Category:Vendhyan Pantheon

 ''“Men say our cult is a survival of the ancient Stygian serpent worship. That is a lie. Our ancestors came from Vendhya, beyond the Sea of Vilayet and the blue Himelian mountains. We are sons of the East, not the South, and we have knowledge of all the wizards of the East, who are greater than the wizards of the West”''— Robert E. Howard, Hour of the Dragon

Chief Deity
Most Vendhyans worship Asura who is their chief god, much as Mitra is the primary god of the Hyborians. But, unlike Mitra, Asura leads an entire pantheon of mysterious gods including Agni, Katar, Yama, Soma, Yizil, Hanuman. Many northern Iranistani have adopted the Asuran religion, though their culture flavored their worship, adding even more fatalism in it.

Outside Vendhya the religion of Asura is largely an underground, secretive one, since many Hyborians regard Asura as no more than a demon. Despite the oppressiveness of the Mitran religion, Asura still has a small following in Aquilonia.

Regions of Worship
Asura is the chief god of Vendhya and the protector of the royal family there and anywhere else they have influence. Asura is also seen among some Tribal Himelians & Iranistani.