Editing Warhammer Fantasy Gods (section)

===Empire===
[[the Empire (Warhammer Fantasy)|Empire of Man]] has a patron god named [[Sigmar]], the mortal founder of Empire who is believed to be ascended to godhood after he vanished. But unlike [[Imperium of Man|his space faring brother]], the Empire is a polytheistic nation, worship of other gods (except [[Chaos Gods]] and [[Khaine]]) is allowed, although the Cult of Sigmar is the state religion. So most of the Old World Pantheon is also worshipped in Empire or at least respected. The list of the Imperial Gods starting with their Patron God goes as;

* '''[[Sigmar]]''', Warrior-God of Mankind, is the founder of [[the Empire (Warhammer Fantasy)|the Empire]], its first Emperor and the most badass human ever lived. His deeds of badassery includes but not limited to; uniting human tribes of Old World, defeating biggest WAAAGH ever happened with said united army, earning the respect of the Dwarfs (by far the hardest one to do), breaking the [[Warriors of Chaos|Norsii]] siege of Middenheim and fighting a fucking [[Bloodthirster]] in there, bashing the skull of [[Nagash]] (doing that by using Nagash's own crown also counts) and destroying his undead army. After establishing a rather stabilized state in Old World, Sigmar left the Empire and never seen again, presumed dead by his people. Years after his departure, some guy named Johann Helsturm proclaimed that he saw the vision of Sigmar being crowned to godhood by [[Ulric]] and joined him among the divinity. Helsturm pretty much created the Cult of Sigmar which gained power among centuries and became the most popular and influental religion in the Empire. Today the Cult of Sigmar holds a major bureaucratic power within the Empire, for example the head of the Sigmarite Church, the Grand Theogonist, is able to cast 3 votes in Emperor's election. Sigmar is worshipped by Imperials as the God of War, Mankind, Heroism, Courage and Empire itsef. He is respected by everyone in the Empire, even the Ulricians of Northern Empire proudly call themselves the sons of Sigmar. His holy symbols are Ghal Maraz (or just a warhammer), the Twin-Tailed Comet and Gryphon. His chants are effective against Daemons and Undead. He is mainly worshipped in Reikland but his worshippers can be found everywhere in the Empire (and probably never found among non-Imperial humans). In the End Times, Sigmar's ascension to godhood is confirmed but [[Tzeentch]] trapped him inside the Winds of Heaven [[Not as planned|which actually supercharged Sigmar with magic]]. In short Sigmar is basicly Conan the Barbarian/Charlemagne/Jesus of Warhammer Fantasy and also Thor to Ulric's Odin.

====Northern Gods====
The '''Northern Gods''' aka the '''Elder Gods''' or the '''Country Gods''' are the gods of pre-Imperial human tribes and during Sigmar's reign. They are quite old, worship of Elder Gods stratches back to several millenia. Although they are losing favor to Sigmar, their worship is still widespread, especially in the countryside. These gods are Ulric, Taal, Rhya and Manann.

* '''[[Ulric]]''', the God of Winter, Wolves and Warfare, younger brother of Taal. He is generally worshipped by non-Chaos [[Vikings]] of Warhammer Fantasy who live in Middenland, Nordland and Ostland. Ulric is the second most popular god of the Empire and was actually the most popular one during the times before Sigmar, being worshiped by all human tribes in one way or another. Actually Sigmar himself was a devout worshipper of him too, all sagas emphasise him being blessed and protected by Ulric. Today, Ulricans are still a powerful group, his worship is quite common and the Viking Pope, Al-Ulric, is able to cast one vote in Emperor's election. When it comes to Sigmar, Ulricians are divided into two. Some of them just don't believe Sigmar is a God and rejects Sigmarites all together and the others believes Sigmar is a God but venerate Ulric more as he is the traditional god of mankind but all of them respect Sigmar all the same as he definitely was Ulric's mortal champion before his ascension to godhood. Ulric is a god of martial skill, not unlike [[Khorne|his evil counter part]] (main difference is Ulric cares whose blood being spilled, preferably his enemies') he favors natural strength; [[Gunpowder (Warhammer Fantasy)|gunpowder]] weapons and crossbows are to be shunned for they don't require any skill to use. His holy symbol is the White Wolf he manifests. In End Times, [[Teclis]] stole the Flame of Ulric in Middenheim and used it to heal [[Tyrion|his brother]] which caused Middenheim's fall and eventually killed Ulric. [[Eldrad|What a dick]]. It is also revealed that his ascension to the godhood may have to do with the old one device hosting his flame (which may or may not belonging to the ancient Elven colonist before the rise of man and the war of beard that forced the elves to abandoned the old world) as discovered by Archaon in the end times.

