Zodiacal Pantheon
The Zodiacal Godbeasts, or Zodiacal Pantheon, are primal manifestations of the Mortal Realms. They are truly titanic in proportion and form, some are living stars or constellations, and each seems to serve as part of the zodiacal order of the Cosmos Arcane.[1][2a]
Myths
Since ancient days the peoples of the Realm of Azyr have looked to the stars, marvelling at their beauty and order. The forms of many Zodiacal Godbeasts, especially Dracothion, are visible as constellations to those who observe the stars and heavens, though prophets, astromancers, and those blessed with witch-sight discerned even more gazing upon the stars. In time many myths surrounding the Zodiacal Godbeasts, and how they came to the Heavens, arose.[5a]
Death of a Zodiacal Godbeast
The death of a Zodical Godbeast can have realm-shaking effects on the Cosmos Arcane. The death of Behemat has led to his children growing in size, some believe they will continue to do so until one ascends and becomes a new World Titan to restore the balance; the death cry of Lode-Griffon tore a rift into reality above Griffon's Eyrie, allowing daemons to pour from the Realm of Chaos,[2a][3a]
Known Zodiacal Godbeasts
- Argentine The Silver Wyrm and son of Dracothion.[4a]
- Behemat: The second World Titan who was slain by the Celestant-Prime.[2a]
- Chimerac: One of the monstrous constellations.[7]
- Dracothion: The Great Drake and companion of Sigmar.[1]
- Hydragos: A mysterious Zodiacal Godbeast that even learned scholars know little about beyond its name.[6]
- Ignax: The Solar Drake, corrupted in the Realmgate Wars.[1]
- Lode-Griffon: A Zodiacal Godbeast native to the Hanging Valleys of Anvrok.[3a]
- Vulcatrix: The Mother of Salamanders.[1a]
- Twin-Headed Serpent: A mysterious zodiacal leviathan whose power is invoked by Skink Starpriests.[8a]
- Vytrix: The Crystal Cockatrice who devours the molten mercury flowing from
- Ymnog: The First Titan was one of the first Zodiacal Godbeasts.[2a]
Sources
- 1: Sons of Behemat (Audio Drama)
- 2: Battletome: Sons of Behemat (2020)
- 2a: Rise of the World Titan, Pg. 10-11
- 3: Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)
- 3a: The Spiral Crux, Pg. 104-107
- 4: The Eldritch Fortress (Novel)
- 4a: Chapter Five: Dragonfate Dais
- 5: Battletome: Stormcast Eternals (2018)
- 5a: Roar of the Heavens, Pg. 32-35
- 6: White Dwarf January 2021
- 7: Warhammer: Age of Sigmar Primer, pg. 7
- 8: Battletome: Seraphon (2020)
- 8a: Priests of the Seraphon, Pg. 28-29
