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===Gro, Shaper of Flesh===

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Gro is the last daughter of Arne, and was born when the Dragons spoke of the Nelfin in the far west to the tree, who then dreamt of living flesh. Gro is depicted as a female head with hair made of calcified bone, her body surrounded by calcified shapes of flesh that appear to undulate and swirl, with blood-colored and bone-colored streaks. Despite her theoretically grotesque appearance, the shapes of the bone and flesh matter is always arranged in such a way that she appears more like a clam with smooth spikes on the outside, her head set as a pearl inside. Gro is the wife of Jord, forming the Union of Life together, two gods who remain universally the most controversial entities in the Old Gods religion.

Gro and Arne are not worshiped anymore, and as such do not stand for anything. Most of the folklore concerning their identity and their roles in the Old Gods faith were lost, with information of them intentionally suppressed after an event referred to as the Liberation by Old Gods worshipers who do still have the telling of their betrayal. Very small pockets of Old Gods worshipers far removed from Velheim and Ceardian influences still worship Gro and Jord, like the Sunnan Velheim who ventured south and settled into the jungles close to Sendras, but have otherwise been out of contact with the rest of the world until very recently. It is said that Gro and Arne created Ailorkind from their bodies, and then begged the Dragons to breathe the breath of souls on them, which they obliged. Gro and Arne treated Ailorkind as their children and were loving and kind.

The Pantheon however demanded a very absent role in their worshiper's lives, and while Gro and Jord were popular, the other Gods in the pantheon did not permit them to interfere with the lives of the small people they had made. When Nelfin slavers appeared on proto-Velheim shores, the faithful were enslaved in the tens of thousands, and equal numbers died from warfare by the magically superior Nelfin. The Gods had agreed in conclave only to act in small doses, which never pleased Gro and Arne as it would not stave off a final demise of their people. Gro and Arne thus went in secret to the Great Betrayer, the King of Demons to the Old Gods worshipers, and struck a deal that condemned all Old Gods worshipers and the souls of their descendants to belong both to the Old Gods and the Great Betrayer. The Great Betrayer supposedly saved them from the Nelfin, but imprisoned them in 1000 years of hell. The other Old Gods expelled Gro and Arne, condemning them to wander the world where memory of them eventually faded after the Old Gods worshipers broke free from the Great Betrayer after a thousand years trapped, also condemning Gro and Arne for their betrayal.

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===Jord, Forger of Metal===

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Jord is the last son of Arne, and was born when the roots of the Tree of Life touched metal ores in the ground, something the Tree could not crush or bend. Jord is depicted as a male with a body made out of sheets of metal, bent and straightened around parts of the body, and elongated arms with ball-joints, all made of a dark gray-blue metal with light blue lines. Jord's body is depicted with unsettling proportions, usually an exceedingly thin torso and excessively tall legs and arms. Jord is the husband of Gro, forming the Union of Life together, two gods who remain universally the most controversial entities in the Old Gods religion. While most traces of Gro have disappeared, Arne's last sighting was on the small island of Mirnoye, the island made of metal, which can only be reached once a year, though houses unfriendly locals and seemingly abandoned temples.

Gro and Arne are not worshiped anymore, and as such do not stand for anything. Most of the folklore concerning their identity and their roles in the Old Gods faith were lost, with information of them intentionally suppressed after an event referred to as the Liberation by Old Gods worshipers who do still have the telling of their betrayal. Very small pockets of Old Gods worshipers far removed from Velheim and Ceardian influences still worship Gro and Jord, like the Sunnan Velheim who ventured south and settled into the jungles close to Sendras, but have otherwise been out of contact with the rest of the world until very recently. It is said that Gro and Arne created Ailorkind from their bodies, and then begged the Dragons to breathe the breath of souls on them, which they obliged. Gro and Arne treated Ailorkind as their children and were loving and kind.

The Pantheon however demanded a very absent role in their worshiper's lives, and while Gro and Jord were popular, the other Gods in the pantheon did not permit them to interfere with the lives of the small people they had made. When Nelfin slavers appeared on proto-Velheim shores, the faithful were enslaved in the tens of thousands, and equal numbers died from warfare by the magically superior Nelfin. The Gods had agreed in conclave only to act in small doses, which never pleased Gro and Arne as it would not stave off a final demise of their people. Gro and Arne thus went in secret to the Great Betrayer, the King of Demons to the Old Gods worshipers, and struck a deal that condemned all Old Gods worshipers and the souls of their descendants to belong both to the Old Gods and the Great Betrayer. The Great Betrayer supposedly saved them from the Nelfin, but imprisoned them in 1000 years of hell. The other Old Gods expelled Gro and Arne, condemning them to wander the world where memory of them eventually faded after the Old Gods worshipers broke free from the Great Betrayer after a thousand years trapped, also condemning Gro and Arne for their betrayal.

