Spirituality of the Elder Races

Unlike the god of the Holy Empire of Humanité, Dieu the Elder Races venerate several powerful beings (the ancients) not as transcendent gods, but as powerful ancestors.   There are a number of myths as to the creation of the universe amongst the elder races, but no single unifying story. Rather it assumes that the world exists and the elder races trace their roots back through the current ancients and those that came before. There isn't a common belief that the current ancients were the origin of all life.  

The first lords on Zihæt

  The Ancients (and their ancestors) were the first rulers of the surface lands of Zihæt. These included the dragons, the elemental lords, and several powerful beasts of nature. The elder races have not adopted the acquired names from the younger races that became common throughout the tribes dominated by younger races.  

The ancient beasts and younger spirits are divine, but individuals. They ate, drank, and amused themsleves. They were very powerful and very dangerous when angry. However, with proper care, a person could be quite fairly at ease with them. The terrifying irrational has no place in classical mythology. (Adapted, Mythology, Edith Hamilton)

 

The Ancient Ones

Ancient Beast	Mythical Home	Southern Human Name	Northern Human Name	D&D 5e Archetype
Patéras	Lost (Assumed to be northeast of Avignon)	Zeus	Odin	Mythical Cloud Giant
Kataigída	Pedéddhúp	Amphitrite	Rán	Mythical Storm Giant Quintessent
Sofia	Somewhere in the Jotunheimen Range	Hera	Frigg	Mythical Frost Giant
Fotiá	Somewhere in the Marais Wetlands	Hephestus	Surtr	Mythical Fire Giant
Aktinovolía	Somewhere in Dragonshome Islands	Apollo	Frey	Mythical Ancient Brass Dragon
Thilykós	Somewhere in Dragonshome Islands	Artemis	Freya	Mythical Ancient Silver Dragon
Epithymía	Nótio nisí	Aphrodite	Idunn	Mythical Ancient Copper Dragon
Chryseis	Eleusis in low mountains of Froúrio	Demeter	Sif	Mythical Ancient Gold Dragon
Astrapí	Eastern side of Jotunheimen Range	Poseidon	Thor	Mythical Ancient Bronze Dragon
Dóry	Lost, Somewhere in the deserts beyond the Marais Wetlands	Athena	Geirahöd	Mythical Ancient Blue Dragon
Aplistía	Somewhere in the Myrkviðr Forest	Eris	Loki	Mythical Ancient Green Dragon
Vyssiní	Southern Volcanic Island in Dragonshome Islands	Ares	Tyr	Mythical Ancient Red Dragon
Skotádi	Asteria, in the mountains of Megálo nisí	Hecate	Hel	Mythical Ancient Black Dragon
Poniriá	Somewhere in the Jotunheimen Range	Hermes	TBD	Mythical Ancient White Dragon

     

The younger spirits

The elder races believe that when a person dies, their essence disperses and become part of all life on Zihæt. The elder races believe that to raise the dead would require killing or stealing life from other living beings and is an abomination.