Orovas (/Or-oh-vahs/)

"He Of Clock and Mirrors"

The Clockheart Eye

Orovas is the deity of time and reflection. Its notable symbol is an eye enclosed within a triangle, which all devout followers either don upon their clothes or paint upon their bodies.
Orovas' followers are its votaries and its temples are officially referred to as axes, which are typically numbered (e.g., "The First Axis"). Axes are centers of meditation and asceticism where self-reflection and self-improvement are emphasized, though left in the hands of oneself. Many axes have a general vow of silence throughout their halls, thereby enforcing the solitude with which these tasks are expected to be pursued.
Orovas' holy texts are abstract and incoherent, and are contained within the Sacred Geometry. It is said that only one who truly reaches self-perfection can make sense of them, though some claim to be able to read pieces of the whole. El'yr is said to have been given the knowledge to read this text by Nenzus without the work and discipline necessary to perceive it, and it is that which caused him to go insane. Orovas thus considers both El'yr and Nenzus to be rivals. Maer is Orovas's sister, and both Pyriel and Narra are his close companions.

The Patron of Books

Orovas is often times thought to be a patron of books, and libraries often bear small shrines in his honor. To its followers, books are thought to be a spiritual means of preserving knowledge throughout time and a means of freezing one's perspective for objective reflection. It might seem odd that the patron of books has one of the least legible holy texts of the Ones Above, but it should be emphasized that the Sacred Geometry does have meaning and wisdom; that meaning is simply incomprehensible to those who have not built up the wisdom to see it.

Orovas, the Clockheart Eye

Deity of Time and Reflection

Tenets

Penances	Strictures
⊕ Contemplate your actions; change yourself.	⊝ Do not bring harm to books.
⊕ Give away an item of value to you.	⊝ Do not covet the possessions of another.

Mandates

⊜ Any time you enter a library, pick up a new book. Meditate and reflect regularly. Never act with haste or rashness.