The 24 Gods of the Hours

From Praemal

People are fascinated with the different aspects of time. They attribute various days and the seasons with personas and associate different attitudes with the months of the year. And then, of course, there are the 24 Gods of the Hours.

The 24 Gods of the Hours, as their collective name would suggest, each govern one hour of each day. These minor gods are normally worshipped as a group rather than as individual deities. The only exceptions are the rare devotees who choose one hour to be their specific patron. These people usually tailor their lives around their patron hour, ensuring that important events occur during that hour. Mostly, though, worshippers attempt to honor whichever god presides over a specific hour -- either that particular hour or one in which an important upcoming event will take place.

In Ptolus, the Temple to the 24 Gods of the Hours is an open, circular forum with each god symbolized by a portion of the cycle of the day depicted in the stone pavement. The only priest is Redrea Karros, a middle-aged woman with short brown hair and a stocky build who is only occasionally present. Few Ptolusites are faithful devotees of these gods. Those who come to the temple do so only when appeals to other gods seem to have fallen on deaf ears. Most people see them as rather insignificant deities.

In Midwood, the gods are typically only mentioned on sundials, which has their names affixed to their corresponding position.

Name Alignment Special Title Hour
Pelied NE Thief of Stars

1st Hour

Ennithi N Keeper of Secrets

2nd Hour

Taynikkil N Warden of the Mysteries

3rd Hour

Briddet LE Lady of the Scurrying Things

4th Hour

Gallesini LE One of the Three Emperors of the Dawn 5th Hour
Errashickal N One of the Three Emperors of the Dawn 6th Hour
Marlachasan LG One of the Three Emperors of the Dawn 7th Hour
Holicassi LG Morning Lord 8th Hour
Cassah LG Sunkeeper

9th Hour

Kosoran NG Suntender 10th Hour
Nabaral NG Usher of Daytime 11th Hour
Nux LG King of the Noonday Sun Noon
Jultino NG Prince of the Day

13th Hour

Oggesear NG Duke of the Light

14th Hour

Darlogicom N Thane of the Sky

15th Hour

Furthinal N Patron of Toil

16th Hour

Theen LG Lord of Travel

17th Hour

Sarm LG One of the Three Lords of Dusk

18th Hour

Slindorima N One of the Three Lords of Dusk

19th Hour

Rilberal LE One of the Three Lords of Dusk

20th Hour

Wasumal NE Prince of Shadow

21st Hour

Missul NE Moonshepherd

22nd Hour

Lorreth NE Lady of Sleep

23rd Hour

Arceptinos LE Mistress of Midnight

Midnight

Pelied NE Thief of Stars

1st Hour

Ennithi N Keeper of Secrets

2nd Hour

Taynikkil N Warden of the Mysteries

3rd Hour

Briddet LE Lady of the Scurrying Things

4th Hour


Some of the gods of Praemal.

Priests of the 24 Gods of the Hours have access to the Luck and Travel domains, the Sun or the Trickery domain (but never both), as well as the Law, Good, or Evil domain (but never more than one). The favored weapon of the 24 Gods of the Hours is the mace. Their symbol is a sundial.