Gate also believe in this ideal afterlife, the requirements to get there deal more with ones actions than simple beliefs and devotions. To achieve this ideal place, one must fulfill their potential in the material world. Failure to do so results in a "rebirth" after death to try again. Those who misuse their potential are doomed to an eternally dark hereafter.

However, there are those who believe in far more sinister ways to attain eternal life. I refuse to discuss the details of these beliefs here. They are better left hidden in the dark. They are, however, closely related to the following section.

THE SPIRITWORLD

The existence of spirits and ghosts is often debated and little understood. Some explain them away as monsters. Followers of Gaina claim they are torturous, lost souls that need to be sought out and banished from existence. Followers of Gate often believe that spirits are the transitory states of those to be reincarnated.

However, there are other beings that go past mere spirits, those that are not living or dead...The so-called "undead." What allows such horrific creatures to exist is beyond even my vast knowledge...perhaps only the Gods know. The Goddess of Ends in particular may hold the key to these hellish unending lives, but I will cease my speculations here.