Istus

The Lady of Our Fate, The Colourless and All-Coloured

Istus is the goddess of Fate, Destiny, Divination, the Future, and Honesty.
Istus is aloof from mortals and immortals alike, concerning herself only with the fate of the universe. She is depicted in three separate ways: as an old crone, as a mature and haughty noble dame, and as a cold and unfeeling young maiden. She carries a golden spindle, with which she spins the future into the present, thus weaving the web of fate.
Her largest church in the civilised world is The Most Holy Hall of our Lady of Fate in the town of Feymouth.

Divine Domains

Celerity, Chaos, Destiny, Knowledge, Law, Luck, Oracle.

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Istus' symbol is a golden spindle with three strands.

Tenets of Faith

In the strange metaphysics of the worshippers of Istus, the multiverse is conceived of as an intricate mesh of interconnected threads, with everything connected to everything else. They are believers in predestination, although the threads of fate are sometimes slack enough that destiny can be altered in some small way. Because the future is for the most part foreordained, it can be permitted by those with the skills to perceive how the threads are linked. Clerics of Istus teach that acceptance of one's fate is the only honest approach; those who strive too hard against Fate will only meet their own foreordained ruins.
Because Fate is callous and often unkind, only cynical and unfeeling people tend to make Istus their patron.
Istus has few true followers. Her clerics tend to be stoic and cynical, having seen all the extremes of mortal destinies. They use divinations to discern what fate will bring and are called upon by nobles and other important people to make predictions about the future. They hold honesty as a virtue and teach the importance of accepting one's destiny and role in the world. Eighty percent of them are female.
Clerics of Istus wear grey or black robes. Higher ranking clerics have formal vestments with web-like patterns. They must wear their holy symbols openly and allow their hair to grow at least six inches in length.
Services to Istus include hangings of gauze, clouds of incense, the music of woodwinds, chanting, and meditation.

Divine Classification

God

Alignment

Neutral

Gender

Female

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