Kalix

### Aliases

She of Crown and Sceptre, The Divine Queen, Monarch of All the Universe, She Who Rules, Monarch of Monarchs, The Greatest of the Greater

## Depicitions

### Avatar Description

A snow-white skinned lady in a long, flowing purple gown and a platinum crown with sapphires. She holds a golden sceptre.

### Symbol

A golden sceptre surrounded by a plantinum crown encrusted with sapphires.

## Affiliations

### Open Worship

Yes

> *"Kneel."*
> - The First Commandment of the Church of Kalix
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Kalix is the Greater Goddess of Authority, Power, Majesty, and Rulership. She seeks to rule all and everything, her divine authority unmatched in power and grandeur. She rules the Court of Kalix, a divine realm of marble and platinum, ornate and majestic, where she bestows her judgement and exercises her divine right to rule all.

Kalix's form is one of awe and majesty; skin as white as the marble of her palace, the elegant, purple dress that flows behind her, and most importantly, the flawless crown of platinum that rests upon her head. She is never without her sceptre either, an artefact representing her perfect reign, and a weapon to punish those who deny her divine authority.

## Kalix's Influence

Kalix desires, feeds on, and is obsessed with rulership. All must bend the knee to her, all must live within the boundaries of her empire, all must pay tribute to their Divine Queen. Every act of authority, of power, of majesty fuels her, as they are her domain. Kingdoms of mortal, outsider, and deity may exist, but only under her approval and as vassals to her and her alone.

### Kalix's Goals

Kalix seeks control of all things, and for her will to be absolute. She desires all the universe to pay tribute to her, as she believes they rightly should. Her champions seek to lead in her name, the form of this leadership mattering very little to Kalix; whether legendary heroes or cruel tyrants, as long as they paragon the tenets of authority and control, they are viewed as worthy by Kalix. Kalix desires her mortal agents to be absolute pawns for her, willing to go where her Pantheon cannot in order to extend the influence of her empire.

### Divine Relationships

Kalix's only true friend is her Shieldmaiden, Alissiya. Alissiya's unending loyalty and friendship towards Kalix is a great source of comfort for the Goddess. Alissiya's eternal defence of the Divine Throne in Kalix's palace is the only assurance Kalix needs to know that her empire will be immortal and her perfect reign without end.

Kalix has conflicted views on the Lesser God, Zeyack. On one hand, Zeyack is a trusted soldier and swore fealty to her without hesitation, and his guard of her Court has not went unnoticed. On the other hand, Kalix is aware that much of Zeyack's loyalty to her only stems from his deep friendship to Alissiya and Kalix suspects that Zeyack would use his wretched autonomy to defend Alissiya instead of follow her divine authority if he was forced to make a decision between them.

Vi is the only Greater Deity that Kalix truly fears; the New God of Knowledge's amplified divinity compared to his fellow Greater Deities means that he is, ultimately, the most powerful of them. Vi acts as a loyal advisor to Kalix, although Kalix regards this advice with endless distrust; A deity who's being includes a partial reincarnation of the Mad God may succumb to the same madness.

Kalix despises Xa'kot'la'ku, the God being too freakish to reside in her Pantheon. Kalix viewed him, and the Lesser God Trogon, as flawed and not good enough to be part of her divine court, and views his continued existence as an insult to her authority. In response, Xa'kot'la'ku hates Kalix and most Lizardfolk reject her as a result.

Kalix tolerates Tiandra, although the two have a tense relationship. Kalix dislikes Tiandra, viewing the Goddess of Dragons as a false deity, being a creation of both arcane and divine power rather than pure divine essence. Tiandra in turn dislikes Kalix for the dismay the dragons were given during their attempted negotiations with her Pantheon at the end of the Colossus War.

The Lady is one of Kalix's most trusted advisors, having promised to stay loyal to Kalix, something Kalix knows that The Lady could not break. When Kalix does not wish to intervene in mediating disputes between other deities, The Lady often acts as judge in her stead, thus The Lady's title of 'Judge of the Pantheon'.

Kalix hates one being in Eldaron more than any other: The Leaping Lord. While Xa'kot'la'ku desired to join her Pantheon, The Leaping Lord flagrantly rejected bending the knee to Kalix. Kalix immediately declared The Leaping Lord as traitor and heathen, and ordered the other deities of her Pantheon to hunt down and kill him. However, The Leaping Lord escaped and lives on. Kalix's deepest desire is for The Leaping Lord to be brought to her, made to kneel, and then executed for his transgressions.

## Worshipping Kalix

Kalix is the most worshipped of the Pantheon of Kalix in general; as the head of the Pantheon, she is subject to greater reverence than her fellows. She is particularly worshipped by monarchs, nobles, and other rulers; many believe authority on the Material Plane is only granted by Kalix to those loyal to her, and to rule with disregard to Kalix is a grave sin.

