Ilyra

Ilyra was a chief creation goddess in the Thauzunian Orthodoxy, associated with first matter, physical substance, form, and the transformation of potential into tangible existence. In pre-Fall belief, Ilyra was not a creator in the sense of design or intent, but the one through whom substance itself became real. Flesh, stone, water, air, and all material components of the world were understood to originate through her shaping. Where Arven defined structure and order, Ilyra provided the substance that structure acted upon. Without her, order would have remained abstract and unexpressed. Orthodox doctrine described Ilyra as the principle that made existence occupy space. Matter under her domain was inert until shaped, but once formed it carried permanence and limitation. She governed weight, density, texture, and physical presence. The world was considered real because it resisted movement, broke under stress, and endured through time. These properties were attributed to Ilyra’s influence, reinforcing the belief that reality was not an illusion or idea, but a material condition with constraints.   Ilyra was also associated with embodiment and sensation. Pre-Fall teachings held that perception—touch, pressure, pain, temperature, and physical orientation—arose from matter interacting with itself. Awareness of existence began with the body, not the mind. In this sense, Ilyra was linked to grounding, limitation, and the acceptance of physical constraint. Existence was not infinite or fluid; it had mass, boundaries, and resistance. To exist was to be subject to those conditions. Additionally, Ilyra was associated with transformation of substance rather than its destruction. Matter could be reshaped, broken down, or recombined, but never fully removed. Decay, erosion, and rebuilding all remained within her domain. Pre-Fall doctrine emphasized that nothing physical truly vanished; it only changed state. This reinforced the Orthodoxy’s broader worldview that permanence existed not in form, but in substance itself.   No knowledge of Ilyra survives into the post-Fall era. There are no remaining references to her name, role, symbols, or associated doctrine in modern Vey’Zari society. The Thauzunian Orthodoxy itself is entirely unknown, and with its collapse, all structured understanding of Ilyra vanished. She is not remembered, worshiped, or reinterpreted in any form. To contemporary society, Ilyra does not exist as a forgotten goddess, but as one whose influence persists invisibly through matter itself, without recognition or awareness.