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====== Syltris's Religion ======

Syltris is the Lensmoorian Goddess of the Wheel. Her faith is chaos-aligned.

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The Great Tapestry shifted as the Divine Maiden woke. 'Why did you stop 
dreaming?' the threads of the tapestry whispered to Her mind. 'Our story is 
not yet complete.' The Maiden smiled. 
 
'It is time to let mortals weave your threads,' She responded. The Great 
Tapestry shifted again in acknowledgement. The Maiden raised Her hand to 
the cloth, and Divine Power rippled through it. The threads shimmered and 
extended, casting a Weave over the realms. The Maiden took up Her place in 
the Pantheon of Lensmoor, casting Her influence over those who would follow 
The Wheel.
 
Syltris represents the combination of Fate and Time. Unsatisfied that 
either element alone could influence the world properly, Syltris decided to 
sleep for centuries and let those aspects manifest singly; the elements 
were larger than her status as demigoddess. Her dreams created the Great 
Tapestry that Fate holds influence over, with one very interesting side 
effect. As the Maiden dreamt, dream remnants formed a Wheel that Time 
turned, creating that unrelenting and quick-changing passage. 
 
The Wheel serves as the constant movement of Time as it affects the world. 
The Maiden turns the Wheel and helps ensure that nothing remains stagnant; 
everything changes and is repurposed as Time marches steadily forward. If 
this progress and change is ignored, a person risks being crushed between 
the spokes as the Wheel spins. 
 
Syltris disagrees that Fate is inevitable, and encourages Her following to 
weave their own destiny using the tools at Her disposal. Her Loom weaves 
threads, Her Staff measures them, and Her Shears cut them. The Great 
Tapestry is then modified as its threads are manipulated in a manner that 
helps keep up with the turning of The Wheel. Her following is encouraged to 
ascribe to at least one of those aspects, but those who embrace more than 
one find Her favor quickest. 
 
Because Time is an ever-changing passage, the Goddess will appear to Her 
following as the Maiden, the Mother or the Crone, depending on which of Her 
aspects is in focus at the time. Her whims, and Her form, changes as Her 
aspects wax and wane.

===== Background =====

Long ago, as the world was forming, a young Demigoddess watched as Divine 
Powers divided up aspects important to mortalkind to lend Their influence 
to. She saw Fate and Time divided; one Neutral and one Chaotic, ruling 
different continents. The Demigoddess frowned, for She believed there was 
no division between these elements which depend so heavily on each other. 
Unable to make Her voice heard, She entered into a deep sleep. 
 
As She slept, the Goddess Tsanya who once ruled Fate disappeared. The God 
Ardante, Keeper of Time, vanished to be replaced by the Goddess Sudeva, 
governess of Time and Transformation. Then Sudeva too faded, and the 
elements of Fate and Time were left ungoverned with no influence on either 
continent. 
 
Then, the heavens shifted. Scars of a centuries-old war were torn asunder. 
The Demigoddess found Herself awake, a new power pulsing through Her veins. 
As She stretched out Her hand, She found that the Wheel which turns the 
hands of Time responded to Her command. Taking Her place among the Gods at 
long last, the Goddess Syltris rules over this Wheel and the Great Tapestry 
whose threads are interwoven with its movement.

===== Personality =====

Syltris is a capricious Goddess in some ways. The differing aspects of Her 
personality manifest themselves in Her appearance. The Maiden has a playful 
side, somewhat childish in its creativity and mannerisms. The Mother, by 
contrast, exhibits none of this behaviour. It is replaced by a nurturing 
and encouraging nature. The Crone, however, has a malicious side. Those who 
encounter Her should be wary; Her temper is short, Her urge to destroy is 
strong.

Back to: [[Lensmoorian Deities]], [[Major Deities]]

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