Amaunator
Light of the Law
In the Delvian Pantheon, Amaunator is the deity of order, the sun, law, and time. He is viewed as a harsh but fair deity, revered by many rulers, soldiers, and powerful wizards.
History
Amaunator was viewed as a stern and unforgiving deity dedicated to law and order above all else. Though not concerned with balanced natural order like Selûne, he instead advocated for kept promises, contracts, and even that political order be kept among the gods. Amaunator tended to ignore the spirit of the law in favor of the letter of it. This role as judge for the other gods placed him in a leadership position, despite being historically equal with his sister, Selûne.Worship
Many religous organisations worship the sun god, but none so much as the Order of the Golden Sun, a church based in Nunas, Viabuedon. Clerics of the Golden Sun are employed as judges, senators, and other leading roles in society all across the country. In the empire of Destov, the church of St. Julia holds much sway in the imperial capital.Presence in Other Pantheons
Many pantheons worship the sun in its personified form, though under different names. In the Altiuwn, the Fouchilian pantheon of gods, the sun was known as Ra, and was believed to control a similar domain to Amaunator. Beginning with this example, researchers have drawn many overlaps between religions, finding that multiple separate civilizations have had interactions with the same divine beings.Divine Domains
Summer, Light, Justice, Order, Rebirth, Redemption
Divine Symbols & Sigils
A golden sun with rays formed of golden points
Tenets of Faith
Justice, Order, Honor, Strength
Holidays
On the day of the summer solstice and the dawn of a new year, tribute is given to Amaunator to ensure the peaceful dawn of a new world.
Physical Description
Body Features
Amaunator's avatar, whose skin shed golden light, looked like a lanky, silver-white haired, and short man with a white growth of beard clad in a long, flowing, black or purple gown with silver or gold trim, the uniform of a magistrate.
While male pronouns were used to describe Amaunator, he appeared fairly often in the form of a woman clad in a flowing, opalescent dress with an image of a scale of practically see-through gold on it. When this manifestation appeared to a person, this person could determine whether he stood in favor or disfavor of the god by looking at the scale.
Divine Classification
Greater Deity
Religions
Alignment
Lawful Neutral
Realm
Church/Cult
Circumstances of Birth
The overgod Ao split in two, creating Amaunator and his antithesis Selûne.
Children
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