Octavius

### Signs and Portents

- An old man, wandering the wilds spouting nonsense with starry eyes. - A butterfly, its wings translucent, that provides light in ones darkest hour.

Octavius, the Dawnsinger, the Erraté of Light and Compassion, and ruler of the Inner Realm of Luminamoris. Considered to be among the Paragons, four benevolent gods widely worshipped within Veiltouria.

## Description

Octavius is the purest and most inarguably good of all the Erraté. A being of endless compassion and kindness, he yearns for all mortal souls to live lives free of pain and suffering. Those souls who do pass into his realm have their choice of reincarnation into a body of their design, or can instead choose to remain in his golden halls for eternity, living in utter bliss.

Octavius was one of the earliest Erraté to gain sentience, along with his twin and antithesis Edwardius. Octavius was formed in the realm of light called Luminamoris, and immediately began reshaping it to better suit his image. He created his domain Praetorium, a huge golden city that floats in the great ethereal sea of light that is his realm. It is this very city that shines the brightest in the sky on Terra Aletheia.

Terra Aletheia sits in the core of the great Realmsphere, its sky is not like the real world. As opposed to an endless expanse of space filled with stars and other celestial objects, the sky of Terra Aletheia is finite, with hard boundaries and edges that presses up against the limits of the Inner Realms.

As Terra Aletheia rotates, one side of the planet passes into the influence of Luminamoris, while the other passes into the realm of shadow, creating this worlds version of day and night. The sky during the day is golden hued, as it is actually the realm of Luminamoris stretching out over the world. Instead of a huge burning ball of a gas for a sun, Terra Aletheia has the "Bright-Sun" during the day. This Bright-Sun, which appears to be a huge glowing orb in the sky is actually Praetorium itself, the brightest point in the realm of light.

## Vassal Gods - The Pentastodia

Like all Erraté, Octavius' realm is home to many Íshnubar who dwell within their own Lesser Domains. While differing Íshnubar cannot cross the borders of another's Lesser Domain without permission, Octavius has complete control over all aspects of Luminamoris.

The Íshnubar of Octavius are:

* Audaxiel, God of Courage & Daybreak

* Aumariel, God of Love & Evenings

* Eusteriel, God of Righteousness & Twilight

* Liberael, God of Generosity & Mornings

* Vertimax, God of Heroism & High Noon

## Champions

Some of the greatest champions and heroes in Veiltouria's history were direct worshippers and followers of Octavius. Some of these legendary warriors include:

#### Jaeger Flamefeather

Captain of the Deliverance and member of Twisted Fate. It was Jaeger who freed a mindwiped aspect of Octavius. After caring for this divine avatar on his journey, Jaeger put all his faith into the wanderer. For the first time in five thousand years, someone believed in it. This jolted his powers and returned his memory.

#### Ace Haelstrom

Founder of the Brotherhood of Valor and one of the greatest warriors in history. Ace helped battle Shog-Ammonoth and gave Canis Absalom his facial scar.

#### Garth Abromovich

A Tiefling Warlock who had unwittingly tapped into Octavius's dormant powers. Garth and his brother joined The Destro Obstantia and helped prevent Ax Mystia's invasion.