This planet has attracted so many gods due to its perfection and the presence of Elder Artefacts (more than half of them are on Gielinor). There are or have been at least twenty gods in Gielinor in one time or another, although many of them are unknown.

The fallen god's energy can be harnessed by other gods to empower themselves further. What remains of the god's body will turn to stone. The death of a god causes the god's energy to be dispersed on the world they perished on. A god's person will utterly cease to exist upon death. One fundamental difference between mortals and gods is when a god ascends, they forfeit any right to any form of an afterlife. 1 Distribution of religion throughout Gielinor.They are able to alter their size, shape and form at will, although the variation is higher the more powerful the god is. The gods are incredibly powerful beings, the oldest and most potent among them far exceeding the power of any other known class or race of beings, despite each one, even those on the highest tiers, having limits to their own power. Almost every god has their own unique beliefs, character, history, followers, and domain. While gods do not die of age (considered to be biologically immortal), they are certainly not completely immortal, but are not easy to kill younger gods require the use of one or more Elder Artefacts to be slain, or something powerful enough to kill one, while Elder Gods are immortal in almost every sense and cannot be slain by most any means. In addition, the Elder Gods were created, rather than having achieved godhood. While most younger gods are capable of extremely potent magic, excel in combat and are able to accomplish tasks 'normal' mortals can only dream of, Elder Gods are much more powerful than regular gods, able to create sentient life and even entire realms. Gods acquire very high amounts of power upon ascension, usually via Elder Artefacts, immensely powerful objects created by the Elder Gods. There is not a clear answer to whether or not gods can descend into mortality again, similar to ascending/descending in tiers, or that they would simply be killed. Gods and goddesses are beings of various races who have ascended beyond mortality and are unable to die from age or natural causes, unless an Elder Artefact or something similarly powerful is involved.

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