The White Queen Amaterasu
The sun watches over all, it is by her blessing that life on Kenos can flourish, her tears fill the lakes and oceans, and her very blood was shared to keep her people alive when the world was about to meet its end.
Origin
The white Queen is an ancient deity, Existing since long before the Age of Despair, a deity of the Sun worshipped fervently alongside many other gods, however during the Great Cataclysm she took center stage, as a great Batte between two titans raged terraforming the land and scorching the air, she gave her devout her own blood, changing them forever and allowing them to survive.
Her body shielded them from the blazes of war, her blood made them strong enough to survive in the desolate landscape left behind, so is it not sensible that everyone follows her with all their hearts?
The people that were saved by her actions were so grateful that they built a nation simply to thank and worship her, thusly The White Queendom was born.
Envoys of the White Queen.
- The High Priestess: The voice of the Queen within her domain, a young woman of Sun Kitsune Heritage trained since birth to be able to hear the voice of her goddess, in the time since the cataclysm there has been 10 High Priestesses, some having their life cut short before by assassins meaning to undermine the influence of The White Queen, the current High Priestess Kamei Sueme has held her position for the longest time recorded at 300 years.
- The Sun Kissed Fox: A celestial beast with golden fur and 12 tails said to guide lost wanderers back to the light of the White Queen, said to be a fragment of the queen itself her guiding hand caring for her subjects from afar.
- The Painted wolf: Also known as the Fangs of the Queen, a vengeful spirit known to vanquish the enemies of the Queen and the Queendom, a watchful being that unquestioningly follows the will of the Queen.
- The Burning Hawk: The eyes of the Queen, said to always be flying above her domain ensuring that her will be done and her teachings be followed, legends say that once you have heard the Hawk's cry it's already too late.
Miracles of the White Queen
- Sundrops: The Great Cataclysm brought many gods and their followers low, in their desperation the people left behind did not know who to turn towards, that is when Amaterasu showered them with their grace she took several people who ran from the battle between The Platinum Dragon Bahamut and the colossal Titan of Abyssal Flame Surtur, sharing her own lifeblood with them creating the first Sun Kitsune at this time the first High Priestess was also designated a new born babe that was the first to obtain the blood of the Queen.
- Golden Grains: As the Age of Despair settled in the newly formed White Queendom found itself on a battle against the elements themselves, the land was scorched the very skies seemed fractured by the constant clashing of heroes and gods, but Amaterasu would not forsake her children, she used her own tears and her divine authority to force the ground to grow life, this is what caused the characteristic and mystically potent purple grass that covers most of the Queendom.
- Threads of Silver: As the Queendom got settled and new neighbors began to pop up in The Everrday Forest and the Empire of Judicium, its denizens realized that while their lands could bear fruit it was rather limited so they set out to sea to look for greener pastures where they could expand, the sailors from the time say that they were completely lost, until threads of silver sunlight lead them straight to the Dragonscale Archipelago, it was as if the White Queen herself led them there by the hand.
- Light of the sun: During one of the many Power grabs that the Empire of Judicium has attempted against the Queendom, it is said that the high priestess of the time went to the front lines herself and prayed for the aid of Amaterasu as the armies of the Queendom lost ground, and she answered sending down a holy ray of sunlight that repelled the invaders just long enough to allow the Queendom to regain its strength.
Places of Worship of the White Queen.
With a whole nation built from the ground up in her name it is simply natural that the White queen has countless temples and shrines peppered all through the Queendom, however certain cities or roads have particularly notable spots to worship the White Queen.
- The Golden Theater: The most luxurious temple in all of the Queendom located in its capital, said to be the audience chamber of the Queen herself only the high priestess is allowed to roam its halls freely but on very special occasions especially decorated soldiers, or persons of great interest are allowed to see the Golden Theater.
- The Sunlit Temple: Located in the city of Shonin no Kyosuko, the biggest temple to the White Queen that is open to the general public, anyone who wishes to learn about her worship or her history is welcome with open arms at this temple, no matter the time of day or the weather conditions the main shrine of this temple is always illuminated by sunlight.
- The Blacksun Temple: A temple built in the city of Kurokumo the citizens of the cloudy city almost took it as a mockery angrily defiling the temple, however, the few truly devout citizens restored it and ever since it is a shining symbol of the love her children have for the White Queen. This temple has a higher level of priestesses than priests, and the fact that those priestesses don't just offer holy services is a very well-known secret in the town.
- Shrine of dead men: The city of Yakugawa has few formal temples but it has a lot of shrines dedicated to the Queen, the most important however is a shrine in the middle of a cemetery built for soldiers who fell in action, it is said that if you pray to the shrine and spread the ashes of a fallen soldiers at its feet the White Queen will ensure that they find their way to her in the afterlife.
Instruments of Worship.
The main instruments of worship for the White Queen are golden medallions bearing her mark, a single sun surrounded by 9 fox tails, but as gold is a limited resource simply marking a object of great personal value for you with her mark is more than enough, otherwise if you do not have a shrine to her name available praying under a cherry blossom tree is said to work just as well.
Taboos of the White Queen.
The love of a god for its subjects is boundless and understanding but it is not unconditional, falling into the bad graces of a god takes some really outstanding actions but there are also certain behaviors that any devout should avoid.
- Murdering her children: The Sun Kitsune are said to be the children of The White Queen sharing in her blood, to kill one is akin to have attempted to harm the goddess herself, any who murder one of her blessed children will immediately be excommunicated from the church and hunted down.
- Harboring the Unclean: As Sun Kitsune were born from the blood of The White Queen being gifted to mortals, it is said that another race was also born from this blood, the Moon Kitsune a mockery of her brilliance mortals that weren't worthy but stole the blood in order to survive, these impure ones are to be purged immediately, interacting and sheltering them will place you in the Queen's bad side.
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