* '''[[Taal]]''', the God of Wilds, Nature and Beasts, older brother of Ulric and husband of Rhya. Being a Warhammer God, Taal isn't some pesky hippy, he believes in the survival of the fittest. So if you can kill it (in a fair way) all animals are willing to serve you as food and fur. Like Ulric, he favors natural strength and forbids use of [[Gunpowder (Warhammer Fantasy)|gunpowder]] and adds it the use of metal armor too, only skin and fur of his animals is to be used for clothing. His worshippers are against anything unnatural starting with [[Chaos]] and [[Mutant|Mutants]] to even cities and money in extreme cases. Taal is, like beasts and nature itself, known for being indifferent to morality. His holy symbol is a Stag or just antlers. His worship is almost completely tied with worship of Rhya, which is together called Cult of Taal and Rhya. The two complete eachother as manifestation of Nature; Taal is the animals while Rhya is the plants, Taal is the wrathful natural disasters while Rhya is the generous and fertile soil. He is, like his wife, mainly worshipped in Talabecland. He also has a number of paralells with Kurnous, the Elven god of the hunt.

* '''[[Rhya]]''', the Earth Mother, Goddess of Plants, Farming and Hunting, wife of Taal. She domains over all things that grow, so pretty much Demeter of Warhammer Fantasy. Her worship is a part of Cult of Taal and Rhya which mainly practiced Talabecland. Her holy symbol is a sheaf of wheat and bow and arrow. As said above, worship of Rhya and Taal is tied to eachother though Ryha seems to be less important and [[-4 STR|less powerful]] of the two.

* '''[[Manann]]''', the God of Seas and Tides, son of Taal and Rhya. Worshipped by sailors and fishermen, Manann is not really different than Poseidon of our world. He is quite fickle and dickish, judging his subjects arbitrarily (like Poseidon). Manann's strictures are nothing more than generic sailor superstitions which changes based on sailor, priest and Manann's mood at the time. His holy symbols are wave patterns, albatrosses and his five tinned crown. He is mainly worshipped in Marienburg and other coastal cities although human sailors all around the Old World worship him. Also he is completely identical to [[Mathlann]], the Elven Sea God, and may in fact just be the same deity under a different name.

====Southern Gods====
The '''Southern Gods''' aka the '''Classical Gods''' or the '''Town Gods''' are newer ones among the Old World Pantheon (still older than Sigmar) they are actually not really among the common worship in the Empire (with exception of Morr who is third most popular Imperial God). They are generally worshipped in more civilized and urban areas of South Old World like [[Tilea]] and [[Estalia]]. These gods are Morr, Verena, Myrmidia, Shallya, Ranald and Khaine.

* '''[[Morr]]''', the God of the Dead, Afterlife and Dreams, older brother of [[Khaine]], husband of Verena and father of Myrmidia and Shallya. Similar to Greek Mythology, at the beginning of time the three gods, Ulric, Taal and Morr divided the world between eachother. Ulric and Taal started fighting for the living world while Morr simply settled the realm of the dead. Then the Gods of Mortal Realm and Morr made an agreement to balance things out; Morr and his subjects, the dead, will not tresspass into Mortal Realm and in return, Ulric and Taal will ultimately send all the living to Morr. [[FAIL|Well, when you think about it you can realize this agreement actually gives no benefit to Morr,]] because while Ulric and Taal don't have to do anything for their part (because mortals, naturally, always die), Morr will both have to protect the souls of the dead from being consumed [[Chaos Gods]] and fight the necromancers and undead to do his part of the agreement. Yet again, Morr, being one of the few responsible gods who actively tries to [[gets shit done|do his job,]] maybe took this responsibility willingly. Although he is a less known god among the fans, Morr's worship is the most widespread in the Warhammer world as he is worshipped by all major races and nations even if he is known to them by different names. His symbols are ravens, hourglasses and black roses. His seat of power is in Luccini, Tilea. In End Times, his [[Nehekhara|Nehekharan]] counterpart, Usirian was devoured by [[Nagash]] which killed Morr too.

