Sol

Sol is named the Empress Sun for her qualities of majesty and noble power, though she is not in fact the goddess of the sun. The sun is Hila, and no doubt he resents Sol's presumption. The Empress Sun led the Outsiders from Anratha, seeking out a world where they might serve the will of Heaven, and bring forth the New Sun, restoring Paradise to glory. She was aghast when she witnessed what the giants, once angelic servants of Asur, had wrought upon Vala. She was torn between abandoning the world and aiding it. When Jau spoke with the voice of the Dead Sun, Sol was convinced to stay and shape Vala, and her decision encouraged the other celestial gods to do likewise. Sol is the goddess of nobles, of those rulers who seek to serve their people. Sol's light reveals failings and weakness, and so she separates corrupt rulers from the truly righteous. The Empress Sun is patron of Gallia, for it is believed she created the Crownfire and invited Irud to join the celestial court of Cynosure. The deified emperors of Gallia are likewise reborn in Sol's shining realm of Empyrean and Sol is therefore integral to the Emperor Cult as well. The Empress Sun sends her angels, the lampades, to aid worthy rulers by magnifying their awe and majesty. Conversely, lampades might use their holy light to reveal the failings of corrupt rulers, either inspiring them to repent, or calling forth heroes to overthrow them.
Category:Gods
Category:Outsiders