Ysand

Together, through fire through frost. The human spirit is indominable.

 

Appearance

  Ysand is depicted in old artworks and tales, as a young man in his mid twenties. A man of fair skinned hue and curled chestnut hair, with two eyes that burn with radiant golden flames. Odd to his embers, Ysand is no brute though. Rather, his body is explained as lithe and muscular, yet smaller than most men.   He is adorned with a simplistic bronze half plate covering his chest and shoulderguards, with a black shirt underneath. Along with matching greaves and boots metal clad by his knees. The chest guard also has a buckle and leather strap across it, which serves as the holster for his blade.   Beyond his odd eyes, the only part of him that stands out above the norm, is his weapon of choice.   A rusted old blade that could barely cut is always at his side. Its hilt is carved from mahogany and clad in gold and rust. The ancient runes which stretched up the rusted iron made obsolete from the weathering.  

Divinity

  Ysand is the patron of honour, justice, radiance and fire. He is a popular divinity among paladins and considered the core god by the people of the Golden Dunes, even though he is far from the strongest or most ancient ascendant of the Carelian Pantheons.   In fact, he is not even considered the eldest nor most powerful being of his own Ysandrian pantheon, as that title is held by his beloved uncle Ophalmitrus.   Ysand is not a deity for those that seek power and ambition, but for those that crave order and stability in their lives. His commandments ring truth not only to warriors, but the average civilian as well. To rise brave each morning and together toll ahead for a brighter future.  

Blood of Ysand

  The gift granted to the most pious and noble worshippers of Ysand, is known as a condition named Gilded Blood or Goldveined, among many other terms for it.   The condition paints an individual's blood in a brilliant yellow colour that slightly glimmers when spilled. It is also inherited to an extent, where all the children of a gold blooded individual will be birthed with slightly less potent powers. A gift which can be either enhanced or extinguished depending on the purity of the growing child’s heart.   This sacred blood is also directly tied to gifts such as longevity, incredible resistance towards the elements, resistance against disease, increased strength and speed along with a vast increased potency for fire and hallowed magics.