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The Ishtaran pantheon (pronounced ish-TARR-an) is a group of living saints worshiped primarily by the inhabitants of Ishtar. Unlike most other saints, these individuals have attained their status while still among the living. In addition to their areas of concern, all Ishtaran living saints are associated with a particular region of the nation. Usually this is the area the saint was born in or played some role in shaping, but this is not always the case. A saint is likely to have most of their followers in this region of patronage, but their worship is not limited geographically.

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	Urnum is a giant with a draconic bloodline who protects the forests outside Tammuz.	Tammuz	(link)
Xisuthros	NG	Darklands, guards, barriers	Xisuthros guards the main entrance to Kur, aided in his watch by many of his followers	Birtuamurru

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-The '''Ishtaran pantheon''' {{Pronunciation|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.
+The '''Ishtaran pantheon''' {{Pronunciation|ish-TARR-an}} is a group of living saints worshiped primarily by the inhabitants of [[Ishtar]]. Unlike most other saints, these individuals have attained their status while still among the living.  In addition to their areas of concern, all Ishtaran living saints are associated with a particular region of the nation. Usually this is the area the saint was born in or played some role in shaping, but this is not always the case. A saint is likely to have most of their followers in this region of patronage, but their worship is not limited geographically.
-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==
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 |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.
+|Urnum is a giant with a draconic bloodline who protects the forests outside Tammuz.
 |[[Tammuz]]
 |([[wikipedia:Humbaba|link]])
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 |NG
 |Darklands, guards, barriers
-|Before ascension, Xisuthros guarded the main entrance to [[Kur]]; today, many of his followers continue to maintain his watch
+|Xisuthros guards the main entrance to [[Kur]], aided in his watch by many of his followers
 |[[Birtuamurru]]
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