Trope Pantheons/Magic

Magic and Spells

The House of Magic really isn't all that different from the House of Knowledge, as both Houses often find themselves having the same motivations. As a result, it is very common to see deities from outside Houses confusing the House of Magic for Knowledge and vice versa. Rumors persist that the two Houses are actually connected to each other via secret passage while others go even further to claim that both Houses are in fact housed in the same building. However, there is much debate among those who believe these theories on whether Magic or Knowledge is dominant, culminating in numerous magical duels in the halls.

Tzeentch, God of Change, Hope, Ambition, Manipulation, Scheming and Sorcery (Changer of Ways, the Architect of Fate, the Weaver of Destiny, the Grand Schemer, the Great Conspirator)
 * Greater God
 * Symbol: The number 9
 * Alignment: Chaotic Evil
 * Portfolio: Magnificent Bastards, Manipulative Bastards, Xanatos Roulettes, Xanatos Gambits, More Than Mind Control, Cosmic Horror
 * Domains: Change, Chaos, Evil, Hope, Ambition, Manipulation, Scheming and Sorcery
 * Allies: Bernkastel
 * Followers: a horde of Chaos sorcerers and eldritch suits of power armor animated by the bound spirits of their former wearers.
 * Opposed by: Kefka Palazzo and Raistlin Majere, both of whom, it is rumored, are planning on usurping him.
 * Enemies: Rika Furude, The Puella magi....ALL OF THEM.
 * He used to own a Crystal Staff that allowed him control over almost everything. When he broke it as a sign of surrender because of the threat of his brothers, he lost much of his former power...so claims his followers. He is still a god of change, and what is magic if not mastery over change?
 * He vehemently denies any and all allegations of ties with Cirno, although Marisa loves to tease him about it.

Marisa Kirisame, Goddess of Black Magician Girls (The Ordinary Magician)
 * Lesser Goddess
 * Symbol: Love Sign - Master Spark
 * Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
 * Portfolios: Cute Witches, Kleptomaniac Heroes, Mega Manning, Black Magician Girls, Mad Hatters, Kamehame Hadoken, Badass Normals (look at her title)
 * Domain: Magic, Spell, Mysticism, Trickery
 * Followers: Lulu (Final Fantasy X), Shantotto (Final Fantasy XI), Dark Willow
 * Allies: Alice (love/hate relationship), Reimu, King Galbatorix
 * Opposed by: Lina, Harry Potter, Negi Springfield
 * Ascended to her spot by stealing various "precious things" from Harry Potter, Lina Inverse, and Negi Springfield. Her most prized possession is Lillet's heart. Why why why don't I miss you a lot forever, ze?
 * Is banned from most sections of the Library for incurring a fine so large that not even Seto Kaiba could pay it off. It does not stop her from occasionally attempting to sneak in, however.

Madoka Kaname, Goddess of Magical Girls (Kriemhild Gretchen, Penitent Gretchen, Godoka, Madogod, Madokami)
 * Greater Goddess
 * Symbol: A pink Soul Gem
 * Theme song: Sagitta Luminis
 * Alignment: Good - of Chaotic Good, Neutral Good, and Lawful Good
 * Portfolio: Friend to All Living Things, Magical Girls, Pettanko, Apocalypse Maiden, Archer, Saviors
 * Domain: Magic, Redemption, Healing, Family, Forgiveness, Peace, Kindness, Hope
 * Followers: The Puella Magi were elevated as apostles to serve her cause and spread her gospel.
 * Allies/Friends: Shoutan Himei, Doctor Wong Fei-Hong, Sayaka Miki, Sakura Kinomoto, Homura Akemi, Mami Tomoe, Kenshiro and Toki, Sakura Kyouko Mithra, Asura.
 * Enemies: Tzeentch, Kyubey (although this is better described as deep disdain.)
 * Madoka became a concept to end the suffering of Magical Girls. As such, she ascended to the pantheon to administer to the system of Magical Girls from within in. Should anything befall them, Homura Akemi is her herald to act on such matters unless it is something serious.
 * The names Kriemhild and Penitent Gretchen are aspects of herself as a concept. It is rumoured that Kriemhild is a harbinger of The End of the World as We Know It and that Penitent is the bringer of heaven. In either case, it is said that her power is so great at that point that she is said to rival Haruhi, Goddess of Tropes. Due to this, Madoka's name is spoken of in whispers by most others.
 * The God-Emperor of Mankind is impressed by this newcomer, as her magical girls fight the good fight much like his followers do. They stand the line and die standing.
 * The Chaos Gods of The Warp are a little worried, as she actually succeeded in making her multiverse less Grimdark. Despair Demons aren't that far removed from Warp Daemons, if they're not the same thing.
 * Less so with Tzeentch. The fact that witches still exist after her wish for the erasure of all witches and her accession is testament to that.
 * His involvement in their transformation may also have something to do with it...
 * Similarly, she has earned the friendship and respect of Kenshiro's brother Toki, as she proves his belief that love and kindness can save the world, much to the incredulous disbelief of his Aloof Big Brother Raoh.
 * Sakura and Madoka are known to be friends, due to this Sakura doesn't wish to fight her; not to mention she finds the stories of her world(s) interesting and wants to have a daughter like Madoka.
 * Rumors has it that there's always a bottle of Morning Rescue Drink in her house.
 * As she brought forth hope and takes away despair, she found enmity within many evil Gods who promoted despair, such as Kefka Palazzo and Terumi Yuuki
 * Any time a Magical Girl is driven to the depths of despair yet rises up for a Heroic Second Wind with a renewed faith, it is because Madoka has granted them a divine intervention.
 * Albeit formidable, Madoka's physical form in the pantheon is merely an avatar of her true form, which is more of an abstract concept/force that protects, saves and gives hope to all magical girls.
 * Finding out that Tzeentch was the one who was the driving force behind the creation of witches from MagicalGirls and the warping of their wishes has left an...impression on her.
 * Kyubey would just like to say that the Incubators had nothing to do with this, they had no idea that the system his race implemented was backed up by The Warp.
 * When questioned, Tzeentch just smiled and said "Just As Planned."

