Session 33: …and the Living go

Iomedae, is the goddess of righteous valor, justice, and honor. Having served as Aroden's herald, she inherited many of the Last Azlanti's followers upon his death, and continues to espouse the ideas of honor and righteousness in the defense of good and the battle against evil. As a mortal, Iomedae was a Chelaxian human born in Cheliax around 3800 AR. After joining the Shining Crusade in about 3816 AR, she ascended to lead the Knights of Ozem in the struggle against the forces of the Whispering Tyrant.
Years of struggle brought about many great feats, including the creation of the artifact Heart's Edge in 3826 AR from the pieces of Iomedae's sword that had been broken by the Whispering Tyrant, an action immortalized as Iomedae's Sixth Act.
Also in this time, in 3831 AR, Iomedae completed her Tenth Act after ruling Kantaria for a year and a day and battling faceless stalkers under the control of veiled masters. In the fall of 3832 AR, she became the most recent person to pass the Test of the Starstone and acquire a spark of divinity. Her actions caught the notice of Aroden, who chose her as his herald, replacing the slain Arazni. Iomedae served him in this capacity until Aroden's death in 4606 AR, after which she took over many of his followers and legacy, and became known as the Inheritor. Aroden was inspired by Iomedae's devotion, optimism, tenacity in the fight against evil and, especially, her goodness which was a foil to his own dark thoughts that grew as the millennia passed by.