Elder Gods

The Elder Gods is the term that typically refers to the six children of Kronos and Rhea: Hestia, Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera and Zeus. While these six are the only ones acknowledged as Elder Gods, it refers to any mortal who has undergone the process of exaltation.

Description
Elder Gods is the term used for Zeus and his five spiritual siblings: Hestia, Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, and Hera. Technically, this is also the race of Aphrodite, Leto, and Thaumas and others, but generally only the six heirs of Kronos and Rhea are given the title of "Elder God" as a sign of respect with the others called anything from "Titanspawn", "Chosen", and more. It's difficult to actually define them as a particular race as each Titan was so wildly different in their metaphysical genetics that each of their respective heirs varied so wildly, but usually they were pretty similar in how they were created so that remains the classifying qualifier of this species.

Elder Gods were born mortal beings who underwent a process known as exaltation in which they were placed in vat in the haven and exposed to the essence of two Titans. One Titan patron was the endowing Titan, who had one of their souls (Titans had multiple souls) taken from them and bound to the mortal soul, giving them some preternatural ability while the other Titan patrons stabilized that essence infusion by transfusing the mortal's blood with the Titans' blood, known as ichor and thus granting them immortality. The exact process for how this was performed known only to the daughters of Gaia and has since been lost, with only a few surviving Titans in Tartarus knowing the secret for creation of such powerful beings.

Elder Gods have physically stronger, faster, and more resilient than mortals. Due to the chaotic and mutable Titanic essence in their bodies, they can shapeshift with practice and can even cause curse lesser (usually mortal) beings to mutate into monsters or beasts if they exert themselves.

Elder Gods are weak against adamant weapons as such weaponry contaminates their ichor, causing them great pain and weakening them if such weapons pierce their flesh. Though not always fatal, wounds caused by adamant weapons do not regenerate as fast and a mortal blow caused by adamantine weapons can fell a god.

Known Elder Gods

 * Hestia
 * Hades
 * Demeter
 * Poseidon
 * Hera
 * Zeus
 * Aphrodite
 * Leto
 * Thaumas