Homura Akemi, Herald of Penitent Gretchen, Goddess of Retroactive Preparation (Homerun, Homu, Homuhomu, )
 * Lesser Goddess
 * Symbol: An ornate clockwork buckler bound by a red ribbon behind a purple soul gem
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Portfolio: Set Right What Once Went Wrong, Badass Adorable, Time Stop, Determinator, Hyperspace Arsenal, Retroactive Preparation, Doing what needs to be done
 * Domain: Magic, Time, Conflict, Tranquility
 * Allies: Madoka Kaname, Sakura Kinomoto (as much as she hates to admit it), Batman, Archer, Fate Testarossa-Harlaown, Shoutan Himei, Rika Furude, Oyashiro-sama
 * Rivals: Sayaka Miki, Mami Tomoe
 * Enemies: Kyubey and the Incubators, Araya Souren, Tzeentch, Nurgle.
 * Apocryphal accounts point out that she is possibly the greatest batter of all time, as she only bat homeruns.
 * Should any Incubator knock on her door, her first response is to shoot them... no matter how many times they come back.
 * It's said that Homura and Madoka are very close, that has attracted the attention of Hiyori Tamura... some of which Homura can only smile at.
 * Shoutan Himei is one of the few people that Homura will act completely kind to and hang out with. As they should, the both of them have been through alot... it happens to be their bond as friends.
 * Rika Furude has been rather friendly with her, these to also share a bond. They know the pain that a Groundhog Day Loop can impact on the soul. Homura is also on good terms with her friend and superior, Oyashiro-sama.
 * Araya Souren has the rare and dubious honour of being the only god/goddess/divine being in the pantheon to violently enrage Homura on sight (after learning about the Apartment Complex from Ryougi Shiki), something that is normally reserved for an Incubator. If not for his mastery in the Innate Bound Field, he would be shot on sight like an Incubator. And trust us, she's tried
 * Despite things being civil between them, Homura and Sakura Kinomoto tend to be at odds with each other. It stems for the animosity when Sakura formally was the Goddess of Magical Girls. This is said to displease Madoka, as she and Sakura have a friendly relationship... this leads to some strained cooperation between Homura and Sakura.
 * Despite both being Puella Magi, Homura and Sayaka have a history. Homura once tried to kill Sayaka when they where both mortal... they have been hostile to each other ever since. Since ascending, the hostilities have died down somewhat... enough to keep Madoka happy, but Homura still sees Sayaka as "Unfit to be a Mahou Shoujo". Sayaka thinks she is just jealous.
 * Bernkastel appears to have taken an interest in her, although it's unknown exactly what she is up to. Mami Tomoe suspects that it might have to do with her other responsibilities as the Goddess of Retroactive Preparation.
 * Is absolutely FURIOUS with Tzeentch after finding out what he's been doing all this time to her and Madoka.

Sakura Kinomoto, Goddess of Magic Card Collecting
 * Lesser Goddess
 * Symbol: Her Star Wand, in key form
 * Alignment: Lawful Good
 * Portfolios: Magical Girls, Lolis, Collection, Tarot Motifs, Magical Girl Warriors, Heroes Who Look Just Like Helpless Princesses in The Future, Mothers who will do horrible, horrible things to the person threatening their children
 * Domains: Magic, Spell, Destiny
 * Followers: Yui Kasuga (Corrector Yui), the remaining Mew Mews
 * Allies: Ichigo Momomiya, Nanoha Takamachi, Madoka Kaname
 * When asked her opinion on the matter of her avatar(s) in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle and their romantic choices, her response was a confused hooee?. Upon looking into the matter, she simply repeated herself, extending the statement for several minutes.
 * Has recently been speaking with Madoka Kaname, her stories on the power of magical girls has been shocking. To Sakura, she didn't realize that the calling could cause such despair. As a result of that and the friendship that the two struck... she has stepped down as the Goddess of Magical Girls.

Rydia, Goddess of Summoned Beasts (Rydia of the Mist)
 * Intermediate Goddess
 * Symbol: A Mist Dragon
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Portfolios: Summon Magic, Rapid Aging, Parental Abandonment, Whips, Big Damn Heroes
 * Domains: Dragon, Mysticism, Summoning, Scalykind, Watery Death
 * Allies: Rosa Farrell
 * Followers: Sheena Fujibayashi (Tales of Symphonia), Isaac (Golden Sun), Maxwell (Scribblenauts)
 * Sheena Fujibayashi is Rydia's faithful understudy. Yuna used to be, but switched houses and now studies under Vash.
 * She kinda likes Ninjas, but refuses to go out with them. The whole invisibility thing unnerves her when she goes to the bathroom. Instead, she claims to have "fallen for" the childlike innocence of Negi Springfield, who reminds her of herself when she was his age...almost as if it were yesterday.

