Goy-an: The Cat

Goy-an is the feline goddess of magic, good and bad fortune, secrets, and mystery. She shares similar views on life and death as the Great Serpent and the Weaver, this being that death is inevitable, however her piece on death is more about enjoying the life that you have for it is not always assured that you will gain another like it.

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## General Information

### Portfolio

Good and bad fortune, darkness, mystery, secrets, magic, felines

## Worship

### Associated Race(s)

* Mao
* Shizi
* Laohu
* Bao

### Holy Day(s)

Golden Days of Fortune (Samaji 1st - Samaji 6th)

## Avatar's

The Dark Mistress is the only known form of Goy-an and is known for its beauty and arcane prowess. In this form Goy-an is a sleek black sphinx tabaxi with dark knowing yellow eyes and intricate golden makeup and tattoos. She is dressed in a dark black robe accompanied by a black cloak and studded leather armor. She carries a staff made of lava and ice know as Fire’s Breath.

## Visages

A Visage is one of a primary kami's many gods which they have "absorbed" in order to take the place at the top of the Creator pantheon, Visages can vary dramatically from what their "parent" kami stands for, looks like, or aligns with though all of them align and are apart of the Creator pantheon as the ones whom would have joined the Starforged Alliance had been killed rather than absorbed.

* **Goy-ra**: a Chaotic Good demi-god worshipped primarily by the Shizi race of the Tsume clan, she stands for rebellion, confrontation, and trickery and as such is associated with the Trickery domain.

## Personality

The Dark Mistress has a passion for all things magic and fortune; and that being fortune as in good and bad luck and not money; she has a hunger for knowledge of the arcane which often results in her sending her devoted clerics and warriors on pointless missions even if there is only just a single glimmer of hope. She is quiet and reserved compared to the other Kami. Preferring to reach out less to her worshippers unless she sees it as worthwhile for both groups, though this does not mean she does not answer calls for help, for she will if she thinks it necessary; but it is she who knows best what it looks like to mess with fate as she has had several run-ins with Shijian for altering the timeline of this plane.

Above all though, Goy-an appreciates the fine line of chaos she rides for she may help with one hand and wreak havoc with the other at any moments notice, a power that could drive anyone mad; though not her, she sticks to the core of her beliefs being both helpful when wanted and a draw of bad luck when needed for without balance over chaos what would these planes be?

## Possessions

Jian-nohon, is Goy-an's most prized possession, a staff made purely of a chaotic mixture of aventurine and green apatite gemstones carved into a twisting and circling rigid staff filled to the brim with balance and chaos simultaneously. Since the staff itself is made of gemstone rather than topping it with more gemstone a clear crystal cut gently into a triangle floats gingerly in the staffs power compartment (located at the top, typically a gemstone or other such valuable material which has been attuned to the wielder is placed here). In addition to her staff, Goy-an also wears a simply but match clear crystal circlet and a necklace adorned with aventurine and green apatite.

## Worship

Goy-an is primarily worshipped by the people of the Tsume kingdom as she is their creator and the epitome of what is right in their eyes. Though she is not out rightly good she is still regarded as a just and powerful kami.

### *Commandments*

* Embrace the beauty that death grants the world
* Embrace chaos it is what has lead us to this day, to magic, and to ourselves; it is the glue with which the universe may be held together.
* Embrace power and chaos that magic brings, to deny yourself such a simple pleasure would be unwise.
* Protect the use of magic at any cost, it is a pivotal and essential part of the world and ourselves.