Because little is known historically about celtic polytheism and evidence is fragmentary this chapter is a guideline for players who worship the celtic pantheon which in later days will become part of the Old Faith and Spirit Talkers.

Celtic society was ruled by an elite class known as druids who functioned as priests, healers, tribal leaders, lawgivers and poets. The druid class was largely broken by the roman occupation though the tribal priests are often still identified with the name.

Celtic religion is a polytheistic faith comprised of the religious beliefs and practices originating from the Celts.
While geographically and chronologically there is a wide variety in the pantheons worshipped and gods may be worshipped under different names depending on the region there are broad structural similarities uniting them.

Life is revered in all its forms. This does not necesarilly mean pacifism or an unwillingness to use others for one's own purposes though. Nature itself: life and death, the seasons, weather patterns, the growth of plants and animals are seen as symbolic for greater wisdoms, something to contemplate and meditate on. Ancestral worship is common among the adherents of the Old Faith. As such necromancy is not seen as an act of evil but done with great respect for the dead. In celtic mythology the underworld of the dead is known as Annwyn. It is ruled by kings and nobles such as Arawn, Gwyn ap Nud, Dis Pater. The cycle of life and death includes a belief in reincarnation. Blood sacrifices tap into the life energy permeating all of nature.
Family bonds are greatly respected. Elders are revered as deposits of wisdom and authority. Some tribes consider men and women as equals whereas others follow matriarchal or patriarchal lines.
Holy places include Glastenning (Glastonbury), Aevis (Avebury), (stone Henge), Sylvanis (Silbury Hill).

List of deities


Abandinus: god of rivers.
Abellio: god of apple trees
Ambisagrus: god of thunder and lightning
Anextiomarus: a protector god
Atepomarus: god of horses.
Arawn: god of the underworld.
Belenus/Vindonnus: sun god.
Borvo: god of mineral and hot springs
Borrum: god of the winds.
Buxenus, god of trees
Camulus: a god of the sky and clouds
Canetonnessis
Cernunnon: the horned god of the hunt.
Cicolluis: God of army leaders.
Damona: Wife to Moritasgus.
Cissonius: god of trade and protection of travelers.
Cocidius, god of war
Condatis, god of the confluences of rivers
Contrebis: god of civlisation
Danu/Dea Matrona: the great mother.
Dii Casses: god of refuse
Dis Pater: god of the underworld
Esus: god of vegetation
Genii Cucullati: Also known as the Hooded Spirits. Fertility and virility.
Grannus: god of healing and mineral springs
Iovantucarus: protector of youth
Lenus: a healing god
Leir: god of the sea.
Loucetios: god of thunder and lightning.
Lough: God of arts and learning. Said to have taught the druids their secret language
Luxovius (Luxovius), a god of a city's water
Madb: Intoxication. Love. Family. Matriachal succession. Triple goddess.
Maponos (Maponus), a god of youth
Mogons (Moguns)
Moritasgu: The great badger. Curative springs were dedicated to this deity. Its priests were healers and surgeons.
Mullo: god of afflictions.
Nemetona: Sacred spaces. Consort to Loucetios.
Nodens: hunting and dogs
Ogmios: God of curses and charms.
Robor, a god of oak trees
Segomo/Smertrios: god of war
Sucellos: God of agriculture, wine.
Taranis, a god of thunder
Toutatis: A tribal protector.
Tridamos/Trigaros/Taruos Trigaranos: Abundance. Lifestock.
Veteris: A god of disease
Vindonnus