Draconal Pantheon

The Gods and Goddesses worshiped by the ancient Skyans. While the ancients worshiped hundreds of Gods 14 central deities pop up in every region.

## The Creation of the Center of Power

In the beginning Mother Universe gave birth to Chaos. For eons Chaos was alone in the cosmos and he soon began to yearn for more. Seeing his sorrow, Mother Universe created Order to serve as both companion and moderating influence over her son. Together Order and Chaos forged galaxies upon galaxies and worlds upon worlds. On the most beautiful of these worlds, Mother Universe saw fit to create life.

Without anything to keep it in check, however, life began to feed upon itself. Lest life should wither and die, Mother Universe and her children created two perfect creatures to monitor the world and save life from itself. The Queen of Shadows would rule over the night. She would lend her strength to the hunters of the world and provide shelter for the sleeping prey. Her consort, the King of Light, would monitor the day and provide nourishment to the plants that would sustain the hunted through long nights.

For centuries Shadow and Light ruled over the creatures of the world in peace and prosperity, until a group of prey decided to rebel. In the deepest caves, away from the watchful eyes of the Gods, Mankind discovered hidden secrets. By taming fire, sharpening sticks, and mastering stone Man learned how to become a predator despite its lack of natural weapons. Soon, Light and Shadow were no longer enough to keep man in check and slowly life began to die off.

Unwilling to sacrifice the world that they had tried so desperately to perfect, Mother Universe, Order, Chaos, The Queen of Shadows, and the King of Light banded together to birth a legion of Gods to tame Man. The Queen of Knowledge would teach them deference to life and her mate, the King of Instinct, would keep them in touch with their beginnings and protect them. The King of Agency would teach them wise decision making and Order. While his wife the Queen of Fate would serve to remind them of the power of Chaos. The Queen of Silk and her consort the King of Excess would reward those who proved worthy of the favor of the Gods. Each of the Gods were given the wings of dragons, the all-seeing eyes of eagles, and the wisdom of all the worlds Mother Universe and her children had created so they could better watch over the world.

Under the rule of the new Gods, Man was humbled and life began to thrive once again. Eons passed in harmony until a small clan of humans, angry at the Queen of Silk for not seeing fit to reward them as they felt they deserved, rebelled once again. They began a systematic destruction of everything they could touch, including their own kind, and nothing the Gods could do would force them to stop. At the end of his mercy, Chaos made a journey to the deepest pits of the earth and created a new breed of life. Made of fire, shadows, and steel the Kyarr would bring an end to Mankind.

When he took his new pets to Mother Universe, however, she was saddened by the idea of losing her creations and took mercy on them. Of a sort. She created the Queen of Havoc and her consort the Lady of Pain to dog the steps of Man and remind them of the power of the Gods. These two new Goddesses would put down any more clan rebellions and make sure that the Kyarr would only be unleashed upon those who deserved it. Due to the wickedness of humans, Havoc and Pain were not able to punish all evil-doers, however, so Chaos and Shadow created the Lord of Judgement and his partner the King of Mercy to ensure that the humans who were overlooked by the Gods in the first life would be dealt with fairly in the second life. Good men and women would reap their rewards while those that fell into evil paths would be punished.

## The Gods of Today

While most of the ancients revered the Draconal Pantheon, the stories of the Gods have largely been relegated to the stuff of mythology. Most Skyans today either worship the Boundless Seer or claim no deity. But even atheists swear their oaths by the ancient Gods. Perhaps the most well known of these oaths, besides the marriage vow, is the Bevevardian Creed that governs all aether divers in their quest for knowledge.

-Serenity VicDeveraeux III