The Ancients

The Ancients (or The Primal Gods) refers to the deities of ancient times. Mostly forgotten in the modern era, their traditions live on with a few dedicated individuals dubbing themselves the Order of the Ancients. The worship of the Ancients has place for all the forgotten gods, however it is customary for devout followers to bind their Oath of the Ancients to one deity.

A few small villages and communities still practices the worship of the old gods, often referring this belief as the Old Faith.

Many scholars hypothesize that the Primal Gods' place in ancient societies died after a worldwide ban on Blood Magic was decreed, since prehistoric texts suggest that many of the ceremonies for the most popular gods often featured Blood Rites. This is, however, purely speculative because there is a significant lack of accounts from that time period. This rumour of Blood Magic comes largely from the folktale of the Fall of Karderth where the king famously traded his people for riches and wealth.

In reality, the worship of the Ancients focuses on a tighter bond between mortals and nature, and living in symbiosis. This is because most of the Primal Gods represented different aspects of the world or, more directly, facets of nature. However, the held belief that the Ancients demanded sacrifice and Blood Magic still follows believers of the Old Faith with added supersition, scrutiny and distrust in many circles in the world, especially with the zealots of the modern Pantheon.

Known Ancients
There does not exist a lot of written records for many of the Ancients Gods. Instead, their ways are passed on orally between generations. This has made it hard for scholars to keep a thorough account of the gods and their religions. However, there are few that are more widespread than others that the scholars have been able to create a decent enough depiction of.

The Wind Serpents
The Wind Serpents are the Ancient Deities of Hydraria. It is said they are the progenitors of all dragonkind, and the creators of the world. Every one of them represents different aspects of life. Dragonborn in Hydraria are taught their myths, but few are believers. Their tales are used more as entertaining stories for children.

Nayreshi, known as the Dragon of the East Wind

Dinarak, known as the Dragon of the South Wind

Farogar, known as the Dragon of the North Wind

Ashena, known as the Dragon of the West Wind