Extended Ancient Pantheon

**Extended Ancient Pantheon Expanded Universe** also known as the **EAPEU** is an Expanded Universe project principally focused on the origins of existence, with two opposed forces whose conflicts created and shaped the Multiverse. It was created as a standalone but shareable universe to establish a timeline reflecting the creator's preferred choices for the Witcher world and add content.

This Expanded Universe primarily follows the combined canon established by Andrzej Sapkowski's original books with the addition of CD Projekt Red's games but also builds off of them as well, while for the most part ignoring the 'canon' that Netflix's *Witcher* TV series has introduced.

The **EAPEU** constitutes its own timeline keep in mind that the events that occur are not exclusive to the timeline and may happen in other timelines.

## World Building

The **EAPEU** exists both as a multiverse and as a timeline as such please keep in mind that some places and events may have exist in it that are not present in other multiverses and timelines.

### Additions and differences from the Canon

#### History

The history of the **EAPEU** extends before the creation of the Multiverse itself approximately one trillion, nine hundred eighty-five billion years before the start of the Era of Monsters, which starts with the Big Bang Event and also includes events of the Protas-Cosmic Horror War. As such the **EAPEU** includes fanon events much further back than canon history to explain some things left unexplained in the original and game material.

#### Races

* The Cosmic Horrors, although loosely alluded to through the Vodyanoy and Dagon, the Extended Ancient Pantheon Expanded Universe brings a large expansion by adding an ancient racial collective that existed before the multiverse itself.
	+ Demons, in the EAPEU are formerly a collective of specters that was corrupted by the Great One Yrrhedes, the Demon God, these mysterious extra-planar beings are generally considered to be sadistic and malicious in nature.
	+ Dopplers, in the EAPEU, this species/race are the descendants of Rhyeb, the Shifter, these gentle creatures though they share the bloodlines of the Cosmic Horrors took on the kinder nature of their ancestor, Rhyeb.
	+ The Elder Things, a race that acted as bioengineers and citizenry for the Cosmic Horror Empire, would create Proto-humans, a species that would be used in the Longaevi Project and evolve naturally following the fall of their civilization.
		- Proto-humans were bioengineered from ancient primates taken during the war from the Protas controlled planet of Jaevela by the Elder Things who would produce proto-hominids to act as servants, workers, and food sources for other species of Cosmic Horrors, they ended up on many worlds due to the slavery program run by Cthaggua Luth, The Overseer. These proto-humans would later evolve into humans and a small population would end up as Skullheads as a result of radical evolution in a frozen world. The bioengineering data would later be obtained by the Grigori and used to make their own races using the proto-hominid DNA as a rudimentary base.
	+ Vampires, in the EAPEU come from the bloodlines of the Cosmic Horrors but were purified of their darker natures during the Protas-Cosmic Horror War, which resulted in new species sired by the four former Lesser Old One vampire elders.
	+ The Vodyanoy, in the EAPEU are considered Cosmic Horrors as in the Extended Ancient Pantheon Expanded Universe they are the offspring of the Great Old One Dagon, who is their ancestor and god.
* The Protas, a race of ancient timeless gods which have fallen out of memory of the mortal races, they created the Grigori.
	+ The Akeros in the EAPEU were an angel-like collective of species created by the **Protas** god, Metatron.
	+ The **Dragons** in the EAPEU were created by the Protas god of the Hunt and Beasts, Wijun.
	+ The Dyrians n the EAPEU were created by the **Protas** god of the Hunt and Beasts, Wijun, by using data taken from bioengineered proto-humans and combining it with animal DNA using magic to create Beast-Hominid hybrids, Dyrians were more hominid than animal, so Wijun gave them additional blessings to access their more animal heritage.
		- An unforeseen side affect of Wijun's blessing is the Dyrian's inborn affinity for their Therianthrope cousins as well as their ability to override pureblood lineages with other compatible species such as humans, elves, etc.
	+ The **Therianthropes i**n the EAPEU were created by the Protas god of the Hunt and Beasts, Wijun. They also existed before humans and hominids, as such the original ancient species of Therianthropes were constantly in their half-animal form as this was their natural state.
	+ The **Vran** in the EAPEU were created by the **Protas** god of the Hunt and Beasts, Wijun.
	+ The **Werebbubbs** in the EAPEU were created by the **Protas** god of the Hunt and Beasts, Wijun.
	+ The **Primordial** **Elementia of the Elemental and Para-Elemental Planes**, in the EAPEU were created by the Prime Protas, The Source during the **Protas-Cosmic Horror War** as a result of the Protas repurposing the elemental energy of Cosmic Horror energy echoes to strengthen themselves and establish the chaotic force of magic.
		- The Elemental and Para-Elemental Genies were created from the small pieces of shards from the Primordials' elemental cores.
	+ The Fey in the EAPEU were originally created as combat and magic soldiers by the Prime Protas, **The Source** for the the **Protas-Cosmic Horror War**.
	+ The **Grigori** were created from the Ichor of various **Protas** and the power of the Aetheric Alchemy Forge, this race would rebel in an attempt to take the forge and usurp power from the Protas who in turn retreated into a shielded dimension out of the reach of the Grigori, who would get in conflict with a interdimensional mage organization, the Nefandi leading to the deaths of many of their number.
		- The **Longaevi** were created via experimentation on proto-humanoids by the Grigori: Dwarvess, Elves, Gnomes, and Halflings, would come into being this way. Elves would rebel against their creators like the Grigori rebelled against the Protas.
	+ **Necrophages**, in the EAPEU this species were originally the creation of the Prime Protas, **The Source** as a means to safely dispose of large quantities of dead flesh that was generated during the events of the **Protas-Cosmic Horror War**. Some Necrophages were not originally necrophages such as the Hag species which started out as nymph-like fey but became corrupted by residual Cosmic Horror energy mutating into new species.
	+ **Spirits and Specters**, in the EAPEU these existence mediums were originally created by the Goddess of Spirits, Betlena as a medium for souls to exist temporarily after their death or as new existences based on their status.

