Gytha

"Guardian of All, in thy name I purge this unnatural scourge! Gytha condemn thee!" - Hlamir Dras, former member of the Gythl lir Gaas

Gytha

Intermediate Deity

Symbol: The Tree of Life, surrounded by eight multicolored spheres of mana

Portfolio: Nature, Magic, Protection, Ethics

Worshippers: In the days of Last Gaas, Gytha had tens of thousands of followers or more, but after the fall of Gaas her followers were divided and scattered. Many elves (and many members of the Order of the Sacred Silence) still worship her, but she is decidedly bitter about the way the country of Tragwin turned out.

Domains: Protection, Magic, ?

Favored Weapon: Quarterstaff

Gytha bears many similarities to Eldor: idealistic, protective of both humanity and nature, and enemy of those who corrupt pure forces. Unlike Eldor, Gytha's vision of a perfect mortal world is far less strict and much more complicated. Gytha believes that magic can be used to better mortal existence by protecting the weak and providing for the needy. Above all, Gytha does not tolerate perversions of natural existence, such as capturing souls, raising undead minions, altering the flow of mana or wanton destruction of the environment.

While Eldorin may not be a perfect model of Eldor's vision, Tragwin is an abject failure of Gytha's hopes for humanity. Poverty and corruption run rampant in Tragwin, and Gytha's anger at the mortal betrayal and abandonment have never waivered. To this day, Gytha's followers work to fix problems in Tragwin on varying magnitudes of importance and difficulty. More than a few magi still hope and pray for the original vision of Tragwin to come true.