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'''Deucalion, the Righteous Fire''' is the [[God]] of Righteousness. Together with [[Aurora]], He watches over the devout servants of Good. | '''Deucalion, the Righteous Fire''' is the [[God]] of Righteousness. Together with [[Aurora]], He watches over the devout servants of [[Good]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Originally, His name was [[Dunamis]], which means "The Justice that Was" in the language of the [[Aldar]]. Dunamis was contacted, through extensive prayer and [[meditation]], by [[Tassad Baraslan]], a newly appointed secretary of the modern [[Church|Holy Church of Achaea]]. Tassad learned that the spirit was unable to leave the [[plane]] upon which he was imprisoned without releasing vast quantities of [[chaos]] throughout Creation, something Dunamis did not wish to happen. After months of thought and prayer, Tassad discovered a means to take Dunamis' place on this plane of [[Order]] by way of ritual. He sacrificed himself in the process. Upon Dunamis's arrival on the [[Prime Material Plane]], [[Sarapis]] raised him to godhood, renaming Him Deucalion, which translates as "The Justice that Is." | Originally, His name was [[Dunamis]], which means "The Justice that Was" in the language of the [[Aldar]]. Dunamis was contacted, through extensive prayer and [[meditation]], by [[Tassad Baraslan]], a newly appointed secretary of the modern [[Church|Holy Church of Achaea]]. Tassad learned that the spirit was unable to leave the [[plane]] upon which he was imprisoned without releasing vast quantities of [[chaos]] throughout [[Creation]], something Dunamis did not wish to happen. After months of thought and prayer, Tassad discovered a means to take Dunamis' place on this plane of [[Order]] by way of ritual. He sacrificed himself in the process. Upon Dunamis's arrival on the [[Prime Material Plane]], [[Sarapis]] raised him to godhood, renaming Him Deucalion, which translates as "The Justice that Is." | ||
Deucalion went on to patron the Holy Church with Aurora, bestowing the [[Holy Codex]] upon the fledgling congregation to serve as enduring guidance for life, spirit, and daily conduct. A scant half century later His essence was dispersed when He sacrificed Himself to contain the life-destroying explosion from the [[Death's Heart Saga|Death's Heart]]. In 261 AF, [[Maran La'Saen]], the Sultan of [[Shallam]] and earstwhile guildmaster of the [[Empyreal Assembly|Priests Guild]], sacrificed himself in an attempt to resurrect Him. Although unsuccessful, the Gods honoured Maran's selfless act and his soul was joined with the remaining essence of Deucalion to become [[Pentharian]], God of Righteousness. | Deucalion went on to patron the Holy Church with Aurora, bestowing the [[Holy Codex]] upon the fledgling congregation to serve as enduring guidance for life, spirit, and daily conduct. A scant half century later His essence was dispersed when He sacrificed Himself to contain the life-destroying explosion from the [[Death's Heart Saga|Death's Heart]]. In 261 AF, [[Maran La'Saen]], the Sultan of [[Shallam]] and earstwhile guildmaster of the [[Empyreal Assembly|Priests Guild]], sacrificed himself in an attempt to resurrect Him. Although unsuccessful, the Gods honoured Maran's selfless act and his soul was joined with the remaining essence of Deucalion to become [[Pentharian]], God of Righteousness. | ||
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==Divine Symbols== | ==Divine Symbols== | ||
The Lord of the Righteous Fire takes the pyre as His divine symbol. | The Lord of the Righteous Fire takes the pyre as His divine symbol. | ||
==The Axioms of Righteousness== | |||
;The First Axiom | |||
: Above all else, Creation must be safeguarded. | |||
;The Second Axiom | |||
: The purity of the Caefir is maintained through unity and vigilance. Any infection will be purged in the fire of sacrifice. | |||
;The Third Axiom | |||
: Just as the burning fire consumes itself even as it destroys its fuel, so are the Caefir willing to be consumed in the course of their task. | |||
;The Fourth Axiom | |||
: Only when all impurities are purged from Creation will paradise be made manifest and the Caefir's work complete. No price is too high to pay to bring this to fruition. | |||
;The Fifth Axiom | |||
: If a law prevents you from your task, rewrite it. If a moral gives you pause, expunge it. If a man stands in your way, cut him down. Any obstacle that impedes you is your foe, and the foe of all Creation. | |||
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