I really like the idea about Zolkiir and Dennis! You've perfectly split out what is important to each of the characters. Consider my vote to be a positive one! Learning is better than knowledge for Zolkiir anyway; as you mention, he is always searching for new knowledge. jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hey, everybody - how's it going? I > spent a great deal of time last night > trying to figure out how this pantheon > could work - in a way that doesn't > simply mirror the FR pantheon. I'll be > sending out some ideas in a subsequent > email. > > Some errata, though - > > John, earlier this week, we talked > about making Zolkiir the god of > knowlege, to reflect his interests. > The more I think about it, it's tough > to separate Dennis from the subject > entirely - it's essentially what a bard > is all about, and I keep picturing him > as the being with the best > understanding about the world and > everything in it. Maybe we could do a > compromise? > > Let's say we make Zolkiir the god of > discovery, invention, and learning, and > Dennis the god of history and > knowledge. They'd both have an area to > specialize in - Dennis with his focus > on accumulated history and lore, and > Zolkiir with his emphasis on > discovering new knowledge and > rethinking the old. They'd have a > symbiotic relationship that way. What > do you think? > > More in another email - that was the > only specific thing that I had a > question on. Remember that what I've > come up with in the next few emails is > just ideas - nothing has to be set in > stone. > > Jim