Shamyaza
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Shamyaza, the Saint of Blades, is an archangel who gained divinity through ascension by the will of Alarath. Shamyaza is one of the best-known of the Searne, the servant gods, and is fittingly the god of "holy vengeance".1
A servant god
The Searne stand directly beneath the Greater Gods but possess their own divinity. Their concepts and portfolios always fall under the god they serve, and their nature and appearance resemble their masters'. Archangels, and mortals whose sanctity rises to the level of prophets, may ascend to this tier, as Shamyaza did.1
A temple may be dedicated to a servant god, but the offerings and prayers it receives always belong to the master: to honour a servant god is to honour its liege, and Searne can never be thought of apart from those they serve.1
Many in the clergy of Alarath follow Shamyaza's guidance and believe the archangel to be Alarath's most powerful lieutenant.2
The clergy
Clerics of Shamyaza devote themselves to the angel of war more than to the god it serves. Unlike most clerics of Alarath, they wear blood-red robes and carry long swords, and they are known for being quick to act. No one has ever been accepted into the clergy without first demonstrating some divine magic.2
The most powerful Church of Shamyaza stands in the city of Vansreik. It holds sway over the city's politics and manages the distribution of clerical healing to the citizens, so most noble houses strive to keep good relations with the clergy. Its archpriest, Matheo, currently rules the clergy with an iron fist.2
Chosen and followers
- Sophia Greendale, a priest's daughter from a farming village near Vansreik, swore an oath to Shamyaza when a cult attacked her home. The archangel of war gave her immense power, and at the angel's command she slew most of the cultists and saved a handful of the villagers, though it was too late to save the village itself. She still fights with the power the Saint of Blades bestowed on her, and Shamyaza is said to protect its chosen from the cut of blades.3
- Matias Cain was a member of the Church of Shamyaza until his views on what to do with the Deep Pit clashed with those of the previous archbishop and he was sent to a smaller local church. He later left that post, claiming that an envoy of Shamyaza had called him to aid Donald Whent in his quest.4
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TanrıAlarathThe god of war and justice, patriarch of the Exiled Pantheon and protector of the Empire, who prizes courage above mercy and whose paladins are said to serve him even beyond death.
YerVansreikA lawless city inside the Great Crater of Mortenox on the south-western edge of the Empire, grown up around the Deep Pit, whose noble houses, church and rival mercenary guilds compete for the riches buried beneath it.KavramSearneThe servant gods, who stand directly beneath the Greater Gods and have their own divinity, yet whose portfolios always fall under the god they serve. Archangels and prophet-like mortals may rise to this rank; Shamyaza is the best known of them.KarakterMatias CainA stern cleric of Alarath, once a priest of the Church of Shamyaza, who serves the Eagle Brigade as its second in command, head advisor and head chaplain.KavramMiraclesThe divine wonders worked by priests, paladins and other chosen mortals. Miracles are not magic in the usual sense, for they draw on the upper planes where the gods dwell, are made of prayer rather than incantation, and are granted very rarely.