The Old Gods

The Old Gods refer to a collection of religions and mythologies. They were worshipped throughout large parts of Dliharia in the old days, but are now mostly forgotten in the continent. Still, in places such as the Deep Woods of Olmar and the Wastelands of Galkav, tribes pray to these gods, and the legend says that these prayers are often answered.

Dorian, God of Fertility
Although Dorian is thought to be infertile now, he still blesses unfruitful men with his miracles.

Kartollys, God of Bloodthirst and Combat
When times of war approach, offerings are made to appease Kartollys, with the intention of preventing war entirely. As first hinted in The Council of Tragisora, Kartollys is attempting to invade the realm of humanity. He and his armies have been fighting the demigod Fertrik for thousands of years, locked in battle. Kartollys finally kills Fertrik in the prologue to Melody of Anguish, using the Broken Blade of Menkis, which has the power to bypass immortality and cause permanent wounds, impossible to heal. Before dying, Fertrik manages to lightly injure Kartollys with the blade. Kartollys himself is defeated at the end of the book, but it is speculated that his death was not permanent.

Fertrik, Demigod of Companionship
Fertrik, born of Dorian and an unnamed human was the demigod of companionship. For thousands of years, she was locked in battle against Kartollys and his armies. She knew she could never win, as her enemies could return from death, but she could not lose either as she was immortal. She fought, alone, in order to save humanity from ruin, knowing fully well that she would have to fight forever. She was slain using the Broken Blade of Menkis, but slashed Kartollys across the chest before succumbing to her injury. The last thing she saw before dying was the gate to the human world opening, letting her see it for the first time in thousands of years, which gave her an unexpected feeling of hope. As Dorian is infertile, Cevriks speculated that Fertrik being his kin was a prank played by some other god or gods, one of which would be Fertriks true parent.

Donjaran (meaning the world horse)
Donjaran, (sometimes Donyaran, Ton'Jaran, the world horse), is the one-eyed horse that pulls each part of the cosmos and keeps things moving. Time will never stop as long as the Donjaran lives. Tribes believe that when the days become longer and the nights never seem to end, the Donjaran is slowing down, and the end of its life approaches. Nothing lives forever, they believe, not even the Donjaran. Finally, Mungkasi (the infinite day) will arrive and the horse will be dead. Nothing will ever sleep again and the world will end.