Pantheon of Meladrys

This particular pantheon of gods and goddesses was worshipped in the Kingdom of Two Rivers, prior to King Barret discarding the religion and putting any continued worship under the penalty of death. Their ethereal realm of Meladrys is described in the Old Books as a paradise where rivers of milk and honey flow and the gods and goddesses feast everyday on the most exquisite dishes with the best wines available.
The Deities
200px PEETAIRAS, the Allknowing Often depicted as an old man with a white beard wearing wide grey robes, Peetairas is the God of Wisdom and Knowledge, and was often worshipped by scientists and scholars. He is viewed as the Ruler over all other gods and godesses. 200px FELGURNA, the Mother A ripe woman in a robe of purple, carrying a child on her arm is the usual way in which this goddess would be depicted. The epitome of motherhood and fertility, this one would be worshipped by wives praying for a child, but also by the common peasant who would pray for good crops. It was she who was blamed for the desastrous famine in the years 671-673, which led to many of her altars in the villages of Granville being burnt by a horde of enraged peasants. 200px MELGRATH, the Mighty The God of war and bravery, usually depicted as a warrior in full armor with his mighty sword Dragonslayer. It was he actually who killed a dragon when the Kingdom of Two Rivers was attacked from the North 200 years ago, but he was so severely wounded in the process that he fell to the ground and had to be saved by his fellow gods and goddesses. Which was the last time he was seen, by all accounts of old. 200px JAYNOS, the Cunning The God of Stealth and treachery, a thin fellow in a hooded cloak of dark blue colour that hides his face. Worshipped by merchants and thieves. 200px LEEVAIRAH, the Lovely The Goddess of Love and Desire, usually represented as a beautiful young woman in a red dress. Worshipped by those who wish to win the heart of a certain someone. 200px GROULDON, Lord of Death Pictured as a black hooded cloak that reveals the face of a skeleton, this God was worhipped for taking care of the deceased after their death when they had arrived in his realm, the Black Caverns of Oudor. He was blamed for causing the famine and the plague, still shrines for this god can be found all across the Kigdom even today, as too many still care for the fate of their lost ones.
The Fallout with the Gods 200 years ago the northeastern part the Kingdom of the Two Rivers was invaded by barbarians, some even rode on dragons. One dragon was slain, according to legend, by Melgrath the Mighty, the war god of the Pantheon of Meladrys, during a battle that raged in the sky above the Kingdom, and so the dragon fell to the ground, its remains becoming the mountain range called 'the Dragon's Scales'. But Melgrath was severely wounded and fell to the ground as well, and for a moment it seemed he would succumb to his wounds. Only with the help of the other gods he was saved and carried off to their ethereal realm of Meladrys, with none of the other gods daring to face any of the dragons any more. So… the gods had left. King Fernand Brais did not give up hope though and was convinced they would return. At first. But when the raids continued, with barbarians on the ground and five more dragons from up above, the King was close to despair. That's when a mysterious woman of the Island appeared, perhaps holding a high position on the island, maybe a close relative to the ruler, maybe even something like a high priestess or a master sorceror. She offered King Fernand a magical token which helped him end the threat of the dragons. When raised in sight of the dragons it made them drop to the ground and fall into a deep sleep, it had their huge bodies sink in part into the stone of the mountains, and turned them into stone as well. So actually the Dragon's Scales consists not only of the one slain by the war god but three aditional ones, while the barrier is the place where two others immersed into the rocks. The use of magic was enough to make the gods turn their back to the people of the kingdom, and they stayed inside their ethereal realm, tired of the demands of humans. The absence of the Gods was something the humans were not aware of, right away. They continued to worship them in their temples, for another 150 years or so. Then, with the famine and the plague the ruling King Barret finally decided to discard their religion rather drastically, destroying the temples and punishing the continued worship of the gods with death. That the plague and famine subsided afterwards might have been a lucky coincidence. Maybe it was the Gods who finally resigned in their wrath. It is possible they sent all these trials to the kingdom out of revenge after all. It is to be doubted they care for the Kingdom of the Two Rivers any more at this point in time.