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[[File:Gods of Tyria Avatars.png|Right|375px|thumb|Dervish [[form]]s of the Human Gods of Tyria: Dwayna, Melandru, Lyssa, Balthazar, and Grenth (respectively from left to right). ''(Kormir and Abaddon do not have a form named after them.)'']]

[[Gods of Tyria|The Human Gods of Tyria]] are the most commonly worshiped pantheon of gods in Tyria. They are the beings who, in the religion of [[human]]s and other advanced [[race]]s, are credited with the creation of the world of Tyria, providing knowledge and magic to the races, and bestowing the [[Favor of the Gods]]. One of their titles, the '''Old Gods''', is given because they have left the world of Tyria during the [[Exodus of the Gods]] at year 0. In the [[timeline]] [[Mouvelian calendar|BE]] stands for ''Before Exodus'' and AE stands for ''After Exodus''.

==Pantheon==

The current pantheon of human gods are:
*[[Dwayna]] - ''The High Goddess of Healing, Air, Warmth and Life'' (stated as head of the pantheon)
*[[Balthazar]] - ''The Heroic God of War, Fire, Strength and Challenge.''
*[[Melandru]] - ''The Mother Goddess of Nature, Earth, Protection and Growth''
*[[Lyssa]] - ''The Twin Goddesses of Beauty, Water, Energy and Illusion'' (individually, they are Lyss and Ilya)
*[[Grenth]] - ''The Arbiter God of Darkness, Ice, Death and Judgment''
*[[Kormir]] - ''The newborn Goddess of Order, Spirit, Knowledge and Truth''

Aside from the six aforementioned gods, there are other known fallen gods. They are [[Dhuum]], Grenth's predecessor who was overthrown by Grenth for being an unjust God of Death, [[Abaddon]], Kormir's predecessor who was imprisoned for attempting to overthrow the other gods, and the unnamed predecessor of Abaddon, only mentioned by the [[Apostate]].

==History==
According to legend, the gods used to live on Tyria while they were creating it - however it is now known that while the gods used to live on Tyria, they did not create the world but simply brought humanity to Tyria at an unknown time in the past. Three of the True Gods - Balthazar, Dwayna, and Melandru - used to make their home the city of [[Arah]] in the area known as [[Orr]]. Abaddon might have also lived in Arah, this is unknown due to all knowledge of him being erased.

In the year 1 BE, Abaddon gifted all sentient races with the gift of [[magic]], but it was abused by all as each race tried to use this gift to destroy the others. After a plea from [[King Doric]], the gods sealed most of the magic away in the [[bloodstone]]s in order to reduce the amount of magic used, and thus reduce the damage done. Abaddon, who opposed the reduction of magic, attempted to lead a war against the other gods and was imprisoned in the [[Realm of Torment]] following his defeat. The other five gods then left Tyria for good and went into [[the Mists]] in an event known as the Exodus of the Gods.

Since the Exodus, the Gods have not directly intervened with any affairs in Tyria, although they still watch the world and grant it Favor of the Gods.

Recently, it has been discovered that some of the realms of the gods are under attack. Dhuum's [[demon]]ic army is assaulting [[the Underworld]] in hopes of freeing the former God of Death from imprisonment in the [[Hall of Judgment]]. [[Menzies]] is assaulting [[the Fissure of Woe]] with his [[Shadow Army]] to obtain his half brother's throne. There have also been attacks on [[The Hall of Heroes]] path leading from the [[Tomb of the Primeval Kings]] and the [[Dragon Festival 2006|Dragon Festival]] in [[Cantha]] was attacked before the events of [[Nightfall (event)|Nightfall]].

Yearly, [[The Great Snowball Fight of the Gods|Grenth and Dwayna have a "battle"]] to gain favor from the races of Tyria in order to determine if winter should last longer, or if spring should come sooner. It appears that only humans, dwarves, and norn celebrate this occasion. The norn are likely only involved for the party, as the change of seasons has little to no effect on their land.

===Gods in Tyria===
The presence of the True Gods can be felt in the present day when the world has earned the [[Favor of the Gods]].

====Avatars====
*Balthazar: [[Champion of Balthazar]] (a ghostly knight resembling many [[eternal]]s)
*Dwayna: [[Avatar of Dwayna (NPC)|Avatar of Dwayna]] (an angelic apparition resembling Dwayna's statues)
*Grenth: [[Voice of Grenth]] (a dark specter resembling a [[Rift Warden|rift warden]])
*Melandru: [[Melandru's Watcher]] (a spirit resembling a [[druid]])
*Lyssa: [[Lyssa's Muse]] (a face in a wreath)
*Kormir: [[Avatar of Kormir]] and [[Seer of Truth]] (a blindfolded, golden version of herself)

====Patronage====
*Balthazar: [[Command]] & [[Spear Mastery|Spear]] [[Paragon]]s, [[Fire Magic|Fire]] [[Elementalist]]s, [[Scythe Mastery|Scythe]] [[Dervish]]es, [[Protection Prayers|Protection]] & [[Smiting Prayers|Smiting]] [[Monks]], and [[Warrior]]s.
*Dwayna: [[Air Magic|Air]] Elementalists, [[Divine Favor]] & [[Healing Prayers|Healing]] Monks, [[Leadership]] & [[Motivation]] Paragons, and [[Wind Prayers|Wind]] Dervishes.
*Grenth: [[Assassin]]s, [[Necromancer]]s, [[Ritualist]]s, and [[Water Magic|Water]] Elementalists.
*Melandru: [[Earth Prayers|Earth]] Dervishes, [[Earth Magic|Earth]] Elementalists, and [[Ranger]]s.
*Lyssa: Assassins, [[Energy Storage]] Elementalists, [[Mysticism]] Dervishes, and [[Mesmer]]s.

==Notes==
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*[[Human]]s often refer to the pantheon as:
**'''The Five Gods''' ''or'' '''The Five''' (before ''Guild Wars Nightfall'')
**'''The Six Gods''' ''or'' '''The Six''' (after ''Guild Wars Nightfall'').
*Other races most commonly refer to them as '''Human Gods''' (with varying capitalization).
*They are known by many titles:
**Ancient Ones
**Ancient Gods
**Old Gods
**True Gods
**Tyrian Gods

==See also==
*[[History of Tyria]]
*[[Lore]]
*[[gw2:Orrian History Scrolls#The Six|Orrian History Scrolls]]

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self>MrModius at 17:34, 30 July 2026