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A Bia-o'kaara

The deities listed below are all the deities listed in the 1828 book A Bia-o’kaara (The Pantheon). The text was written by the religious scholar / holy interpreter Daran Kaal. The book details all the deities of the Raa-Dyanistic religion using beliefs that stem back hundreds, if not thousands of years. It was the first body of text to list every significant figure of the religion, as well as including information about every one of them. The content of the work is derived mostly from stone carving tablets (Dyans) and oral folklore. The characterization and specifics of these deities was solely Daran Kaal’s interpretation, however due to his position as Kajaar (head spiritual leader) of the religion the text was almost universally accepted. It is now an important religious text that is studied by all (raa-dyan di-akara-so) Raa-Dyanists.

This page lists all information on these gods from the perspective of Raa-Dyanism as a whole, with details specific to either branch being omitted.

The Major Deities: 

(a Bia-lAs O’kAra)

-personifications of the building blocks of the universe

-cannot be killed or harmed

-do not have any special powers/abilities (aside from Dara'Kaara)

 

  • Dara'Kaara:​

    • Gave birth to most* of the Bia-laas O'kaara

    • Creator of entire universe

*Adopted Goa and his sister Aano-’da

 

  • Doa:

    • Personification of time

    • “Second face” of Dara'Kaara

    • Comes from same primordial force as Dara'Kaara and only exists as Dara'Kaara’s shadow 

 

  • Ola:

    • Personification of the sky

    • First daughter of Dara'Kaara

    • Mother of the Gods Kaamisola-Kaara, Lidos and Inaala as well as the goddess Gyalaa

 

  • Omaani:

    • Personification of the land

    • First son of Dara'Kaara

    • Husband of Omaasa-’-li

    • Father of many gods/goddesses, notably Mino, Kaan and Baasil-Kaara

 

  • Kamisaal:

    • Personification of water

    • Son of Dara'Kaara

    • Husband of Ola

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  • Oraara:

    • Personification of heat

    • Son of Dara'Kaara

    • Creator of the god Karaaka-Kaara

 

  • Gok:

    • Personification of stone

    • Daughter of Dara'Kaara

    • Mother of Gok-’aara


 

  • Bia-Laas-Jaar:

    • Personification of power

    • Daughter of Dara'Kaara

    • Turned many beings into gods/goddesses

    • Mother of the gods Maalakyaa and Jaar Di-adaala

 

  • Goa:

    • Personification of death

    • Adopted son of Dara'Kaara

    • Born from the darkness beyond the world

    • Most powerful of the Bia-laas O'kaara

    • (Indirect) father of the goddess Gyalaa

    • Frequent rival with his twin sister Aano-’da

 

  • Aano-’da:

    • Personification of rebirth

    • Adopted daughter of Dara'Kaara

    • Born from the darkness beyond the world

    • Frequent rival with her twin brother Goa

    • Wife of the god Kyabaa

    • Mother of the O'goa-kaara

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The Gods:

(a O'kAra)

-deities that herald or control a certain aspect of the universe

-are semi-mortal and can be killed, but it is difficult to do so

-extremely powerful and many possess special abilities/powers

 

  • Kyabaa:

    • God of death/the dead/the underworld

    • Formerly a mortal human

    • Husband of Aano-’da

    • Father of the O'goa-kaara

    • Only being in universe able to control/command Goa

    • Resides in the city of the dead (Daal-di-goa)

 

  • Omaasa-’-li:

    • Goddess of childbirth/pottery

    • Mother of many gods/goddesses, notably Mino, Kaan and Baasil-Kaara

    • Made from clay by her husband Omaani

    • Killed by the goddess Gyalaa

 

  • Maalakyaa:

    • God of royalty

    • Half mortal 

    • Son of Bia-laas-jaar and Dara'Jaar (the first king)

    • Resides in the great golden castle (Bia-laas loma-di-jaar di-’sa), which is the home of all dead jaars

 

  • Gyalaa:

    • Goddess of storms

    • Daughter of Goa and Ola

    • Born when Ola was tricked into eating Goa’s sacred fruit (the death berry/Niaan Di-goa), causing her to become pregnant with his child.

