Pelor
Sun Lord
Pelor is the Chief and Patron deity of The Radiant Empire and the Radians. It is believed that he inherited the world from the cosmic darkness and created the current world. Pelor has many aspects which are worshipped in different ways across the Radiant Empire. In the capital regions, he is known as the supreme authority, while in the more remote countryside, he is seen as a provider of crops and the harvest.
Divine Domains
Grants clerics access to the Life and Light domain.
Portfolio includes the harvest, justice, and humanity.
Holy Books & Codes
The Four Lumieds.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
A circle with four rays extending from the center.
Common Symbol, often worn as a necklace.
Tenets of Faith
The four basic tenets are as follows;
The Light shall never dim, merely wax and wane
Light cannot be spread, for it touches all.
The Light provides warmth, warmth provides the crops, and thus everything comes from the Light.
To return to the Light, one must be purged of darkness.
Holidays
Beltane (Spring Equinox)
Midsummer (Summer Solstice)
Samhain (Autumn Equinox
Darkest Day (Winter Solstice)
Physical Description
Body Features
Priests of Pelor come in a variety of shapes and sizes and rarely follow a distinct norm.
Identifying Characteristics
Luminous teachers of the faith are easily identifiable due to their propensity to wear white and yellow colours. That, and they almost all wear the symbol of Pelor, either as a necklace or embroidered on their clothing.
Apparel & Accessories
Typically will wear white and yellow/gold clothing. Will always carry a symbol of the faith and a lantern.
Specialized Equipment
Typically they will carry a mace and metallic armour, if they are travelling far abroad. At home or in the church, they commonly wear clerical robes.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Clergymen of Pelor are pious people and will dedicate years of their lives to the God of the Sun. In the Radiant Empire, prospective priests will usually attend the College D' Sol. Some priests from other nations also attend, which the college is happy to accept.
Education
Priests of Pelor will typically attend the Solar College in Godry Seic, where they study various fields. These different fields often include medicine, magic, political philosophy, and mathematics. The college has become so ubiquitous that it is commonly accepted that no priest hasn't come from here.
Employment
Priests work in a variety of jobs and careers. In small villages and towns, they generally remain in service of a church, but some do carry the old tradition of ruling over villages. They rarely serve as advisors to lords, however, as oftentimes they are the lords themselves.
A traveling priest will work in a similar fashion to a knight errant, wandering about performing deeds, seeking favour from locals lords, and slowly climbing the ranks of the college.
Taboos
It is considered taboo to leave the home either in the morning or night without a light source, whether it be a candle, a torch, or some magical source. The belief derives from the natural fear of darkness. It is believed that if you leave the home without light, then the darkness of the night can engulf you.
Social
Family Ties
Considered the Progenitor God of the Radian People. The current imperial family claims divine lineage from him, though it is impossible to truly determine that.
Mannerisms
Though many Radains considered Pelor the forefather of their empire, he remains oddly silent on the subject, either outright refusing to answer, or withholding favour until the subject is dropped.
Divine Classification
Greater God
Religions
Alignment
Lawful Good
Church/Cult
Honorary & Occupational Titles
The Radiant; The Greatest Light; The Spark of Creation
Children
Eyes
Golden Red
Hair
Gold
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
White
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