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the everlight the knowing miStreSS the lawbearer the matron of ravenS
Those who rise to bring her words back to the light commandmentS of the knowing miStreSS
unearth her image from ruined temples, or create new art
• Unmask those who would destroy the Knowing Mistress.
to inspire others with her message. The Everlight is repre-
Learn their secrets and unveil them to the world.
sented as a beautiful, strong woman of dark skin and light
hair, rising on a pair of ivory angel wings. • Uphold and teach the importance of reason, perception, and
The Everlight’s holy day has been long forgotten, and truth in guiding one’s emotions and path.
her followers have yet to decide when her festival should • Condemn those who lie, even among your allies, for evil
be held, and what the festivities should be. The debate folk gain power when their followers obscure the truth.
has gone on for years, and no great miracles have yet been Never stoop to the level of liars.
performed to unify the squabbling clerics.
the lawbearer
commandmentS of the everlight
Alignment: Lawful Neutral • Domain: Knowledge
• Lead with mercy, patience, and compassion. Inspire others
to unite in fellowship. The driving inspiration behind many great inventions, the
creation of vast cities, and the bringer of law and order
• Aid those who are without guide. Heal those who are
within: the Lawbearer claims dominion over civilization.
without hope.
Judges and rulers pay respect and muse at her temples, which
• Those who are beyond redemption, who revel in slaughter stand as central structures to many cities across Exandria.
and remorseless evil, must meet swift justice. Peace and order through structure and law guides the will
of her devout followers. The Lawbearer has a tempestuous
the Knowing mistress romance with the Wildmother, a furious love that is only
tempered when civilization and nature are in balance.
Alignment: Neutral • Domains: Knowledge, Arcana
Shown in most texts and statues as a hooded, armored
Revered by seers, sages, and teachers of all walks of life,
woman sitting atop a throne of pillars, her face is generally
the Knowing Mistress guided the growth of civilization
obscured or depicted without expression. The impartial
throughout the Age of Arcanum like sunlight guides
but imposing nature of her stature and presence is nearly
the branches of a tree. She was grievously wounded by
always paramount in any visual representation.
the Chained Oblivion during the Calamity, and her
The Lawbearer’s holy day is Civilization’s Dawn,
followers are now hunted by agents of her ancient foes as
and is celebrated on the autumnal equinox, usually the
she recovers in her weakened influence. Her devout now
twenty-second day of the ninth month. In Emon, each
worship in private, spreading knowledge, philosophy,
neighborhood celebrates by dancing around great bonfires
and lore anonymously through traceless channels.
in the square and giving gifts to celebrate their community.
Common representations show the Knowing Mistress
as a graying, mature woman of welcoming, matronly commandmentS of the lawbearer
smile, swathed in billowing robes and scarves that fan into
• Embrace the company and aid of others. The efforts of the
books and scrolls.
individual often pale against the capabilities of community.
The Knowing Mistress has no public holy day, for
her public worship was shattered during the Calamity, • Strive to tame the wilds of the world in the name of civili-
and she has since fallen into half-remembered myth. zation, and defend the points of light and order against the
Only in Emon has the Knowing Mistress’s faith been chaos of darkness.
resurrected—though her worship by the intellectuals of • Uphold and revere the spirit of invention. Create new
the city bears little resemblance to the knowledge-seek- places and colonies, build where inspiration hits, and
ers of old. expand the laws of the Lawbearer.
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