3rd Age Gods.

I'm starting up a 5th edition game soon and have been working on some of the gods.  I've decided to go with two large pantheons among the civilized realms.

The first pantheon is that of the Hobgoblins, who were mentioned in previous posts.  In my setting, they eventually conquored the world and drove out the other major races, and experienced a golden age that allowed them to mellow out quite a bit.  They renamed themselves the Inheritors and ditched their association with Asmodeus and developed their own gods:

Zah Hon, goddess of community

Zuh Hon, god of trade

Zih Hon, goddess of knowledge

Zoh Hon, god of war.

I've left most of their reptoirs blank to develop through game play, but the Inheritors have a much different focus than do their ancestors. I was toying with using GURPS for this campaign and came up with some codes associated with each diety:

Inheritor Code: (3pts for each deity)

Code of Zah Hon(goddess of community):

• Shelter must be given to those in need for 3 days
• Guests must respect their hosts, otherwise they lose their right to shelter 
• The first born must be devoted to the needs of the Empire and the family.

Code of Zuh Hon(god of trade):

• It is cowardly to exploit a competitor’s weakness, unless it is during war when tactics are acceptable.
• Stealing from an inheritor is the same as stealing from the state.
• Always offer a fair price to an Inheritor.

Code of Zih Hon(goddess of knowledge):

• It is an inheritor’s duty to learn to read.
• It is an inheritor’s duty to teach those willing to learn.
• It is an inheritor’s duty to discover new things.

Code of Zoh Hon(god of war):
  

• It is the duty of every inheritor to prepare for war.
• Obey one’s superiors in a time of crisis.
• Take responsibility for those under you.

 There's still a lawful aspect to them, but they're not really 'evil' anymore. Their prosperity has let them develop into a Lawful neutral society. I like the idea of having just 3 basic ideas for a code, I'll probably do the same thing for Paladins in order to iron out what conduct is "Lawful".

The second group of deities are ancestors of the realm the PCs are starting in. They were originally a planescaping adventuring party who became trapped and established themselves, driving out the goblins from the territory they settled.

Yalli Thunderhammer.  Dwarven god of chaos. Yalli is recognized as the most powerful of the dwarven gods and is also the first to arrive in the realm. Usually invoked as a warning of what not to do, or by learning from one's mistakes, Yalli was very chaotic and brought misfortune upon himself time and time again, but grew to great power by living through such trials.

Qestor Mistreaver. Elven god of drinking and nature, the bounty of the forest and animals. Qestor was a Hero of the Circle who had a falling out with Zendas the Orc after Zendas decided to cut down a tree to build a house. Qestor attacked Zendas for violating the forest and started the rivalry between the two peoples. Taking on the aspects of animals, many elves will eat their worthy enemies. They prize being self sufficient and are often multiclassed, unless they are druids, which form the ruling elite of eleven society.

Zendas. Orc god of warriors. Once a Hero of the Circle, Zendas feels betrayed by Qestor for attacking him when he tried to build a home for his family. Now, Zendas and his people roam the plains on horseback, and keep the elves in their precious forests. They are famous horsement and valued soldiers.

Takir Lufast. Halfling god of trickery and drink. A friend of Yalli Thunderhammer, Takir uses Yalli as a fall guy for his schemes and hides behind Yalli when trouble happens. Often invoked as an example of a false friend, or a betrayer, Takir is the god that thieves and charlatans pray to.

Ober Underburrow. Gnome god of crafting and community. Ober is the offspring of Takir and Yalli, following a trick Takir played on Yalli that involved a polymorph spell. A charitable sort, Ober would sneak into people's homes and leave them boons if they were good people. This has influenced the gnomish tradition of leaving gifts for neighbours they admire.

There are also no human gods yet, though there may be some revered ancestors. One of the realm quirks is that there are no half-breeds. if an elf and an orc get together, their child is a human, and anybody mating with a human will have a human baby. The only exception to this seems to be the divine creation of the gnomes. So the humans use their ancestors as gods just like the demi-humans do.