Atavius

### Symbol

The Atavian Cross (a cross with the ends of the crossbar arms and the cross's top connected by bars to form an arrow shape pointed upwards)

## Manifestations

### Favored Weapons

Heavy crossbow, longsword, maul, warhammer

### Favored Minerals

Azurite, citrine, jade, gold, platinum, ruby, silver, white gold

### Favored Colors

Blue, Purple, Red, Yellow, White

Atavius with Arrow & Gavel

The God of Law and Chaos is considered to be the first of the Warring Triumvirate, as it is from the fountains of chaos, the ever-whirling unending spiral of creation, that the god ascended from and sought to create order from. Atavius is very much a god of absolutes: There is a Right and a Wrong in the world and these matters can be codified. Statutes, Orders, Regulations, Designations, and Covenants are binding and all living creatures seek these kinds of structures in the bedlam of the reality they have been brought forward into. The Law of Death is in place to create a halt to the perpetuation of life eternal or the possibility that those created under the Warring Triumvirate could ascend to join the Divine Conflict.

Dwarves find worship in Atavius, who is seen in their tradition as the rock from which they rose up from.

Atavius has three Aspects:

**⯁ Aspect of the Straightest Arrow.** All things are structured to function as they are structured to function. Aberrations to the law and the very nature of reality are to be seen as problematic and dealt with. In this way, adherents of this Aspect of Atavius focus on dealing out judgement to Undead (which break the Law of Death) and Aberrations (stuff formed of Chaos against the laws of Urz).

**⯁ Aspect of the Even-Handed Judge.** An arbiter should be able to see both sides of any dispute, even if one of those sides is the absolute disregard or abolition of law itself. In this way and in this way alone can true and pure judgement be found. Adherents of this Aspect of Atavius may try to come to understand the natures of laws to see if they themselves are the sources of anarchy.

**⯁ Aspect of the Fountain of Creation.** All things come from the raw materials of ataxia. Adherents of this Aspect of Atavius have no structure or laws, just understanding.

**Ocyrian Tradition**

Atavius, as seen by Ocyria, is the god of principle, radiance, justice, order, and honor. He is the chief deity amongst the Warring Triumvirate and is the most worshiped god in Ocyria. He is known as the Even-Handed God, The Straightest Arrow, The Benevolent Sun, and the Holiest Gavel-bearer. To some of his believers, Atavius is known as Aryiomand, or Lord of Lords in Old Ocyrian. His followers believe that Atavius is one of three true gods and that all other gods are either false or were given their status as powers of the world by these three. Whereas Ashtar is the duality of Good and Evil and the source of the disorder in all men’s hearts, Atavius is the source of all moral obligation, the laws of the physical and supernatural worlds, the essence of true benevolence, and the controller of all that is chaotic. He is regarded as a just god, one who shines on those who embrace community and goodness and is wrathful to those who are vile. The origins of the world and the stories of the faith are detailed in a holy book called The Bynod. The Church of Atavius is an ordered presence in the lands of Eyane with many different factions and groups that hold the worship of the god as their primary motivation. Most notably, there is the Ocyrian Inquisition, which has held presence since the Grey War. They seek out worshipers of demonic or chaotic entities and ensure that their corrupting teachings do not spread. There is also the Comes Palatinus, which is an order of knights who spread the order and righteousness of Atavius wherever they might roam. And the Ecclesia Vitas (The Great Church) is a holy order based in Ocyria that keeps the faith’s histories and is the home of the church’s greatest leader, the Appointed Saint. It was the son of Atavius, Atavius Gratiarus, who presided over the creation of the Covenant of the Ascended with the Grey Order at the end of the Age of Gods and who has ushered in the Rules of Mortality to be adhered to by all the peoples of Urz. Clerics and paladins are fond of Atavius for the code he represents and the nobility in the traditions of his church. He commands his followers thus:

**⯁** **Truth and honor in all that you do.**

**⯁** **Be vigilant against that which would corrupt or prey on the innocent.**

**⯁** **Protect those who cannot protect themselves, fight against injustice, and defend law and order.**