The Pantheon

Gods abound in Racedis. A God derives power from the collective faith of their adherents,

Paragons
Faith is flexible. It has an insect magnetism - it swarms to whatever light is closest.

A Paragon embodies the qualities of their god so perfectly, so completely, that others may put as much faith in the Paragon as they do in the god. Indeed, if a distant and mysterious god like Anu has ignored your plea for safe passage through a frontierland forest, but a daring ranger that worships Anu guides you safely through, you might have some faith in that ranger too. Thus, the ranger becomes a Paragon of Anu.

A Paragon may get some portion of the power from the faithful. Many Paragons are paladins or clerics, but certainly not all. Ariznosari's Paragons have many bards among them; Anu's tend to be rangers.