The Knowing Mistress

(a.k.a. Ioun)

Revered by seers, sages, and teachers of all walks of life, the Knowing Mistress guided the growth of civilization throughout the Ages like sunlight guides the branches of a tree. Ioun is the Goddess of knowledge, skill, and prophecy. Sages, seers, and tacticians revere her, as do all who live by their knowledge and mental power. The Archeart is the patron of arcane magic, but Ioun is the patron of its study. Libraries and wizard academies are built in her name. Common representations show the Knowing Mistress as a graying, mature woman of welcoming, matronly smile, swathed in billowing robes and scarves that fan into books and scrolls.

Divine Domains

Arcana, Knowledge

Divine Symbols & Sigils

The staff of the eye. A short staff with an open, lidded eye at the top.

Tenets of Faith

Seek the perfection of your mind by bringing reason, perception, and emotion into balance with one another.
Accumulate, preserve, and distribute knowledge in all forms. Pursue education, build libraries, and seek out lost and ancient lore.
Be watchful at all times for the followers of Vecna, who seek to control knowledge and keep secrets. Oppose their schemes, unmask their secrets, and blind them with the light of truth and reason.

Holidays

Candle Night. Celebrated on Dim Night in the month of Shade, this holiday often passes with little note. It is said that burning a candle in Ioun’s name this night will bring wisdom in the coming year.