The New Calendar and the Divine Children
Gabriel Stonn was a pious man and was true to the gods of the Pantheon of the North when so many others were not. He honored the gods by naming each of the months for one of the Divine Children that fell during the Divinity War against the Pantheon of Swords. Thus, the twelve months of the New Calendar are named Anon, Zealot, Sialic, Thorn, Truce, Hansa, Hela, Seraph, Nesus, Euphoria, Tulle, and Jaeger, in that order. (See below for more details on the structure of the New Calendar.) All, but three, of these Children were lost to total oblivion. Jaeger's legacy is noted above in the section on the Honorbound but more details are needed regarding Hansa and Hela.
Sidebar 4: Pronouncing the Different Names of the Months
Anon (eh-‘nän) | Truce (‘trüs) | Nesus (‘nes-ahs) |
Zealot (‘zel-eht) | Hansa (‘han(t)-sah, ‘hän-(,)zä) | Euphoria (you-‘for-ee-ah) |
Sialic (si-‘al-ik) | Hela (‘hel-ah) | Tulle (‘tül) |
Thorn (‘thό(eh)rn) | Seraph (‘ser-ehf) | Jaeger (‘yeh-gar) |
Hansa was buried under the earth during a battle with Hiisi’s godsons, Deltum and Enduma. It was the cat god Tu that sent Hansa spiraling down into ground forming what (some say) would become the Twilight Valley. To this day, he struggles to free himself from his underground prison, which causes seasonal earthquakes that plague Harqual. The third week of his month is known as
The Shaking due to high number of quakes that occur during that time period. Clerics of Hansa gather in the Twilight Valley during this time to pay homage to their god.
Hela’s tragic tale, of Thera binding Hela's essence to the sea of the Sword Gulf so that the Peace Goddess could never rest, is honored during on the first day and last day of her month. Her clergy gather on the shores of the Sword Coast, on the first day, throwing peace blossoms into the sea and singing sad dirges for the release of their goddess. On the last day, they come again along with the faithful masses, this time in brightly colored clothes, to sing and dance and feast in Hela’s name, to bring the Peace Goddess love and merriment.
Also, when the violent storms of Autumnwind begin to break against the Sword Coast near Gillian and Avion, it is said they are the storms of Hela’s sorrow, raging to be free of her torment. This time is also sacred to her followers and to sailors of all faiths, up and down the Sword Coast.
Sidebar 5: The New Divine Children of the North Gods
While the gods of the Pantheon of the North grieved a long time for the fallen Divine Children, many of them found comfort in each other. The god Rel and his wife Ramara soon beget another godson who they named Draven.
After Bast lost her last godson, Truce, she fell into despair. Without a husband or any children to tie her to the pantheon, the North Gods worried she might leave them. The god Cull was chosen to watch over her and protect the interests of the pantheon, in keeping her from leaving. What resulted was a tryst between the two deities, which resulted in the birth of their first child, Brenna. The goddess Casiia was beget soon after, as the two deities formalized their union.
These new Divine Children have been a godsend, if you’ll excuse the pun. They have kept the North Gods close and in recent years the deities have begun to feel like a family again. The other North Gods have yet to beget new children, as Larea is deciding if she really wants Ullr to be her new husband, and Cronn and Inanna are unwilling to bring more children into such a dangerous universe, for now. It is wildly known that the Daghdha has recently been visiting Persana’s Godly Realm, Shelluria, in the Outlands. Whether or not something will come of this is still unknown.
As with the Sword Gods, there are rumors that some of the Divine Children may have had children of their own. If so, these births would have most likely been among mortals, as the Divine Children were very close to mortals in all respects.
The most interesting rumor is that Hansa had a relationship with a mortal silver ‘wild’ elf and that a child was born of the union. The interesting part of this rumor is that this half-god is still alive and often visits the Twilight Valley to be near Hansa.
Not a rumor, but now a known fact, is that Anon had a secret relationship with Dike. They were fast friends and may have been more. Dike is now a well-known Interloper God, as her followers are seeking a way to restore her companion. It is doubtful that Dike has had a child by Anon, however, as their relationship was more soldierly then anything else.
Another group of deities, related to the North Gods, are those children beget by the Old Gods in their traditional pantheons. These include the Nine Daughters of Aegir and Ran, and Lokun’s sons, Narvi and Vali, beget by his Asgardian wife, Sigyn. These other gods are the adopted Divine Children of the North Gods, although they aren’t truly bonded by blood. In reality, knowledge of these gods is less known beyond the Aegir and Lokun’s Godly Realms on Kulan.
It isn’t widely known but Sanh fancies one of the Nine Daughters. As of yet, Aegir has refused to let the Stormmaker court his daughter. Narvi and Vali often fight over who should have the right to court Cronn’s daughter, Mayela, but the truth is the Lady Judge find them both lacking.
In the last ten years since The Transformation, there are rumors of another god child being born. They say this new godling is named Eachann. Some say he is a risen mortal or might be an adopted Transformation God.