    • Killed the goddess Omaasa-’-li due to her inability to get pregnant anymore

    • Turned two human children into the gods Karaal and Idaan

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  • Idaan:

    • God of thunder/vengeance

    • Kidnapped “son” of Gyalaa

    • Killed Gyalaa by beheading her whilst she slept 

    • Trapped in an eternal battle with Karaal

 

  • Karaal:

    • God of lightning/vengeance

    • Kidnapped “son” of Gyalaa

    • Avenged the death of Gyalaa by trying to kill Idaan 

    • Trapped in an eternal battle with Idaan

 

  • Lidos:

    • God of snow/ice/the cold

    • Son of Ola and Kaamisal

    • Father of the great hero Gisa-Aas

    • Punished the mountains for growing too tall and blocking his view of his mother

 

  • Nolis-Kaara:

    • God of wisdom

    • Made into a god when Bia-laas-jaar fell in love with him

    • Gifted the power of knowledge as a marriage proposal, which he refused

    • Had a bastard son with Bia-laas-jaar who became the god Jaar Di-adaala

 

  • Di-A-’saasa:

    • God of shadows/the dark/evil

    • True name is not known

    • Anyone who says true name is doomed to cease to exist

    • Born out of the nightmares of Dara'Kaara

    • Banished to the Shadow Land (Omaani Di-o-asaasa)

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  • Mino:

    • Goddess of childbirth/family/legacy

    • Daughter of Omaasa-’-li and Omaani

    • Wife of Sanadaa

    • Mother of the great hero Sandaa-Mino

 

  • Sanadaa:

    • God of marriage/fish/rivers

    • Son of Ola and Kaamisal

    • Demanded marriage become a sacred bond

    • Father of the great hero Sanadaa-Mino

 

  •  Gok-’aara:

    • God of stone

    • Husband of Baasil-'i

 

  • Karaaka-Kaara:

    • God of fire/volcanoes

    • Created by Oraara

    • Created the first volcano (Dara Karaaka-Balisaa)

 

  • Omaani-Omaasa-’-li:

    • God of pottery/bowls/vases

    • Son of Omaani and Omaasa-’-li

 

  • Di-omaani-Kaara:

    • Goddess of the harvest

    • Daughter of Omaani and Omaasa-’-li

 

  • An-maalaalasa:

    • God of mourning/loss

    • Son of Omaani and Omaasa-’-li

 

  • O’ni-Kaara:

    • Goddess of animals/kindness

    • Made into a goddess by Bia-laas-jaar after she died since she took pity on the mortal who was killed for her kindness

 

  • Inaala:

    • God of the moon/silver/metal/luck

    • Son of Ola

    • Husband of Sakaasakaa-li

    • Father of Inaala-Sakaasakaa-li and Sasia-Kaara as well as Ganaa-Do-aas

 

  • Sakaasakaa-li:

    • Goddess of war

    • Asked to be made into a goddess by Bia-laas-jaar and as payment married Inaala 

    • Mother of the gods Inaala-Sakaasakaa-li, Sasia-Kaara and Ganaa-Do-aas as well as Dara'kaal

 

  • Sasia-Kaara:

    • Goddess of weapons

    • Daughter of Inaala and Sakaasakaa-li

 

  • Inaala-Sakaasakaa-li:

    • Goddess of victory/triumph

    • Daughter of Inaala and Sakaasakaa-li

 

  • Ganaa-Do-aas:

    • God of metalwork/betrayal

    • Son of Inaala and Sakaasakaa-li

    • Betrays the gods in the Goa-di-saarasia

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  • Lidos-li-aas

    • Goddess of frozen rivers / high-up waterfalls

    • Daughter of Lidos​

    • Married Jaar-di-o'balisaa

    • Mother of Lyan-kaara

 

  • Jaar-Di-adaala:

    • God of prophecies/observation

    • Bastard son of Nolis-Kaara and Bia-laas-jaar

    • Foresaw the fate of the universe in the Ryda Di Goa-di-saarasia which was written through the prophet Kaasa Kasaara 