#### Religions

##### Church of the Protas

An ancient religion that has fallen out of style and memory for the most part by the time of the 13th century.
The Church of Oak, Ash and Thorn

The Source, the High King of the Protas, with power over death & magic.

Epiphets
* The Source
* The Being Prime
* Creator of Magic
* Father of Primordials & Ruler of the Elemental Planes and Sub-Planes
* True Ruler of Tir ná nÓg
* Brahma
* Death
* Ymir
* The God of the Witchers

Patron for
Death, Magic, and Elemental Magic

Worshipped by
* The Ancient High Fey (before the rebellion)

Symbol(s)
A thorn vine wrapped throne made of a Oak and Ash tree intertwined

Church of the Goddess of Life and Blood

Asherah, the High Queen of the Protas, with power over life & blood.

Epiphets
* Asherah
* 'The Mother Goddess'
* 'Life'
* 'Danu'

Patron for
Life, Blood, and Vampires

Worshipped by
* Vampires

Symbol(s)

Religion Center
* The Vampire's World (at one time)

Akeros Religion

First son of the Protas, with power over the Akeros, Metatron was considered to be the champion of the Protas' Forces after his parents.

Patron for
Light

Worshipped by
* The Akeros
* Humans

Symbol(s)

Church of Spiritual Cultivation

First daughter of the Protas, with power over Spirits. Betlena was the equal of her husband Metatron.

Patron for
Spirits, and the soul

Worshipped by
Monks

Symbol(s)

Paladin Order of Ritarin

Second daughter of the Protas, with power over Duty and Oaths, also commander of the Protasic Army.

Patron for
Duty, and Oaths

Symbol(s)

Paladin Order of Ritarin

Second son of the Protas, with power over Law & Order, also high god of the Paladins of Ritarin.

Patron for
Law, and Order

Church of Wijun and Dumera

Third son of the Protas, with power over Hunting & Fauna. (Wijun) Third daughter of the Protas, with power over Agriculture & Flora. (Dumera)

Patron for
* Hunting, and Fauna (Wijun)
* Agriculture, and Flora (Dumera)

Symbol(s)
Church of Knowledge and Healing

Fourth son of the Protas, with power over Healing & Knowledge.

Patron for
Healing and Knowledge

Church of Science and Logic

Fourth daughter of the Protas, with power over Science & Logic.

Patron for
Science, and Logic

Symbol(s)

Church of the Protas- Storm, Sky and Weather Sect

Fifth daughter of the Protas, with power over Storms, the Sky and Weather.

Patron for
Storms, Sky and the Weather

Church of the Protas- Harvests and Flower Sect

Fifth son of the Protas, with power over the Harvests & Flowers.

Patron for
Harvests and Flowers

Symbol(s)

The Forgotten Church of Trickery, Punishment and Charisma

Sixth son of the Protas, with the power over Trickery, Punishment and Charisma.

The Forgotten Church of Chance, Luck and Wealth

Sixth daughter of the Protas, with the power over Chance, Luck and Wealth.

Patron for
Chance, Luck and Wealth

Symbol(s)

Cult of Quxasis

Seventh daughter of the Gods, with power over the para-elemental forces of Ice, Snow and the season of Winter.

Patron for
Ice, Snow and the season of Winter

Symbol(s)

The Cult of Monsters

Seventh son of the Gods, with power over the Night, Darkness and Monsters.

Patron for
Darkness, and Monsters

The Cult of Games

The child of Idos & Orlena, considered to be a demi-god of Games.

