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Hindu Gods
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Agni
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| God
of fire. He exists as lightning |
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Sphere
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Fire |
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Alignment
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Anarchist |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Alter
Physical Structure Fire and Electrical |
| Bestowed
Minor Powers |
Electrical
and Fire Expulsion |
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Brahma
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| The
post-Vedic form of Prajapati, the creator |
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Sphere
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Life |
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Alignment
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Scrupulous |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Healing
Touch, Empathic |
| Bestowed
Minor Powers |
Healing
Factor, True sight |
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Garuda
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| The
god-mount of Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi, it is usually pictured as a
creature with the head, talons, beak, and wings of an eagle (or a
vulture) and limbs and trunk of human shape |
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Sphere
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Sky |
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Alignment
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Unprincipled |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Alter
Physical Structure Air, Celestialkinesis |
| Bestowed
Minor Powers |
Body
weapons, Flight |
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Kali
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Cult
name of the goddess Durga. Wife to Shiva. A bloodthirsty fertility
goddess to whom the Thugs (Under the title Bhavani, she was invoked by
this secret brotherhood of murderers.) sacrificed their victims. Her
idol is black, is smeared with blood, has huge fang-like teeth, and a
protruding tongue that drips with blood. She wears a necklace of skulls,
earrings of corpses, and is girdled with serpents. She usually has four
arms, symbolizing absolute dominion over all finite things. One hand
holds a sword, the second holds a severed human head, the third is
believed by her devotees to be removing fear, and the fourth is often
interpreted as granting bliss. Kali-omnipotent, absolute, and
all-pervasive-is beyond fear and finite existence and is therefore
believed able to protect her devotees against fear and to give them
limitless peace. Finally, as absolute night, devouring all that exists,
she is sometimes depicted as standing on the corpse of Shiva, which,
like the garland of skulls, symbolizes the remains of finite existence.
Kali's worshipers reportedly appeased her in the past with human
sacrifices. She is propitiated today with the blood of mammals |
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Sphere
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Death, evil |
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Alignment
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Diabolic |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Absorb
Life, Control Undead, Death Stare |
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Prithivi
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| Goddess
of the earth |
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Sphere
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Earth |
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Alignment
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Unprincipled |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Alter
Physical Structure Mineral, Stone and Tar |
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Ratri
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| Goddess
of the night |
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Sphere
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Darkness |
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Alignment
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Unprincipled |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Alter
Physical Structure Shadow, Negate Powers |
| Bestowed
Minor Powers |
Ghost
Stealth, Adapt to environment |
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Sarasvati
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| Goddess
of knowledge and of fertility and prosperity. She is considered the
originator of speech and of all the arts. She is one (the maiden aspect)
of the trinity which includes Devi and Lakshmi. Sarasvati is pictured as
a graceful woman with white skin, usually sitting on a lotus (or a
peacock), and usually adorned with a crescent moon |
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Sphere
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Knowledge |
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Alignment
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Scrupulous |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Cosmic
Awareness, Genius |
| Bestowed
Minor Powers |
Extra PB,
Radar |
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Siva
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| The
god of destruction. One of the gods of the Hindu Trimurti, or triad of
supreme gods. Shiva, also called Siva, personifies both the destructive
and the procreative forces of the universe. As the destroyer he is
represented wearing a necklace of skulls and surrounded by demons. His
reproductive aspect is symbolized by the lingam, a phallic emblem. Shiva
is also the god of asceticism and of art, especially dancing. He rides
on the bull Nandi, and his consort is the mother goddess Uma, or Kali.
Some Hindus worship Shiva as the supreme deity and consider him a
benevolent god of salvation as well as a god of destruction |
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Sphere
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War |
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Alignment
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Anarchist |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Alter
Physical Structure Liquid Metal, Adaptable Defense |
| Bestowed
Minor Powers |
Choose 2
Expulsion types (may include Ranged Attack) |
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Ushas
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| The
beautiful goddess of the dawn |
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Sphere
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Sun |
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Alignment
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Unprincipled |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Alter
Physical Structure Light, Energy Absorption |
| Bestowed
Minor Powers |
Energy and
Solar Expulsion |
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Vishnu
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The
supreme Hindu god. Vishnu rose to power during the battle between the devas
and the asuras. Both wanted dominion over the world. The asuras
finally agreed to cede whatever territory a devas could measure out in
three paces. Vishnu, who at this time was only a dwarf, proclaimed
himself champion of his fellow creatures, and in three strides traversed
the whole world (the earth, the sky, and all the intervening space).
Vishnu's retinue was composed of Garuda (the eagle which served as his
steed) and Hanuman (the king of the monkeys). Certain objects are linked
to him: the disc, the conch, the lotus flower. He was married to Lakhsmi.
His avatars were: a fish, a tortoise, a wild boar, a man-lion, the
dwarf, Parasurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Kalkin (to come at the end of
this age). He is always depicted sleeping on a large serpent named
Adisesha or Ananda. The snake represents the earth and by sleeping on
it, Vishnu becomes the "Preserver of the Earth" (one of many
of Vishnu's names). Vishnu accomplished many things: he killed the demon
Madhu, he caused people to worship, and he took and takes great care of
the Earth |
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Sphere
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Various |
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Alignment
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Scrupulous |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Chronokinesis,
Immortal, Intangibility |
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