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  • Kan:

    • God of ​spite/misfortune/curses

    • Son of Di-a-'saasa and Bia-'saasa-jaar

    • Can create bad luck/curses but also can offer protection from it

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  • Lyan-kaara:

    • God of heights/slopes/falling​

    • Child of jaar-di-o'balisaa and Lidos-li-aas

    • Worshipped heavily by villages in the mountains

    • Protects people from falling from great heights or being dangered at high altitudes

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  • Kimikimi

    • Goddess of art/music/creativity

    • Turned into a goddess by Bia-laas-jaar after she impressed her with her music

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  • Kimikimi-'naala-isala​

    • God of self discovery/inspiration​

    • Son of Kimikimi and Inaala-isala

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  • Rakin

    • God of food/eating/abundance​

    • Son of Di-omaani-kaara

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  • An-kyni

    • God of walls/barriers/borders

    • ​Created by Dara'kaara to seperate the three realms

    • Would then be adopted by Dara'kaara and reside as her closest confident/advisor

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  • Jaamaa

    • Goddess of forgiveness

    • Daughter of O'ni-kaara and Bia-laas-jaar

    • Can bring about forgiveness within people and absolve wrong-doers of their guilt

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The Minor Deities :

(a o'kAra-isala)

-deities that are mainly representative of morals/virtues

-are sometimes in control of small or specific aspects of the universe

-are mortal, yet have power and wisdom almost equal to the gods

-some have more animal-like forms and others resemble humans

-are worshiped on a personal level and to a lesser extent than the gods or the major deities

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  • Niaan-lili:

    • A mountain-sized bird that is said to bless harvests with good fortune​

    • Rewards those who are generous and give to others

    • Is sometimes known as being a helper of Di-omaani-kaara and is described as being used by the goddess O'ni-kaara who rides on its back so that she can observe the good deeds of humankind

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  • Inaala-isala:

    • A man with skin made of silver who was born from Inaala falling asleep whilst looking at his reflection in a piece of enchanted silver​

    • Protects those who are asleep as their mind travels the Omaani-di-nalisa

    • Is able to see through mirrors like windows into the minds of sleeping mortals

    • Is the origin of the Syan custom of having a large mirror on the wall next to your bed

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  • Jaar-di-o'balisaa:

    • A man with large bat ears and no eyes who creates and commands all mountains in the world​

    • Originally was a cave bat but was transformed into a minor deity by a lazy gagaana to take on some of his duties after he was tasked by Omaani to help create the mountains

    • Is known to imprison dishonest people deep within mountains so that no one can hear their lies

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  • Saan-san:

    • A being created by mixing the blood of Goa and Aano-'da ​

    • It has no true form and instead shapeshifts often to go undetected

    • Is the only being able to travel freely between the living world and Daal-di-goa and is responsible for opening the gateway between the two

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  • An-'aasi-'l:

    • ​The great-grandfather of the first Jaar

    • Was the first human to show justice and morals

    • Married O'ni-Kaara and their son founded the first city (Dara'Daal)

    • Is responsible for creating the basic moral laws that all humans must follow​​

    • His statue is at the entrance of every courthouse in Syana

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  • Kasaara-jaar:

    • The queen of the o'kasaara, who are four-armed giants that push the stars across the sky​

    • She is tasked with pushing the sun and is responsible for the day/night cycle

    • Is the namesake of the historic tribal nation Kasaara-okaada (nation of kasaara)

 

  • Lili-boa:

    • The metaphorical parent of all birds

    • A giant invisible bird that floats above the world

    • Protects the world from the malevolent deity Bia-kakimisaa, who wishes to freeze all of life

    • When the days grow shorter Lili-boa grows weaker and so calls upon all birds to help it in its battle, which is the mythological explanation for birds' winter migrations

    • Its myth is also used to mythologically explain why winter and summer exist

    • Is responsible for the tradition of birds being sacred in Raa-Dyanism​

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  • An-o'bia-laal:

