An'liceth, Twilight's Justice
"Twilight is balance, peace, and order. The night is always darkest before the dawn; it is at that point, we stand."
Goddess of justice, law, twilight, and the moons, An'liceth represents the idea of law and borders. Like the border between night and day, or the blending of eclipses, An'liceth represents the border of civilization and chaos, and the defense required to maintain order. Her followers deal in justice, within cities and on the frontier, and it is An'liceth who is most vigilant against the most ancient horrors of the multiverse. While all of the Children are united in the defense of mortals, An'liceth is ever vigilant of threats to all existence, most notably those of elder evils and eldritch aliens. As such, her followers are of a similar vein, hunting aberrations and their allies across Emaxus.
An'liceth was married to Xaen, and the pair's domains mingled to form the foundation of mortal civilizations. Xaen represents the ideas and structures, and An'liceth represents the enforcement and defense of those structures.
Depictions, Symbols, and Names
An'liceth is typically depicted as a humanoid woman wreathed in shadows and with robes made of twilight. Her form is rather ambiguous, though she is usually shown in an almost welcoming gesture of her hands being splayed out to her sides, and the only defined feature of her avatar is her eyes: dark spheres of night rimmed by beautiful silver light, like a lunar eclipse. An'liceth's most common symbol is a sideways crescent moon above a mountain peak, to represent her vigilance over Yophas. For simpler symbols, the crescent moon is the most commonly evoked image. In Aitreas, An'liceth is known as the Shield of Twilight. In the cities of the Imperium, An'liceth and Xaen share a temple, which is often at the heart of the governmental district, within which Xaen is depicted as his hermaphroditic self while An'liceth is a twilit moon, shining down upon him. An'liceth bears numerous names: An'liceth, Twilight's Justice, Twilight Mother, Bastion of Night, Dusk, and many more. Though the exacts of her name and depiction may vary in different places, they always harken to her connection to twilight, and to law.Ancient Home
An'liceth called both Luna and Lysithea her home. She had a great fortress that had connections to both moons, but the portion on Lysithea was devastated and twisted during the Reckoning. The other half on Luna now sits silent and empty -- once, a great bastion of justice and hope, now, a grim reminder of the devastation of the God-Wars.Worship Distribution
An'liceth is among the most worshipped of the Children of Yamma. Few is the settlement without a shrine to An'liceth, or at least the holy symbols of her defense spread about. The downward cresent moon is a staple in almost any place where civilization treads. The greatest concentrations of An'liceth's followers can be found in Yathra Silthame and Ariminium. From these two cities, different knightly orders and temples bound to An'liceth will often sprawl outward on patrols and crusades. Inquisitors, crusaders, guardians; An'liceth's truest followers are known by many names and found almost everywhere, but they are always united by their readiness to defend law -- natural and otherwise. In times of crisis, An'liceth is often second only to Yamma in the prayers of the people, doubly so when that crisis is of a planar bent. When fiends and aberrations walk among mortals, An'liceth is the rallying cry of the true children of Yophas. Additionally, shrines to An'liceth are often present in guard barracks and city watch offices. Sharing this with Xaen, most true lawbearers and enforcers are fierce worshippers of An'liceth, while those corrupt ones rarely are.Champions of An'liceth
Champions of An'liceth are known as Twilight Guardians. They are named when there are exceptional threats to law, order, and peace (especially on a planar scale). Only one Twilight Guardian has been named in the Age of Extant, and a few are known from the Reckoning and the Age of Rebirth. Known Twilight Guardians are as follows:- Orim Flintmace, a Dimtodhiran man who accompanied Ralla Kindguard to Aitreas. He was named Twilight Guardian just after the Undying were unleashed, and accompanied Ralla to Zanizer itself. He gave his life defeating Aveisdes the Voiceless, the ancient dracolich who was one of Krathum's greatest generals.
- Ranadayas Cartwright, who fought during the Reckoning. She is believed to have fought and died somewhere in Drumis, in the final years of the God-Wars.
- Dorophil Ruavaul, who fought during the Reckoning. Wielded a blade known as Twilight's Edge, and is believed to have died holding off War and their legions of Bloodthirsters.
- Anen Talthanryl, a Dathanra woman from the Age of Rebirth. Little is known of her, but it is believed she led one of the greatest Dathanra civilizations of her age.
Divine Domains
An'liceth is the goddess of justice, law, twilight, and the moons, and is generally considered the enforcer of those natural laws laid down by Alindr and Yamma during the Reshaping. Clerics of An'liceth typically fall in the Courage, Justice, Light, Night, Order, Protection, and Twilight domains, while Paladins tend to swear Oaths of Devotion, the Crown, or the Watchers.COMMANDMENTS OF AN'LICETH
- Be ever vigilant. Countless horrors await in the darkness between the stars.
- Uphold justice and law, for that is what separates mortal civilization from primordial chaos.
- Justice is not synonymous with vengeance. Understand when redemption and reconciliation is a viable alternative to retribution.
An'liceth's Holy Symbol
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