Thyr, God of Law and Justice
Alignment: Lawful Good
Domains: Good, Healing, Law, Knowledge, Protection
Symbol: Silver cross on a white field
Garb: White robes trimmed with silver, purple or gold — the colors of kingship
Favored Weapons: Light or Heavy Mace
Form of Worship and Holidays: Last day of every month, on the last holy day of every year is set-aside for non-royalty to have their grievances heard.
Typical Worshipers: Humans, Royalty
Thyr is the god of wise and just rule. He is normally depicted as a wizened king seated on a great throne holding a rod of kingship in one hand and a chalice of peace in the other. His principles are justice, order and peace. He represents proper and traditional rule and as such was once worshiped (at least in name) by all human royalty. He is the embodiment of the enlightened human caste system where each person has a fairly- determined role in a lawful society intended to create the greatest good for the greatest number.
His symbol is a silver cross on a white field, symbolizing the upturned cross-haft of his sister’s sword, which he thrust into the earth to end the gods’ war. Upon seeing the blood of so many gods shed, Thyr forswore the use of swords and his priests, for this reason, may not use bladed weapons. Many favor reinforced rods, similar to light maces, modeled after Thyr’s own rod of kingship. The noble eagle and lion are his sacred creatures.
The true story of Muir and Thyr's divine ascensions are known only to the gods themselves, and perhaps their closest angelic servants. Interpretations on their ascensions vary from culture to culture; some followers of the twin gods believe that they have existed as divine powers for as long as the concepts of justice and valor have existed, while others believe they were angels that earned their ascensions through great wars against the forces of evil.
Another tale depicts Muir and Thyr as mortal twins of the lost royal house Iomedae, who rallied a great host of righteous soldiers in times of antiquity to take back a fallen kingdom from an evil wizard-king known only as the Whispering Tyrant. The two then rose to become gods after sacrificing their lives in a great and climactic battle against their hated foe, freeing the lives of millions from the Tyrant's unjust and heinous rule. This interpretation is particularly popular in the crusader kingdom of Mendev, where Muir is sometimes called by the title of 'The Inheritor', and Thyr by the title of 'The Adjudicator'. The crusaders take comfort in believing that their guardian deities under what it means to shed mortal blood in the pursuit of eradicating evil.
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