Al-V'yl

Al-V'yl, also known as Dejah is the traditional Hamalfite goddess of celebration. She is often paired alongside Octaf to the point that they are both considered either as sisters or even as romantic partners.
Sometimes, Al-V'yl is named as the goddess of blessed experiences and heightened minds.
== Origins ==
Al-V'yl may have been once considered the same character as Octaf. There is no pinned origin or even canonical birth of the goddess and the first known reference to her is a two and a half thousand year-old inscription mentioning her at a small reception and gala hall of a passed Hamal i-shea emir.
== Depiction ==
Dejah's avatars have included being depicted as an heron or an off-white horse. Eyes are often described as being sapphire blue, amethyst purple, or ruby red. She's also depicted with associations to L'wna.
== Al-V'yl and Homosexuality ==
While the Mim'nwa forbids marriage between individuals of the same gender, the relationship this god often shares with Octaf may at times be interpreted as a same-sex love affair. Although this interpretation isn't universal and there are alternative literary allegories to their supposed closeness it does make up for a noticeable approach to the two among some groups. These stories themselves are not expressly modern either, although the relevancy of the age of these stories is contested. While some camps attest these legends were supported by the Safferids others posit the claim they are older still.
Some theories believe that this close romantic or sexual relationship is a hold-over from a time where women were considered a "non-sex" individual and not strictly bound by marital custom.
All the same, in the underground or among brothels iconography of Dejah and Octaf may be found as a blessing to those seeking same-sex companionship, despite the ire of the religious establishment.
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