Igni Matri

### Relatives

Flos Matri (sister)Aer Matri (sister)Mer Matri (sister)Magus Patri (brother-in-law)Malus Patri (brother-in-law)Saintess Libra (adopted daughter)Iustitia Soror (daughter)Libratum Freor (son)Flora Soror (niece)Fauna Asdis (nibling)Vinum Freror (nephew)Vitae Soror (niece)Sin Matri (Soror) (niece)Xenres (Nephew)Queen of the Seas (daughter)Queen of the Abyss (daughter)

## Summary

Igni Matri is the second oldest of the Holy Sister Quartet; her official title is Igni Matri, Goddess of Justice and Holy Fire. She is often considered the harshest of the Goddesses and is the least worshipped as a result, though she is always respected. Like her older sister Flos Matri, she is not allowed to tamper with human life due to unknown reasons, though it is often associated with a curse from her youngest sister Mer Matri. She is known for being the harshest of the four core goddesses, her punishments often involving the deaths of many inhabitants of the kingdoms. As the judge, jury, and executioner of the many Gods of the realms, she has often had to give lessons that could not be ignored.

### Appearance

Her skin is a dark, rich brown, covered in tattoos which are generally associated with Demons, whom she is said to have had a hand in creating, and are nonsensical to most, but can be figured out by the few priests and priestesses who still worship her. Her hair is a primarily black ombre, switching from amber to gold until it’s white gold at the tips. She has six arms; each pair said to hold a different form of judgment.

Her top two arms are capable of forming holy fire to burn the body; if the soul is pure, the ethereal body will not burn, and they pass on to the afterlife whole, this is considered her form of judgment on those who haven’t committed any major sins against those around them. The second pair hold a feather and a scale; she weighs your heart on the scale against a feather and if the feather is heavier, you may pass to the afterlife, otherwise, your eternal soul is damned to Infernis, forced to wander as a screeching spirit, preying on the souls of the living. Her third set holds a holy blade; a blade sculpted by her hand. Though it was once used to fight her brethren, she used it to destroy souls beyond redemption.

## History

Historians believe that Igni Matri was once the most worshipped Goddess due to her nature, however, as civilization became more advanced, it also became more sinful and lazy, so the harsh mother’s worship fell into quiet decline. When she was allowed to walk amongst her beloved children, however, it is said that she was always loved by the strict and noble Beastmen, but feared by the proud and lazy humans, as well as the Angels who believed themselves superior to all.

She is known for being an extremely wrathful goddess, the most famous example of her wrath is the scarring of lands South of Metoa, just west of Southra, and extending into it, the original homeland of the demons. It is now known as “the Wastes” a vast desert where almost all signs of their original inhabitants have been buried by both time and dust.  She is very much strict and no-nonsense, however, that doesn’t mean she doesn’t love her children. Those who worship the Goddess are said to live longer lives and receive divine blessings, however, the reward comes at the cost of always making sure that yourself and those around you are in strict adherence to the Divine Laws, hence her lack of worship, but still loving respect.

Igni Matri is said to have the fewest biological children of all of the Four Core Goddesses, only having twins, Iustitia Sorer, Goddess of Laws and True Justice, and Libratum Fréror, God of Balance and Equilibrium. She was also known to have adopted a young human girl, who became a Saint, whom she named Libra. Libra was a blind child who had been abandoned by her human parents, but under the careful instruction of her divine mother, learned to see the souls of those around her, and was so eerily accurate in judging their sins that it was considered to be a divine gift. This is considered to be the most prominent example of Igni Matri’s compassion and mercy, which is rarely seen to most.