Does the Celtic pantheon, which some in the Realms worship due to transpheric immigration (see: Herne, Oghma, Silvanus), have any relations to the feywild and its fey inhabitants? I partially ask this because when doing research into the Celtic pantheon I found that Herne/Cernunnos, Master of the Wild Hunt, was a deity in early editions. But in 4th edition he was reimagined as an archfey with a much richer backstory. Could they be one and the same?
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…archfey.
It’s important to always bear in mind, when dealing with gods (and possible gods and demigods and divine servitors) that mortals may have false or incomplete information (clergy are often propagandists, sometimes…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 12, 2021
Yes, the Celtic pantheon is linked to the Feywild, and many deities have avatars, vestiges, and other guises in different “worlds” (alternate Prime Material Planes). So, yes, Herne is both a deity (in some places) and an…
…archfey.
It’s important to always bear in mind, when dealing with gods (and possible gods and demigods and divine servitors) that mortals may have false or incomplete information (clergy are often propagandists, sometimes…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 12, 2021
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…unwitting), and that some things divine may be beyond mortal comprehension, or just misunderstood by mortals, thus far. Consider that we have a “working understanding” of deities and their aims and views, not full certainty.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 12, 2021