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Halone, the Fury (female)
Element: Ice
Depicted as: a relentless warrioress armed with a bronze greatshield
Symbol: three spears

-Mover and glaciers and goddess of war (char creation)
-Guardian deity of Ishgard (char creation)
-Daughter of Rhalgar (char creation)
-Rival of Nophica (char creation)

Menphina, the Lover (female)
Element: Ice
Depicted as: a maid carrying a round skillet
Symbol: full moon

-keeper of the twin moons and goddess of love (char creation)
-Sister of Azeyma (char creation)
-Divine lover of Oschon (char creation)

-The moon is the embodiment of the goddess Menphina
source: Joldewin

-Dalamund is Menphina's loyal hound and a smaller celestial body that watches over the moon (meteor?)
source: Joldewin

-Dalamand has begun to glow red. Could possibly mean an enemy of the goddess has tried to kill her and dalamund "spilled blood in her defence" (as of sept 2011 event)
source: Joldewin

Thaliak, the Scholar (male)
Element: Water
Depicted as: reserved scholar holding and ashen staff
Symbol: scroll

-ruler of rivers and wisdom and god of knowledge (char creation)
-guardian diety of Sharlayan (char creation)
-father of Llymlaen (char creation)
-teacher of Byregot (char creation)

Nymeia, the Spinner (female)
Element: Water
Depicted as: weaver donning a white, silken veil
Symbol: spinning wheel

-watcher of celestial bodies and goddess of fate (char creation)
-younger sister of Althyk (char creation)
-master of Rhalgr (char creation)

Llymlaen, the Navigator (female)
Element: Wind
Depicted as: strong fisherwoman wielding a long-bladed harpoon
Symbol: the wave

-watcher of seas and goddess of navigation (char creation)
-guardian deity of Limsa Lominsa (char creation)
-daughter of Thaliak (char creation)
-elder sister of Nophica (char creation)

Oschon, the Wanderer (male)
Element: Wind
Depicted as: a carefree ranger wielding a bow of yew
Symbol: walking stick

-ruler of the mountains and god of wanderers and vagrants (char creation)
-brother of Nald`thal (char creation)
-close companion of Halone (char creation)

Byregot, the Builder (male)
Element: Lightning
Depicted as: an ardent smith with a two-headed hammer
Symbol: the hand

-purveyor of architecture and industry, and god of the arts (char creation)
-elder brother of Halone (char creation)
-pupil of Thaliak (char creation)

Rhalgr, the Destroyer (male)
Element: Lightning
Depicted as: a magi carrying a staff of bronze
Symbol: the streaking meteor

-breaker of worlds, and the god of destruction (char creation)
-guardian deity of Ala Mhigo (char creation)
-father of Byregot and Halone (char creation)
-attendant to Nymeia (char creation)

Azeyma, the Warden (female)
Element: Fire
Depicted as: a noble lady holding a golden fan
Symbol: the radiant sun

-keeper of the sun and goddess of inquiry (char creation)
-daughter of Althyk (char creation)
-elder sister of Menphina (char creation)

Nald`thal, the Traders (male)
Element: Fire
Depicted as: a discerning merchant holding a balance
Symbol: the cowry, an ancient shell currency

-overseer of the underworld and god of commerce (char creation)
-the guardian deity of Ul`dah (char creation)
-single manifestation of deific twins Nald and Thal (char creation)

-Thal, one of the twins that makes up Nald'Thal (one of the Twelve) seems to be the god that brings death. Wenefreda asks "Has Thal taken me in my sleep?"
source: Wenefreda

-Nald and Thal are the Twins, also called the Traders. They govern all reality through their two aspects (life an death) and ensure order is maintained.
source: Sinette

-Thal's aspect is that of death and darkness
source: Fyrilsunn

-The Order of Nald'thal teaches that you cross into another realm when you die.
source: Minerva

-Thal's realm (the afterlife) is a paradise. There's no decay or disease, no pain or hunger, and it is the most beautiful place in existence.
source: Gogofu

-To cross over to the real of Thal you have to be "devout of mind - a true follower of Thal"
source: Tutubuki

Nophica, the Matron (female)
Element: Earth
Depicted as: a jubilant farmer holding a scythe of steel
Symbol: the spring leaf

-tender of soils and harvests, and goddess of abundance (char creation)
-guardian deity of Gridania (char creation)
-daughter of Azeyma (char creation)
-younger sister of Llymlaen (char creation)

Althyk, the Keeper
Element: Earth
Depicted as: an austere emperor wielding a mythril greataxe
Symbol: the hourglass

-surveyor of change and space, and god of time (char creation)
-father of Azeyma and Menphina (char creation)
-elder brother to Nymeia (char creation)

Other

-The astral eras see man flourish and prosper whereas the umbral eras see man falter and doubt. Seems like both occur equally, so you get a long astral era then a long umbral era.
source: Dusty Tomes - THM guild

-At some point the Twelve stopped being peaceful and warring with each other. They created life to wage their wars. Since then 6 eras (an umbral and astral per era) have occurred.
source: Dusty Tomes - THM guild

-Sixth umbral era saw heavy rains and rises in sea-level flooding the lands. Once the waters receded the 6th astral era began and man was able to redevelop.
source: Dusty Tomes - THM guild