Zephýros
Zephýros is the Olympian Dynasty god of the springtime and the west wind. He is also heavily associated in mythos with sexuality and fertility.
Worship of Zephýros is most common in the Dovrian Plains, where he is said to bring the first warmth after the long winter. He is looked upon far more kindly than his brothers Boréas and Notus, both of whom bring famed storms to the region. All three brothers are said to be the children of Zeus and Gaia, conceived when the latter was mortal but born after she ascended to Mount Celestia. Less commonly, Zephýros is worshipped or revered as a minor god in ports of the Aquatic Kingdoms that lie on the west coasts of their islands, such as Urbana al-Svara. Travelers who seek the Mystic Lands often pray to Zephýros to guide them gently and send them safely west.
Legends hold that Zephýros has had many mortal consorts, with some even claiming that he takes a new one each spring. A few villages of the Dovrian Plains hold pageants among local unmarried women and girls, seeking to crown the Zephyran Queen. It is wildly rare—though not entirely unheard of—for the women crowned in these pageants to give birth to Aasimar the following winter.
Worship of Zephýros is most common in the Dovrian Plains, where he is said to bring the first warmth after the long winter. He is looked upon far more kindly than his brothers Boréas and Notus, both of whom bring famed storms to the region. All three brothers are said to be the children of Zeus and Gaia, conceived when the latter was mortal but born after she ascended to Mount Celestia. Less commonly, Zephýros is worshipped or revered as a minor god in ports of the Aquatic Kingdoms that lie on the west coasts of their islands, such as Urbana al-Svara. Travelers who seek the Mystic Lands often pray to Zephýros to guide them gently and send them safely west.
Legends hold that Zephýros has had many mortal consorts, with some even claiming that he takes a new one each spring. A few villages of the Dovrian Plains hold pageants among local unmarried women and girls, seeking to crown the Zephyran Queen. It is wildly rare—though not entirely unheard of—for the women crowned in these pageants to give birth to Aasimar the following winter.
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