Solar of Life

> *"My heart, it goes to Her. My fate, it leads to Them. My faith, it belongs to Him. An oath I swear to serve Zotique until my breath is final. Only with their power shall I grow."*
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*Oath to Life, sworn by new disiples in the St. Rosales Chapel of Life*

**Zotique**, sometimes spelt **Zotiqua** or **Zotika**, is the **Solar of Life and Nature**. They are the third Spawn of **Wen** and was the sixth Solar to descend on the Material Plane. Their accountability partner is the Solar of Dust, Mabuz. Zotique is frenquently written in myths and legends with various genders and appearances, but a unifying trait of Zotique is that they bestow gifts and curses almost randomly, yet unaligned with their mood. Zotique is also known to pick favorites and make them unaffected by Death; a famous example of this is Karaad Ord the First, who frequently sent Zotique sacrifices and prayers to obtain her favor.

### Relationships

Zotique's accountability partner, the individual intended to balance their power, is Mabuz, the Solar of Dust. The two frequently cross paths rather violently in mythology. Zotique has no consistent romantic interests amoung other Solars, but stories have written them courting Cato, Tufani, Xaga, Consonance, Jian, Aelwyd, and Narifeli in different forms (typically gender-opposite), with varying degrees of success.

### Children and Religious Following

Out of all 27 Solars, Zotique has blessed mortals with the most aasimar: as examples, some of their famous lineages include the royal family of the Goldenfaerie Kingdom, noble houses Rosales and Delaney of State Kordrus, and the Hu Family of the eastern Shiduide islands. Although first and second generations are typically powerful, Zotique's lineages are known to die out quickly.

Zotique has many aasimar, Deva, and Planetar children. Zotique and the Deva Freydinlasia had two twin children, Mior and Lezt, that later became the first Planetar to live to adulthood. Zotique is said to favor Lezt, as Mior spent several years studying the writing of Mobuz, whom Zotique does not like.

Many of Zotique's temples and monasteries hold hundreds of disciples at a time.

#### List of Zotique's Known Lineages

* Barboso Family (Rasteria, Southeastern Telowar)
* Checkacho Family (Inseldorth, North Telowarian extent islands)
* Goldenfaeire Kingdom Royal Family (Western Lamanis)
* House Anguisol (Windsor Dominion, Thode Empire, Northern Lamanis)
* House Delaney of State Kordrus (Western Telowar)
* House Rosales of State Kordrus (Western Telowar)
* Hu Family (Shiduide, East Isles)
* Jo Family (Ethaliel, North Telowar)
* Lysteseus Family (House of Secopis, Southern Arren)
* Kaykirof Family (Inseldorth, North Telowarian extent islands)
* Korenious Family (Bomaria, southwestern Arren)
* Matahari Family (North Province, Pelinorth, Western Telowar)
* Yewpike Family (Aeies, Southern Arren)

### Trivia

1. Zotique is a Druid of her Spawner, Wen, and is considered by mortals to be the Solar of Druidic Magic, even though the Tovenaar is a more likely canidate.
2. Zotique appeared in a tapestry in Session 15 of the Lamanis Odyssey Campaign. Later in the same session, she blessed Fuse's summoned panthers.
3. Zotique has a mild dislike toward the newly arisen Solar of the Sun, Alina.