Delbinore

Delbinore is one of the oldest human gods still worshipped across Jamboloydia.

She never judged anyone by race, wealth, looks or charm. She believed that everyone with a good and kind heart deserved righteousness.

In her youth, Delbinore grew up in a rich family. Her family was very powerful and influential. She quickly realized that even though her family had the power to change the lives of the poor and downtrodden, they didn’t. She argued with her family about doing something to make the world a better place, but they refused. They told her that she knew nothing, and that she should just be happy to be born into wealth and power.

Frustrated, she started to sell her own possessions. The money earned this way, she gave to the poor in the streets. Through these actions she gained a feeling of pride and honor.

With this feeling in her mind, she once again approached her parents and told them about her experience. They denied her access to anything of value and told her to never do it again.

Shortly after, she left her home never to return. She only brought a sword and a bit of clothing. She lived on the streets and learned how unjust life can be. She slept in alleys, backyards and rainy streets, but while she was suffering, she was planning the rest of her life. Years later, she started to learn proper sword fighting. She didn’t have money for a trainer, so she dueled willing strangers and city guards. They laughed at her and quickly defeated her, but she always got up. Her determination was admirable, so she was taken to the barracks and was presented to a captain. He loved determined students, so he offered to train her properly, if she would then would repay him by working as a city guard for free afterwards. She accepted.

Years passed, and at the age of 17, she was a very respected fighter amongst the city guard. Her skills did not go unnoticed by a newly started adventuring group. They needed a skilled fighter to join them on a quest. After she questioned them about their mission to make sure it was in the service of good, she joined them.

A few years on the road did her good. She became one of the best fighters ever seen and she kept her humble and kind heart. She became the leader of the adventuring group, and together they travelled throughout the land helping people in need and defeating evil. They did not differentiate between race or wealth, they just helped whoever needed them to fight evil. Their reputation grew fast, and they quickly became the saviors of the people.

To honor the people's champions, a statue of Delbinore was raised in the capital. This statue was raised in gratitude to the group, and to remind the city who helped them when it was needed the most. Rumors spread throughout the land, and they spoke of the statue being magical. By praying to it, Delbinore would come back and help them once again. Delbinore was a very beautiful girl, so these rumors were probably started by some young men in love. Nevertheless, people started to pray to it whenever things looked bad.

The rumors eventually reached Delbinore, so she decided to travel back to the city to see the statue for herself. She was welcomed with open arms, and the entire population had to catch a glimpse of her. When she arrived, there was no great evil for her to defeat, so instead she smiled at the people and kissed the magical statue on its hands and feet. People were a bit surprised as to why she kissed the statue, but a wise man had the answer. By kissing the statue, she transferred some of her power into it. This wise man proposed to dismantle the statue and build 4 new statues each containing one of the areas she kissed. People loved this idea, so they initiated the task. One of these statues was built in each of the neighboring cities. Delbinore was surprised by her hero status, and she also heard the rumors about the statues. Kind as she was, she visited the new statues and also kissed these. Quickly, several statues were raised of Delbinore all across Jamboloydia.

Her reputation kept growing bigger and bigger, and she was loved by most. Many years after Delbinore started her fight for the good and honorable souls, a group of worshippers was formed. They called themselves, “Knights of Delbinore”. They travelled throughout the lands with the same values as Delbinore. This quickly became a thing, and soon hundreds of fighters practiced her teachings. Over the years, Delbinore became the mother of honor and righteousness. To this day she is worshipped by countless people. The Knights of Delbinore are still very active, and are in some regions synonymous with paladins.