Numiel

Numiel is the god of valor, heroism, justice, the sun, metallic dragons, and light. He appears as a platinum warrior with a draconic mien, longsword in hand, invariably smiting something. He's popular in Romus, Shell, and among adventurers. The nominal leader of the worship of Numiel is the Archbishop of Shell, currently Tiya Chippemunk, called "the Memory".
There is a minor disagreement, not serious enough to be considered a proper schism, between the Numielites of Shell led by the Archbishop of Shell, prioritizing Law over Good, and the Numielites of Romus led by the Archbishop of Romus, prioritizing Good over Law. The Archbishop of Shell has seniority over the Archbishop of Romus, which puts the former notionally in charge of the Church as a whole.
Numiel's archnemesis is Mirk, god of darkness and the undead, though he is none too fond of Quasxthe or the Burning Hate, either. Occasionally, Numiel will work with Dalya or Urmaggr to pursue shared goals. Numiel and Sequoia were once close allies, until she spurned him, and now they each try to pretend the other doesn't exist. Though Numiel and Inglip are not personally thought to be at odds, the Inglipian Koprulu Fylkirate was within living memory at war with Numielite Romus.
Light, the sun, fighting against evil, dandelions, actual lions, gold and platinum, summer, butterflies, dragonflies, peacocks, cats, stained glass windows, perfectly symmetrically folded napkins, goldfinches, sunflowers, perfect square numbers, and metallic dragons are sacred to Numiel.
Numiel smiles upon the entire spectrum of heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality, but he is strictly pro-monogamy.
The adjective Numielite generally pertains to mortal followers and church of Numiel; Numielian generally pertains to Numiel's celestial aspects and minions.
===Divine Features===
Numiel is Lawful Good.
He dwells on the Celestial Plane of Light. 
His favored weapon is the longsword.
His primary holy symbol is a golden butterfly.
Numiel's priests usually wear golden yellow robes, sometimes with only one sleeve.
The holy text of Numiel is the Book of the Sun, which details various rituals, laws, and prohibitions, and contains many proverbs and exhortations to virtue.
Numiel's domains are Life, Light, Order, and War.
The highest virtue valued by Numiel is virtus, eagerness to spring to the defense of the weak and innocent.
===Saints===
After some great service to the Church of Numiel, mortals can posthumously be named Saints by the ecclesiastical leadership. (At least two angels are generally reckoned with the saints, but are not eligible for official-recognized sainthood.)
===Archbishop===
The Archbishopric of Shell became the high priesthood of Numiel in 33ii. Before then, the de facto high priesthood was the Archbishopric of Banor.
Category:Religion
category:Good
category:Lawful
category:Male