Editing Setting:Hail and Kill (section)

===The Old Gods===
Fabled to be those who bestowed the gift of Song upon man, veneration to the Old Gods has been the traditional religion of Ferrumgard for millennia. The gods themselves are too numerous to count and go by many names, each having domain over multiple aspects of life and the elements. Although they do not have as many followers as the ages before the coming of the White God, the Old Gods grant might to those who would stay true to their heritage. The Old Gods, while they value strength and cunning, have little time for 'civilized' people. They are quarrelsome and factionalized, and often battle one another. Those who follow the Old Gods and Nature Spirits are referred to as Pagans.

====Kronn the Allfather, God of Thunder, Wisdom, and Might====
And from the settling of the astral storm came many gods to challenge the wretched beings spawned by the Chaotic Verse. Leading the charge in the war for the astral plane was Kronn. With his mighty thunderhammer, Skybreaker, Kronn conquered his dominion and established his throne in Valhalla. He is the Bringer of Thunder, the Keeper of Wisdom, and the lord of the Pagan pantheon. 

====Aldri the Mother, Goddess of Fertility, Sleep, and the Hearth====
Mother of Man, Tender of the Hearth, Singer of Lullabies, Aldri is the goddess Pagans pay tribute to before attempting to conceive a child. She is said to dotingly watch her children sleep and bless Man with pleasant dreams. Sages from all over Ferrumgard have claimed to have met her while in drug-induced trances. She is said to whisper secrets of the ethereal plane in their ears.

====Avaenar the Crusher, God of War====
And so Kronn and Aldri beget Avaenar, a god born of blood and battle. He is the one destined to lead the armies of the Einherjar in the final battle for the heavens. Avaenar is the god kings, generals, and soldiers pay tribute to in hopes that he will possess their warriors as his avatars to and crush their enemies with an ungovernable berserk frenzy. 

====Svargjall the Gravelord, God of Death====
A bitter rival of Kronn and his kin, Svargjall reaps the souls of cowards, oathbreakers, and kinslayers to row as slaves on his immense boat, Thrallheim, a realm in its own right. For millennia, the souls of the damned shall row through the astral plane under the watch of Svargjall and his brutal slave drivers until they reach their destination- the sun, where Skoldrimr will be unleashed from his prison to unleash his vengeful wrath upon the gods.

====Lyre the Skald, God of Music====
“Wake up!  Wake up!! It worked! You know how I’ve been struggling with ideas for new material, right? Well, I sacrificed my first guitar to Lyre last night and I just had a vision! No, I am positive it wasn’t a dream! He told me where to find them! The sacred music tablets the Gods hid in the realm of Man! The details were a little blurry, but I’ll know the tomb when I see it! Yes, they’re in a tomb- a perilous one! Now pack your shit, we need to start heading east! Lyre promised me a sign if we just kept heading east!”

====Ostavor the Moon Guardian, God of Protection====
“You see that up there, boy? Yes, it’s the moon, but do you know what it is? It’s a shield! Strapped to the back of Ostavor himself! You see, lad, he stands guard outside the realm of Man, ever vigil, to protect us from the beasts and horrors that lurk beyond the stars. And it’s a full moon out! That means Ostavor is at his strongest! Quick, whisper a prayer to him so that he may watch over us!”

====Skoldrimr the Firebeast, God of Fire, Hate, and Revenge====
One of the last dark gods birthed by the Chaotic Verse, Skoldrimr is kept prisoner inside the sun by Kronn, deemed too volatile and dangerous to be left unchained. His flaming sword Ashcaller is prophesized to bathe the realms in flame, should he ever be reunited with it. Those who wish to seek vengeance upon their enemies will invoke his name or make a burning sacrifice so that he may channel his rage into them and grant them the righteous fury to exact revenge. Asking for Skoldrimr’s might is considered taboo amongst most Pagans and is only done in the most extreme situations.