Lillet Blan, Goddess of Runology
 * Intermediate Goddess
 * Symbol: A forest fairy
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Portfolios: Cute Witches, Schoolgirl Lesbians, Recursive Time Travelers, Tomes of Eldritch Lore, Heroic Magnificent Bastards-In-Training
 * Domains: Rune, Mysticism, Summoning
 * Had her "heart" stolen by Marisa, but likes it better that way.
 * Hugo Rune, Perfect Master and God of Runeology (with an "e"), opposes her for being confusing. However no-one except Rune himself acknowledges Runeology, so she doesn't care much.

Rosa Farrell, Goddess of White Magic (Queen Rosa of Baron)
 * Intermediate Goddess
 * Symbol: Bow and Arrows
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Portfolios: White Mages (with Archer sub-classes), Good-Looking Monarchs, Healing Hands, White Magician Girls, Two Guys and a Girl, The Power of Love
 * Domains: Celestia, Light, Magic, Love, Prayer, Nobility
 * Allies: Rydia, Aerith Gainsborough, Cecil Harvey
 * Followers: Konoka Konoe (Mahou Sensei Negima), Mint Adnade (Tales of Phantasia)
 * She was really overjoyed when Cecil entered the Pantheon, reuniting both lovers.

Mysterio, Master of Illusion
 * Lesser God
 * Symbol: A shiny bubble helmet
 * Alignment: Neutral Evil
 * Portfolios: Illusion Magic, Manipulative Bastards, Teleportation
 * Domains: Magic, Illusion, Trickery
 * Followers: Itachi Uchiha (Naruto), Zexion (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Mysterio is moderately popular with the House of Theater, as he is generally willing to provide decent special effects.
 * Is possibly gay for Spider-Man.

Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuzaki, and Fuu Hououji, Triumvirate Goddesses of Swords and Sorcery
 * Demigoddesses
 * Symbol: Mokona
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Portfolios:
 * All: Magic Knights, Magical Girls, Interdimensional Travel
 * Hikaru: Fire, Big Swords, Spunkiness, Martyrs Without A Cause
 * Umi: Water, Thin Blades, High Society
 * Fuu: Wind, Archery, RPG Lovers, Meganekkos
 * Domains: Magic, Air, Water, Fire, Courage
 * Followers: Terra Branford and Celes Chere (Final Fantasy VI), Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)
 * There are rumors that Umi has a long lost brother in the War House, named Kazuya. She has denied that rumor, but she looks up to him as a big brother figure.

Nanoha Takamachi, Goddess of Magical Destruction (The White Devil, The Ace of Aces, That Thing)
 * Lesser Goddess
 * Symbol: Raising "Raging" Heart Excelion
 * Alignment: Chaotic Good
 * Portfolio: Friendship Through Superior Firepower, Training Sessions From Hell, Magic From Technology, Magitek, BFGs, Action Moms, Small Girls with Big Guns (That Never Actually Kill People), Beam Spam, Wave Motion Guns, Blasting One's Way Through Things, Timeskips
 * Domains: Destruction, Family, Magic, Protection, Strength
 * Followers: Far fewer in this aspect (not many survived).
 * An alternate aspect of the Goddess of Friendship. Only seen when her friends are in danger (and heaven help you if her daughter is). She has no problem combining the two if she feels the best way to be your friend is to kick your ass. She comes to this conclusion more often than you'd think.
 * Is currently trying to "befriend" The Dark Kingdom who for their part are actively trying to kill her because she reminds them of a certain magical girl they used fight.
 * Reports indicate that magician Aozaki Aoko attempted to take this title, but upon reaching the front door decided that it would be "too much of a pain in the ass" and headed to a local steakhouse instead.
 * Although, reports of her sister Touko ascending have recently caused Aoko to reconsider taking the job, for the sole reason that it would allow her to piss her off. It's between that and just blowing up the House of Life and Death.
 * The fact that she was just upgraded to protagonist status after the release of her own story is increasing her consideration.
 * Her claim of this title has recently come under threat after some of the Main House saw Negi Springfield's epic tournament battle against Jack Rakan. Time will tell whether Nanoha retains her throne...
 * Then they saw one of Nanoha's short training sessions against Signum. They agreed. While Negi beats her in magical Batman and Xanatos Gambits, he still has a lot to go in terms of raw magical destructiveness and the eagerness to use it. There's also the "learn when to stop Cast From Hit Points" lesson that Nanoha herself had to learn at that age.
 * Lina Inverse used to hold this seat, but Marisa stealing her "precious thing" led to her temporarily stepping down. Nanoha looks forward to the day when Lina gets her precious thing back and challenges Nanoha for the position in the only way that people like them know how. Lenneth dreads the coming of that day and gets headaches thinking of how much work she'll have to do afterwards in reconstructing the Pantheon.

Stephen Strange, God of Pure Sorcery, The Wizard Who Did It (Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts)
 * Greater God
 * Symbol: Ankh, the Eye of Agamotto
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Portfolio: Floating Power, Glowing Power, Tomes of Eldritch Lore, Not Having To Explain How He Did That, Weird Curse Words, "Tantric Magic"
 * Domain: Magic, Knowledge, Healing
 * Followers: Sarda (Final Fantasy I, Eight Bit Theater)
 * Was once a wealthy and highly prominent neurosurgeon, albeit cold and unsympathetic to his patients. When a dreadful accident damaged the nerves of his hands he searched long and hard to restore them, eventually coming to the Ancient One. Dropped his quest to save the soul of the collective worlds from demons, interdimensional conquerors, and unspeakable things.
 * Over the course of forty years developed an unparalleled mastery of magic. Knew something of the Pantheon and the gods therein long before attaining godhood himself. He is rarely seen within the Pantheon.
 * Was briefly a very standard super hero. Sometimes he gets teased about that. He's also very good at Scrabble.

