Deities

Strange and magical, the Gods undoubtedly wield the most power in Shadowfell.

Story
Gods, well defined and known to the people of Shadowfell as an existing entity. There are 2 kinds of Gods, the old and the new, it is to be noted that it is unknown how the old Gods found their power. Long ago, the old Gods were the only existing Gods, the old Gods consisted of only 2 men. They nurtured and developed the realm, consequently, the people of Shadowfell became entitled, spoiled and dependent, and so to counter this, the old Gods handpicked 4 worthy people to wield extraordinary powers, by doing so, the old Gods sacrificed portions of their power and then fell into hiding, speaking and commanding their actions through the new Gods. The old Gods devised commandments and rules the new Gods must follow. The new Gods' purpose is simply to ensure that the realm of Shadowfell does not turn into a desolate wasteland, beyond that, they can only simply observe the days of Shadowfell. The new Gods must never slay* or give power to others* ² , the new Gods cannot give information to a mortal who is oblivious of said information, should the new Gods be required to action, the actions taken will be dubbed the Change. These rules were in place to ensure that the people of Shadowfell will develop and evolve and were enforced by the Skar Oath. It has been rumoured that there are 2 corrupted new Gods - who have somehow defied the Skar Oath - exist. Their names are Shar and Bane.

*They may kill if they are attacked or the person they kill is deemed by the majority of the new Gods to be too dangerous. If deemed dangerous by either of the old Gods, then the new Gods are granted permission to kill that particular person.

* ² ' They may give others power if allowed by both of the old Gods.

It should also be noted that a repository holding a pool of energy - called the Light - can be tapped and used by those who are deemed good of heart and have sworn the Skar Oath. This repository is owned by all Gods but does not hold the Gods' true power, there is a difference between power from the repository and power from the Gods.

List of Deities
Old Gods ​New Gods
 * Skar
 * Jalai
 * Sjoor
 * Korath
 * Jvak
 * Avandra

Temples and Worship
It is common to find temples dedicated to worshiping the old and new Gods, the nature of the majority of these temples is to attempt to harness or channel the Gods' actual powers. Few if not none, have actually succeeded.

Source
Much of the information detailed in here have been collected from the Library of Nerath which holds scrolls written by the old Gods, each scrolls have been deemed credible and legitimate by hundreds of wizards, this is due to the magic bound in the scrolls.