Avacyn the Liar

Saint Âvacyn Esfelérion, /av.ɑ.t͡sʏn/, eponymised as the Liar, was a guard of the town of Înith /'iː.nɪθ/, in the Fallo, in the 600s. 
In her life, she was a member of the Înith Gatewatch. She stood watch over the drawbridge every night for two decades. One cold and snowy winter, she heard the news that the local Voyvod (lord of a few towns), Voyvod Arhi Saraf, had recently attempted to force his teenage daughter Mârha into an arranged marriage in Imola with the sleazy Farthing-Lord Awadark. Mârha had fled Imola in the cold on horseback, headed around Caledfwlch Basin. Some nights later, Mârha came to the gates of Înith, seeking refuge. Âvacyn let her in, offering her shelter and warmth. Âvacyn was horrified to hear from Mârha about how abusive her father was. The next evening, Voyvod Arhi arrived at Înith demanding rudely to be let in. Âvacyn refused to lower the drawbridge and told Voyvod Arhi she had not opened the gate for one week - since the ninth Helkoälda. The lord left in an angry huff, and Mârha was eternally grateful. When Mârha escaped to the Burning Hills and lay claim to a small town, she ensured that Âvacyn was remembered as a saint after the latter's death some years later. She was remembered as an honest guard who told a single lie to save the greater good.
In honour of the tale of her sainthood, Avacyn's commemoration, for those who prayed to her, was held from the 9th Helkoälda to the 16th. During this week, to honour the tale, worshippers would cover their front door with adornments and holy symbols, then only enter their house through a back entrance. People who believed in Saint Avacyn would almost always build two doors in their house for this custom.
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