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The Mark of the Twelve, East Shroud

"Eorzea. A land loved by gods, and forged by heroes. The gods of which this epithet speaks are the Twelve—the pillars upon which religious faith in Eorzea firmly rests." - Enyclopaedia Eorzea, Page 16

Belief in the Twelve, a pantheon of gods and goddesses each represented by one of the six elements upon which all creation is founded, has served as a cornerstone for civilization in Eorzea for millennia. Though theologians remain unsure of the exact origins of Twelve worship in Eorzea, studies of relics from the Allagan civilization tell us that even five thousand years ago at the peak of the Third Astral Era, the six and six deities were already ingrained in society—as they are today. Not only is the year divided into twelve, and twelve-year cycles used in modern astrology, city-states still choose a patron deity to serve as a guardian over their lands, with that deity becoming a focal point of cultural development, such as the case with Nald’thal and the economically inclined Ul'dahns.

Sometimes people from certain races or professions will choose to focus their worship on a single deity. Many Miqo'te of the Seekers of the Sun clan will follow the teachings of Azeyma, the Warden and goddess of the sun. Sailors will often pray to Llymlaen, watcher of seas and goddess of navigation to see their ships safely to port, and artisans will pray to Byregot to guide their hands.

Pantheon[edit | edit source]

Icon	Deity	Element	Alignment	Month	Title	Worshipers
	Halone, the Fury	Ice	Astral	First Astral Moon	Goddess of War	The Holy See of Ishgard
	Menphina, the Lover	Ice	Umbral	First Umbral Moon	Goddess of Love	Keeper of the Moon Miqo'te
	Thaliak, the Scholar	Water	Astral	Second Astral Moon	God of Knowledge	Sharlayan
	Nymeia, the Spinner	Water	Umbral	Second Umbral Moon	Goddess of Fate	??
	Llymlaen, the Navigator	Wind	Astral	Third Astral Moon	Goddess of Navigation	Limsa Lominsa
	Oschon, the Wanderer	Wind	Umbral	Third Umbral Moon	God of Wanderers and Vagrants	??
	Byregot, the Builder	Lightning	Astral	Fourth Astral Moon	God of the Arts and Architecture	??
	Rhalgr, the Destroyer	Lightning	Umbral	Fourth Umbral Moon	God of Destruction	Ala Mhigo
	Azeyma, the Warden	Fire	Astral	Fifth Astral Moon	Goddess of the Sun and Inquiry	Seeker of the Sun Miqo'te
	Nald'thal, the Traders	Fire	Umbral	Fifth Umbral Moon	God of Commerce and Death	Ul'dah
	Nophica, the Matron	Earth	Astral	Sixth Astral Moon	Goddess of Harvest	Gridania
	Althyk, the Keeper	Earth	Umbral	Sixth Umbral Moon	God of Space and Time	??

Places of Worship[edit | edit source]

The Sanctum of the Twelve[edit | edit source]

Found deep within the Bramble Patch of the East Shroud, the Sanctum of the Twelve is a large ivory cathedral dedicated to the pantheon of the Twelve as a whole. It is said to be built following the Age of Endless Frost - a period known for great famine and disease. Its purpose was to serve as a place of refuge and respite to those in need. However, it fell into ruin soon after and was all but forgotten until the advent of the Seventh Umbral Era where it would be used for performing the Ceremony of Eternal Bonding.

Saint Reymanaud’s Cathedral[edit | edit source]

Misc.[edit | edit source]