Nagisa Misumi and Honoka Yukishiro, Wonder Twin Magical Girl Goddesses (Cure Black, Cure White; collectively known as "Pretty Cure")
 * Demigoddesses
 * Symbols: Mepple and Mipple
 * Alignment: Neutral Good (both)
 * Portfolio:
 * Both Girls: Combos, Magical Girls, Wonder Twin Powers, Fisticuffs
 * Honoka: Teen Geniuses, Girly Girls
 * Nagisa: Tomboys, Girls With Big Female Fanbases
 * Domains: Destiny, Dream, Pact, Storm
 * Allies: Mihoshi and Kiyone
 * Opposed by: Zan and Jayna
 * Were given the rights to the throne ahead of Zan and Jayna of the Superfriends, because most found Zan's use of his water-shifting abilities quite lame.
 * Many of the other goddesses are confused by the way the two of them are constantly holding hands, but Nagisa swears "it's not like that! Really!"
 * ...or, they could merely be exchanging long protein strings. Who knows?

Alice Margatroid, Goddess of Puppetry
 * Lesser Goddess
 * Symbol: Shanghai and Hourai
 * Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
 * Portfolio: Puppets, Tsunderes, Holding Back, Badass Bookworm
 * Domains: Puppets, Magic
 * Followers: Carl Clover, Kankuro, Dave's Bro/Dirk Strider
 * Allies: Marisa Kirisame, Suigintou
 * She is good friends with Marisa... apparently after she stole her precious heart.
 * She found Suigintou and nursed her back to her health after the latter was thoroughly discarded and abused by Tomoe Marguerite. Alice has since gained Suigintou's respect and at one point came to blows with Tomoe... with Alice on the winning side, of course.
 * Is currently hiding Carl Clover in her house per his request since he needs time to plan his counterattack against his evil father Relius. Alice accepts him, if only his mastery over BIGGER puppets (Nirvana) interests her.
 * She eventually used information from interacting with him to develop her "Goliath Doll".

The Other Mother, Goddess of Dark Puppetry (alias The Beldam)
 * Lesser Goddess
 * Symbol: a black button
 * Alignment: Neutral Evil
 * Portfolio: Marionette Master, Perverse Puppet, Creepy Doll, Demonic Dummy, Giant Spider, Wicked Witch, Dungeon Master, Evil Counterpart, Beware the Nice Ones, Yandere
 * Domains: Puppets, Magic, Soul Stealing
 * Doesn't live inside the House itself, but the House contains a passage into her world, now reduced to it's primal form: a simple web, due to the absense of potential preys. The only one remaining... for now.
 * The Other Mother has been starving ever since the portal to her realm has been closed to mortals. She hopes to use her deification to open up a new portal to hunt down more children.
 * She has no ambition to take over the Pantheon, however. Only hunger for love, and souls.
 * She rarely leaves her world in person, however her dolls lurk all around the Pantheon, unseen, empty button eyes watching... watching something...

Medusa, Goddess of Snake Magic
 * Lesser Goddess
 * Symbol: Arrow-shaped snakes with Ashura's eyes.
 * Alignment: Chaotic Evil
 * Portfolio: Snakes, Staying Alive, Body Surfing
 * Domain: Evil, Madness, Destruction, Plotting, Chaos
 * Once went on a date with Orochimaru, which ended with her dumping him. "Dumping him" means she strangled him with his own snakes and left him in a trash can.
 * Does not get along well with Rider. Feels that Rider is too nice and resents the shared name.

Asuna Kagurazaka, Goddess of Anti-Magic (Bellatrix Sauciata, )
 * Lesser Goddess
 * Alignment: Chaotic Good
 * Symbol: The two bells she wears in her hair.
 * Portfolio: Anti-Magic (duh), Swords that are too big, unrequited crushes on old men, Metal Fans of Doom, Chekhov's Armoury.
 * Domains: Magic, Combat, Dynamic Entries at absurd times.
 * Allies: Is currently being taught in the ways of BFS wielding by Cloud. Is teamed up with Negi and Yue. The other gods didn't mind, as they are usually good-natured,although after Evangeline has taken over their training, some gods are keeping an eye on them, just in case.
 * Has recently been seen in the presence of Kamijyou Touma; there are whispered rumours that his Imagine Breaker is stronger than her Magic Cancel, though no one is certain exactly how a potential showdown would work. No one in the House of Magic wants to ask them about this either, in fear of them testing their limits on them. After all, Anti-Magic is a highly respected (and feared) power to the magically inclined.
 * These rumors may be put to a rest with Kamijou's ascension to God of Punching Mages.

Herr D. D. Drosselmeyer, God of Those That Rewrite Reality
 * Lesser God
 * Symbol: A pocketwatch with a "D" engraved on it
 * Alignment: Neutral Evil
 * Portfolio: Fairy Tales, Evil Deities, Greek Choruses, Mad Writers, Cheshire Cat Grins, Tragedy
 * Domains: Destiny, Madness, Suffering, Trickery
 * Followers: Was once followed by Karen Eiffel, but she soon spurned his love of tragedy when she found a man she could not bear to kill with her powers.
 * Frequently opposed by Fakir, despite the boy's powers being granted by Drosselmeyer himself. When Drosselmeyer tells him he should follow him because he says so, Fakir tells him to Screw Destiny.

