The Church of Artia
Offer prayers to Artia, and her light will shield thee
Artia is the Goddess of light and the main religion of the eastern land mass of Ealathra.
Mythology & Lore
None is more powerful than the divine light of the sun. Artia has been around since the dawn of time but she only became the subject of divine worship when the concept of gods was introduced to the realm. Her relationship with the earlier races was much more spiritual in nature more of a hands-on motherly approach after the sealing of her brother she became more distant for the safety of mortals.
Divine Origins
Artia is one of the three main Primordial gods as in the beginning there was only Light, Darkness and Death. Artia saw the potential for life and nourished it by providing warmth and light. Her twin Emos grew jealous of this attention and began to corrupt all life it saw, As life began to flourish their belief brought about more gods that by working with Artia sealed away Emos into the dark void of space.
Cosmological Views
Gods are beings of unimaginable energy that lat themselves to the beliefs of mortals. The faith of mortals provides a deity with not only power but the purpose. Gods can have many forms and they change them frequently. Once they have attached themself to a domain that enough mortals believe in they assume their role. For example, the divine entities might assume their place in the domain of fine cooking and win now any faith within the psychical planes tied to that domain fuels that god. Any being of raw power that does not assume godhood runs the risk of being consumed by other more powerful beings or dissipating back into raw unintelligent energy.
Artia is one of the 3 primordial gods and has existed since the beginning of time.
Tenets of Faith
Artia's portfolio includes peace, endurance, birth, renewal, joy, healing, self-improvement, fertility, family/community, and survival. She blesses those that bring life and destroys the undead.
Healers and birthing mothers worship her. An order of life clerics known as the Dawnbringers follow her. Her temples tend to function as hospitals and places of healing.
Services held in the morning honour her. Funerals, among his followers, are held at dusk and are followed by a wake that lasts until dawn.
Ethics
The Church of Artia take a proactive approach to defeating or containing the undead they also offer medical treatment to those that need it. It is a noble religion based on righteousness and honor
Worship
Novices in the Artia faith were called the Awakened, while clerics were known as Dawnbringers. The full priests took a new name in her service when they were ready to signify that Artia personally recognized and accepted them. This new name could either be used instead of their old name or simply used only when addressing other Dawnbringers and when in solitary prayer. Titles used by Dawnbringers (in ascending order) were: Dawngreeter, Dawnlord, High Dawnlord, Dawnmaster, Morninglord, High Morninglord, Mornmaster, High Mornmaster, and Sunrise Lord. Speciality priests were also known as morninglords. All followers were required to be neutral to good alignment.
All of Artia's clergy respected art, liberty, nature, and culture; promoted betterment of oneself; and strove to bring hope to their followers and others. Many of these followers worked in various creative arts. They were intolerant of evil, especially undead and inaction that caused evil to prosper. Most ceremonies of Artia were held at dawn and actions and contracts agreed to at sunrise were said to be blessed by her. Funerals, among his followers, were held at dusk, and followed by a wake that lasted until dawn.
Priesthood
Speciality priests were also known as morninglords.
Granted Divine Powers
Paladins and Clerics of light are bound by the goddess
In the dawn, beauty reigns, and the way is clearer
Type
Religious, Pantheon
Alternative Names
The Sunflare
Permeated Organizations
Divines
Notable Members
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