Ehtirits'ashtsivajenna

St. Ehtirits'ashtsivajenna is an ancestor-saint of the First generation, venerated by ancestral worshippers in the Iron Desert. She is considered one of the most popular and important of all the ancestor-saints.
==Background==
Ehtirits'ashtsivajenna is said to have lived tens of thousands of years ago, long before the end of the world. She lived in the green garden that once was where the Iron Desert is today. She is said to have had hundreds of daughters and sons during her millennia-long lifespan, and she created an entire city for them to live over a single night through her sheer will.
Just like all the other First-generation ancestors of the Scorched , the strength of her blood gave her unimaginable power and her command of sorcery was among the greatest of her people. Most of her great works are long gone, destroyed in the great war that ended the first generation of the scorched bloodline, but it is said that the titanic Mt. Strakhsirjtasír was created by by her magic.
==Veneration==
The Scorched venerate St. Ehtirits'ashtsivajenna as one of their prehistoric ancestors, who once lived in a prosperous green world that was ended by the great cataclysmic war the antediluvian scorched had with the world-spirit. Near the end of the war, St. Ehtirits'ashtsivajenna gathered all her power to cast a spell so powerful that it would remain in effect thousands of years later, long after the cities of her people had crumbled and their songs had faded into silent obscurity. She animated her blood with the power to perform supernatural tasks, and her descendants believe that by tapping into Ehtirits'ashtsivajenna's spell, they can improve their lives. Although the ancestor-saint is dead, and there are no gods that the Scorched worship per se, tapping into Ehtirits'ashtsivajenna's spell is an act not dissimilar to prayer, though it takes many forms throughout the Ancestral Veneration Cult . Some also choose to tap into her spell through meditation and recitation of sacred chants from ancient spiritual poetry, while yet others believe that by inscribing these words of power upon objects they too are covered by her mighty spell.
She is heavily associated with the night sky and the moon. Like all First-generation saints, she is nearly always depicted with a huge halo, very often in the guise of the moon perched around her head. 
==Syncretic elements==
St. Ehtirits'ashtsivajenna as worshipped in the late Bronze Age is often equated to other personalities from older stories, in particular the legend of Yvnjajír that is mentioned in the Akhnjajeshtvá is associated with her, and some old stories speak of an ancient moon goddess called Ekhtvnyjá that is supposedly also an incarnation of her.
The Sofalssian goddess of Maen is also believed by the Scorched to be in fact St. Ehtirits'ashtsivajenna.
Category:Ancestor-saints
Category:Sorcerers
Category:Deities