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The Ishtaran pantheon (pronounced ish-TARR-an) is a group of deities worshiped primarily by the inhabitants of Ishtar. These gods are entirely ascended deities, having once been mortal before becoming minor gods. Far more specific in domains and areas of concern than higher deities, they are nonetheless fully divine. Unlike the hero-gods, the gods of the Ishtaran pantheon are not merely mortals with a divine spark.

In addition to their areas of concern, all Ishtaran deities are associated with a particular region of the nation. Usually this is the area the god was from when they were still mortal, but this is not always the case. A god is likely to have most of their followers in this region of patronage, but their worship is not limited geographically.

Most gods of the Ishtaran pantheon have small realms within various outer planes.

List of Ishtaran deities

Name	Alignment	Areas of Concern	Description	Patronage	Inspiration
Atra-Hasis	N	Flood mitigation, conservation, disaster recovery		Marad	(link)
Enmerkar	N	Writing, translation, publishing		Mari	(link)
Mete	CE	Lenses, telescopes, black holes		None
Muballit	LN	Retribution, justice, punishment		Arad	(link)
Urnum	NE	Giants, preservation of wild places, dangerous creatures of the forests	Before ascension, Urnum was a giant with a draconic bloodline who protected the forests outside Tammuz.	Tammuz	(link)
Xisuthros	NG	Darklands, guards, barriers	Before ascension, Xisuthros guarded the main entrance to Kur; today, many of his followers continue to maintain his watch	Birtuamurru