Ardea, the Dawnmother
Ardea is depicted as a great stork with shining golden
feathers, wreathed in flowers or other plant life. She
is the Amaranthine of the sun who watches over the
flora and fauna of Everden and provides them with light and
energy to grow.
Ardea’s light is present in all living things, from the tiniest
sprouting seed to the mightiest beast. Her light also represents
love and kindness, which every creature is believed to possess.
All birdfolk are said to be Ardea’s children, and many think
she appears as a stork to demonstrate her maternal love for
them—although she is speculated to appear in a different form
to each woodland race.
When she vacates the sky she rests in a plane of pure light
and life. There, great celestial storks carry out her will, and act
as her messengers in the mortal world. An old folk story relates
that Ardea sends these storks to fly unnoticed into Everden,
where they place her animating light into unhatched eggs. This
is why birdfolk often refer to her as “Mother Stork”.
She is worshiped by good aligned characters of every sort:
poets write of the love she has bestowed upon the world,
priests ask her to watch over the newly born, and farmers pray
to her for good harvests and light winters.
Divine Domains
Life, Light
Divine Symbols & Sigils
A radiant sun with two
golden feathers
Tenets of Faith
All life, great and small,
is equal and sacred.
Protect life, and be kind
to all living beings.
Divine Classification
God
Children
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