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The powers are a term used by planars to refer to the gods of the Outer Planes, although it sometimes also refers to other incredibly powerful beings, like the Lords of the Nine, who are nonetheless not typically considered gods.

Although she technically qualifies, the Lady of Pain is rarely considered a power, probably due to superstitious reasons: associating her with the powers may be too close to worship for many Cagers, and no one wants to be thrown to the Mazes.

The powers are one of the alliterative groups used to represent the denizens of the planes: primes, planars, petitioners, proxies, and powers.

Gods typically organize themselves into pantheons, where each pantheon is worshipped by a particular culture, race, or entire Prime world.

In terms of puissance, sages recognize several tiers: near-powers, demi-powers, lesser powers, intermediate powers, and greater powers.

Cultural Powers

Babylonian Pantheon

See also: Babylonian powers[1][2]

Celtic Pantheon

See also: Celtic powers[3][4]

The Celts largely keep confined to Tir na Og and the adjacent Tir fo Thuinn in the Outlands.

Chinese Pantheon

See also: Chinese powers[5][6]

Egyptian Pantheon

See also: Egyptian powers[7][4]

Finnish Pantheon

See also: Finnish powers[8][4]

Greek Pantheon

See also: Greek powers[9][6]

The majority of the Greek pantheon lives in Olympus, a domain on the eponymous top layer of Arborea, which it shares with the Elvish pantheon.

Titans:

Indian Pantheon

See also: Indian powers[10][6]

Japanese Pantheon

See also: Japanese powers[11][4]

Norse Pantheon

See also: Norse powers[12][6]

The Norse pantheon has two main areas of strength: The Aesir live in Asgard, while the Vanir live in Vanaheim, both on the first layer of Ysgard.

Aesir:

Vanir:

Sumerian Pantheon

See also: Sumerian powers[13][14]

These powers mostly live on the Great Mountain of the East, the mightiest crag on Elysium.

Racial Powers

Dwarven Pantheon

See also: Dwarvn powers[15][6]

Other Dwarven:

Elven Pantheon

See also: Elven powers[16][4]

The home of the Elven powers is Arvandor, the primary domain within the first layer of Arborea.

Drow Powers:

Sea Elf Powers:

Gnome Pantheon

See also: Gnomish powers[17][4]

The gnomish pantheon calls the Golden Hills home, on Dothion, the first level of Bytopia.

Svirfnebli:


Goblin Pantheon

See also: Goblin powers[18][19]

Halfling Pantheon

See also: Halfling powers[20][6]

The halfling pantheon calls the Green Fields home, on Venya, the third layer of Mount Celestia.

Orcish Pantheon

See also: Orcish powers[21]

Other Monstrous Powers

See also: Monstrous powers[6]
Unknown

Single-Sphere Powers

Aebrynis Pantheon

See also: Cerilian powers[22][4]


The powers of the Birthright campaign setting.

Faerûnian Pantheon

See also: Faerûn powers[23][6]

The powers of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.

Chult powers
Mulhorandi powers



Krynnish Pantheon

See also: Krynnish powers[24][6]


The powers of the Dragonlance campaign setting.

Good
Neutrality
Evil

Oerth Pantheon

See also: Oerth powers[25][6]

The powers of the Greyhawk campaign setting.

Mystaran Pantheon

See also Mystaran powers[26][6]


The powers of the Mystara campaign setting.



References

  1. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 60 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  2. ↑ D&D: Warriors of Heaven, p. 92-93 Buy it from DMsGuild!
  3. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 66 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 D&D: Warriors of Heaven, p. 91-95 Buy it from DMsGuild!
  5. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 152 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 D&D: Warriors of Heaven, p. 91-96 Buy it from DMsGuild!
  7. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 84 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  8. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 102 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  9. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 114 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  10. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 154 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  11. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 158 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  12. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 138 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  13. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 63 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  14. ↑ D&D: Warriors of Heaven, p. 93-96 Buy it from DMsGuild!
  15. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 78 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  16. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 92 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  17. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 106 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  18. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 130 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  19. ↑ D&D: Warriors of Heaven, p. 93 Buy it from DMsGuild!
  20. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 111 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  21. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 133 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  22. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 160-164,179 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  23. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 168 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  24. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 164 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  25. ↑ Planescape: On Hallowed Ground, p. 165 Buy it from DMsGuild! Now in Print!
  26. ↑ D&D: Warriors of Heaven, p. 91 Buy it from DMsGuild!