* '''[[Verena]]''', the Goddess of Knowledge, Science, Law and Justice, wife of [[Morr]], mother of Myrmidia and Shallya. We all know the Old World is a fucking mess; the civil lands are constantly under siege by the [[Orcs & Goblins|barbarians]] and [[Beastmen|anarchists]] while being ruled by zealots, ignorants, tyrants and decadants. Among this madness, Verena and her worshippers shine as a beacon of reason and intellectuality. Despite being literally the goddess of paperwork, Verena isn't some kind of pacifist (that's [[Shallya|her daughter]]'s gimmick), she dictates her followers to take arms in the face of injustice, tyranny and of course Chaos. Her worshippers usually work as judges, lawyers, scholars, bureaucrats and prone to becoming [[Lawful Stupid]]. Her symbols are owls and scales. Verena doesn't have a seat of power but is mainly being worshipped in big bureaucratic capitals like Altdorf. Also she is probably the same god with [[Hoeth]].

* '''[[Myrmidia]]''', the Goddess of War, Strategy and Military, sister of [[Shallya]]. Yet another god of war, which is normal, considering [[Grimdark|how dominant and constant the war is]]. Myrmidia is rivals with other two Gods of War, [[Ulric]] and [[Sigmar]] but the three actually stand for different aspects of war: Ulric is the down-to-earth part of it, the actual combat, martial prowess and [[Khorne|bloodlust]], Myrmidia is the science of war, strategy and tactics are in her domain and Sigmar stands for the reason behind the war; heroism, patriotism, empire-building, zeal and even self-defence as the Empire never actually seeks for more war. Her worship spreads throught the Empire from Estalia and Tilea, there is even one knightly order that worships to her, the Order of the Blazing Sun which converted during the Crusades. She is mainly worshipped by the generals and strategists rather than the soldiers themselves. Her symbol is a spear behind a shield and an eagle. Lastly if you are retarded and haven't noticed yet, Myrmidia is a shameless ripoff of Athena with no difference other than the name.

* '''[[Shallya]]''', the Goddess of Mercy and Healing, sister of [[Myrmidia]]. Shallya is probably the most [[Noblebright]] thing in Warhammer Fantasy. She offers mercy to all the suffering; the sick, the injured, the beggar, the orphan, the whore, the prisoner, the maimed, the unclean, just all of them. They even believe mutants can be cured, Shallyites actually established a secret mutant village to protect them from the witch hunters. They are right to a some extent because actually some of the mutants are normal mutants like in our world and not corrupted by Chaos at all. [[Grimdark|So probably thousands of humans was burnt on stick just because they are sick]]. She is generally worshipped by doctors and healers or more precisely her worshippers and priests became doctors and healers. Her symbols are a white dove and a heart with a single blood drop. Also she is quite similar to the Elven god [[Isha]].

* '''[[Ranald]]''', the God of Fortune, Luck and Mischief. One of the main problems with [[The Empire (Warhammer Fantasy)|the Empire]] is, while it is still as oppressive as any feudal kingdom it lacks the organized police force to make it effectively like the [[Nazi|modern dictatorships]] did. So there is incredible amouths of criminal activity going on in the Empire. So much, there is a god of it. Although Ranald is the god that stands for freedom against that oppression, he is mainly worshipped by thieves, gamblers and charlatans. Also you may thought his name is nothing fancy, just a generic medieval name, which makes sense because actually Ranald was a mortal that convinced, or tricked, Shallya to let him drink one of her tear vials which ascended Ranald to godhood. Ranald's symbols are a hand with crossed fingers, an X, a black cat and a crow. He is mainly worshipped in big cosmopolitan cities like Marienburg.

* '''[[Khaine]]''', the God of Murder, Violance and Cruelty, younger brother of [[Morr]]. Khaine is in interesting position in the Old World pantheon, while other Elven gods are at least have different human names, Khaine is simply Khaine, the god that Dark Elves worship. Also the worship of Khaine is one of the few outlawed religions in the Empire (only worshipped secretly by cultists) because most human theologians believe Khaine is none other than [[Khorne|the Blood God]] himself. But Khainites know that there is a distinction between Khaine and Khorne; Khorne is more about senseless slaughter, the mass killings happening in the battlefields are what really pleases him. But Khaine is more about the killing of the individuals, the ritualistic art of murder and torture is what really pleases him, yet again battlefields are sacred for him too as the war is nothing more than industialized murder. Also in the End Times, Khaine and Khorne are confirmed to be separate entities but Khaine is still the god of [[murderhobos]] and it is better to outlaw his worship. Khaine is also worshipped as a God of Death, believed to be forever in conflict with his brother, Morr. Being a secret cult, Khaine don't have an openly displayed symbol but a scorpion stinger and a serpentine dagger are symbols generally associated with him. Khaine is commonly worshipped by sadists and serial killers but a few of his worshippers can be found among the soldiery.