Here are some thoughts on using the EQ2 gods as "The Old Gods" while the gods of Conan are "The New Gods" as an alternate lore timeline for players to think about.
History
Five hundred years after EverQuest 2's timeline, the cataclysmic war among Norrath's deities shattered the world, swallowing capitals like Qeynos, Freeport, Neriak, and Gorowyn into abyssal voids. The remaking fused Norrath's fragments with Hyborian echoes, creating the savage Exiled Lands—a brutal realm of ruins, curses, and survival. However, rather than merging the pantheons, the Reckoning weakened Norrath's "Old Gods," forcing them into a diminished, slumbering state. Their essences linger as faint echoes in relics and ruins, worshipped by survivors clinging to ancient traditions.
Into this void rose the "New Gods"—primal deities from the Hyborian infusion, embodying the raw barbarism of the remade world. These ascendant powers demand blood, strength, and conquest, often clashing with Old God remnants through visions, avatars, or cult wars. Magic remains a lost art, tainted and scarce, with Old God sorcery evoking nostalgia but risking madness, while New God rituals invoke immediate, visceral power at the cost of corruption (tied to Conan's mechanics). Worship is savage: Old Gods through whispered prayers at hidden shrines, New Gods via grand altars of sacrifice.
This duality fuels RP tension—players choose allegiances, sparking conflicts like "Old Faith revivals" vs. "New God purges." Absent races (dwarves, ratonga, ogres, frogloks, trolls) fell as casualties of the Old Gods' defeat, their patrons too weakened to protect them. Survivors (humans, elves, dark elves, kerra, vah shir, half-elves, iksar) navigate the divide, some blending faiths in heretical cults.
The Old Gods: Faded Echoes of Norrath
Erollisi Marr: Queen of Love
Domains: Love, passion, unity.
Description in Lore: Twin of Mithaniel, inspirer of bonds in EQ2's turbulent eras.
Role in Remade World: Faded guardian of fragile alliances; echoes in petrified groves grant fleeting empathy boons, but her silence breeds isolation. RP Hooks: Half-elf romantics scavenging for "heart relics" in ruins.
Mithaniel Marr: The Truthbringer, God of Valor
Domains: Honor, bravery, truth.
Description in Lore: Champion of knights, central to EQ2's heroic arcs.
Role in Remade World: Dormant symbol of lost chivalry; shattered swords in fortress-ruins whisper valor oaths, empowering brief heroic surges.
Quellious: The Tranquil
Domains: Peace, tranquility, enlightenment.
Description in Lore: Patron of monks, fostering inner calm.
Role in Remade World: Whispered meditations in caves offer respite, but her weakened state amplifies savagery's chaos.
Rodcet Nife: The Prime Healer
Domains: Healing, life, compassion.
Description in Lore: Foe of plagues, sustainer of life.
Role in Remade World: Tainted herbs in oases provide diluted heals, risking necrosis—echoing her defeat by disease gods.
Tunare: Mother of All
Domains: Growth, nature, creation.
Description in Lore: Creator of elves, embodiment of life's cycle.
Role in Remade World: Petrified seeds in jungles hint at renewal, but her slumber leaves nature twisted and hostile.
Neutral-Aligned Old Gods
Brell Serilis: Duke of Below
Domains: Creation, underground, crafting.
Description in Lore: God of dwarves, forger of underrealms.
Role in Remade World: Buried forges yield cursed tools; his defeat doomed dwarves, leaving echoes as haunted golems.
Bristlebane: King of Thieves
Domains: Mischief, trickery, fun.
Description in Lore: Patron of rogues, delighting in pranks.
Role in Remade World: Illusory tricks in hidden shrines grant stealth, but his faded jests often backfire into tragedy.
Druzzil Ro: Goddess of Magic
Domains: Magic, time, arcane knowledge.
Description in Lore: Mother of Ayonae, ruler of arcane planes.
Role in Remade World: Forbidden tomes in obelisks unlock tainted spells, her silence marking magic's loss.
Karana: The Rainkeeper
Domains: Storms, plains, weather.
Description in Lore: Controller of elements, patron of rangers.
Role in Remade World: Omen-storms provide survival hints, but his dormancy unleashes unchecked tempests.
