Selaveth

Selaveth is the goddess of passion, midnight, and the moon—a radiant, unpredictable force of emotional truth. She embodies desire in all its forms, from first blush to final goodbye. Her beauty is both inspiring and overwhelming, and she calls mortals to live boldly, love freely, and weep without shame. She created the elves as reflections of her longing for emotion to take form, and birthed Naelir from her fated union with the sea god Thalor.

Divine Domains

  • Moon
  • Love
  • Trickery
  • Twilight
  • Passion (custom domain)

Artifacts

Artifacts

  • Heartmirror Veil: A gossamer veil that reveals or hides true desire; used in rites of confession, devotion, and longing.
  • Lunaria – The Bow of Distant Longing (Specialized Equipment):
    A silver bow strung with threads of moonlight and hair from Selaveth herself.
  • Lover’s Arc (3/day): Arrow finds the beloved, regardless of distance or barriers.
  • Tethered Heart: Binds the emotional state of target and archer for 1 minute (Cha save).
  • Phase Arrow: Once per night, fire an arrow into a dream. It returns at dawn bearing a message or a memory.

Holy Books & Codes

  • The Tides of Her Flame – A poetic and sensuous scripture written by elven mystics
  • Moonbound Whispers – A collection of hidden truths, prophecies, and romantic philosophies
  • Songs for the Unrequited – A set of verses said to be dictated by Selaveth herself during moments of eclipse and heartbreak

Divine Symbols & Sigils

  • Crescent moon cradling a burning heart
  • A single teardrop falling into a pool of ripples
  • A silver arrow entwined with flowering ivy

Tenets of Faith

  • Love without shame, and mourn without restraint.
  • Beauty is sacred.
  • Emotions are not distractions—they are truths.
  • Passion is a form of prayer.
  • Never turn away from longing, for it points to what matters most.

Holidays

  • Eclipse Revel – A masked festival of longing and freedom during total lunar eclipses
  • Silver Bloom Night – Spring’s first full moon, honoring new love, creativity, and emotional awakening
  • The Waning Lament – A solemn, starlit vigil for lost loves and unanswered desires

Divine Goals & Aspirations

  • Inspire love, art, vulnerability, and longing in mortal and divine hearts alike
  • Preserve the elves as beings of feeling and memory
  • Ensure that the moonlight continues to reflect what the sun cannot see

Physical Description

Body Features

Selaveth appears as a luminous figure with an aura like flowing moonlight. Her hair cascades in soft waves of radiant gold, ever-shifting like silk in a gentle tide. She wears a gown of pale green and gold, embroidered with sacred vines and glowing patterns that move subtly with her emotions. A crown of delicate starlit blossoms rests in her hair, and soft lights—like fireflies or drifting embers—follow her wherever she goes.

Identifying Characteristics

  • Eyes that shift between rose, moonstone, and sea-glass green
  • Her presence leaves a scent of night jasmine and coastal wind
  • Wherever her bare feet touch, starlight or soft petals are known to appear

Special abilities

  • Can create divine emotional resonance: mortals nearby may be overwhelmed with love, grief, or inspiration
  • Her voice can be heard in dreams, lullabies, and the hush between kisses
  • Travels effortlessly between moonlight and memory
  • Radiates an aura that protects lovers and reveals secret desires

Specialized Equipment

  • The Crystal Heart of Selaveth :
    A flawless, glowing heart-shaped gem set within an ornate silver cradle. It pulses in the presence of true love or hidden longing.
  • Test of Truth: When held between two beings, the heart glows brightly if their love is mutual, flickers if one deceives the other, and shatters if love has been corrupted or twisted.
  • Eclipse Tear: Once per moon cycle, the bearer may activate the heart to reveal a vision of a person’s most honest emotion, regardless of what they say.
  • The Perfumed Ember:
    A vial of ever-burning starlit essence from Selaveth’s own divine passion, sealed in moon-crystal.
  • Divine Incense: When uncorked and released into a ritual space, the Ember evokes a trance of emotional clarity in all present—hidden grief, love, or regret surfaces uncontrollably for 1 hour.
  • Love’s Resurrection (1/month): May be burned to restore a broken emotional bond or reignite lost love—romantic, familial, or platonic—between two willing beings.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

  • Created by Aurenos and Elyndra from twilight and first sorrow
  • Formed the elves from moonlight and longing
  • Fell in love with Thalor during the Age of Silver Tides and bore Naelir, god of stars and daydreams
  • Rejected Fenros’s love gently, but her sorrow gave rise to the Wounded Grove
  • Struggled against Aurenos’s judgment, yet never renounced her love for her family

Accomplishments & Achievements

  • Gave mortals the ability to feel love, longing, and heartbreak as divine experiences
  • Established the Moon Circles, a sacred union of temple, theater, and sanctuary
  • Inspired the arts of confession, dance, and written verse in countless cultures

Failures & Embarrassments

  • Her passions caused conflicts between gods, fracturing the divine court
  • Her lament during Naelir’s near-destruction caused a celestial imbalance
  • Some mortals cursed her for giving them love they could not keep

Morality & Philosophy

  • Emotion is sacred, and all who feel deeply are touched by divinity
  • Love is not a possession—it is an offering, sometimes temporary, always real
  • Beauty must be pursued, even if it hurts
  • Joy and grief are reflections of the same sacred longing

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

  • To keep love and beauty alive in a world prone to order, fear, and silence
  • To ensure Naelir thrives in a cosmos not made to understand him
  • To guide mortals into vulnerability, openness, and full emotional expression

Representation & Legacy

  • Remembered through music, moonlit poetry, and artistic ritual
  • Her temples often double as performance halls, places of mourning, and spaces of healing through expression
  • Full moons are considered moments of divine intimacy
  • Her likeness appears in jewelry, tattoos, and love tokens across Mythralune

Social

Contacts & Relations

  • Thalor (Lover): Deeply bound by love and memory; though distant, their connection never faded
  • Naelir (Son): Her heart and legacy, protector of dreams and wonder
  • Fenros (Former Suitor): Revered for his sincerity; she treasures him as a painful, beautiful memory
  • Aurenos (Father): Cold and silent toward her; she aches for his approval but no longer seeks it
  • Elyndra (Mother): Gentle but distant; sees Selaveth’s passion as a necessary mirror to memory
  • Virelyn: Quiet solidarity; they mourn differently, but deeply respect each other’s grief

Alignment
Chaotic Good
Children
Sex
Female
Gender
Feminine
Eyes
Varies
Hair
Long, flowing, luminous gold with hints of moonlight woven through every strand
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Pale and radiant with a soft, moon-kissed glow
Height
6'8"
Weight
Ethereal
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