Old Gods
History: This page contains historical information about IVAN that may not be implemented in the game.
This page lists the old Gods of IVAN, which have since been significantly changed. The information here was taken from various files within IVAN's source repository.
This is simply historical documentation for interest's sake.
The old gods worked on a double alignment system similar to D&D, with axis for Lawful/Neutral/Chaotic and Good/Neutral/Evil. This was later scrapped in favor of a singular axis system from chaotic to lawful.
Each old god here is listed under their name given in Panthenon.txt
The old gods each have a list of alternative identities formatted as "Name, gender, translation". Translations are given from both the original Latin and from the devs' Finnish translations.
Valpuri
G++ L++
Working title for Valpurus, otherwise no different.
No translation, originally of no gender.
Seges
G+ L+
Seges is the light goddess of health and nutrition.
Identities:
- Culina, f, "Food" or "Kitchen"
- Salubris, f, "Healthy"
- Salus, f, "Health"
- Seges, f, "Cornfield"
- Viva, f, "Living" (as opposed to dead)
Powers:
- Heals when hurt
- Restores lost limbs
- Feeds when hungry, with pure nutrition or food items
- Cure disease
- Cure poisoning
- Trains endurance
Punishments:
- None listed
Atavus
G+ N=
Atavus is the light god of charity and muniface.
Identities:
- Atavus, m, "Great, great, great grandfather"
- Beneficus, m, "Beneficent" or "Generous"
- Donum, n, "Gift"
Powers:
- Gives random good items as gifts
Punishments:
- Removes a random item
- If no items to remove, reduces the player's gifts (attributes)
Dulcis
G N-
Dulcis is the light goddess of love and art.
Identities:
- Dulcis, f, "Sweet" or "Wonderful"
- Decora, f, "Beauty", "Honor", or "Dignity"
- Artifex, n, "Artist"
- Amatrix, f, "Mistress"
Powers:
- Charms surrounding monsters
- Increases CHA
Punishments:
- Reduces CHA
- Aggravates nearby monsters (draws attention to player)
Venius
G- L+
Venius was the light god of law and order. He later became Legifer.
Identities:
- Iustitia, f, "Right" (legal rights)
- Iudex, m, "Judge" or "Jury"
- Legifer, m, "Lawgiver" //(awaiting confirmation)
- Venius, m, no given translation
Powers:
- Burns surrounding enemies with righteous fire
- Provides a steel plate mail
Punishments:
- None listed
Consummo
G- N+
Consummo was the light god of knowledge and magic. He later became Sophos.
Identities:
- Consummo, m, "Complete"
- Magus, m, "Magician" or "Wise man"
- Sophos, m, "Sage" or "Wise man"
Powers:
- Teleports the player elsewhere
- Teleports monsters elsewhere
- Gives a wand of polymorph
- Gives scrolls of teleportation
- Increases intelligence
- Uncurses items
- Gives a lamp
Punishments:
- None listed
Silva
N+ C-
Silva is the goddess of nature.
Identities:
- Florea, f, "Floral"
- Nux, f, "Nut"
- Silva, f, "Forest"
- Ver, n, "Spring" (season)
Powers:
- Summon friendly wolves
- Cause earthquakes
- Increase WIS
- Plant herbs nearby
Punishments:
- Summons hostile wolves
- Polymorphs the player into a weak animal
Terra
N N
Terra was the goddess of the earth. Hers is a special case, as she was largely removed and merged with Silva long before parthenon.txt was created, yet still remains in the game's code.
Identities:
- Terra, f, "Land" or "Soil
Powers:
- Causes earthquakes
Punishments:
- Unknown
Loricatus
N= L-
Loricatus is the god of fire, machines and weaponry.
Identities:
- Faber, m, "Blacksmith"
- Incus, f, "Anvil"
- Ignipotens, m, "God of fire"
- Ignigega, m, "Born from fire"
- Loricatus, m, "Breastplate" or "Mail" (armor)
Powers:
- Hardens wielded items' material
- Gives a scroll of change material
Punishments:
- Changes wielded items' material into banana flesh
Mellis
N- L
Mellis is the god of money, trade and politics.
Identities:
- Auraria, f, "Gold mine"
- Leguleius, m, "Nitpicky lawyer"
- Mellis, n, "Honey" or "Tastiness"
- Mercator, m, "Merchant"
- Pactio, f, "Contract"
Powers:
- Trades items
- Increases CHA
Punishments:
- Spreads bad rumors (lowers all god relations)
Marcellarius
E+ N-
Marcellarius was the chaos god of greed and forbidden pleasures. He later became Nefas.
Identities:
- Marcellarius, m, "Grocer" or "Butcher" (misspelling of "Macellarius")
- Nefas, n, "Sin"
Powers:
- Gives a gift of ommel urine
Punishments:
- None listed
Infuscor
E+ C+
Infuscor is the chaos god of wrong knowledge and vile magic.
Identities:
- Infuscor, n, "Corrupt"
- Lamia, f, "Witch" or "Vampire"
- Praecantrix, f, "Witch"
- Sinistra, f, "Left hand", "Wrong", or "Ominous"
- Veneficus, m, "Warlock" or "Poisoner"
Powers:
- Gives scrolls of teleportation and monster creation
- Gives a wand of striking
- Spawns tame golems
Punishments:
- Creates hostile golems
Calamus
E C-
Calamus was the chaos god of crime and thieves. He was later replaced by Cleptia.
Identities:
- Calamus, m, "Cane" or "Stick"
- Cleptor/Cleptes/Cleptia, f, "Thief"
- Fraus, f, "Scam" or "Fraud"
- Furax, ?, "Dishonest" or "Thieving"
- Furtum, n, "Theft"
- Latro, m, "Brigand"
- Noxia, f, "Criminal" or "Fly" (insect)
- Perditor, ?, "Traitor"
- Pugio, ?, "Dagger"
- Sicarius, m, "Assassin"
Powers:
- Trains AGI or PER
- Teleports the player elsewhere
- Turns player invisible
Punishments:
- Steals a random item from your inventory
Cruentus
E- N+
Cruentus is the chaos god of war and blood. He has largely remained unchanged.
Identities:
- Cruentus, m, "Bloody"
Powers:
- Grants a steel two-handed scimitar if the player's weapon is weak
- Trains STR or END
- Cures wounds gained in battle
Punishments:
- Spawns hostile dark knights
- Inflicts a large amount of damage on the player
Scabies
E- C
Scabies is the chaos goddess of mutations, diseases and famine.
Identities:
- Fames, f, "Famine"
- Pestilentia, f, "Plague" (Pestilence)
- Scabies, f, "Itch" (also scabies is a disease)
- Vira, f, "Venom"
- Vomica, f, "Plague", "Abscess" or "Curse"
Powers:
- Gives slightly spoiled food if hungry
- Causes surrounding monsters to become sick
- Trains END
Punishments:
- Summons hostile mommo slimes
- Causes sickness
- Spoils random food items
Erado
E-- C--
Destroyer of Worlds, Erado the Master Evil. Later became Mortifer.
Identities:
- Erado, n, "Erase"
- Mortifer, n, "Deadly"
- Nex, f, "Murder" or "Death"
- Perditor, m, "Destroyer"
- Sepelio, n, "To bury" or "Scatter"
- Trucido, n, "Slaughter" or "Massacre" (verb)
Powers:
- Gives the player Neerc Se-ulb
Punishments:
- Smites the player for huge damage
- Sends hostile dark frogs or bill's will to attack the player.