The Old Ones
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The Old Ones are the mysterious shaping hand of the Warhammer World. They arrived on the world and molded it into the fashion it is now known, moving it closer to the sun and creating many sentient races to inhabit it, including the Lizardmen, the Elves, the Dwarfs and Humans among others.
In addition, they constructed two great Warp Gates at either pole. These were used to cross into an interstellar realm known as the Aethyr, or the Realm of Chaos and allowed them to traverse great distances in mere instants. At some point in the distant past these gateways collapsed, puncturing the barrier between the physical and the immaterial and allowing Chaos energy from the Aethyr to flow into the world. It is from this energy that magical power is drawn and the Winds of Magic are defined. After this event the Old Ones disappeared, leaving their endeavors in the hands of the Slann and Lizardmen to complete. The Lizardmen now worship the Old Ones as gods and await their return.
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[edit] Old Ones
[edit] Chotek, The Solar God
Chotek is the sun god of the Lizardmen and his sacred spawnings unlike most, produce Lizardmen which are especially active and full of energy. The sacred color of Chotek is fiery orange.
[edit] Sotek, The Serpent God
Sotek is an Old One of the Lizardmen and is seen as a Serpent. The coming of Sotek was heralded by the Twin Tailed Comet. The Skinks began to worship Sotek despite him not being accepted by the Slann, rulers of Lizardman society and this allowed them to defeat and eradicate the incursing Skaven of Clan Pestilence. The sacred color of Sotek is bright red.
[edit] Quetzl, The Protector God
Quetzl is venerated as the Protector of Lizardmen and his sacred spawnings produce Lizardmen with unusually tough hides and great bony spikes and protrusions from their body.
[edit] Huanchi, The Jaguar God
Despite his symbol being a Jaguar, a warm blooded creature, Huanchi is revered as the predator God, the God of cunning. One tale tells of a sacred host of Huanchi tracking a Dark Elf raiding party all the way from Lustria to the Pits of Zardok in the Blackspine Mountains and there ambushing and destroying it. Lizardmen devoted to Huanchi do not usually bear any distinctive markings.
[edit] Tzunki, The Water God
Tzunki is the water god of the Lizardmen, sacred spawnings of Tzunki often include Lizardmen with webbed feet and other appendages, sometimes even with gills. The sacred color of Tzunki is sea green.
[edit] Tlazcotl, The Impassive
Tlazcotl embodies the emotionlessness and cold intelligence of the Lizardmen. Lizardmen devoted to Tlazcotl are utterly unafraid and will keep fighting stoically until every last one of them is dead. The sacred color of Tlazcotl is yellow.
[edit] Tepok, The Inscrutable
The Lizardmen worship Tepok in his manifestation as the Feathered Serpent God of air and sacred places. The followers of Tepok exhibit an air of mysterious otherworldliness and Tepok is seen as a powerful symbol of protection against harmful magic. The sacred color of Tepok is bright purple.
