Lore
Deities of Imarel - by T.A. Saunders ©2013 v1.0
| Classification | Ethos | Sphere of Influence | Home Plane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risen Gods, Celestial | Neutral (Lawful tendencies)/Neutral (Chaotic tendencies) | Those who seek wisdom and sorcerous knowledge. | Indaris, The Bright Heavens |
| Symbol | Animal | Servant | |
| Two female silhouettes side by side and standing closely together, with their hands entwined around a torch held high. | Greatlands Crested Owl | High Asyndi Scions | |
Theesa, Goddess of Magic and Thyia, Goddess of Wisdom; The Twin Goddesses are often worshiped together, even so far as being depicted together in their symbol. They known as benevolent goddesses and willing to intercede on the behalf of those who worship them if they are faithful. Scholars, magi and seekers of truth all call the twin goddesses as their matron deities and will often place their symbols within libraries, or within towers as a means of blessing those who look for wisdom or magic. While benevolent, they are not prone to give answers to those who merely ask, but rather lay a course for those who worship them that will teach them the thing they seek, along a journey they might divine upon their follower or a vision they might grant. Nothing is given, but all things can be earned.
Theesa and Thyia both appear as slender, breathtakingly beautiful Half-Moon Elf females, with red hair and silver eyes. They are considered neutral goddesses in both thought and action, though at times Theesa favors Chaos and Thyia at times, Law. Despite this one contrast, the twin goddesses rarely conflict and always seem in strange harmony. In their mortal life, the Twin Goddesses were a single person, named Thyeesa. She was the first Half-Elf born to the world and the first ‘non-Elf' to learn magic on Ishaela. Having started her life as nothing more grand than a chambermaid for her Sivanoshei father who did so to conceal her identity, Thyeesa grew to be a skilled magus and eventually traveled to Imarel hundreds of years before the Great Sundering, where she learned magic from Asyndi, Dragons and even the Van'Su. This great advancement in learning and sharing of wisdom and magic earned the notice of the Old Gods who ascended her upon her natural death, though in doing so split her essence into two mirror-perfect, but distinct beings.
Theesa wears an ornate red robe thought to have been woven from the very energy of the Cosmos. She holds within her left hand Theris-Kalmyia, the Torch of Magi. It is said this silver torch of strange blue flame can grant any one being the ability to wield magic, or burn it from one's body. Thyia wears a deep forest green robe, thought to have been crafted from all the questions ever asked by mortals. In her right hand, she carries an ancient tome with a cover made of gold and diamond, with an unbreakable lock crafted from Xirorym. This book, known as Jinyrou res Avayl-Siiv, or Codex of Fathomless Truth, is said to contain within it secrets even the Old Gods do not know.
Aside of the aforementioned holy symbol, Priests and Priestesses of the Twin Goddesses favor vestments of white and gold, with one distinction; those who divine power primarily from Theesa always carry some manner of torch or lantern, those who divine power primarily from Thyia always carry a golden tome of her teachings. Temples to the Twin Goddesses can be found across Imarel, primarily centered around libraries or schools.