Se

*"Se is the guardian of the aether, and his presence is ever-felt. He is in the warmth of daylight, and the light that guides us. His influence is found in the way that plants grow to face him, that animals migrate to bask in his light, and that humans live beneath his watchful gaze and sleep when he is gone. Se is the force that keeps stasis and change in perfect balance."*
**Se** *(/seɪ/)*; also known as the First God, the Paragon, the All-Maker, the Eyes of Elysia, the Scales, and the Phoenix; is the lunar body around which Cato Vilo orbits, and is the chief deity of the Moons and Stars and creator of The Four. He is globally worshipped as the deity of balance, equality, order, justice, judgement, and the self, and embodies the element of Aether.

## Solar Body

Se is the solar body of Cato Vilo, a shining orb of hot plasma, heated to incandescence, that sheds a bright white-gold light clearly visible during daylight hours throughout Cato Vilo. Se's presence in the sky is shorter during the winter months and longer during the summer months, due to the manner in which Cato Vilo revolves around him.

## Portfolio

Se's portfolio includes balance, equality, order, justice, judgement, truth, purity, self-awareness and self-reflection. Se teaches his followers to be just and true, and to find balance within themselves and the world. Se favours those who are able to find perfect balance, and seeks to push those who neglect the stasis or change within themselves towards redemption and self-reflection. Se does not have specifically devoted followers, being an intrinsic universal force, but nevertheless, the rare few who do devote themselves to him tend to fall into the domains of Light and Life.

## Worship

Se is worshipped globally as the prime universal force of balance. He is believed to be the pinnacle of what all sentient life should strive towards, the paragon self. This idolisation is the driving force behind the rare few who truly dedicate themselves to Se's worship, however every culture pays homage to his ubiquity through domestic worship and daily prayer, thanking him for his guiding light. He is the patron of all life.

## Cultural Interpretation

### Depictions

Se is almost exclusively depicted as a golden orb to represent his solar body. It is rare for any other iconography to be used, even in the cases where The Four are portrayed as humanoid figures. However, rather interestingly, leonin culture does not follow this global trend, instead depicting Se as a gargantuan white-golden lion whose mane is a wreath of golden light.

### Personality

In The Monomyth, Se is shown to always act in favour of balance and equality, even if it requires great sacrifice, such as in the Sundering of Se. Se is also shown to take on a guiding role to The Four, particularly during the construction of the World Bones, but never directly interferes unless it is absolutely necessary for him to do so. Se upholds a constant watch over the universe, as well as guiding the Moons and Stars in Elysia, and maintaining the balance between Oribis and Nihaskil in the Void.

## Interactions

Despite being a major deity, Se is not able to directly interact with mortals in the same way as The Four. Therefore, he uses the Stars as his messengers, leaving constellations for mortals to interpret his divine will. Se's influence is felt by everything through his light and warmth, and maintains a strict spectator role so as to not disrupt the natural order.