Solusek Ro: Prince of Flame
Domains: Fire, sun, destruction.
Description in Lore: Ruler of flames, aiding wizards.
Role in Remade World: Lava altars burn with residual wrath, offering fire boons at mutation risk.
Evil-Aligned Old Gods
Anashti Sul: Lady of Life-in-Death
Domains: Undeath, forbidden life, oblivion.
Description in Lore: Deposed healer turned undeath mistress.
Role in Remade World: Grave-ruins spawn lich-visions, granting necrotic revivals that corrupt the living.
Bertoxxulous: The Plaguebringer
Domains: Disease, decay, plague.
Description in Lore: Spreader of blight, foe of healers.
Role in Remade World: Swamp echoes inflict plagues, his lingering malice dooming ratonga.
Cazic-Thule: The Faceless, God of Fear
Domains: Fear, terror, madness.
Description in Lore: Patron of iksar and trolls.
Role in Remade World: Labyrinths induce terror-dreams, empowering iksar but claiming trolls.
Innoruuk: Prince of Hate
Domains: Hate, vengeance, spite.
Description in Lore: Creator of dark elves.
Role in Remade World: Cave-shrines fuel vendettas, his weakened hate simmering in dark elf cabals.
Rallos Zek: The Warlord
Domains: War, conquest, battle.
Description in Lore: God of ogres and trolls.
Role in Remade World: Arena-ruins echo battle-cries, inspiring rage but leading to ogre extinction.
Demi-Gods and Lesser Old Divinities
Ayonae Ro: The Maestra, Goddess of Music
Domains: Music, harmony, inspiration.
Description in Lore: Demi-goddess of bards, ruler of harmony planes.
Role in Remade World: Wind-swept ruins carry melodies, boosting morale in vah shir prides.
Tholuxe Paells: The Charming Deceiver, Demi-God of Deception
Domains: Deception, illusion, guile.
Description in Lore: Venerator of gypsies, master of lies.
Role in Remade World: Mischief altars grant disguises, aiding dark elf schemes.
The New Gods: Ascendant Powers of the Exiled Lands
Crom
Indifference, strength, wilderness.
Stoic god of Cimmerians, granting power at birth but ignoring pleas.
Patron of self-reliant survivors; no altars—worship through feats in storms.
Kerra/vah shir nomads in highlands; echoes Old Karana's tempests.
Set
Serpents, venom, sorcery.
Ancient serpent-god of Stygians, demanding sacrifice.
Ruler of intrigue cults; altars summon snakes, granting poison magic.
Dark elves in caves; rivals Innoruuk's hate with serpentine spite.
Mitra
Justice, order, healing.
Lawful god of Aquilonians, opposing chaos.
Enforcer of fragile codes; altars heal but demand oaths, clashing with Old Marrs.
Humans in fortress-ruins; inspires knightly bands.
Ymir
Frost, giants, north.
Father of frost giants, embodying harsh winters.
Guardian of tundras; altars summon ice-beasts, aiding against heat.
Elves in frozen wastes; echoes Tunare's growth in survival terms.
Yog
Flesh-eating, cannibalism, horror.
Purifier through consumption, worshipped by Darfari.
Lord of fear-feasts; altars corrupt with mutations, summoning abominations.
Iksar in volcanos; amplifies Cazic-Thule's terror.
Derketo
Fertility, death, sensuality.
Dual goddess of life-death cycles, revered in pleasure-cults.
Inspirer of passion-rituals; altars grant bonds or deadly ecstasies.
Half-elves in jungles; tempts Erollisi's love with darker edges.
Bel
Thieves, deception, guile.
God of tricksters, favoring cunning over strength.
Patron of shadows; no formal altars—worship via heists in ruins.
Humans as rogues; mirrors Bristlebane's mischief in savage form.
This structure allows dynamic RP: Old God loyalists delve ruins for awakenings, while New God zealots purge "heretics." Events could involve "God-Clash" purges where avatars battle. The old ways could clash with the new, with the Tier'dal who follow Innoruuk seeing Set followers as corrupted and unworthy idol worshippers. May roleplay possibilities arise, with those from the new world trying to study the old ways, and followers of the old gods seeking a return to their past glory.
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