Gods
The Old Gods are eight ancient deities connected to Elderfield's religion, hidden chambers, mysteries and crafting. Seven can be followed through the Church; Xxarteck instead anchors the separate Shrine of Xxarteck storyline.
Alignment
On Sunday, Father Desmond in the Church allows the player to pledge alignment to one of seven gods or choose no alignment. The choice can be changed on a later Sunday. An alignment provides a persistent set of bonuses and penalties, opens that god's crafting category at the God Forge, and permits entry through the matching doors to hidden cult chambers.
Xxarteck is not offered as a normal alignment choice and has no alignment bonuses, penalties or God Forge recipes.
Gods and alignment effects
| God | Domain | Alignment bonuses | Alignment penalties | God Forge recipes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gatis
|
Moon | +10% Luck +10% Agility |
-10% Defense | 3 |
 Delvek
|
Mystery | +10% Luck +10% Max MP |
-10% Agility | 4 |
 Kaal
|
Dead | +10% Defense +10% M. Defense |
-10% Max MP | 3 |
 Daeus
|
Deep | +10% Max MP +10% Defense |
-10% M. Defense -10% Luck |
4 |
 Hagroth
|
Harvest | +10% Max HP +10% Luck |
-10% Attack -10% M. Attack |
3 |
 Valtris
|
Knowledge | +10% Max MP +10% M. Attack |
-10% Max HP | 4 |
 Nezroth
|
Flesh | +10% Max HP +10% Defense |
-10% Agility -10% M. Defense |
3 |
 Xxarteck
|
End of All Things | Not available as an alignment | — | None |
Bonuses and penalties are grouped separately so the trade-off of each alignment is visible at a glance. These effects remain active until the player changes or clears the alignment through Father Desmond.
God Forge
The God Forge is inside the Church. While aligned, it displays a recipe category belonging to the selected god. The seven available alignments provide 24 recipes in total; the complete ingredient list is maintained on the God Forge page, and each god's own page shows only that god's recipes.
Shrines and cult chambers
Several different systems use similar shrine terminology:
- Cult chambers: Old God Shrines are hidden deity-specific rooms in the Mall, Old Woods and Catacombs. Their doors open only while aligned with the matching god.
- World shrines: God Shrines are repeatable interactable shrines whose Luck-influenced rolls award Blessings or Curses. They do not choose an alignment and are not dedicated crafting stations.
- Xxarteck's shrine: the Shrine of Xxarteck is a multi-floor location tied to the Stone Tower progression, crop seals and the end-god's followers.
Individual gods
Gatis
God of the Moon
The moon god, remembered by followers as a many-eyed cat who left an owner that did not respect its independence.
Delvek
God of the Mystery
The god of mystery, secrecy and the unknown. Followers preserve Delvek through unanswered questions, rumors and hidden things.
Kaal
God of the Dead
The god of the dead. Kaal's followers speak of death as a shared lineage and of all remains eventually returning to their god.
Daeus
God of the Deep
The god of the deep, described by followers as a vast leviathan resting on the ocean floor and the origin of life in the sea.
Hagroth
God of the Harvest
The god of the harvest, whose followers connect cultivation, consumption and death through the cycle of sowing and reaping.
Valtris
God of the Knowledge
The god of knowledge, associated with forbidden learning and the pursuit of truths that can change or consume the seeker.
Nezroth
God of the Flesh
The god of flesh, expansion and proliferation. Followers connect Nezroth's growth to dividing cells, branching life and the spread of living creatures.
Xxarteck
God of the End of All Things
The god of the end of all things, sealed beneath the farm so that cultivation and new life would weaken the shrine's power.