Ioun - Goddess of Magic, Keeper of Secret Knowledge, the Knowing Mentor
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Domains: Arcane, Knowledge, Twilight
Symbol: An arcane stylistic eye, or the triple eye symbol
Garb: Robes
Favored Weapon: Staff, Wands
Form of Worship and Holidays: To a cleric or wizard worshipper of Ioun, there is no greater gift than their mind. All of her followers are expected to spend their time and efforts dedicated to learning as well as sharing knowledge. The faith seeks to help people to avoid extremes of emotion, with emphasis on planning and preparing rather than reacting to a situation. Most worshippers of Ioun know a number of languages and are considered well versed, if not experts, in several areas of knowledge. The 1st of Mithrond is a traditional Holiday in which Ioun is celebrated. This is a common day throughout Akados in which the summer months have ended, and in metropolitan areas, school begins. Because of this, words of prayer are often uttered to Ioun, in a desire to gain her blessing for their studies. Information - Ioun, the Knowing Mentor,the all-seeing one, is the goddess of magic and Knowledge. She is venerated by mages and by those who use seek magic, magical objects, or knowledge in their daily lives. She also receives the prayers of those who find magic wondrous or encounter magic they fear. Ioun is the Goddess of the essential force that makes all spellcasting possible, the Weave; an omnipresent force parallel to the material plane from which all arcane magic is born. She provides and tends the Winds of Magic, the conduit through which mortal spellcasters and magical crafters can safely access the raw force of magic. Her celestial servants catalogue all known things in the infinite library that fills the hidden realm of the Endless Athenaeum, located in a mysterious realm adjacent to the Astral Plane. Ioun’s faithful spread knowledge and literacy as widely as possible, believing that minds ought never to be shackled by ignorance and thus not be able to bequeath the benefit they might otherwise provide their fellows. Not surprisingly, those who follow Ioun oppose those who foster deceit, trickery, and ignorance. Ioun was once a Goddess of creation, but it is believed that all of her creation magic went to the creation of the weave. With that her mastery of the domain was shattered, and the essence of her creation scattered throughout the cosmos. This is most commonly found by her namesake, the Ioun Stones, or more rarely, the Ioun orbs. While the magic to create these are incredibly rare, some powerful stones still exist from the original formation of the weave. The Ioun orb is one of these, a powerful orb that contains the power of creation itself. It is said that one who possesses one of these orbs commands the power of a God, and could even use the essence found within for their ascension.
Domains: Arcane, Knowledge, Twilight
Symbol: An arcane stylistic eye, or the triple eye symbol
Garb: Robes
Favored Weapon: Staff, Wands
Form of Worship and Holidays: To a cleric or wizard worshipper of Ioun, there is no greater gift than their mind. All of her followers are expected to spend their time and efforts dedicated to learning as well as sharing knowledge. The faith seeks to help people to avoid extremes of emotion, with emphasis on planning and preparing rather than reacting to a situation. Most worshippers of Ioun know a number of languages and are considered well versed, if not experts, in several areas of knowledge. The 1st of Mithrond is a traditional Holiday in which Ioun is celebrated. This is a common day throughout Akados in which the summer months have ended, and in metropolitan areas, school begins. Because of this, words of prayer are often uttered to Ioun, in a desire to gain her blessing for their studies. Information - Ioun, the Knowing Mentor,the all-seeing one, is the goddess of magic and Knowledge. She is venerated by mages and by those who use seek magic, magical objects, or knowledge in their daily lives. She also receives the prayers of those who find magic wondrous or encounter magic they fear. Ioun is the Goddess of the essential force that makes all spellcasting possible, the Weave; an omnipresent force parallel to the material plane from which all arcane magic is born. She provides and tends the Winds of Magic, the conduit through which mortal spellcasters and magical crafters can safely access the raw force of magic. Her celestial servants catalogue all known things in the infinite library that fills the hidden realm of the Endless Athenaeum, located in a mysterious realm adjacent to the Astral Plane. Ioun’s faithful spread knowledge and literacy as widely as possible, believing that minds ought never to be shackled by ignorance and thus not be able to bequeath the benefit they might otherwise provide their fellows. Not surprisingly, those who follow Ioun oppose those who foster deceit, trickery, and ignorance. Ioun was once a Goddess of creation, but it is believed that all of her creation magic went to the creation of the weave. With that her mastery of the domain was shattered, and the essence of her creation scattered throughout the cosmos. This is most commonly found by her namesake, the Ioun Stones, or more rarely, the Ioun orbs. While the magic to create these are incredibly rare, some powerful stones still exist from the original formation of the weave. The Ioun orb is one of these, a powerful orb that contains the power of creation itself. It is said that one who possesses one of these orbs commands the power of a God, and could even use the essence found within for their ascension.
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