Pantheon

“	Y: i like how everyone completely forgot about the original dh pantheon<BR>FlyingPokemon: The old gods are dead<BR>FlyingPokemon: long live the new	”
 	—Residents discuss the Pantheon 	—Residents discuss the Pantheon
The Pantheon were the gods and goddesses worshipped on Dragonhollow and Halfast. They were traditionally classified into two groups: the Old Gods and the New Gods.
The Old Gods represented the deities of Dragonhollow worshipped from the Ancient Era until the planet was devoured by Nyx at the end of the Seventh Era. The most powerful of these older gods was Eris, the goddess of discord. As the prime divine she assigned them all of their roles, except for Benly. The Priesthood of Eris officially denied the existence of any gods other than Eris, her hand-picked successor Retro, and the soul guardian Grim. Though most were forgotten by time, some mortals continued to worship the Old Gods long after Dragonhollow vanished from the known universe.
The New Gods were a collection of deities and dragons worshipped on Halfast beginning in the Eighth Era. First and foremost of these New Gods was HyperSilence, whose apotheosis from man to supernatural spirit allowed him to create Halfast. Many adherents to the New Gods rejected the Old Gods as obsolete and dead.
The Old and New Gods were not mutually exclusive, as some deities were considered both. However, others were incompatible with each other because their spheres overlapped; Grim and Thanatos were both revered as the God of Death, while both Bellona and Ishtar were described as Goddesses of War. These fundamental contradictions eventually led to religious conflict between their worshippers.
It was said that the Old Gods and the New Gods were fated to one day do battle in a cataclysmic War in Heaven.
=Dragonhollow (Old Gods)=
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Name 	Title 	Description 	Affiliation
Eris 	Goddess of Discord 	Mother of Dragonhollow, source of the Heart of the Hollow 	Priesthood of Eris, Agents of Eris
Grim 	God of Death 	Lord of the Underworld, overseer of the cycle of life and death	Grim's Lantern
Ymir 	God of Winter 	Father of frost giants, founder of the Dragon Riders 	Dragon Riders, Ender Trinity
Bellona 	Goddess of War 	Battlemaster of the gods, founder of the Dragonkin 	Dragonkin, Ender Trinity
Neith 	Goddess of the Hunt	Princess of Everfroze, founder of the Dragon Hunters 	Dragon Hunters, Ender Trinity
Benly 	The Dreamer God 	Adversary of Eris 	Order of Benly
Gloombringer	God of Dragons 	Father of all dragons, Guardian of Hyperion 	Hyperion
Retro 	The Hegemon 	Head of the Priesthood of Eris, Acey's successor 	Priesthood of Eris
HyperSilence	The Archpriest 	Acey's regent, dungeonmaster 	Priesthood of Eris
=Halfast (New Gods)=
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Name 	Title 	Description 	Affiliation
HyperSilence	Heirarch of Halfast 	Head of the New Gods, father of Halfast	Halfast
MonsterKay 	The Watcher 	Queen of Halfast, all-seeing eye 	Halfast
Ishtar 	Goddess of Life and War	Patron saint of temples across Novigrad	Knights of Ishtar
Bellona 	Goddess of War 	Dragon aspect during the First WeekEnd 	WeekEnd
Zeus 	King of Gods 	Dragon aspect during the Second WeekEnd	WeekEnd
Thor 	God of Thunder 	Dragon aspect during the Third WeekEnd 	WeekEnd
Loki 	God of Mischief 	Dragon aspect during the Fourth WeekEnd	WeekEnd
Thanatos 	God of Death 	Dragon aspect during the Fifth WeekEnd 	WeekEnd
Category:Gods and Goddesses
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