Ioun
The Knowing Mistress
Pronunciation: (eye-ooo-n)
Revered by seers, sages, and teachers of all walks of life, Ioun guided the growth of civilization throughout the Age of Arcanum like sunlight guides the branches of a tree. As she was grievously wounded by the Chained Oblivion during the Calamity, her followers are now hunted by agents of her ancient foes as she recovers. Her devout now worship in private, spreading knowledge, philosophy, and lore anonymously through traceless channels.
Ioun sits among the infinite library that fills the hidden realm of the Endless Athenaeum, her celestial servants cataloging all known things as she inspires those who pray for her insight and guidance.
Divine Domains
- Arcana
- Knowledge
Divine Symbols & Sigils
- Pair of open eyes crowned with a third open eye
Tenets of Faith
- Unmask those who would destroy Ioun. Learn their secrets and unveil them to the world.
- Uphold and teach the importance of reason, perception, and truth in guiding one’s emotions and path.
- Condemn those who lie without moral cause, for evil folk gain power when their followers obscure the truth. Never stoop to the level of selfish liars.
Holidays
Ioun has no public holy day, for her public worship was shattered during the Calamity, and she has since fallen into half-remembered myth. Only in the monasteries of the Cobalt Soul has the Knowing Mistress' faith been resurrected—though her worship by the intellectuals of the city bears little resemblance to that of the knowledge-seekers of old.
Physical Description
Identifying Characteristics
Common representations show the Knowing Mistress as a graying, mature woman with a welcoming, matronly smile, swathed in billowing robes and scarves that fan into books and scrolls. Some colloquially refer to Ioun as the Knowing Mistress, revering her as a headmistress of knowledge among the gods.
[credit to Critical Role]
Classification: Diety
Religions: Library of the Cobalt Soul
Gender: Female
Aligned Organizations: Library of the Cobalt Soul
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