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Iliana

The Eternal Light, She Who Brings Dawn

Overview

Iliana is one of the two Eternal Siblings who have existed since time immemorial, representing light, life, and the eternal struggle against darkness. Her power is carried in the infinite lattice of suns that travel above Angrea from nightward to sunward. As the embodiment of pure good, she wages an eternal conflict with her sister Korin, though her definition of “good” doesn’t always align with mortal understanding.

Core Aspects

Portfolio

  • Light and Radiance

  • Life and Healing

  • Protection and Shelter

  • Dawn and New Beginnings

  • Truth and Revelation

  • The Greater Good

Sacred Symbol

A golden sun with stylized rays

Manifestations

  • Appears as a figure of pure golden light too bright to look upon directly

  • Sometimes takes the form of a tall woman with hair like sunbeams

  • Manifests through the dawn light or in the warmth of healing

  • Her presence brings feelings of hope and determination

Personality & Motivations

Iliana embodies unwavering dedication to the light and the defeat of darkness. She is both compassionate and ruthless - willing to sacrifice individuals for the greater good. Her eternal struggle with Korin has made her pragmatic about mortal concerns, sometimes appearing cold or distant despite her good nature.

Relationships

  • Rivals: Korin (her sister and opposite)

  • Allies: Ilithor, Bria, Canaedus, Ferallia (leaders of the Light-aligned gods)

  • Other: The Balance (represents unity she cannot accept)

Worship & Influence

Followers

  • Healers and physicians who work by her light

  • Paladins and warriors who fight darkness

  • Common folk seeking protection from evil

  • Leaders making difficult choices for the greater good

  • Dawn workers - bakers, farmers, early merchants

Temples & Shrines

Small village temples with intricate stained glass. - Healing halls that use focused sunlight - Dawn prayer chambers facing nightward - Mirror arrays that keep sacred flames lit - Libraries illuminated by clever window arrangements

Holy Days & Rituals

  • Dawn Prayers: Daily worship at the beginning of dawn phase.

  • The Long Day: Summer solstice celebration

  • Flame Renewal: Annual relighting of temple fires

  • The Greater Choice: Meditation on difficult decisions

Favored Offerings

  • Candles lit at dawn

  • Golden coins placed in sunny water

  • Healing herbs grown in temple gardens

  • Acts of selfless protection

Blessings & Curses

Blessings:

  • Healing light that mends wounds

  • Protection from darkness and undead

  • Clear sight to see through deceptions

  • Strength to make difficult choices

Curses:

  • Blindness from staring at truth too bright
  • Burning those who harbor darkness within
  • Revealing painful truths at inopportune times

Cultural Variations

  • Human Name: Iliana

  • Dwarven Name: The Dawn Forge

  • Elven Name: She of First Light

  • Orcish Name: Sun Mother

History & Myths

Origin

Iliana has existed since before memory, one of only two constants throughout Angrea’s infinite history. She and Korin predate all other gods, who rise and fall with their civilizations.

Major Myths

  • The First Dawn: How Iliana created the infinite sun lattice to drive back eternal night

    • GM notes: This is a false myth, there was never a time before Iliana and her suns.

  • The Eternal Argument: The ongoing debate with Korin that shapes reality

  • The Necessary Sacrifice: When Iliana allowed a city of innocents to fall to prevent greater evil

    • GM notes: The city that lies under water at Emith’s Heart. Though most legends have forgotten this.

Historical Impact

  • Her suns’ pattern provides navigation across the infinite plane

  • The eternal conflict drives the cosmic balance of Angrea





Game System Information

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D&D 3.5

  • Alignment: Neutral Good

  • Domains: Fire, Good, Healing, Knowledge, Protection, Sun, Trickery

  • Favored Weapon: Ranseur (martial, reach)

Classes

  • Cleric Clerics of Iliana are protectors. They devote themselves to defending those who cannot defend themselves, and to banishing darkness in all its forms.

D&D 5E

  • Divine Rank: Greater Deity

  • Alignment: Neutral Good

Classes

  • Cleric Clerics of Iliana are protectors. They devote themselves to defending those who cannot defend themselves, and to banishing darkness in all its forms.

    • Suggested Domains: Knowledge, Life, Light, Peace, Trickery

Daggerheart

Classes

  • Seraph: Seraphs of Iliana tend to fall into two camps. Protectors and scholars. Protectors devote themselves to defending those who cannot defend themselves. Scholars scour the isles for lost secrets that could shine light upon the countenance of She Who Brings Dawn.

    • Background Questions:

      • How did you first feel Iliana’s faint influence in your life?

      • In what small way did Iliana let you know your divine gifts are from her?

Communities

  • Orderborne: While few people devote themselves to Iliana directly, knowing she rarely takes part in mortal affairs, a few communities scattered across the isles do center her worship as part of their way of life. These tend to be pacifistic and rural communities, with rituals and festivals centered around Iliana’s role as mother of the suns and enforcer of their celestial order. Suggested sayings and values:

    • “Another sun will rise.”

    • “No two suns are exactly alike.”

    • Diversity

    • Dedication

    • Loyalty

Thirsty Sword Lesbians

Playbooks

  • The Chosen: If Iliana has chosen you, it’s most likely to sacrifice yourself for the greater good. Dying while defeating a great evil. Abandoning those you love to seek knowledge. Destroying something you care about for the greater good.

  • The Devoted: If you’ve chosen to devote yourself to Iliana, it is a devotion that may never be acknowledged. If it ever is, it is most likely to ask even more from you than you have already given. When Iliana deigns to pay attention to mortal affairs, things may turn out well for a community, or a people, or the entire world; but they rarely turn out well for those who champion her.

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