Kalix's main temple is located in the Holy State of Kalixin, a theocracy devoted to Kalix that is completely enclosed by the Imperium of Veldris. Brutally authoritarian, the Church of Kalix maintains an iron-fisted regime over the state, with treason and heresy being viewed without separation.

Kalix has a week of festivals from the 9th of Summermorn to the 16th of Summermorn every year. However, in many places, only The Crowning (09/04) is universally celebrated, with the next 6 days being celebrated in smaller groups. The exception to this rule is Kalixin, where all feast days are celebrated by the entire population. Following The Crowning, the more solemn Queen's Day (10/04) occurs; in Kalixin, this day is marked by mandatory worship and fasting from midnight to midnight (with only those below the equivalent to the Human age of 10 exempt), where those who do not comply are punished by death. Rupturetale (11/04) follows, where the story of Kalix's formation of her Pantheon is told. The next day, Maiden's Day (12/04) is dedicated to Alissiya. Offermass (13/04), where a settlement's best produce is gathered and burnt as an offering to Kalix, and Earlyrest (14/04), a day of celebration without work, are next. Crownrite (15/04) is another day of celebration, although some believe that celebrating the execution of the treasonous (or blasphemous in Kalixin) to be morally wrong. The week of festivals ends with Sceptrepass (16/04), a day where rulers are traditionally 'passed the sceptre' by Kalix and vow to rule their subjects under Kalix's guidance and authority.

## Myths of Kalix

The myths of Kalix frequently centre around the early days of her divine empire.

***Rupturetale.*** The Rupturetale denotes the creation of the Pantheon of Kalix, starting from the Divine Explosion. See The Creation of Eldaron for more details.

***The Meeting of the Maiden.*** Moments after the Divine Explosion, Kalix found a young, frightened Goddess. Kalix comforted the Goddess and asked it's name. Alissiya introduced herself, still wary but awestruck by Kalix's majesty. Kalix raised Alissiya up, and an unbreakable bond of loyalty formed between them; Alissiya devoted herself to protecting Kalix for all eternity, as Kalix did in the early days of their existence. Kalix anointed Alissiya as her Shieldmaiden and began formulating the formation of her Pantheon.

## Kalix's Champions

**Alignment:** Always lawful

**Suggested Classes:** Cleric, Paladin, Fighter, Sorcerer, Bard

**Suggested Cleric Domains:** Order

**Suggested Backgrounds:** Acolyte, Noble, Soldier

Most worshippers of Kalix either worship her to bless their own authority, or do so from a place of deep belief in hierarchy and order. It is the goal of all of Kalix's faithful to eliminate disorder and to lead under Kalix's blessing.

### Kalix's Favour

As head of the Pantheon, Kalix focuses on order above all; her Pantheon must comply to all her decrees. Once her fellow Deities are in line, her focus extends onto extraplanar beings, and onto mortals last. However, Kalix is a firm believer in hierarchy, and is willing to extend her authority down to even mortals, so they can establish her authority through their own. The Kalix's Favour table offers several suggestions for the nature of your connection to the Goddess.

 **6** | You have no idea why Kalix shows interest in you.

### Devotion to Kalix

Servants of Kalix draw strength from authority. As a follower of Kalix, consider the possibilities on the Kalix’s Ideals table as alternatives to those suggested for your background.

 **6** | **Respect.** If she is mighty enough to be queen of Greater Deities, she more than mighty enough for me. (Any)

### Earning and Losing Piety

You increase your piety score to Kalix when you expand the goddess’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these:

* Leading those who look up to you effectively
* Slaying those who reject authority and embrace anarchy
* Respect those who hold authority, if they are worthy of it
* Building or restoring a temple to Kalix

Your piety score to Kalix decreases if you diminish Kalix’s influence in the world, contradict her ideals, or make her look ridiculous or ineffectual through acts such as these:

* Dismantling systems of authority and hierarchy
* Refusing to step up and lead when offered
* Disobeying your superiors
* Refusing to punish criminals, anarchists and the treasonous

Kalix seeks authority and order, and her followers are much the same. Her followers prefer to openly proclaim the divinity of authority, but are willing to use subtler methods to establish control and order if they are met with resistance.

#### Kalix's Devotee

*Piety 3+ Kalix trait*

As a devotee of Kalix, you have been granted stewardship of a small part of the Divine Queen's empire. You can call on Kalix’s favour to cast command with this trait, a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

#### Kalix's Votary

*Piety 10+ Kalix trait*

You can cast motivational speech with this trait. Once you cast the spell in this way, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

#### Kalix's Disciple

*Piety 25+ Kalix trait*

Your mind is strengthened to carry out your Goddess's decrees. You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened.

#### Champion of Authority

*Piety 50+ Kalix trait*

You can increase your Strength or Charisma score by 2 and also increase your maximum for that score by 2.