The Old Gods

## Beliefs

### Main deities

God Flower, Paladin Flower, Origin Bones, Origin Powder, Twin Logs, Enigma Leather, Alpha Diamond, Void

## Practice

### Place of onset

Shucari

The Old Gods is a religion originating from Shucari, the Paenia Tribe more specifically. It is a Animism/Polytheistic religion, with the gods being represented by items of usually natural nature. This religion, however, did not originate from the Paenia Tribe, and is instead the culmination of various cults following individual or multiple gods merging after generations along with their stories until the point where Beneir found the stone tablet, marking the creation of the Old Gods religion.

The Old Gods religion does not hold answer to what lies after death, nor how the universe started. It's gods, for the most part, are not shown as perfect deities to be idolized as saviors or deities who should be feared and cowered from. Instead, they are shown as entities which are above everyone else. Entities which should be held at the upmost respect through both love and fear.

The gods are often given a certain phrase tied to them, an example would be the God Flowers: "God Flower, Red Queen, Many Names, all United". A common factor is the many pauses between the short amount of words, although it usually get's its point across.

The god's are also referred to as God Artifacts, all except for the Void however.

Their are also artifacts, which are inanimate objects which hold prominent positions in the religion but are not divine.

## **What is the pantheon?**

The pantheon of the Old Gods is as follows:

#### God Flower

A poppy which encompasses all red flowers. Referred to with she/her pronouns and represents corruption, unification, and evil. She has been given many names over the centuries, as evidenced by their phrase. The God Flower is also referred to as the Paladin Flower's sister.

*"God Flower, Red Queen, Many Names, all United".*

#### Paladin Flower

A dandelion which encompasses all yellow flowers. Referred to with she/her pronouns and represents blind justice, vengeance, and rulership. The Paladin Flower is also referred to as the God Flower's sister.

*"Thunderous Marching, Behold the Paladin's Army, Justice is Now"*

#### Twin Logs

A pair of logs, one of which is spruce and the other oak. The oak log encompasses trees and flora, the spruce log encompassing animals. Both the Oaken Twin and Spruce Twin are referred to with they/them pronouns. The Oaken Twin represents serenity and peace of nature, while the Spruce Twin represents predators and survival of the fittest.

*"Find Sanctuary, the shrine of the Oaken Twin, and Consume the Golden Fruit"*

*"Twisting Thorns, Darkened Forests, the Spruce Twin's Hounds Hunt Tonight"*

#### Enigma Leather

The Enigma Leather is one of the only God Artifacts with an origin, that origin being that it came from the hide of a mysterious and ancient beast. It encompasses death and represents freedom, unjust death, wrath, and destruction. It is referred to with they/them pronouns.

*"The Ancient Beast, Sleeping Eternal, Wakes for Death"*

#### Origin Bones

2 bones which supposedly formed at the creation of the universe (Not the cause), encompasses monsters and the inhuman. Referred to with he/him pronouns. Represents the unknown, alpha and omega, and fear.

A pair of bones which formed at the creation of the universe (Not the cause), encompasses monsters and the inhuman. Referred to with he/him pronouns and represents the unknown, Alpha and Omega, and fear.

*"The Bones of the Universe, Formed at the Start, Remains at the End"*

#### Origin Powder

A gunpowder which formed at the creation of the universe (Not the cause), encompasses alchemy and creation. Referred to with he/him pronouns and represents the unknown, Alpha and Omega, and the existential.

"The Blood of the Universe, Formed at the Start, Remains at the End"

#### Alpha Diamond

A diamond in the shape of a perfect dodecahedron which encompasses artificial creations (golems, robots, etc) and value. Referred to with she/her pronouns and represents fortune, ore, and danger.

"Though found through Ritual, Remains as Beautiful as the Sun, Blinding to the Gaze of Any"

#### Void

The Void is the only god within the Old God's pantheon that is not an inanimate object, and is it also not referred to as a God Artifact. The Void is also known as the Beforelife.