Harry Potter, God of Functional Magic (The Boy Who Lived, The Chosen One)
 * Intermediate God
 * Symbol: A lightning bolt-shaped scar
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Portfolio: Storybook Heroes, Functional Magic, Magic Tools, Chanting, Achey Scars, Self-Fulfilled Destiny, Heroes with Bad Publicity
 * Domains: Magic, Spell, Destiny, Illusion, Protection
 * Allies: Dumbledore, Harry Dresden
 * Opposed by: Draco Malfoy, Voldemort, Ebony, Rose Potter, Blaise
 * Often Confused with: Negi Springfield (They've scarcely been seen in the same place at the same time...until now.)
 * Evangeline has encouraged Negi to try to defeat Harry and take over this position, but Negi doesn't really seem to care too much. Other deities have expressed interest in such a match up, if only to see Who Would Win..
 * Dumbledore was originally considered for the position, but he turned it down to be the headmaster of the Academy. Harry sometimes serves as a student teacher there.
 * Is one of the main foes of the Disgraces, since a good deal of their powerful members have tried to take over, replace or otherwise oust him.

Marona, Mini-Goddess of Soul Possession and Iron Woobies (Chroma Chartreuse)
 * Quasideity
 * Symbol: A bottlemail
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Portfolio: Powers Via Possession, Woobies, Loners, Heroines with Bad Publicity, Child Heroines, Friends of Lost Spirits, Healing Magic
 * Domain: Good, Undeath, Magic, Hope
 * Allies: Chiyo, Midna, Adrian Tepes, Ramza Beoluve, most Good-aligned Bleach characters
 * Marona was rewarded with godhood for her Earthly work as a spirit medium despite rarely ever getting paid for it. She's just happy to finally be part of a crowd who isn't afraid of her because of her abilities.

Negi Springfield, God of Juvenile Chick Magnets and God of Not Being Left Handed (Negi-bozu)
 * Lesser God
 * Symbol: A deck of 31 29  30 29 Pactio cards
 * Alignment: Lawful Good
 * Portfolio: Chaste Heroes, Kid Heroes, Adorably Precocious Boys, Chick Magnets, Western-Style Hermetic Magic, A Harem Disguised as a Class Full of Cute Young Girls,
 * Domains: Magic, Charm, Pact, Mysticism
 * Allies: Asuna, Yue, and possibly Evangeline
 * Followers: Erio Mondial if one were to believe the doujinshi.
 * There were supposed to be 31 cards in his personal deck, but Evangeline was a bit... vampy, and he was afraid she would take initiative and go too far. Another refusal is... complicated, involving time travel and a blood relative. And then theres something about stealing harems from his Arch Enemy.
 * Thanks to his command of magic and his way with the ladies (especially Rydia the summoner, and surprisingly enough, Shizuru), the Elder Gods allow Negi to sit at the Big Gods' table during holidays so that they can hear of his "exploits". He roundly asserts that he doesn't have any, despite the stack of love letters he gets every month.
 * Has hardly ever been seen in the same room as Harry Potter...until now!
 * Was once, upon mastering the Khilipl Astrape technique, offered the position of Deity of Lightning, but he turned it down. That he is on very good terms with Fate Testarossa and would not want her to lose any influence may have had something to do with his refusal.
 * Has recently accepted a position as God of Not Being Left Handed.
 * It was recently revealed that in addition to being the son of the Strongest Still Mortal Mage Ever(according to some sources)

Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, Goddess of Maidenly Witches
 * Lesser Goddess (technically, an aspect of a greater goddess)
 * Symbol: a soap bubble
 * Portfolio: Fetch Quests, It being with you all along
 * Followers: Agatha Cromwell and Marnie Piper

Esmerelda Weatherwax, Goddess of Crones Mature Witches (Granny Weatherwax)
 * Lesser Goddess (technically, an aspect of a greater goddess)
 * Symbol: a 4000-horsepower broom
 * Portfolio: Headology, Being 'Not Ded', being the 'other one'
 * Followers: Minerva MacGonagall (Harry Potter)

Bernkastel, Goddess of Miracles (Witch of Miracles, )
 * Lesser Goddess (Voyageur)
 * Symbol: A shard of a Kakera.
 * Alignment: True Neutral
 * Portfolio: Alternate universes, beating a million-to-one odds, Stoicism,.
 * Domain: Deception, Magic, Miracles
 * Enemies: Rika Furude, Oyashiro-sama
 * Bernkastel is a mysterious individual, her past is a relative unknown to most of the Pantheon.
 * Because she is a witch, most puella magi treat her with extreme caution. Homura Akemi seems to be the only one that seem to treat her with any kind of pity, but why she does is something known only to the Herald.
 * Rumor has it that if she were to engage Vriska Serket in battle, the sheer amount of fortune manipulation would cause the universe to implode.
 * Because she is a witch, most puella magi treat her with extreme caution. Homura Akemi seems to be the only one that seem to treat her with any kind of pity, but why she does is something known only to the Herald.
 * Rumor has it that if she were to engage Vriska Serket in battle, the sheer amount of fortune manipulation would cause the universe to implode.

