Gods and Subordinate Gods

The Gods and Subordinate Gods are the pantheon of deities worshipped in Yurgenschmidt, invoked in blessings and magic circles, and who are believed to bestow divine grace during religious ceremonies at the temple.

The gods range in importance from the two Supreme Gods of darkness and light, the Eternal Five who preside over elements and seasons, and the subordinate gods who govern different crafts, ideas, and institutions.

The God of Darkness, who lived a lonely life for a long time, one day met the Goddess of Light. They fell in love, married, and eventually had four children; The Goddess of Water, Flutrane; the God of Fire, Leidenschaft; the Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria; and the Goddess of Earth, Geduldh. The births of these deities is what lead to the creation of the world.

There was also a Goddess of Chaos, who fell in love with the God of Darkness, despite it being taboo.

One day, the God of Life, Ewigeliebe, fell in love with the youngest daughter, Geduldh, at first sight. He asked the God of Darkness for her hand in marriage, to which the God of Darkness happily agreed, hoping that they would give birth to many children. However the God of Life’s love for the Goddess of Earth was a jealous and possessive love, and so froze the Goddess of Earth with ice and snow, hiding her, as well as impregnating her, creating the season of Winter.

The Goddess of Light, who had not seen her daughter since her marriage, began to worry, and upon finding the frozen Geduldh used her sunlight to melt the ice. The Goddess of Water washed away the melted ice that was the weakened God of Life, revealing the children, the seeds. Along with the goddesses that served her, Flutrane lent her strength to the seeds, allowing them to bloom, creating the season of Spring.

Once Flutrane and her goddesses were exhausted, Leidenschaft and his gods picked up the torch, spreading warmth and allowing the planted lives to grow and ripen, creating the season of Summer. However as the God of Life, the growth of life empowers him, leading to his pursuit of the Goddess of Earth once again. To keep him away the Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria combined her powers with the Goddess of Earth, sending a gale to keep the God of Life away, and bringing about the time for the crops to be harvested, creating the season of Autumn.

As killing the God of Life would prevent any new lives from being born, the deities could only grit their teeth and allow the cycle to continue anew. And so Winter, the season of the God of Life, began again.

The Supreme Gods are the God of Darkness and the Goddess of Light, a married couple that rules over the heavens together, and the progenitors of all other gods. Unlike most gods and goddesses, which have both a name and a title, the Supreme Gods are referred to by title alone.

When used together, the elements of Darkness and Light are considered highly potent. They are used in magical transfer circles, such as those used to travel to and from the Royal Academy, as well as the magic tools Schwartz and Weiss. Additionally, both gods are invoked together during the summer Starbind Ceremony as the patrons of marriage and couples.

The Eternal Five are Flutrane, Goddess of Water, Leidenschaft, God of Fire; Schutzaria, Goddess of Wind; Geduldh, Goddess of Earth; and Ewigeliebe, God of Life. In addition to presiding over the elements, each is also considered to represent a particular season, a set of virtues, and a divine color.

Each of the Supreme Gods and Eternal Five is said to have 12 subordinate gods who serve beside them.


 * The God of Trade


 * The God of War, Angriff (アングリーフ)


 * The Goddess of Wisdom, Mestionora (メスティオノーラ)
 * Patron Deity of Travelers


 * God of Alcohol, Vantole (ヴァントール)
 * God of Blizzards
 * God of Cooking, Cuococalura (クウェカルーラ)
 * The God of Smithing, Vulcanift (ヴァルカニフト)


 * God/Goddess Schlaftraum (シュラートラウム)


 * The Goddess of Art, Kunstzeal (キュントズィール)
 * The Goddess of Childbirth, Entrinduge (エントリンドゥーゲ)
 * The Goddess of Healing, Heilschmerz (ルングシュメール)
 * Goddess of Marriage, Liebeskhilfe (リーベスクヒルフェ)
 * The Goddess of Sprouts (芽吹き)
 * The Goddess of Time, Dregarnuhr (ドレッファングーア)

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 * The Goddess of Lightning, Verdrenner (フェアドレンナ)

Praying to the various deities or their subordinates will result in different kinds of blessings/spells.

God of Darkness - Power to sap mana. Can bless weapons to give them power to drain mana. Conjure a black haze that drains mana from spells that touch it.

Goddess of Light

Goddess of Water - Power to heal. Heal wounds.

God of Fire - Power to grow. Boosts mana when praying to the subordinate deity, Angriff, God of War.

Goddess of Wind - Power to protect. Conjure a dome made of wind that blocks physical and magical attacks as well as people with ill intent to those within its protection.

Goddess of Earth

God of Life


 * Mestionora was first translated as Mestisonora in the english version.


 * Japanese Ascendance of a Bookworm Wiki

German dictionaries for gods/goddess names:


 * Cambridge Online Dictionary
 * LEO Online Dictionary