I mean, there are some pretty damn pointless gods in the setting too.
Did you know that the Realms have a goddess of "the right of the nobility to rule over the peasantry"?
They do. Her name is Siamorphe and all she does is go around patting entitled twits on the head saying "good job."
Not so pointless in a world with different political systems.
Up in the dales the people elect representatives and make decisions during town halls. Siamorphe is strongest in Tethyr. Thehyr's neighbor is Amn which is an Oligarchy / Plutocracy. Who knows what trouble could emerge if the gods of feudalism and the gods of imperial plutocracy were ever to find themselves at odds.
Edit: @Drath Malorn
d) The world-building of the Forgotten Realms is a big messy thing that probably shouldn't be taken too seriously.
True. Still fun to talk about.
