Welcome to the Five Gods Wiki
Chalion Wiki (aka Five Gods Wiki) is a collaborative website to explore the universe of the Five Gods, as revealed by author Lois McMaster Bujold.
We explore the World of the Five Gods (also called the Chalionverse, and the Five Gods Universe (5GU)), as revealed by Lois McMaster Bujold.
News
- Knot of Shadows, a new Penric tale is out as of October 22, 2021!
- For a discussion of The Curse of Chalion by 4th Street Fantasy, June 20, 2021: see here.
Random Quote
- "The gods do not grant miracles for our purposes, but for theirs. If you are become their tool, it is for a greater reason, an urgent reason. But you are the tool. You are not the work."
- ―Umegat - The Curse of Chalion
See also Quotables
Places

The World of Five Gods
- Adria
- Arfrastpekka
- Brajar
- Cantons
- Carpagamo
- Cedonia
- Chalion
- Darthaca
- Grabyat
- Ibra
- Jokona
- Orbas
- Rathnatta
- Roknar
- Saone
- Trigonie
- Weald
- Westria
- Yiss
For a slightly different map, see this blog entry. Thoughts?
Editing Notes
- To see a collection of "wanted" pages, try Wantedpages.
- To learn how to edit a wiki, see this Wiki tutorial
- See General Discussion Board for current topics of discussion
Latest Activity
The Tales
- The Curse of Chalion
- Paladin of Souls
- The Hallowed Hunt
- Penric's Progress
- Masquerade in Lodi
- Penric's Travels
- The Orphans of Raspay
- The Physicians of Vilnoc
- The Assassins of Thasalon
- Knot of Shadows
User Blogs
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Five Gods Theology
Lois's statement to list readers, Tuesday June 22, 2021:
At the risk of explaining how sausages are made, it might also help to think of the 5GU gods, as I do, as emergent properties of the world. Not…