Sov

Sov, God of the Sun, tends to the flame of the sun from his home in Talin Peak, pushing back the Mire each day. Prior to the First Radiants he was the sole god, worshipped for his protection of the Basin by bringing the morning sun each day to dispel the Mire that would come each night. It was commonly thought that only the day was safe because Sov only had enough strength to bring the sun during the day, which was partially true. Sov was directly responsible for the creation of the First Radiants, empowering Thog, Garth, Toland, Sang, and Havard with the power of Radiance and tasking them with a quest to find his missing siblings, each encased in shards. He provided them the services of his living aspect, Abek, who guided the Radiants to five of the Shards. On their return, Sov revealed the approach of the Shard of the Father and tasked the Radiants with ending them, as the Shard of the Father was determined to be the source of the Mire. While the Radiants dealt with this threat, Sov reconvened with his siblings and put them to rest so that they might gather their strength and recover from their dormancy. Following the Battle of the Peak, Sov withdrew from direct contact with the tribes of the Basin, but began offering answers to new prayers directed his way. Once his siblings recovered, they too took on the mantle of answering prayers and aiding in the protection of the Basin. With the Mire's disappearance upon the death of the Shard of the Father, Sov no longer needed to fight off the night at dawn and could devote more of his efforts to the Basin's people.