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===Frode, Carer of Nature===

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+Gro is the last daughter of Arne, and was born when the Dragons spoke of the Nelfin in the far west to the tree, who then dreamt of living flesh. Gro is depicted as a female head with hair made of calcified bone, her body surrounded by calcified shapes of flesh that appear to undulate and swirl, with blood-colored and bone-colored streaks. Despite her theoretically grotesque appearance, the shapes of the bone and flesh matter is always arranged in such a way that she appears more like a clam with smooth spikes on the outside, her head set as a pearl inside. Gro is the wife of Jord, forming the Union of Life together, two gods who remain universally the most controversial entities in the Old Gods religion.
+Gro and Arne are not worshiped anymore, and as such do not stand for anything. Most of the folklore concerning their identity and their roles in the Old Gods faith were lost, with information of them intentionally suppressed after an event referred to as the Liberation by Old Gods worshipers who do still have the telling of their betrayal. Very small pockets of Old Gods worshipers far removed from Velheim and Ceardian influences still worship Gro and Jord, like the Sunnan Velheim who ventured south and settled into the jungles close to Sendras, but have otherwise been out of contact with the rest of the world until very recently. It is said that Gro and Arne created Ailorkind from their bodies, and then begged the Dragons to breathe the breath of souls on them, which they obliged. Gro and Arne treated Ailorkind as their children and were loving and kind.
+The Pantheon however demanded a very absent role in their worshiper's lives, and while Gro and Jord were popular, the other Gods in the pantheon did not permit them to interfere with the lives of the small people they had made. When Nelfin slavers appeared on proto-Velheim shores, the faithful were enslaved in the tens of thousands, and equal numbers died from warfare by the magically superior Nelfin. The Gods had agreed in conclave only to act in small doses, which never pleased Gro and Arne as it would not stave off a final demise of their people. Gro and Arne thus went in secret to the Great Betrayer, the King of Demons to the Old Gods worshipers, and struck a deal that condemned all Old Gods worshipers and the souls of their descendants to belong both to the Old Gods and the Great Betrayer. The Great Betrayer supposedly saved them from the Nelfin, but imprisoned them in 1000 years of hell. The other Old Gods expelled Gro and Arne, condemning them to wander the world where memory of them eventually faded after the Old Gods worshipers broke free from the Great Betrayer after a thousand years trapped, also condemning Gro and Arne for their betrayal.
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 ===Jord, Forger of Metal===
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+{|
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+Jord is the last son of Arne, and was born when the roots of the Tree of Life touched metal ores in the ground, something the Tree could not crush or bend. Jord is depicted as a male with a body made out of sheets of metal, bent and straightened around parts of the body, and elongated arms with ball-joints, all made of a dark gray-blue metal with light blue lines. Jord's body is depicted with unsettling proportions, usually an exceedingly thin torso and excessively tall legs and arms. Jord is the husband of Gro, forming the Union of Life together, two gods who remain universally the most controversial entities in the Old Gods religion. While most traces of Gro have disappeared, Arne's last sighting was on the small island of Mirnoye, the island made of metal, which can only be reached once a year, though houses unfriendly locals and seemingly abandoned temples.
+Gro and Arne are not worshiped anymore, and as such do not stand for anything. Most of the folklore concerning their identity and their roles in the Old Gods faith were lost, with information of them intentionally suppressed after an event referred to as the Liberation by Old Gods worshipers who do still have the telling of their betrayal. Very small pockets of Old Gods worshipers far removed from Velheim and Ceardian influences still worship Gro and Jord, like the Sunnan Velheim who ventured south and settled into the jungles close to Sendras, but have otherwise been out of contact with the rest of the world until very recently. It is said that Gro and Arne created Ailorkind from their bodies, and then begged the Dragons to breathe the breath of souls on them, which they obliged. Gro and Arne treated Ailorkind as their children and were loving and kind.
+The Pantheon however demanded a very absent role in their worshiper's lives, and while Gro and Jord were popular, the other Gods in the pantheon did not permit them to interfere with the lives of the small people they had made. When Nelfin slavers appeared on proto-Velheim shores, the faithful were enslaved in the tens of thousands, and equal numbers died from warfare by the magically superior Nelfin. The Gods had agreed in conclave only to act in small doses, which never pleased Gro and Arne as it would not stave off a final demise of their people. Gro and Arne thus went in secret to the Great Betrayer, the King of Demons to the Old Gods worshipers, and struck a deal that condemned all Old Gods worshipers and the souls of their descendants to belong both to the Old Gods and the Great Betrayer. The Great Betrayer supposedly saved them from the Nelfin, but imprisoned them in 1000 years of hell. The other Old Gods expelled Gro and Arne, condemning them to wander the world where memory of them eventually faded after the Old Gods worshipers broke free from the Great Betrayer after a thousand years trapped, also condemning Gro and Arne for their betrayal.
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 ===Frode, Carer of Nature===
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