Elhim

The supremely powerful God of the Heavens, Elhim was the divine manifestation of the True Source and represents law, order and creative power. His names include Eli-Elihim or The Self-Existent One that came into the nothingness and spoke existence into being. Elhim grants no clerical spells and in most sources of scripture and legend, he is considered far removed from the conflicts and activities of the gods of Gaea. Causes of established intervention are rare and usually part of ancient legend such as during the war against the Void and later during the great civil war of the gods themselves. Beyond that, he is considered to be withdrawn and working primarily through more subtle means such as the whim of fate, the inherent qualities of good and the self-destructive nature of evil. All of which are joined together in concert to create the great tapestry that is the story of Gaea.

Elhim has no priesthood, followers, temples or worshippers though it is held by some traditions that the gods do homage to him in some form or fashion. His primary role is that of beginning and end and as caretaker of the cosmos. Even those with the greatest knowledge of religion, mythology and history have very little awareness of the true nature of Elhim and his overall relation to the great tapestry of the world.

Game Theme Note: Elhim is inspired by the tradition of powerful, benevolant yet (seemingly at first glance) distance over powers in most fantasy settings. Atypically these powers hearken back to the premise as implied in the major monotheistic religions of the real world. Elhim is inspired by the same traditions that brought forth Eru from The Silmarillion, Highgod from Dragonlance and The Weaver on the Loom from the Fionavar Tapestry. He is less of the school of thought as the uncaring Ao from the Forgotten Realms although he serves the same role in the cosmological design of the setting.