Sanktara

The *Eusanktara* were, broadly, all holy and pious figures in Euluska mythology and religion - ranging from god to celestials to mortals. Their hierarchy was as follows:

* *Thrivaki Indra* - Maiöna - the sun goddess, lady of light, the ultimate ruler of the heavens, wind, day, health, sun, hearth, fire, happiness, people.... She was the highest of the 'trifecta' of three.
* *Thrivaki Sifa* - Malini and Makë - Malini being the goddess of the waters, waves, oceans, of dusk and dawn, the moon; and Makë being the god of darkness, night, death, the depths, and the stars. They were equal as part of the 'trifecta'.
* *Heörothin* ('Divines') - this level included major spirits, greater angels, etc
* *Eiöthin* ('Messengers') - this level included divine spirits, lesser angels, messenger angels, etc.
* *Ažexin* ('Saints') - this level were pious mortals whom the Euluska church decided to memorialise as saints.
* *Ikahekaïn* ('Piouses') - this level were any priests or dedicated worshippers but not enough to be saints. Not really a defined group.

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The **Sanktara** (singular **Sankta/Sankt**) were the angels and saints of Euluskan and Maiönan cultural and religious mythology, and also some were shared amongst Vortais culture.

There were several types of **sanktara** in the Maionan church, ranging from divine messengers, the fallen rider Makë, and destroying angels, to historical figures canonised by the church.

## Ažaix - Canonised Saints

The **ažaix** /æʒeɪɕ/, from the Euluska *aže* "holy", *aj* "make" and -x (passive), were those who, once dead, became sanctified by the church. Many of their titles became some common names too.

Many saints had feast days. Different ones had churches and followers of their own teachings.

1. **Sankt Altor of Athas** - A travelling peddler famed for selling holy cures, he was invoked by merchants, salesmen, charlatans and the like
2. **Sankta Aresilia the Generous** - A noblewoman from Brist, she was famed for her charity
3. **Sankta Aurélia of Imola** - A fiery-haired wartime general with celestial blood, she represented bravery and ferocity
4. **Sankta Avacyn the Liar** - A white-haired angel, she was patron saint of magic. She famously lied to protect a group of innocent mages from cruel hunters.
5. **Sankt Bellerophon the Swift** - A messenger who saved a city by delivering news of an army in record time, he was invoked for speedy journeys
6. **Sankt Blackfeld of the Burning Hills** - An outlaw who led bands of desert warriors to roust despotic tyrants, he was the spirit of revolution
7. **Sankta Caledonia the Pedant** - A chronicler from Carmogan, she was venerated by scholars and lawyers due to her great care of details
8. **Sankt Chrysaor the Lone** - A wandering bandit who challenged people on the road, he was invoked before duels and head-to-heads
9. **Sankt Clovis the Frank** - A great orator and public speaker, he was called upon to bless speeches, words and poetry
10. **Sankta Cordelia the Wild** - A druid of the ancient woodlands, Saint Cordelia represented the natural world
11. **Sankt Elias the Warpriest** - An advocator for peace yet an elf who knew when a sword was needed, he was the saint of justified, needful violence, such as knights. He was one of the most recently canonised, in the mid 16th century
12. **Sankta Émeli the Reconnoitrer** - A Vortais captain, she was a gallant explorer. Sailors, cartographers, navigators and seafarers invoked her to avoid getting lost, and for fair winds. A Southern Vortic capital city was named after her, founded on her feast day
13. **Sankta Esmerelda the Fair** - A famously pretty abbess, she represented beauty as well as romantic love
14. **Sankta Evadne the Seer** - A young traveller blessed with second sight, she was revered by diviners and was thought to be in charge of the future
15. **Sankta Heléna the Seamstress** - A young woman famed for her needlework, she was the patron saint of mending, patchwork, fixing, and clothes
16. **Sankta Jaclína the Exact** - A longbow archer who shot an enemy king in the eye from a half mile away, she was the patron of archery, hunting, and shooting
17. **Sankta Jaida the Prosperous** - An incredibly successful banker and tax collector in antiquity, she was the patron of money, gold, gems, and wealth. Businesses revered her.
18. **Sankta Laurentia the Green** - A nun and a keeper of a wonderful church garden, she was patron saint of gardening
19. **Sankta Levina the Colourful**- A priestess well-loved by her villagers, she was the patron saint of fields, flowers, spring, lavender, etc.
20. **Sankt Luca the Lame** - A one-legged monk who invented some of the earliest prostheses, he was patron of the disabled as well as of artifice, invention, and technology
21. **Sankt Martus the Lucky** - A famed gladiator turned priest, he represented gambling, betting, and even luck to a degree.
22. **Sankt Ormander the Sly** - Patron saint of cunning and trickery, this silver-haired smart old man was revered for his wits.
23. **Sankta Ravenna of Luskan** - A falconer, priestess and noblewoman, she represented wisdom as well as birds
24. **Sankta Serafina the Temperant** - A candlemaker and nun, she was patron saint of light, tranquility and meditation
25. **Sankt Solodar** - A mathematician and court astrologer, he was patron saint of astronomy, astrology, geometry, and maths
26. **Sankta Svina** - A nurse and village midwife, she was seen as patron saint of infants, children, and the like
27. **Sankt Talion the Honest** - a halfling judge from Cahay in the Fallo, Talion was patron saint of the law, of judges, and of punishment
28. **Sankt Tyr of Kalyr** - A one-armed firekeeper from the freezing north, Tyr was saint of the hearth, and of warmth and fire
29. **Sankta Valéria the Decadent** - A rich, fancy noblewoman, she was patron saint of luxury, decadence, excess, and plenty.
30. **Sankta Verehia the Sunburned** - An honest farmer and town priestess, she was patron of all farmers, of the harvest, and of food
31. **Sankt Vennor of Ely** - A green dragonborn and snake charmer, Vennor was patron saint of snakes, dragons, and other reptiles
32. **Sankta Zenya** - A court assassin and later repentant nun, Zenya was patron saint of secrets, assassins, and similar things