Departed Gods

"Now watch closely, everyone. I'm going to show you how to kill a god."  
— Eboshi
Princess Mononoke
 

The Departed Gods are a pantheon or classification of Material demigods that are no longer "present in Material affairs" in a permanent sense. As gods do not die of old age, this usually means they were killed—perhaps by another god, a hero/villain or great catastrophe—but can also encompass any other kind of permanent disappearance, perhaps by choice or by somehow having their godhood removed (a process that is only theoretical or apocryphal). Gods can sometimes disappear for long stretches and return; as such only ancient gods, whose absence can safely be considered permanent, can be classified as Departed.

 

Known Members

Known Departed Gods are likely only a fraction of demigods that have lived and died, since the apocalyptic Deluge destroyed the majority of First Age writings and artwork. Those known are as follows.

Profile: Falkor'atru the Wise, first known commander of the Dragon Knights of Tallarax.
Illus. Logan Marshall (CC0)
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Jan 17, 2025 00:40

Is there any kind of afterlife for the gods, or is this unknown?

Jan 17, 2025 13:57 by Alan Byers

Ascendant demigods, like the ones above, follow the same paths that any mortal do beyond death. If they die on or near a Class III plane, in other words a plane with a deeper, 'Spective' layer of reality beneath the Material one (for example the Duskscape on Waking Materia), their undead souls will pass on to that layer. It is generally believed a soul must journey through the Spective layer to the 'Twilight Eternities' beyond. From there it is mysterious.   Overbeings or 'True Gods' on the other hand never really die at all: their essence can be dissipated, but will then coagulate again over the course of years or decades into something else. In essence, eternal reincarnation.   Thank you for the question!

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