Isati

Isati, the Everlight, the Eternal Flame, and the damning of the wicked. Her holy flames destroy and renew, giving birth to better things in its wake. It has been known by her clerics to burn fields of grain in sacrifice to the Everlight, which then allows a better and more bountiful harvest in the coming year.

## General Information

### Titles

* Watcher of the Flame
* The Everlight

### Portfolio

Fire, the sun, agriculture, droughts, dawn, renewal, anger, revenge, obedience, oaths, nobility, journeys, gardens, protection, season of summer

### Pantheon(s)

* Ardhian Pantheon
* Damaian Pantheon
* Holy Quaternity

### Other Symbol(s)

* An open hand engulfed in flames
* An eye with the sun as its pupil

### Connected Element(s)

* Fire
* Light
* Life

## Worship

### Associated Domains

* Life
* Light
* Nature
* Solidarity
* Protection
* City
* Unity

### Worshippers

* Common Folk
* Farmers

### Holy Day(s)

* Mekeri (the Day of Harvest: Summer)
* Mahsul (The Day of Harvest: Fall
* Yazrae (Days of Planting)

## Avatar's

**The Golden Woman:** Isati's form as the Golden Woman is that of a bright and glowing woman with golden skin and hair, her eyes glow a burning white-orange like looking into the sun itself they burn the eyes of mortals who dare make contact with them. She is clad in golden plate armor that seems to cling to her body as if part of her, she carries the golden sword Dawnbringer, and wears the Circlet of the Golden Sister, a gift from her other three sisters.

**The Sunhawk:** The Sunhawk may be one of Isati's most favored out of all these forms with her using the most often, so people say. The Sunhawk is that a typical hawk though its feathers are gold, orange, and red, making it look similar to a phoenix though it does not glow as a phoenix does but has a gentle glow about it as to indicate that this is no ordinary hawk.

## Personality

The Everlight is strict in her teachings and often brash when it comes to punishment, she is known as a somewhat unkind god depending at the time you catch her, though almost none of this shines through when she is around her sisters where can be seen being more tender and affectionate.

## Relationships

Isati is close with all of her sisters of course and is on friendly terms with most within the Damaian Pantheon, though there are those who she will often but heads with especially if they are of an evil affinity.

**Allied Deities**: Deiha, Vaaya, Midiri, Abiri, Ra Rin, and Himeni

## Worshippers

Isati is prayed to far more regularly than her sisters as it can often be found that with the rising and setting of the sun the common folk of a town will utter a quick prayer, even just to themselves, as thanks for another day passed and for the cycle continued. While Isai's teachings are often seen as noble and just despite her ways of going about justice being somewhat chaotic, some bend her teachings to fit there interpretation of what she should represent and thus many cults "dedicated" to Isati are form with differing names and portfolios charted up for her. The Everlight simply cannot disband each cult and as such she charges her warriors on the surface of Damis be they mortal or somewhat holy, to root out and prosecute these unholy warriors doing dishonorable work in the name of their goddess. This charging of her worshippers formed the collective known as the Divine Justiciar who strive to route out cults in the name of their gods.

### Clergy

Many clerics of Isati are chosen after a demonstration of nobility, honor, or justice, it is often said that those with hearts of gold tinted orange are more often chosen by the Sun god to receive a calling from her or a great boon. Clerics of Isatic wear ember red robes, golden jewelry, and a golden circlet. A clerics place in the temple hierarchy is represented by the size and elaborateness of their circlet. A Novice is the lowest position within the temples and the Novice wears no circlet as they are not a true member of the temple, An Acolyte is the second lowest position within the temples, is the starting position, and is often occupied by an individual for at least 5 years; the Acolyte wears the simple golden circlet, the Sun Priest is the leader within a respective church and is the most common position occupied besides Acolyte; the Sun Priests circlet has a semi-large sun icon at the center of their crown with a gold coin tied to each of the suns prongs, Dawn/Dawness is the second highest rank they can ordain Clergy but not higher than their own rank within the temple; the Dawn/Dawness has a semi-large sun icon at the center of their crown with a gold coin tied to each of the suns prongs, beaded golden chains bearing Spire coins and topaz gemstones intricately intersect and fall gently against the Dawn's head. Finally, High Sun, the highest position within temple society and holding domain over all temples within a city/area, they coordinate with other High Sun's in order to plan events and other such things; the High Sun wears an elaborate circlet that blends with a crown, beaded with Spire coins and Topaz gemstones with the crown-like portion of the piece spikes out like the rays of the sun, each ending in a sharp point, chains and coins hang from the ending pieces on the right and left.

As with all clerics, a cleric of Isati puts great respect into the care of their holy symbol, clerics of Isati will have their holy symbol made of an inflammable metal known as Spire which they will then bless themselves, cleansing it in a fire that is also blessed over. This holy symbol will be the one and only one that a cleric is charged with, if they were to ever lose it, it would be seen as an act of dishonor, a humiliation, and a punch in the face to the Everlight. Any cleric that has lost their holy symbol also loses their clerical powers until they can find their holy symbol again, with the only spell allowed to them being the Locate Object spell. The holy symbol of Isati is a round sphere with sharp prongs acting as the rays of sunlight, it is made entirely of Spire, in some cases when a cleric of Isati was chosen by Isati herself and cannot afford a holy symbol of true make, Isati will gift it to them as a sign of trust and understanding.

### Temples

Temples dedicated to Isati are extremely common with there at least being on in each city, even if it may be shared with other deities, as Isati is a common god to worship being one of the Holy Quaternity and being the embodiment and controller of the sun. Temples to Isati are made with many windows, the most facing west and east, with elaborate paintings of the sun and Isati but otherwise simple furnishings, the temple will often be located in a part of town where the sunrise and set can be seen at any time and there will often be a large dome/skylight in order to see the sun during noon when it is believed to be most powerful.

### Dogma

The best source for the proper execution of Isati's will is *The Everlight's Eternum*, a book written by a High Sun of Isati in ancient times, within the Everlight, High Sun Makus details the true nature of the Everlight, her code of conduct; if you will; and how to properly worship her through the eons. The main points of the code are:

* *Obedience and Honor to the Everlight.*
* *Honor to the Tidebringer (Deiha), Lover of Tricks (Vaaya), and Keeper of Damis (Midiri)*
* *Protection of One's home and Family before thyself.*
* *Allegiance to the people, not the power.*
* *Servitude to others in need if fate will have it.*
* *Correction and Justice to the Corrupt ruling over the Common Folk.*
* *Willingness to aid others in times of crisis, be it big or small.*
* *Justice and Revenge for the unrightfully killed.*

#### Rites

Rites of Isati can be done in a temple or on a baron stretch of road so long as the one preforming the rite is a cleric or priest of Isati and has their holy symbol on hand. It is a commonly believed that rites preformed at dawn have enhanced power and rites preformed at sun high the most powerful.

**Rite of Priesthood:** the *Rite of Priesthood* is preformed at sun rise with the chosen Acolyte seated beneath the suns rays. The priest says the chant of the rite, opening their palms outward and facing up, their head upturned to the sun, then they lower the Sun Priest circlet onto the Acolyte; if the circlet stays upon their head, then they are an Acolyte no more, but if it shatters, it means that the Acolyte is not ready in the eyes of Isati.