Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-6150460-20130202092040/@comment-5227390-20130315012223

@ Equillibrium A "deity" does not have to adhere to any kind of criteria such as giving artifacts, taking a tangible form, or anything other than being regarded as a deity, which Padomay is. Obviously anything from Et'Ada to humans like Talos can be regarded as deities.. it's relative to whether or not there's a theological religion based on the figure.

Of course, with ANY religion, whether in video games or otherwise, the "chief" deity is always the deity of origin. Even with mankind's earliest religions, and even the ones such as Brahmism or Zoroastianism that rely on a duality concept in their theology, the underlying original and constant spirit or deity is always chiefly regarded.

Without having to delve into the individual pantheons as @ Epzo refers to, one can merely look at what they all have in common. The singular constant and origin that all these pantheons are based on is obviously the "chief" deity. By "chief" I don't mean ruler, just... source. The most integral spirit involved to all.