Otix

symbol of Otix

Otix ruled Aulura where the Guardians lived before Adanon. Otix saw the destruction that the Guardians caused in Adanon with the 300 Year War and stepped in, demanding that the Guardians leave Adanon and return to Aulura, leaving Adanon to be controlled by the mortal people. The worship of the deities is much more rare dure to the events of the war; however, Otix, while not commonly worshipped, is a much more respected deity than the Guardians.

## Core Values and Beliefs:

While most people do not reflect poorly on Otix’s followers (mostly known as the Court of the Sun Phoenix), there are very few of them. This is because Otix very rarely interacts with Adanon as she was responsible for pulling the Guardians back to Aulura. Consequently, Otix and her followers mainly value accountability and self-sufficiency. Otix’s followers rarely ask for her interference with mortal affairs (and if you do, it better be imperative otherwise it is incredibly disrespectful to the core beliefs of Otix), and their temples are created within their own communities where they work, grow, learn, sell, and much more together under the premise of learning responsibility.

Due to Otix not being a Guardian and also because Otix resolved the disaster that the Guardians created, followers of Otix don’t really care much for the worship of Guardian deities and while they won’t be outwardly disrespectful, they won’t have much to do with it. Followers of evil deities (especially those who create war, chaos, and destruction) are not tolerated.

## Worshippers' Roles:

Within temples of Otix, followers typically sort themselves into Factions to grow and learn in specific areas of expertise, which are sorted as the following:

**(The Court’s) Magnates** - (commonly - Paladins, Rogues, Wizards, Bards) the most popular faction as it encompasses the premise of self-sufficiency. Magnates pursue work, business, and making their way up in life. They are typically charismatic, often the ones interacting with those outside of the community and making sure the community is sustaining itself. The Alcal is typically chosen from this group as they have been shown that they can provide for the community.

**(The Court’s) Highbrows** - (commonly - Clerics, Monks, Druids, Wizards) Highbrows spend most of their time in the temple and pursuing the community’s library. They are the communities’ scholars, researching ways to improve the community in order to become more sustainable as well as learning as much history as they can involving Otix.

**(The Court’s) Champions** - (commonly -Fighters, Paladins, Sorcerers, etc.) Champions are trained to protect those within the community as well as to take care of their fellow members. Champions are meant to be selfless, learning not only how to take care of themselves but to take care of those who can’t. Champions must also rely on their own judgment most of the time as they are meant to carry out justice within the community.

**(The Court’s) Alcal** - The leader of the temple and community, typically being from Magnate faction. The communities are typically pretty democratic and it is usually a decision from the community to seek out the help of the Alcal in sorting out matters; however, whenever the idea of dark magic in the community or of an upcoming attack on the community comes along, it is completely up to the Alcal in how the decisions should be made.

**Sunborn** - not a faction but a role that many, many followers deeply wish to become despite being incredibly rare. In fact, there is only one Sunborn to have ever existed (a follower of Otix who was chosen by Otix herself to enter Aulura and become a God in his own right) and even that was over a thousand years ago. The desire of many to achieve this status is held in secret as the idea of hoping that Otix will anoint you as a God is seen as disrespectful and blatantly against The Court of the Sun Phoenix’s values. Yet, in some communities, this idea has become so popular that many have left their communities for Hubricia, where it is commonly pursued by their leaders and scholars to become divine through their own research and knowledge.

## Rituals:

There aren’t many rituals that Otix’s followers participate in. Typically, their prayers involve reflecting on one’s own life and situation and what/how they can improve it (without asking for Otix’s interference). Her followers believe that if you go to her with a solution to your need (or a way to improve upon yourself) and Otix finds it satisfying, then she will Bless you afterward, strengthening you in resolving what you wish to (in the case of DnD, you would get an advantage if I deemed it a good enough solution). Otix does not require sacrifice from her followers; however, many communities practice setting aside crops as a tribute to her and to show their own success.

## Temples:

Temples and communities often look different from community to community because there isn’t much to go off of as Otix wanted to leave Adanon to its own devices as she didn’t create them. So, there is a lot of diversity when it comes to what the temples look like and what the communities look like. Typically, they all follow the same faction system and the temples are often built into trees and in some cases, the entire community will be made up of treehouses. Other times, the Temple is built upwards where followers must climb many stairs in order to reach it. This is because followers of Otix believe that they must be higher, closer to Aulura in order to better communicate with her.