Human gods of the Fifth Age

The Human Gods of the Fifth Age


There are two human tribes in Wealdland (as discussed in the short story Nostacarr, the Master Librarian - click here to Read Nostacarr, the Master Librarian .)


Wyfling    Skylds


Eann        Oann - the father of the gods, resides in the great ice field  to the north.    


Kellth      Orth - God of the sun, son of Eann


Sipis        Yonne - Brother of Eann, Lord of the dead


Reia         Rhee - mother of the gods, wife to Eann (Aha! this is where the nation of Reia gets its name!)


Gettun     Ettonne - god of the Great Northern Lake, son of  Eann


Tariea      Tarish - Goddess of the Weald, adopted daughter to Eann


Nunee     Nueia - Goddess of the moon and night sky, wife to Kellth


Hapaun   Apawn - Snake goddess/river goddess, mother of Tareia.  Her son is god of Spring. Rumored to be the mother of Eann.  Possibly a goddess from an older age, adapted to fit the current mythology.




You'll notice there are correlations between some of the gods and bodies of water and other land marks. The Northern Wastes near the Great Ice Wall of Eann is called the Wastes of Yonne, Lord of the Dead, probably because the tundra is very lifeless and infertile.


There are two major families existing in Wealdland, The Wyfling and the Skylds. The Wylflings and the Skylds believe in the same gods and legends, but there is a discrepancy in the names they recognize.


The Wylflings live in the Green Hills of Reia, The Mountains of Kipleth, the Meadowlands and the Weald, although each area has their own system of government and nobility.


The Skylds are mostly from the powerful Northern Kingdom of Man, which is now destroyed and the families scattered, and the Glafs who herded aurochs across the Wasteland north of the Eastern Meadowlands and are now mostly an extinct people. The Glafs made large swatches of cloth with which they herded the aurochs. 


cheers,


Kurt