Shirus, Goddess of Clouds

Goddess Shirus , Lady of Cloud, Mistress of Dreams, Bringer of Eternal Sleep

Shirus is the goddess of clouds, dreams, prophecy, and peaceful death in Glenerene. A counterpart and/or twin of Erona, Shirus represents that which comes before the storm. She is commonly described as a naive and innocent goddess who brings a kind death to those who must suffer no more. Those who die in their sleep or after illness are said to be taken by Shirus to enjoy a final dream.


Shirus has frequently personally interacted with the head of her Children of Dream — Yeva Bilous — which makes her one of the most sociable deities of the Nature Pantheon.

Divine Domains

Sleep, child, for Shirus will guide you to Dream. And, in Dream, Truth is there.

— Child of Dream, Yeva Bilous

The goddess of clouds hold much more than puffs of water vapor as her divinity. As the goddess of dream and prophecy, Shirus often sends her more devout followers to Dream^*. Dream is a realm of what is, what has been, what will be, and what must never be. As telling the future is a dangerous skill for immortals and mortals alike, Shirus provides no hints to deciphering what Dream shows.


Peaceful death is also a part of Shirus' domain, and it is said that those who die in their sleep or after a bout of illness are shown a final dream — or a final nightmare, if Shirus deems a person to be of wicked nature — before being ushered to their respective afterlife.

Divine Symbols & Sigils

The blue eye is a symbol often associated with Shirus. This is because prophecy "opens one's eyes" to the possibilities of the future.

Tenets of Faith

Do not fear the future, embrace it.

Enjoy life as it has been given to you. Live your life to the fullest possibilities.

Do not fear the dark, for without it the light shines dimmer.

Trials of Faith

To become a Child of Dream, potentiates must undergo three tests.

First, the potentiate must trek to the Temple of Forever Rest

Second, the potentiate must forgo food and drink from sunrise to sunset for three days

Third, the potentiate must sleep for twenty hours with the assistance of a potion

If the potentiate gained the Mark of the Eye in the period of potion-induced sleep, they are accepted as a Child of Dream initiate.

Holidays

The Summer Solstice is a sacred day to Shirus as well as Ezlir, the God of Flames. While the day of the Solstice is vital to Ezlir's traditions, the night is the same for Shirus.

Footnotes

* When capitalized, the word "Dream" refers to a plane of existence. When lowercase, it refers to the act of dreaming.

Shirus as depicted with HeroForge

Divine Domains

Clouds
Dreams
Sleep
Prophecy
Peaceful Death

Divine Classification

Goddess

Religions

• The Nature Pantheon

Alignment

Chaotic Good

Pronouns

she/her

Sex

Female

Gender

Woman

Presentation

Feminine

Eyes

"Blue as the sky"

Hair

Long and white-blonde with blue-ish highlights, commonly worn with or in braids

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Porcelain white, with feathered ears and bird-like wings

Height

5'3"

Weight

Insubstantial

by MykolaVoid (EtherianWorkshop) on NightCafe

Erona as depicted on the left, Shirus depicted on the right.

by MykolaVoid (EtherianWorkshop) on NightCafe

Shirus' emblem