Zeolet
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Zeolet is the goddess of magic, known as the Queen of Stars, the Worldbreaker and the Keeper of Arcane. Her domains are knowledge, magic, secrets and light, and her symbol is the stars and the moon.1
The weaver of Aether
Before mortals awoke, Zeolet walked the world as a giant avatar, weaving raw magic into a form they could use. She wove and shaped Aether by working the more potent but uncontrollable force of Eidar. Aether may be her creation, but Eidar is older than the gods.2
The Eidar she left untamed still gathers within many living and non-living things.3
In some remote parts of the world there are voids in the Aether shaped like enormous, deep footprints, most of them now filled with water. Mortal wizards cannot work any magic inside these places, called Zeolet’s Footprint, because they cannot channel magical energy there. Many believe the Worldbreaker left these blank spots not out of neglect but as a display of power.4
It is believed that Zeolet has forbidden, by her sacred word, the secret techniques said to bend Eidar into arcane spells. A wizard or sorcerer chooses Aether and follows that path, while Eidar chooses the shaman or druid who will wield it; those who stray from this way, the faithful hold, will taste the goddess's burning wrath in this world and the next.5
Teachings
Zeolet values knowledge and intelligence above all else. In her eyes, what sets one person apart from another is curiosity and knowledge; position, power, wealth and even talent count for nothing in the end, because it is knowledge that gives a unique understanding of the world.6
The goddess of magic is known for her wisdom, not her mercy. Excessive curiosity can also lead to trouble, it is held, and mortals who cross the magical boundaries she has set do not fare well.4
The greatest enemy of mind is mediocracy. Be more, be better, be worthy of her gaze.4
Worship
Magic users worship Zeolet as the patron of their calling. The Queen of Stars is the goddess of wizards and scholars: she protects them, inspires their research and takes pleasure in teaching them, and she often grants the power to work miracles to those who have already mastered the art of magic.7
To worship the goddess of magic, one spends the hours from sunset to sunrise reading books of lore. What the knowledge is about does not matter to her; curiosity alone is enough.4
The Cult of Zeolet has a place among the patriarchs of Sanctuary, but its head is always a woman and bears the title Matriarch.8
Judgement and curse
When Alarath punished Rakash, it was Zeolet who, at his command, removed the god of death's heart and wore it on her ankle as a piece of jewellery. Long afterwards, when the punishment was over, she handed the heart back, but Rakash did not take it.6
Skin stealers, like their fathers, are cursed by the goddess of magic.9
Notlar
- ↑KitapLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, pp. 25, 31
- ↑KitapLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, pp. 18, 19, 32
- ↑KitapBook of Dead, p. 37
- ↑KitapLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, p. 32
- ↑KitapLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, p. 19
- ↑KitapLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, p. 31
- ↑KitapLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, pp. 21, 31
- ↑KitapLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, p. 24
- ↑KitapShadow Over Vansreik, p. 230
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