Rita Mordio, Goddess of Game-Breaking Magic Spells
 * Demigod
 * Alignment: Chaotic Good
 * Portfolio: Hitting Stuff with Scarves, Breaking Games to the Point of Memetic Mutation, Tsundere-ness, Glass Cannonism
 * Domain: Snarkiness, the breaking of games
 * Followers: Genis Sage
 * Allies: Estelle Heurassein, Yuri Lowell, Jade Curtiss
 * Opposed By: Witcher,
 * Rita rode in, Blah Blah Blah, Tidal Wave, yadda yadda yadda, there were no survivors.

Lucy Heartfilia, Goddess of Magical Battle Helpers
 * Lesser Goddess
 * Symbol: Her gold and silver keys. The amount of keys she has may increase over time.
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Portfolio: Action Girl, Friend to All Living Things, Wrestler in All of Us
 * Domain: Summon Magic, Love, Friendship, Kindness
 * Allies: Sora, Shiki Misaki
 * Followers: Naruto Uzumaki
 * Enemies: Light Yagami
 * Ascended as Goddess of Magical Battle Helpers because, instead of letting her summons do all the work for her, she fights alongside them.
 * Light sees her as a threat because his Death Note doesn't affect her Celestial Spirits. Unfortunately, Lucy is oblivious to all of this information.

Merrill, Goddess of Good People with Evil Powers
 * Demigod
 * Symbol: The Eluvian mirror
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Portfolio: Adorable Badasses, Blood Magic (with a mix of Keeper magic), Cloud Cuckoolanders, Covert Perverts, The Lack of Understanding Sarcasm, Cheerful Innocence, Moe, No Sense of Direction
 * Domains: Magic
 * Merrill's ability to get lost is matched only by the ridiculous places she has ended up ranging from the Go kart tracks in the House of Travel, a cupboard in the House of Food, Dream's Bathroom, and once she accidentally wandered into the Council of Shadow's Chamber. She couldn't see anyone because it was to dark and wandered out again about a minute later.
 * Merrill is frequently found digging through the House of Knowledge's section on Elven History. Sadly her progress has been slow since there is quiet a lot of Elven histories and she has a habit of getting lost in the shelves.
 * Rumor has it that the Chaos God's of the Warp are entice her into making a Face Heel Turn. It may only be thanks to Hawke's influence that she has not accepted their offers.

Aqua, Goddess of Full-Contact Magic (Keyblade Master Aqua)
 * Demigoddess
 * Symbol: The Mark of Mastery
 * Alignment: Lawful Good
 * Porfolio: Elemental Powers, Action Girls, Magic-Inclined Knights, Attractive Female Knights, Friendship Freaks, She Fu
 * Domains: Magic, Knighthood, Heroism, Light
 * Ascended after becoming hugely popular despite only one appearance thus far, though very un-subtle Foreshadowing hints she'll return. Despite using a sword-type weapon rather than some of the more traditional mage weapons, she firmly prefers magic and merely uses her Keyblade as a medium to channel it.
 * Currently absent from the Pantheon as she was trapped in the Realm of Darkness following her battle with the Big Bad of her homeworld. Fans and her fellow gods await forthcoming information in future games in her series to explain if, when, and how she'll be freed.
 * Some in the House of Love have accused Aqua of stealing worshipers from them, as her gratuitous character design rivals theirs. Aqua has the good grace to order the defectors back, but aside from the occasional bout of blushing from all the attention, she doesn't seem to mind them.

Sayaka Miki, Avatar of Fallen Magical Girls (Oktavia von Seckendorff)


 * Demigoddess
 * Symbol: A blue Soul Gem next to a Grief Seed
 * Theme song: Decretum (as Sayaka), Symposium Magarum (as Oktavia von Seckendorff)
 * Alignment: Chaotic Neutral (Chaotic Evil as Oktavia)
 * Portfolio: Magical Girls, Determinator, Knight Templar, The Power of Love, Wide-Eyed Idealist,
 * Domain: Magic, Despair, Love, Idealism
 * Allies: Madoka Kaname, Archer, Shirou Emiya, Mami Tomoe
 * Rivals: Homura Akemi
 * Enemies: Slade, Terumi Yuuki, Kyubey and other Incubators in general, Tzeentch
 * She is a Magical Girl and witch, as of the current she resides in the same place as Madoka.
 * Despite being fallen, Madoka Kaname will always try to help her... since the two of them were close friends.
 * Archer tends to ask about her idol, Mami Tomoe, and her... Unlimited Musket Works. Wonders if he can add her flintlocks and Sayaka's Cutlasses to his collection. Sayaka, for her part, listens to his many stories with interest.... if she, Archer and Shirou happen to be in the same room, things get interesting.
 * Sayaka has a tendency to be Wrong Genre Savvy about the The Power of Love, this has been known to trigger transformations into Oktavia.
 * As the monstrous mermaid witch knight, Oktavia von Seckendorff, she will always demand you to “look at me,” incoherently and repetitively.
 * If not in this house, Sayaka can be found in the House of Music, listening to a violin recital of Ave Maria. Sayaka is known to cry while she enjoys the song, says it's her last memory of "him". Note: This is the only thing that is known to stop Oktavia from rampaging (outside of Madoka).
 * Oktavia is known for occasionally attempting to take over the House of Music by engulfing it into her barrier. Listening to her minions playing for too long can make one lose his soul, therefore Gods and Goddesses plug their ears before making any attempt to stop her.
 * Sayaka/Oktavia represents how everyone has the power to choose Damnation or Salvation. She breaks any "forced" Character Alignment effect; for good or ill. "Magical healing" or The Corruption will be heavily affected and amplified (or reduced) by the target's own decisions and will. Call upon her at your peril; If you fall, Oktavia will not allow a safety net. Nevertheless; there are enough stories of Sayaka's aid being powerful enough to break certain curses that it is very tempting.
 * "To quote Hans Christian Andersen: [[Hans Christian Andersen|"By striving for three hundred years in the same way, you may obtain an immortal soul.” “Unseen we can enter the houses of men, where there are children, and for every day on which we find a good child, who is the joy of his parents and deserves their love, our time of probation is shortened. The child does not know, when we fly through the room, that we smile with joy at his good conduct, for we can count one year less of our three hundred years. But when we see a naughty or a wicked child, we shed tears of sorrow, and for every tear a day is added to our time of trial!”|undefined"


