History Characters / GoblinSlayerTheGods

Another of the Gods of Order. Mentioned and describes in ''Year One''.

* OddJobGods: His portfolio presumably centers on merchantry, judging by his name, but is stated to also include travelers, fortune, and "the ties that bind".

* HealingGod: While not the only god to provide healing miracles, it is her specialty.

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RealityWarper: Volume 4 of the light novels makes casual mention of how caves, ruins, and other obvious quest zones are discovered all the time on the frontier in places that scouts ''swear'' had no structures the day before.

* {{Retconjuration}}: It's worth noting that the effect of their constant restructuring of the world is expressed more subtly than direct RealityWarping, more like "retroactive causality"; When Truth pulls out a RealityWritingBook in an interlude during Volume 2 to just conjure extra monsters out of thin air for the sewer labyrinth as Goblin Slayer's party traverses it, the narration of the main story goes out of its way to exposit that the “new” monsters had been there all along and were also summoned by the Evil Sect through the Gate mirror like the goblins. Volume 4 of the light novels also makes casual mention of the fact that caves and ruins are discovered all the time on the frontier in places that scouts ''swear'' there were no structures there the day before.

* DivineIntervention: They tinker with the environments, treasures, and circumstances to suit their gaming needs, which manifests in the real world as this trope. Truth is implied to be indirectly responsible for the constant revivals of the Demon Lord, and increasing the number of goblins swarming the frontier to beyond-manageable levels we see in the present. Volume 4 of the light novels makes casual mention of the fact that caves and ruins are discovered all the time on the frontier in places that scouts ''swear'' there was no structures there the day before. It's worth noting that their restructuring of the world is more subtle than direct RealityWarping, more like "retroactive causality"; When in the interlude of Volume 2 Truth pulls out a RealityWritingBook to just conjure monsters out of thin air for the sewer labyrinth as Goblin Slayer's party traverses it, the main narration exposits that the monsters were already in there and summoned by the Evil Sect through the Gate mirror.

* ChainmailBikini: One of her edicts is that her clerics all must dress in them.

* OddJobGods: His portfolio presumably centers on merchantry, judging by his name, but is stated to also include travelers, fortune (presumably meaning wealth, as luck/chance is explicitly beyond the control of the gods in this setting) and "the ties that bind".

%% "Goblin" as a species (or others, like ogres) and sub-classes like hobgoblin, champion, lord and shaman are not meant to be capitalized. When they talk about an/the "elven wizard", it's written in lowercase letters, but since race and class names also serve as most characters' names, when it's clear that it's their name (usually no article), you can capitalize it.

* DivineConflict: Had a major war on the Material Plane - High Elf Archer has a grandfather that was a veteran of it. An earlier one of these lead them to create the world in the first place, and nearly destroying it made them decide to only influence events in it from outside.

* MissionFromGod: If a spectacularly urgent disaster is about to strike and more circumspect means will not alert the mortals in time, the gods are allowed to straight up tell their worshippers to take up quests and crusades on their behalf. In volume 3, Earth Mother imparts instruction, complete with momentary incasement in a pillar of light, on Priestess to help Goblin Slayer battle Dark Elf and his goblins while she was chatting with her fellow nuns. In volume 9, the greater plot is kicked off by Apprentice Cleric being personally told by the Supreme God to save the Harefolk village from Ice Witch’s curse.

* AdaptedOut: The two's existence, relationship, and impact on the world are thoroughly detailed quite early on in an intermission in the first light novel, but it takes all the way to chapter 15 of the manga, the very end of the first story arc, for them to make an appearance there, by way of a short and indirect look at their game board at that, and all of their regular asides in later arcs are cut. Meanwhile, the anime leaves them out entirely.

* DiabolusExMachina: Truth can and does drop extra monsters into the middle of an ongoing dungeon crawl, something he demonstrates with relish in volume 2. Makes one look back on Greenhorn Team's expedition and wonder if that hob more than just ''seemingly'' stepped out of nowhere to gank Fighter.

* MeaningfulName: {{Subverted}} - the one nice to adventurers is Illusion, while Truth is the one that makes adventures harder than they should be. Given their names and how this setting's naming conventions are all apt descriptors of what the characters are and do, this makes them more of an OddNameOut.

* AWizardDidIt: In this case, they are the Wizards - the inhabitants of the world don't question why world-changing phenomena occur, such as demonic uprisings or the reveal of a new Platinum-rank, but even if victory is achieved, it never stays for long; a universe at complete peace and predictability makes for frankly boring campaigns.

* ObstructiveCodeOfConduct: {{Downplayed}} - her clergy are shown to be bigger sticklers of her edicts than necessary (Priestess suffers no penalty for wearing metal armor despite her Mother Superior's warning, and is clearly more bothered about using [[DeflectorShields Protection]] to trap and kill monsters than her goddess) but there is one line she doesn't want crossed, [[spoiler:as she comes down to earth to directly tell Priestess to never use Purify Liquid as a weapon again after she casts it on a goblin shaman, or else she'll be held in disfavor for eternity]].

