Ourania

Ourania
Realm	The Moon
Symbols	A waxing crescent moon with a snake wrapped around its length, all surrounded by seven stars on a field of black
Relatives	Kastalia (daughter)
Allies	Neraeos, Babel, Scarlatti
Enemies	Prince Slith, Lord of the Undead Legions
Order Name	Order of the Moon
Temples	Temple of the Moon, in Tasur'ke The Tower of the Moon and Stars in Hashan

Ourania, Goddess of the Moon is the celestial lady of the dark night. Taking claim to the dark cosmo and the luminous orb, She is served by her devoted handmaidens of the stars.

History

Elentari Lokelinde-Danial, once a guildmaster of the Serpentlords Guild, by the grace of Sarapis, ascended to become the Goddess of the Moon. Though She had transcended mortality, the newly risen divinity retained Her mortal affinity for the northern city of Hashan, and continues to lead and shape it even to modern times through Her service as that city's patron. She is a member of the Triad of the Night, though the strength of Her bonds with the other members of the triad has lessened over the course of the ages.

Many years after She had ascended, the Goddess Ourania retreated to a protected place beneath the Eastern Ocean to sleep. Decades passed, and those dedicated to Her ways struggled to preserve the old faith. It was not until the year 385 AF that the Goddess reawakened, rising from beneath the oceans, and resuming Her place within the garden of the gods. It is said that as She arose, She shed a single tear of regret for Her underwater refuge, and that that tear was caught and preserved by Neraeos, God of the Sea. That lone teardrop, shed by the moon and nurtured by the sea, eventually grew to become Kastalia, Goddess of Lakes and Rivers.

In the year 425 AF, during the Eternal Night, the Lady was attacked by the minions of Prince Slith. Those minions were quickly dispatched, but some damage was done, and She retains no small malice towards the undead prince. During the same event, the Lady's High Priestess, Isillinde, revealed herself to be working in collusion with Tavarius, and severed herself from the Order of the Moon.

The Order of the Moon

Ourania, ever an enigmatic and elusive Goddess, is worshipped by a divine order that looks to Her for guidance and understanding. The Order of the Moon is led by the Shepherd of the Stars, and three Sages associated with the three major visible Moon phases. The Lady is called the lamp-bearer, the revealer of the way, and it is said that great wisdom can be achieved from dedication to Her. She governs the interaction between imagination and inspiration, taking joy in originality and change. A Goddess of both light and of darkness, She is neither good nor evil nor neutral. She is as She chooses to be, as quick to create as to destroy, and as quick to curse as to bless.

Divine Symbols

The Holy Symbol of Ourania is a waxing crescent moon with a snake wrapped around its length, all surrounded by seven stars on a field of black.