Finnish pantheon

The Finnish pantheon was a loose pantheon of small influence, whose deities were scattered across the Outer Planes. A number of these deities found worship on the Prime Material worlds of Earth and Toril. "So what if they're withdrawing? I'll bet they can still take out your gods."

- Kiramoin, a priest of the Finnish pantheon, acting defensive about their faith.

Description
The members of this pantheon spent much of their time fighting against titanic creatures of darkness. Beyond this, many of the deities seemingly suffered from some form of apathy, caring very little about their brethren or their gradual descent towards vanishing away into the Astral Sea, the state of a dead power.

A number of sages across the planes studied the Finnish pantheon with great interest due to this apathy, believing that its members were simply allowing themselves to fade away. The main exception to this were two younger members of the pantheon, Mielikki and Loviatar, who made an oath not to let themselves be afflicted by the same wasting apathy.

When it came to interacting with mortals, the Finnish deities were generally more detached than others, preferring to keep to themselves and only provide aid when it was most needed. Though the more powerful members of the pantheon were known for mingling with mortals or sending their agents out to do so.

Notable Members

 * Kiputytto, the demigoddess of disease.
 * Loviatar, the Finnish goddess of pain and torture.
 * Mielikki, the Finnish goddess of nature.
 * Untamo, the Finnish god of sleep and dreams.

History
The exact origins of the Finnish pantheon were a mystery, even to the deities within it. Legends claimed that some of them arose from the status of primal spirit, while others had just always existed.

History on Toril
Sometime around -4370 DR, a devastating plague occurred on Toril in the land of Raurin, ravaging the ruling Imaskar Empire. Four years later, the mages of the Imaskar Empire sought to revitalize their population by opening two great gates to another world, then kidnapping from it numerous humans to serve as their slaves. Eventually their empire would crumble in -2488 DR, but survivor states would emerge in its wake, such as the kingdom of Bakar. The people of this kingdom built a mighty city, Medinat Muskawoon, that housed temples to the gods of their ancestors' original world. Among them was a temple to the Finnish god Untamo.

Many years later, the goddess Kiputytto established herself on Toril. There she came to blows with another goddess of disease by the name of Talona. The two competed to see who was superior and ultimately Talona came out on top, slaying Kiputytto after her loss.

Eventually, the Finnish goddesses Mielikki and Loviatar came to follow the lead of Tyr, the Norse deity of justice, in that they sent priests to the world of Toril in Realmspace to gain more worshipers and establish themselves as members of the Faerûnian pantheon. Some speculated that it was likely Mielikki who made the decision first and that Loviatar chased after her. Others further speculated that, with the greater power offered to them by their worshipers in Realmspace, they might one day leave the Finnish pantheon altogether.

Mielikki spent many of the following years living in the forests of Toril. But following a catastrophic event in Realmspace known as the Time of Troubles, Mielikki decided to establish a proper divine realm within the Beastlands.