 * Oktavia scares the crap out of Ariel.
 * After finding out about Tzeentch's involvement in the Magical Girl system, it's easier to trigger transformations into Oktavia. Finding out that there was a higher power making sure that you always screw up in the end can do that.

Touma Kamijou, God of Punching Mages (Kami-yan, Imagine Breaker, He Who Cleanses God and Exorcises The Devil, La Persona Superior a Dio aka The Person Higher Than God)
 * Lesser God
 * Symbol: A seemingly normal Right Hand
 * Alignment: Neutral Good, leans towards Chaotic Good
 * Portfolio: Anti-Magic including Power Nullifier, Always Save the Girl, Never Killing His Foes, Being Really Popular with Girls, usually due to Saving Them, Determinator, Fighting Enemies Much Stronger Than Himself, Having A Power No One Understands, Never Stopping and being Incredibly Scary When This Combines with his Ability.
 * Domain: Anti-Magic, Misfortune, Heroism, Kindness
 * Allies: Asuna Kagurazaka, Index
 * Ascended after punching both one of the most powerful magic users on the planet in the face, and then quickly following up punching an Angel out of existance after dropping a 40 KM long Ominous Floating Castle on it.
 * Touma is a stanch believer in EQUALITY, and though usually reluctant, will not hesitate to punch women or even young teenage girls in the face if he believes they deserve it. The other Gods and Goddesses are not sure weather to applaud this behaviour or be disgusted by it.
 * Several members of the Mentalism Pantheon are aware of his absolute memory loss, and find themselves amazed by the fact he can keep it hidden. They don't quite understand how he can pull it off so easily. Or remain functional for that matter.
 * As his Anti-Magic ability relies solely in his right hand, some have attempted to chop his arm off in order to seal his powers. This is apparently a bad idea.
 * Similarly, every one thinks its a good idea if he and Haruhi never meet. Bad things may happen.

Twilight Sparkle, Goddess of Checklists and Telekinesis (Twi, occasionally Twilight Psycho)
 * Intermediate Goddess
 * Symbol: her Cutie Mark, a purple and white star.
 * Alignment: Lawful Good
 * Portfolio: awesomeness through reading, adorableness through reading, magical adorableness, learning ANY magic (and losing control of it), telekinesis, organizational skills to the max... maybe too much to the max... seriously... way too much!, cute nerds, those abused a lot, never relenting, incredible skill at a tender age, rationality and somewhat arbitrary skepticism, humility, lack of friends... until recently, lack of social skills, weak magicians... sometimes, teleportation, "Dear Princess Celestia... ...your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle"
 * Domains: Magic, Order, Books
 * Allies: Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie
 * Followers: Bronies
 * Ascended together with Spike (currently a demigod), and keeps writing letters about friendship to Princess Celestia. Was very offended to learn her revered teacher was not part of the Tropes Pantheon and is currently looking for a way to deify her.
 * As Element of Magic, Twilight Sparkle possesses the power to call upon the rest of the Mane Cast to make use of the Elements of Harmony on anything that stands in their way. As all six have been deified, this uses much less energy than it used to.
 * Spends a lot of time in the Pantheon's immense library learning new spells. Her already great power is growing exponentially, and many members of the Pantheon make sure to give Twilight a wide berth, though others snicker all that power is just as likely to blow up in her face whenever she casts a spell.
 * Telekinesis is still her signature ability, and the one least likely to go horribly awry. Already capable of amazing feats pre-Godhhood, and with the inherent increase of power that comes with being part of the Pantheon, nobody is really sure where Twilight's limit even IS.
 * When she is neither in the library nor hanging out with friends, she tries to help with whatever she can, wherever she can. Her organizational skills come in handy and so does her magic, though other Gods do often get tired of Twilight's triple-checking of checklists. Most keep quiet about it though - everyone knows that checklists are Serious Business to Twilight Sparkle.
 * The first time Flandre Scarlet saw her, she commented: "Hey look, it's pony Patchouli!" and demanded that Twilight "play", much to the dismay of the unicorn, who knew full well who she was dealing with having earlier read "Perfect Memento in Strict Sense". The general consensus is that for someone confronted to Flandre Scarlet Twilight did very well, erratically warping around Flandre and countering magic bolts with magic bolts, though a well-placed Laevattein blow did eventually leave her with burns and a scorched mane.
 * Tried to read Twilight. It was one of the rare books she has failed to finish, and the fact that she shares her name with it (plus one of Edward's defining characteristics) makes her mane go up in flames sometimes.
 * In one obscure tome she found a spell that caught her attention by both its effects and its very name: Twilight Spark. She hasn't had the chance to try casting it yet, but the Gods are rather scared that she just might succeed.

