Malik

One of the most universal gods, almost every humanoid civilization has prominent temples to Malik. Clerics of Malik are often judges, lawyers, and lawmakers, while his paladins serve as enforcers for governments. He created the spell Geas in order to hold people to their word.

Malik is often seen as the most important god for civilization. He creates order out of lawlessness and brings fairness and justice to the world. This is especially important in growing towns, so often the difference between a village and a town or city comes down to having a temple to Malik.

He is associated closely with Daynelboone, the god of freedom and rebellion. Malik is worshiped much more, but often a city will have a small ring of rebels who worship Daynelboone. Malik reluctantly encourages this behavior and works with Daynelboone to keep the establishment in check. The two have a love hate relationship, but agree that the best way to reach both of their goals is to work together.

The Termaus Empire holds Malik especially dear, and has the largest temple dedicated to him in their capital city of Terma. Most of their soldiers are paladins of Malik, in some sense, and they attribute rigid conduct to their widespread success. This sometimes leads to conflict with the antimagic sect in Cateus, which do not believe in any of the traditional gods and reject all forms of magic. However, the Termaus Empire has a firm hold on Cateus and controls them deeply.