Domains:
Time, Patience, Cycles, and Reflection. Orvara governs the flow of time, ensuring that all events occur in their due season.
Symbol:
An unbroken circle enclosing a clock face with no hands, symbolizing the eternal flow of time and the absence of haste in her realm.
Appearance:
Orvara is often depicted as an ageless woman with hair that shifts from silver to black to gold, reflecting the passage of time. She wears a robe woven from threads of starlight and autumn leaves, which shimmer and fall away only to reappear.
Mantras:
“All things in their time,” “Patience is the heart of wisdom,” and “To understand time is to honor the eternal.”
Personality and Worship
Orvara is a serene and contemplative deity, embodying patience and wisdom. She is a neutral figure, neither halting nor hastening time's flow but ensuring that it moves steadily and fairly. Her followers include sages, druids, and anyone seeking guidance in enduring trials or understanding the cycles of life. Her shrines are often built in places that seem timeless: quiet groves, ancient ruins, or mountain peaks. Worshipers meditate on the passage of time, seeking clarity and perspective. Rituals involve hourglasses, clocks, or natural markers of time, such as the sunrise and the changing of seasons.
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