* ToBeLawfulOrGood: Notably, this god anticipated this problem and wrote out a definitive answer already - Justice is a guideline to living well, and not a mere tool to attack evil with, so the Supreme God encourages his followers to keep the spirit of the law but never let themselves get bogged down with always minding the letter of every rule. Inspector admits with chagrin that some prelates still like to abide by dogma despite this.

* LightIsGood: In volume 11, one of his titles is stated to be Keeper of Candles.

* NoNameGiven: One of the only entities in the entire series to {{Avert|edTrope}} this so far - Dwarf Shaman says his name is "Krome".

A god mentioned throughout volume 10 in relation to the sacramental wine about to be made by the Earth Mother temple.

* StockGod: The god of commerce.

* StockGods: Spoken of in just one line, seemingly just to round out the human pantheon with a martially-dedicated deity.

* TrapMaster: While Truth can summon and control monsters, and relies on them as his primary instrument to kill off adventurers, the true source of them is a separate deity. His personal domain is the actual design of the dungeons the adventures and battles take place in, including traps, and Truth is noted by the narration to take a special spiteful delight in such design quirks as placing trap triggers just out of reach of ten-foot poles, or shaping hallways that funnel and box in adventuring parties into ambushes.

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: In case you though otherwise, everyone specifies that his clergy are also vintners.

* {{Beergasm}}: Not one mention of him can pass without someone bring up how good his wine is.

[[folder:God of Wisdom]]

Alternately (and more precisely) called "the God of External Knowledge." A god who holds and passes out knowledge and understanding of all earthly things and whose existence is integral to the plot of Volume 5.

* InstantExpert: If a person prays to know how to do something, and this god cares enough to listen that day, he will immediately directly implant insight on how exactly to accomplish their goal. This has become a major problem as in recent days he more and more often decides to play genie to every random OmnicidalManiac he catches musing about how to destroy the world.
* ItAmusedMe: Why he just hands knowledge and instructions to any and every petitioner he happens to notice; he's interested in seeing what they do with the knowledge he gives them or if they can actually accomplish the requirements of their goals just through foreknowledge.
* ShadowArchetype: To the proper God of Knowledge; That god encourages the pursuit and discovery of new knowledge, preaches the constructive application of it, and is unequivocally good. This god just '''gives''' people new skills and know-how through magic NeuralImplanting, doesn't care either way what is done with his gifts so long as it leads to entertaining results, and is very morally gray at least as a result.
%%* TrueNeutral: Values the application of knowledge with no regard to morality. He doesn't care who or what worships him or how they do so. He accepts Dark followers and rituals just as readily as Light, and will grant miracles and power to anyone engaged in the pursuit of knowledge, regardless of their motives, methods, or goals.

[[folder:Gods of Chaos]]

The Chaos Gods are a cabal of evil deities and extra-planar beings who seek to destroy the entire world.

* AdaptedOut: It is only until Chapter 15 of the manga do these gods make an appearance. Meanwhile, the anime leaves them out entirely.

* DiabloExMachina: Truth can and does drop extra monsters into the middle of an ongoing dungeon crawl, something he demonstrates with relish in volume 2. Makes one look back on Greenhorn Team's expedition and wonder if that hob more than just ''seemingly'' stepped out of nowhere to gank Fighter.

* CosmicChessGame: The world that ''Goblin Slayer'' takes place in is a TabletopGame backdrop crafted by the gods, and the campaigns of these two in particular happen to have produced Goblin Slayer, his party, and a number of their enemies and quests, though due to Goblin Slayer's ImmuneToFate status they have no direct control over any of them anymore.

* TrapMaster: While Truth can summon and control monsters, and relies on them as his primary instrument to kill off adventurers, the true source of them is a separate deity. His personal domain is the actual design of the dungeons the adventures and battles take place in, including traps, and Truth is noted by the narration to take a special spiteful delight in such design quirks as placing trap triggers just out of reach of ten-foot poles, or hallways that funnel adventuring parties into ambushes.

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* MissionFromGod: If a spectacularly urgent disaster is about to strike and more circumspect means will not alert the mortals in time, the gods are allowed to straight up tell their worshippers to take up quests and crusades on their behalf. In volume 3 Earth Mother imparts instruction, complete with momentary incasement in a pillar of light, on Priestess to help Goblin Slayer battle Dark Elf and his goblins while she was chatting with her fellow nuns. In volume 9 the greater plot is kicked off by Apprentice Cleric being personally told by the Supreme God to save the hatefolk village from Ice Witch’s curse.

* AdaptedOut: It is only until Chapter 15 of the manga do these gods make an appearance. Meanwhile the anime leaves them out entirely.

* AdaptedOut: It is only until Chapter 15 of the manga do these gods make an appearance.