The Twelve

The Twelve is the pantheon of gods for Eorzea. Their nature is explored in the Lv. 90 Myths of the Realm alliance raid series.

See also: Marks of The Twelve and Allagan Runestone

Pantheon

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  Halone the Fury
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  Menphina the Lover
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  Thaliak the Scholar
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  Nymeia the Spinner
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  Llymlaen the Navigator
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  Oschon the Wanderer
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  Byregot the Builder
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  Rhalgr the Destroyer
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  Azeyma the Warden
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  Nald'thal the Traders
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  Nophica the Matron
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  Althyk the Keeper

Lore

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.

Twelve Worship

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.

Creation Myth

There are several creation myths from the different tribes and peoples across all of Eorzea, however one of the most widely accepted is from Lewphon of Sharlayan, who became noteworthy for compiling information to create a cohesive theory known as the Creation of Eorzea:

According to Eorzean creation myth, there was nothing in the beginning, neither light nor darkness, only the Whorl. From this emerged Althyk who carried with Him weight and gravity to define the land and the heavens. Nymeia emerged next, but a mewling babe whose tears created a vast lake. Together, they begot Azeyma, the sun, and Menphina, the moon. Thaliak later emerged from the Whorl, and had two daughters with Azeyma: Llymlaen and Nophica, the latter of whom filled the world with life.

Oschon came, but not from the Whorl. This time of creation was also a time of chaos, however, and to bring order to the gods, Nymeia created Rhalgr to destroy the excess creation and bring harmony to the realm. The Whorl brought two final gods, Byregot and Halone. Halone devised the way of warfare, killing Nophica's creations, and so Oschon created Nald'thal to oversee the souls of the dead and assuage Nophica's anger. With their pantheon complete, the gods created a realm in which They could reside, the Seven Heavens, and bequeathed Eorzea to mankind.

While the Twelve are generally assumed to be myths by most scholars in the late Sixth Astral, the Seventh Umbral, and early Seventh Astral eras, beings claiming to be the Twelve are eventually encountered by the Warrior of Light. These beings insist they are not primals, and do not seem to temper those exposed to them.

True Origin

In Myths of the Realm, it is revealed that the Twelve reside in the Omphalos, a phantom realm above Mor Dhona, where they claim they are intending to take over Hydaelyn's role as supreme deities following her demise and test the Warrior of Light in combat. In reality, they do not harbor any ill will. It is later revealed that their true motives for the combat challenges were to drain their aether and eventually perish. The Warrior of Light helps them achieve this goal following a final challenge against Eulogia, an amalgam of the Twelve. However, Oschon reluctantly decides to stay on Etheirys as a wanderer instead of a god.

Deryk (Oschon's human form) reveals that each of the Twelve were created from the souls of Venat's former companions in the World Unsundered prior to the Final Days and the Sundering. They aimed to "return to the star" (i.e. perish) once they believed their duties were fulfilled, similar to other Amaurotines. The divine forms of the Twelve are overseen by the Watcher (NPC) in Mare Lamentorum, who was also one of Venat's companions.

Relationships

Based on the Creation Myth and the descriptions of the Twelve, following relationship chart occurs:

Additional Information to the chart:

• While the Description of Oschon states that Nald'thal is his brother, the Creation Myth states that Oschon created Nald'thal out of Magma.

Heaven and Hells

For every six controlling Elements there is a corresponding Heaven and Hell, with an additional seventh Heaven and Hell to rule over them all. Each deity of the Twelve is associated with one of them.

• Seven Heavens
• Seven Hells

Character Creation

The Twelve are part of the process of creating your character. In Final Fantasy XIV players can choose from twelve patron deities, each of which represents a moon (or month) of the Eorzean Calendar.

Icon	Deity	Element	Aspect	Month
	Halone, the Fury	Ice	Astral	First Astral Moon (January)
	Menphina, the Lover	Ice	Umbral	First Umbral Moon (February)
	Thaliak, the Scholar	Water	Astral	Second Astral Moon (March)
	Nymeia, the Spinner	Water	Umbral	Second Umbral Moon (April)
	Llymlaen, the Navigator	Wind	Astral	Third Astral Moon (May)
	Oschon, the Wanderer	Wind	Umbral	Third Umbral Moon (June)
	Byregot, the Builder	Lightning	Astral	Fourth Astral Moon (July)
	Rhalgr, the Destroyer	Lightning	Umbral	Fourth Umbral Moon (August)
	Azeyma, the Warden	Fire	Astral	Fifth Astral Moon (September)
	Nald'thal, the Traders	Fire	Umbral	Fifth Umbral Moon (October)
	Nophica, the Matron	Earth	Astral	Sixth Astral Moon (November)
	Althyk, the Keeper	Earth	Umbral	Sixth Umbral Moon (December)

Elemental Resistances

Retired Content

• The subject of this section was retired or removed from the game in patch 4.2, and is no longer available to players.
• Retired items may still be kept in inventory but can no longer be renewably obtained. Tradable items may still be obtained from the Market Board or directly trading with other players.
• The information in this section is kept and maintained for historical purposes.
• Deities no longer influence elemental resistances since those stats were removed. Deities are now only for flavor.

The Deity you chose during character creation affected your character's elemental resistances. The total elemental resistance of each deity was 330. There was a 4 point difference between high elemental resistance of 54 and low elemental resistance of 50. These resistances came in the form of fire, ice, wind, earth, lightning, and also water.

Deity	Fire	Ice	Wind	Earth	Lightning	Water
Halone	50	54	53	52	52	52
Menphina	50	54	53	52	52	52
Thaliak	52	52	52	53	50	54
Nymeia	52	52	52	53	50	54
Llymlaen	53	50	54	52	52	52
Oschon	53	50	54	52	52	52
Byregot	52	52	52	50	54	53
Rhalgr	52	52	52	50	54	53
Azeyma	54	53	50	52	52	52
Nald'thal	54	53	50	52	52	52
Nophica	52	52	52	54	53	50
Althyk	52	52	52	54	53	50