Pythia Neophyta
Pythia Neophyta Apollodoron (a.k.a. Mama Neffy)
Neophyta Apollodoron was Pythia of the Church of Light in the City of Umbar, her reign ending with her death in 5153 AW under unclear circumstances.
Reign
In the wake of Pythia Neophyta's death, Mother Dolorosa Heliodoron's commitment to both proving the deceased Pythia's death was foulplay and to finding the killers responsible easily swayed Sister Ariadne publicly in favor of a quick election of Dolorosa as new Pythia to deliver a swift justice for the gruesome murder and ensure a continuous, stable city government. Ariadne's close personal relationship with Neophyta made her endorsement of Dolorosa all the more influential to the Sacred Council, and it was not long after that the Council voted unanimously to declare the former Mother Dolorosa as the new Pythia Dolorosa.
Relationships
History
Then-Yalév of House Mílaukë, Sister Ariadne and Pythia Neophyta met a few years prior to Ariadne's joining of the Church of Light, as Umbar's Houses had frequent interactions with many of the Church's higher ranking members. In conversation between the two, Neophyta's kindness and piety shined through to Ariadne and easily convinced her that joining the clergy would be much more personally fulfilling than serving her house as it's Yalév, a title that only gave extra responsibility and a mere chance of one day becoming Radiant.
After Ariadne swore her vows, she and Neophyta built a much stronger report than was usual for a Pythia and a new priestess, as Neophyta took in Ariadne as her closest confidante and friend.
This close relationship is what would eventually lead to Ariadne's endorsement of Neophyta's-once-critic Mother Dolorosa Heliodoron, as Mother Dolorosa promised the city to swiftly find the persecuters of the suspected murder and bring them to justice.
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