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== Meta examples ==
== Meta examples ==
* Asmodeus, in some settings
* Lolth, in some settings


From Pathfinder:
From Pathfinder:
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* Cayden Cailean, Pathfinder god of ale
* Cayden Cailean, Pathfinder god of ale
* Iomedae, Pathfinder goddess of valor
* Iomedae, Pathfinder goddess of valor
* Nocticula
* Norgorber, Pathfinder god of murder
* Norgorber, Pathfinder god of murder


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From Greyhawk:
From Greyhawk:
* Iuz the Evil
* Vecna
* Vecna



Latest revision as of 17:49, 27 August 2025

Apotheosis or ascension is the elevation of a person to divinity. Such a person is often called an "ascended god."

Attempts

  • The Phoenic statesman Raysh is attempting to fulfill a prophecy he hopes will elevate him to godhood by the power of Casir

Known ascended gods

Meta examples

  • Asmodeus, in some settings
  • Lolth, in some settings

From Pathfinder:

  • Aroden, Pathfinder god of humanity
  • Cayden Cailean, Pathfinder god of ale
  • Iomedae, Pathfinder goddess of valor
  • Nocticula
  • Norgorber, Pathfinder god of murder

From the Forgotten Realms:

  • Bane, Faerûnian god of tyranny
  • Bhaal, Faerûnian god of murder
  • Cyric, Faerûnian god of lies
  • Kelemvor, Faerûnian god of the dead
  • Midnight, who became the second Mystra, Faerûnian goddess of magic
  • Myrkul, Faerûnian god of death

From Greyhawk:

  • Iuz the Evil
  • Vecna

From real-world religion:

  • Divus Julius, the deified Julius Caesar
  • Guan Yu
  • Imhotep
  • Lei Gong, Chinese god of thunder