Quan Chi, God of Profane Magic
 * Lesser God
 * Symbol: A burning green skull
 * Alignment: Neutral Evil
 * Portfolio: Black Magic, Necromancer, Betrayals, Evil Baldness, Beating Opponents With Their Ripped Leg, Evil Sorcerer, Hypnosis, Trickery.
 * Domains: Evil, Knowledge, Magic, Death.
 * Followers:
 * Allies: Tzeentch, Nekron, Night Bringer, Other Mother, sometimes Shang Tsung
 * Enemies: Marona, Rosa, Scorpion, Sub Zero, sometimes Shang Tsung
 * There was once a time that Quan Chi was actually a honored member of the Pantheon, though not really owning a house. After a certain something which involves a LOT of Ass Pull and something too rigged to his favor, he fell to the Disgraces. He found his way out when the Court of the Gods discovered a much worse offender and realized that his offenses were mainly tied to one event, which ruined the characterization of multiple other as well. Thus he obtained a more fitting spot.
 * People love his leg-beating Fatality.

Mithra, Goddess of Mantra Manipulation, Kidnapped Daughters and Faith power(Former priestess of the Seven Deities),
 * Theme song: Surge of Mantra.
 * Intermediate God.
 * Symbol: Her mantra halo
 * Alignment: Lawful Good
 * Portfolio: Kidnapped Daughter, Kindness, being used as a power source despite being a child,
 * Followers: None so far.
 * Allies: Asura, Madoka, Amaterasu Okami, most of the good deities.
 * Enemies: None so far.
 * Recently Ascended to the pantheon by her father's request. All the leaders of the pantheon agreed, so long as if they did, they wouldn't piss asura off and him and his daughter could finally have some peace and quiet they deserved.
 * Somehow, a golden spider ended up possessing her and claims to be the True God, the spinner of life, and the source of all mantra. Asura was pissed, but he has to wait until the time comes to get her back from being possessed.
 * Before being possessed, Mithra got along really well with other good deities, and was happy that Madoka was able to save her world with her loving power and saved the Magical Girls from their suffering, something that she admires.
 * While technically an intermediate deity, it was her power that allowed Asura to achieve his greatest potential before ascending, so she has potential to be much more important in the grand scheme of things.
 * Her power over faith and using that as a power source is caught the eye of Amaterasu, and it attracts ammy to her. Both are very friendly towards one another.
 * Due to Asura being her father, and Asura being a very protective parent, Harming her is deemed off limits, not to mention stupid, by every god in all the pantheons, good or evil. After seeing what happened to Deus, making her cry is also forbidden, considering this pisses off Asura more than anything else.

Edward Elric, God of Alchemy (Fullmetal Alchemist)
 * Lesser God
 * Alignment: Chaotic Good
 * Portfolio: Child Alchemists with really horrid pasts, Teen Genius, hates being called short, Preferring there's no gods
 * Domain: Alchemy, Magic, Strategy, Knowledge
 * Allies: Mario, Alex Louis Armstrong, Vash the Stampede, Micah Sanders, Kenshin Himura, Kanji Tatsumi, Noel Vermillion
 * Enemies: Relius Clover and Terumi Yuuki, Master Xehanort
 * Pulls double duty as the God of Longcoats.
 * Respects Vash the Stampede, Kenshin Himura, and Kanji Tatsumi. The former two for their views against killing others unless they've crossed the Moral Event Horizon, and the latter for loving his mother. They genuinely love their mamas.
 * Now that his brother's back in his human form, he'll just serve justice although he isn't very noble.
 * Is utterly disgusted at the depravity of Relius Clover because the latters actions are similar to Shou Tucker.
 * It's not a good idea to pull Grand Theft Me on him. The last time he was on the receiving end of it, he destroyed them by turning himself into a Philosopher's stone.
 * Although he' in a neutral relationship with Noel Vermillion, He has worked with her to save her friend.
 * Expect some deities to invoke Ideal Hero towards him. He'll deny it.

Calypso, God of Literal Wish Granters and Corrupters of wishes
 * Intermediate God
 * Symbol: The Calypso.Corp logo.
 * Alignment: Chaotic Evil
 * Portfolio: Evil rich guys, those who changes reality,
 * Domains: Magic, Chaos, Evil.
 * Followers: Anybody he DIDN'T screw over when they wanted him to grant wishes.
 * Allies: Sweet Tooth (but only before he gave him his last wish), Hazama.
 * Enemies: Sweet Tooth (after he gave him his last wish), almost every competitor of the Twisted Metal Tournaments.
 * He is confirmed to posses some of the strongest magics in the Pantheon, due to his ability to easily warp reality, space and time. The only thing that keeps him from becomming a Greater God or even an Overdiety is the fact that he can only use his magic in order to grant someone wishes. To make matters worse for him, he can't refuse to grany a wish either. Of course, he always finds a way to screw around with the wishes he is demanded to grant.
 * Due to his vast ammount of money, he spends alot of time in the House of Commerece, planning new ideas for his Twisted Metal tournament as well as growing the influence of Calypso Corp.
 * He seems to have a soft spot for people seeking revenge or incredibly simple wishes, since most people that had had those kind of wishes has always gottent their desires fullfuilled without any strings attatched.
 * He always has a large ammount of mooks nearby to use as cannonfodder in case Sweet Tooth would ever appear. The clown is still pissed about being buried alive.
 * Do to their love of cuasing chaos just for the hell of it, Calypso has become good friends with Hazama. That doesn't mean he won't try to screw up any of his wishes, though.
 * Davy Jones seems to have a very strange relationship with him. Calypso, for his part, can not figure out why.