ROSHANA

The Celestial Goddess of Light

May the light reach you.

The Luminary is the paragon of faith and power that exists in this realm. These beliefs are centered on cosmic fables taken-shape in this land; the myths of other cultures and worlds. While many are known through spun tales and stories, there are those still shrouded in mystery. Of those known, however, is the prominent Goddess of Guidance — Roshana. 

Roshana is the omnipresent being of the realm, thus aptly named the The Light Eternal. A singular body composed of three aspects of Light — the Sun, Moon, and Stars. These aspects, each with qualities that create the world, all congregate into her universal being. The Luminary might not make her presence known, but her power is felt all the same.

Roshana Lux – Aspect of the Sun

The Aspect of the Sun embodies all things living and warmth itself. As the day rises, the world blossoms into activity. Lux greets the realm openly, and life grows. As the mortal realm finds purpose within the sun’s grasp, so it goes that freedom grows.

However, while the sunfire itself provides warmth, its flames may equally shed destruction. Those who reside in this part of Lux’s domain are coerced into action — combat, war, conflict… And so, strife, discord, and dissension become a burden to bear.

Roshana Aer – Aspect of the Moon

The Aspect of the Moon emerges when Lux retires from their observations; Aer emerges from the twilight ether and quiets the land into rest. Aer embodies the cold of the night, healing and respite, and secrecy nestled in shadows. As the many-faced Aer observes each night, the shadows change; the time they linger changes; and no matter how change is interpreted, Aer lingers still.

And still lingers deception and darkness. The night, while quiet and cold, proves cruel when those who feel most alone are found alone. When the moon turns crescent and the darkness is at its coldest… Doom follows, does it not?

Roshana Vela – Aspect of the Stars

Between the day and night, a moment lingers where dawn and dusk control the world. That moment — that being of twilight — is Vela, the Aspect of the Stars. Vela strings the dawn and dusk as one by stars and cosmos, thus a form of unity is brought. This unity, while transient, is enough for the world to find themselves before the day or night breaks. Vela embodies the mystical energies of the dawn and dusk; time itself – eternity – is the bridge of the sun and moon. And when the stars shine brighter than the sun itself or brighter before the moonlit canvas arrives, there lies a prophecy or story to be told. Thus, Vela is the embodiment of Fate.

…But fate is inevitable, is it not? Every choice – every thought-of decision – will still lead you to the end. Those who follow it may persist; those who deny it can certainly try at the risk of insanity or uncertainty, but in the end, that is fate.