    • A being that either takes the form of a young boy or old woman​

    • Made by Dara'kaara from the essence of her shadow Doa

    • Is responsible for creating time to place into the universe

    • Also responsible for protecting time from being eaten by the O'gaagogaa, which are a race of giant heads that eat time so that they can live forever 

    • Known for sending the great hero Laaloriaa on their quest to slay the queen of the O'gaagogaa​​

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  • Mokaal-'aas-'a:

    • Was formerly a person who was so attractive they caught the eye of the god Rakin​

    • Rakin begged Dara'kaara to let him visit the human realm Saarasia to ask them to marry him

    • Enamoured by Rakin's flawless beauty, they said yes and returned with him to the divine realm, where Mokaal-'aas-'a became a deity upon arrival

    • Is known for being the reason that food tastes good, since before they married Rakin all food was flavourless and could only nourish hunger

    • Their beauty was honoured by Rakin by him creating food that tasted as good as Mokaal-'aas-'a looked, contrasting the bland and bad tasting food he created before their marriage

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  • Lynaali-ydaama​

    • The ruler of the o'ydaama, as well as being the largest and most powerful ydaama to ever exist​​​

    • Is known to have complete dominion over the oceans and all things that enter its domain

    • Worshipped so that it keeps sailors safe and brings bountiful fishing trips as well as calming the seas and protecting coastal villages from storms

    • Is thought to be as old as the ocean itself, with the o'ydaama being one of the first beings to inhabit the world after it was created by the gods

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Great Heroes:

(bia-lAs o'bia-'kAdo)

-while not deities in the traditional sense, these figures are still worshipped

-are always human, often with divine heritage

-must commit an act worthy enough to impress Dara'kaara

-after death they live in bia-'kaado-daal with the other heroes

-each have a title which is almost always said after their name

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  • Liaani (a bia-'kaado di-'laas):

    • the daughter of Maalakyaa and grandaughter of Dara'jaar​

    • defeated the fire demon Ganaa-karaaka as well as banishing the o'kasaara to the sky during the first war (dara'sakaasakaa) 

    • because of this, Saarasia will forever belong to humankind

    • is honoured at the kaara-loma di-bia-laas-Liaani (temple of the great Liaani)

    • offerings are left to her most commonly during times of war as well as national or even personal coflict since she is said to bless people with a swift and effective victory

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  • Jaaral (a bia-'kaado di-o'akaado):

    • the father of Dara'jaar​

    • left his home of Dara'Daal and explored all the lands the gods had created

    • returned home and created Saarasia (the kingdom of mankind)

    • gained the attention and admiration of Bia-laas-jaar, who he eventually married

    • is honoured at the bia-laas kaara-loma di-syana (great temple of Syana) which is the main temple of worship for Raa-Dyanists

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  • Gisa-aas (a bia-'kaado di-o'misila-'kaado):

    • son of the god Lidos and a river named Kaali​

    • wished to be mortal so intensely that the wish became true

    • wanted to be mortal since he was born with the desire need to help humans

    • when he became human he asked Nolis-kaara to bestow him great knowldge, this was used to invent medicine as well as showing humans how to heal eachother

    • died within his house, known as the misila-loma (house of healing) and from his death bed a large river poured down the mountain Gisa-aas lived on

    • his legacy was honoured by his students by them becoming o'misila-'kaado (healers) and joining local tribes, Gisa-aas's knowledge was then shared to all people over many generations

    • is honoured in the dara'misila-loma on top of Misila-Balisaa in the Mia-aas mountain range

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  • Dara'kaal (a bia-'kaado di-soso)

    • the human son of Sakaasakaa-li, who was pregnant with him when she was made divine​

    • was raised by his mother until he was 7, then he was sent to live in the human world so that he could maintain some of his human heritage

    • due to his divine strength and military abilities, he formed a tribe made of elite fighters who became known as the o'kaal

    • lived to the age of 130 and died as the most respected warrior in the world

    • his legacy is seen in the modern-day o'kaal, an elite and highly traditional sector of the Syan military who are required to train for 7 years before becoming qualified

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