Gods and Subordinate Gods

The Holy Scripture is the religious text of Ehrenfest that tells how the world was created, how the four seasons began their cycle, and how life in the world came to be.

Story
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, Fruhtrane; 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.undefined

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

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, Fruhtrane lent her strength to the seeds, allowing them to bloom, creating the season of Spring.

Once Fruhtrane 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.undefined

Symbols
Each God and Goddess wields an artifact that serves as their symbol. Additionally, each deity has their own “Noble Color”. Each of the artifacts is the Noble Color of the deity it belongs to, or has gems embedded in it that are the corresponding Noble Color.
 * The symbol of the God of Darkness is a cape. The Noble Color is black, representing the dark of the night sky.
 * The symbol of the Goddess of Light is a crown. The Noble Color is gold, representing the light of the sun.
 * The symbol of the Goddess of Water, Fruhtrane, is a cane. The Noble Color is green, representing life coming into bloom after the harsh Winter.
 * The symbol of the God of Fire, Leidenschaft, is a spear. The Noble Color is blue, representing the vast sky which all warmth comes from and that all life grows toward.
 * The symbol of the Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria, is a shield. The Noble Color is yellow, representing grain, fat and ready for the Autumn harvest.
 * The symbol of the Goddess of Earth, Geduldh, is a grail. The Noble Color is red, representing the fireplace that keeps you warm against the cold of winter.
 * The symbol of the God of Life, Ewigeliebe, is a sword. The Noble Color is white.

Servants
The Goddess of Water, the God of Fire, the Goddess of Wind, the Goddess of Earth, and the God of Life each have twelve lesser deities in their service.

Serving under the Goddess of Water, Fruhtrane, are:
 * The Goddess of Healing,
 * The Goddess of Birth,
 * The Goddess of Love, Bluanfa
 * The Goddess of Lightning, Fair Drenna
 * The Goddess of the Sea,
 * The Goddess of Fortune,
 * The God of Business,
 * The Goddess of Flowers,
 * Four Unknown Deities

Serving under the God of Fire, Leidenschaft, are:
 * The God of Heroism, Angry Fie
 * The God of Blacksmiths, Valkanifts
 * The God of Breeding,
 * The God of Hunting,
 * The God of Mountains,
 * The God of Passion,
 * The God of Looking Far,
 * The God of Combat,
 * Four Unknown Deities

Serving under the Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria, are:
 * The Goddess of Wisdom, Mestionola
 * The Goddess of Art,
 * The Goddess of Time,
 * The Goddess of Gales,
 * The Goddess of Patience
 * The Goddess of Harvests,
 * The Goddess of Salvation,
 * Five Unknown Deities

Serving under the Goddess of Earth, Geduldh, are:
 * Twelve Unknown Deities

Serving under the God of Life, Ewigeliebe, are:
 * God of Alcohol, Vantole
 * God of Cooking,
 * God of Longevity,
 * God of Dreams,
 * God of Snow,
 * God of Treasure,
 * God of Marriage, Air Vermin
 * Five Unknown Deities

In addition to these lesser deities, the priests and priestesses of the church of Ehrenfest have pledged their lives to the service and worship of the Gods and Goddesses.

Blessings
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 (during trombe extermination, Volume 5). Conjure a black haze that drains mana from spells that touch it (during an ambush, Volume 6).

Goddess of Light

Goddess of Water - Power to heal. Heal wounds (Volume 7).

God of Fire - Power to grow. Boosts mana when praying to the subordinate deity, Angriff, God of War (during trombe extermination, Volume 5).

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 (during an ambush, Volume 6).

Goddess of Earth

God of Life