The Old Gods

The Old Gods are the ancient pantheon of deities worshipped by the Battlebound, before their acceptance of the Sixteen. Notably, unlike the Sixteen, it is said the Old Gods of the Battlebound would regularly appear among their people and partake in their lives, making themself part of the mortal plane in the interest of overseeing it, though this could simply be myth.
==The Six Gods==
The OId Gods were represented by two facets, the major deities and the minor. The major deities were considered the two most important, for they were gods of battle and war, which is what the Battlebound culture tended to revolve itself around. The minor deities encompassed other facets of Battlebound life.
===The Major Deities===
====Yngvinn====
Yngvinn was one of the two war gods, representing the axe. Yngvinn was the god of ice, frost, winter, cruelty, cunning, ambition, and malice. Yngvinn was primarily the reason the Battlebound forgot the old ways, for it was said he used his people to his own ends, and was a malicious deity.
In his earthly form, Yngvinn was said to be a gaunt giant of a man, with piercing blue eyes and blood, pale skin, and hair black as night.
After the belief in the Old Gods faded, Yngvinn managed to grasp onto what power he had left, and transferred his power to Yol Ornolfson, consuming his soul and corrupting his mind (though Yol was already an incredibly hateful person and caused much strife and death in his time). Eventually this led to him becoming the physical manifestation of the god.
====Seki====
Seki was the other of the two war gods, and eventually became the main deity of Battlebound culture, as he was the same figure as the Sixteen's Sekheimos. He represented the sword. Seki was the god of fire, the sun, summer, honor, strategy, reason, and etiquette. Seki was more or less exactly like his Sixteen counterpart, which leads to the credence of the Old Gods possibly existing at one point.
===The Minor Deities===
====Hrogunn====
Hrogunn was the god of hard labor, representing rock and ore, represented by the pickaxe. In his earthly form he was a giant, bearded man, covered in soot and dust and having a hearty laugh. Hrogunn also represented relaxation after hard work, also being a god of drink and song.
====Vixny====
Vixny was the god of nature, representing the earth and represented by the hoe. Vixny is the second god also present in the Sixteen, being essentially the same god as Vix. In her earthly form, Vix was said to be a slender, small woman with fairy-like features. Vix was also said to also represent farming, and the preservation of nature.
====Stigandr====
Stigandr was the god of hunting, representing the wind, and represented by the bow. In his earthly form, Stigandr appeared to a young, lithe man, carrying a bow and having a soft face. Stigandr also represented the animal kingdom and the forests. Stigandr was the quietest of the gods, but in an odd twist, Stigandr was said to get along famously with Tryggvi.
====Tryggvi====
Tryggvi was the god of adventure and exploration, representing water and the ocean, represented by the compass. Tryggvi was said to be the most eccentric god, wearing a sailing captain's outfit, covered in many scars and missing an eye. Tryggvi also represented fortune, piracy, and freedom. He was the most boisterous of the gods, and got along well with Hrogunn and Stigandr. He would often bring Stigandr on his adventures, it was said.
Tryggvi was considered the most popular god outside of worship, for many young Battlebound boys would spin tales and fantasies of partaking in his adventures on the seas and exploring new lands.