Patron for
Games

##### The Cults of the Cosmic Horrors

A series of cults with the goal of bringing back the Cosmic Horrors in exchange for power and protection when their masters return to the Mortal World.
Cult of Coram Agh Tera

The Cult of Coram Agh Tera is a Cosmic Horror Cult for the titular Great One intended to be a replacement god for the mortal races, he came back into power later in history by humans in the year 1161 AR. \*Please note this is the lore for the EAPEU version of Coram Agh Tera, outside of this EU there is no proof of his existence or status as a Great One.\*

Epiphets
* 'The Lion-headed Spider'
* 'The Great One of Death, Cruelty and Destiny'

Patron for
Black magic, Cruelty, Death and the Night

Worshipped by
Cult of Coram Agh Tera

Symbol(s)
Spider on a spiderweb

Religion Center
Temples and chapels are often hidden in wildness or in secret places.

The Esoteric Cult of Dagon

The Cult of Dagon is a Cosmic Horror Cult for the titular recovering Great Old One who was one of the few escapees of the Protas-Cosmic Horror War. \*Please note this is the lore for the EAPEU version of Dagon, outside of this EU there is no proof of his status as a Great Old One.\*

Epiphets
* 'Urgo-Hem'
* 'The Great Old One'
* 'God of the Deep Ones'
* 'God-King of the Vodyanoy'

Patron for
Chaos, Destruction, Evil, and Water

Worshipped by
* Vodyanoy (Primarily)
* Humans (Some Cosmic Horror cultists worship and carry out the will of Dagon)

The Esoteric Cult of Iukhuztotl

The Cult of Iukhuztotl is a Cosmic Horror Cult for the titular Outer God who stands to be the greatest chance for the mass freeing of the Cosmic Horrors from The Desolate Dimension, though it was heavily wounded like Dagon was and is recovering still into the 13th century.

Epiphets
* 'The Gate of the Cosmic Horrors'

Patron for
Travel between Worlds, Conquest, and Tactics

Worshipped by
The Esoteric Cult of Iukhuztotl

The Cult of Lilit

The Cult of Lilit is a Cosmic Horror Cult for the titular Great One intended to be a replacement goddess for the mortal races. \*Please note this is the lore for the EAPEU version of Lilit, outside of this EU there is no proof of her existence or status as a Great One.\*

Patron for
* Night
* Passion
* Erotism
* Women and their children

Worshipped by
The Wozgor, Zerrikanians, Haak, minor Nordling and Nilfgaardian sects

Symbol(s)
* Black Sun
* Crossed Circle

Religion Center
Eastern Lands of the World

The Esoteric Cult of Xicllaniparan

The Cult of Xicllaniparan is a Cosmic Horror Cult for the titular Great Old One who created the force known as The White Frost.

Epiphets
* 'The Abysmal Tundra of the Moper'

Patron for
Ice, the White Frost, and the Death of All Life

Worshipped by
The Esoteric Cult of Xicllaniparan* Humans (Some Cosmic Horror cultists worship and carry out the 'perceived will' of Xicllaniparan)

The Esoteric Order of the Black Goat of the Woods

The Esoteric Cult of Yibhumbresh is a Cosmic Horror Cult for the titular Outer Goddess who rules over the Cosmic Horrors and is the second most powerful of them all with her only superior being, Zsch-Kar, The Emperor.

Epiphets
* 'The Empress'
* 'Mother of the Ogdru Hem'

Patron for
Animals, Fertility, Forests and Monsters

Worshipped by
The Esoteric Order of the Black Goat of the Woods* Humans (Some Cosmic Horror cultists worship and carry out the will of Yibhumbresh on the world of Dunwich)

Symbol(s)
Three goat heads attached at the neck, with horns pointed outward to form a circular shape

Religion Center
Dunwich

The Esoteric Cult of Zsch-Kar

The Cult of Zsch-Kar is a Cosmic Horror Cult for the titular Outer God who rules over the Cosmic Horrors and is the most powerful of them all with his only equal being, Yibhumbresh, The Empress.

Epiphets
* 'The Emperor'

Patron for
Discord, Madness, Chaos, Darkness, Ignorance, Boundlessness, Abnormality, Amorality and Universal Power

Worshipped by
The Esoteric Cult of Zsch-Kar* Humans (Some Cosmic Horror cultists worship and carry out the perceived will of Zsch-Kar)

#### Worlds, Realms and Dimension

##### The Desolate Dimension

An alternate prison dimension of unfathomable scale created by the Prime Protas to separate the realms inhabited by Mortals from the eldritch doom that is the Cosmic Horrors.

##### The World of the Protas

The home realm of the **Protas** keep safe by highly advanced magic and technology beyond mortal means.

##### Tir ná nÓg

The homeworld of the Fey and a realm seeped heavily in magic, connected to Tir ná Lia and Nilfheim.