Old Gods
The old gods largly make up the primordial pantheon of the High Fomor. Their ways and rituals are largely lost to time, with exceptions of the four Yazata that make up the four elements of Magick.
Basic Information
Anatomy
The anatomy of Old Gods can vary from tale to tale. Some being grotesque forms that mortals cannot comprehend, to beyond ethereal and formless in nature. Usually, they prefer to take a humanoid shape that mostly reflects their specific godly domains. Their forms, however grotesque, misshapen, beautiful, or ethereal, are not a reflection of their morals or personalities unless it requires them to do so.
Biological Traits
The old gods are not bound by the biology or even magick of Gētīg. Instead they create their own paths, laws, appearances, and decisions.
Growth Rate & Stages
The old gods do not age with the exception of the Éadránaí, who is an Avatar for the fallen Eladha.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Many gods enjoy the fruits of Falias, many of the foods consumed here will kill mortal men, and consuming the food of Falias without permission of a Yazata or Amesha Spenta will ensure a swift and permanent departure from the city.
Additional Information
Uses, Products & Exploitation
The Old Gods themselves are the primary source of magick and Phyr in this world. The Yazata are primarily the source for magick across the world, as elemental magick is widly used by the various witches, magi, and wizards of Gētīg. Alternatively, the Old Gods are the primary source for Fomor Witches and form the pantheon of worship for the Coven of the Old Gods.
The four elemental Yazata of Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water of Gētīg inspired the transformation of the High Elf in their four elemental couterparts, the Borrum, the Naiad, the Ennedi, and the Cernach.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Many of the Old Gods have their own unique domains and abilities which pertain to their domains.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
The Four Elemental Yazata
The elemental Yazata were bestowed the following names by the High-Fomors:History
The four Yazata of the Old Gods came into being when Chaos first awoke from their dream in the Void.
From there, the four elemental Yazata proceeded to create a family of deities by mixing various aspects of their elements. Brigidh became the High-Fomorian goddess of hearth, home, crafts, and creativity. She was parented by the Yazata Armaiti and Yazata Nanto as Armaiti churned the continents and Nanto's light illuminated the world.
At one point, the four elemental Yazata created Eladha in this way, combining all four of their energies, and thus creating pseudo Yazata of Creation. The Yazata have bestowed Eladha with the gift of creation, and thus could draw on all four elements to create life itself. Eladha would go on to create several lesser spirits, who helped him craft a world for his favourite creation.Their very forms came to be the form of Gētīg, and as thus the four elemental Yazata do not reside in Falias, but rather are the world itself. The other Old Gods are said to reside in other realms, many of them in Falias, but they may inhabit various other locations within the Haze itself after the Great Sundering of the High-Fomors.
Eventually Eladha would be born and go on to create the first sentient race called the High Fomor's. Who would be his eventual reason for falling from Falias and becoming the Éadránaí.
In the current age, the Old Gods wait patiently for the Éadránaí to lead people to Tír na nÓg, the Land of the Undying.
Largely assumed dead, they are very much alive dwelling in Falias (The City of the Gods). They largely stay out of the affairs of the human-likes in the world of Gētīg, as it was only Eladha who had an infatuation with the world and created the races of Gētīg.
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