Xyza

Not just another pretty face, xyza favors grey-elvish form because these beings are so smart and wise, both attributes necessary to the proper use of the Gift of Magic to mortals. The power she wields is great, despite her diminutive size. Although the power she gave to mortals is often used to shed blood, she disallows such bloodshed within her shrine. The punishment for defiling her shirne and defying her wishes there is too much for some to bear, for she withdraws a good portion of the gift and announces to the world who has defiled her holy place. She is often busy renewing the mana supply so that all the gods may tap in and continue to kep the world working and ever evolving, and life continuing. Despite the number of mortals who hate her or despise mortal use of magic, she has a large following. Patron goddess of the House of Arcana, she supports scholarship and the wise use of knowledge. She favors neither Shadow nor Light, but balance, as magic knows no path but its own. Recently certain warriors and non-mages have discovered her religion, and a theran chapter of the knights of the order of the lemniscate was begun. Unlike the non-aggressive archmages of arcana, the knights are an aggressive force for magic in thera.