Saraheniel

1. Core Identity

• Name: Saraheniel

• Pantheon: The Core Pantheon (Ascended PC)

• Titles & Aliases: Goddess of Nobility, Arcane Knowledge, and Swordplay; The Elven-Bladesinger, The Moonblade-Crafter

• Gender / Form: Feminine. Appears as a graceful, noble elven woman with a keen, intelligent gaze. She is always armored in her bladesong, and her icicle symbol represents the sharp, cold, precise nature of her magic.

• Alignment: Lawful Neutral

• Status: God (Reports to Eisana, Major God of Wizardry)

• Divine Realm: Caelum Bellum (The Heavenly War)

2. Domains & Influence

• Primary Domains: Nobility, Arcane Knowledge, Swordplay, Magic-Crafting

• Portfolio: Arcane laws (the science of magic), bladesingers, elven nobility, and the crafting of legacy magic items (like Moonblades).

• Cleric Domains (5e): Arcana & Order

3. Symbolism & Depiction

• Holy Symbol: A perfect, sharp icicle, hanging point-down.

• Favored Weapon: Longsword (a "bladesinger" sword)

• Favored Colors: Ice-blue, silver, and white.

• Sacred Animals / Plants: The swan (for its grace and nobility).

4. Dogma & Worship (The Core Beliefs)

• Core Dogma (The Philosophy): "Magic is not chaos. Magic is law. It is a precise, noble, and beautiful science. It is not to be hoarded, but it is not to be given to the unworthy. It must be earned through study, discipline, and honor. The sword-dance and the arcane-formula are one and the same: they are Lawful expressions of Neutral power."

• Tenets for Followers (The "Thou Shalt"s):

  • "Study. Magic is a science, and law is its language."

  • "Be precise. A bladesong with one-wrong-move is a failure. A spell with one-wrong-word is a disaster."

  • "Share knowledge, but only with those who have earned it. Knowledge is a responsibility."

  • "Uphold the law of magic and the nobility of your position."

• Sins & Taboos (The "Thou Shalt Not"s):

  • "To be sloppy in your magic or your swordplay."

  • "To hoard a secret out of greed. (But protecting it from the unworthy is not hoarding)."

  • "To use magic in a chaotic or un-lawful way. (This puts her in direct conflict with Chaotic magic-users)."

  • "To break the laws of magic."

5. Relationships

• Superiors: Eisana (Major God). Saraheniel is Eisana's "Head of Arcane R&D." Eisana is the "Goddess of Wizardry" (the "Community" of magic-users); Saraheniel is the "Goddess of Arcane Knowledge" (the "Science" of magic). They are the "yin-and-yang" of Arcus's "Magic" department.

• Subordinates: None (God tier).

• Counterparts:

  • Kayleth (God): Her "non-arcane" counterpart. Kayleth is "history"; Saraheniel is "magical-theory."

  • Corellon (God): Her "artistic" counterpart. Corellon is the "Chaotic" art of magic; Saraheniel is the "Lawful" science of it.

• Mortals: Worshipped by bladesingers, elven nobles, and all "lawful" wizards and sorcerers.

• Demigod Offspring:

  • Ashiko Kurashumi (Arcana)

  • Ashita Kurashumi (Order)

6. The Church & Clergy

• Name of the Church: The Icicle-Order, The Bladesong-College.

• Worshipper Base: Lawful wizards, bladesingers, and elven nobles.

• Clergy Structure: A highly Lawful and Noble hierarchy. Acolytes are "Students," priests are "Researchers," and high priests are "Deans" of the "Arcane Law."

• Temple Description: Temples are "Colleges." They are beautiful, lawful, and precise arcane universities, often with a hallowed forge for the crafting of Moonblades.

• Holy Days:

  • "The Day of the Moonblade": A holy day when a new "Moonblade" is forged for a worthy elven family.

7. History & Lore

• The Celestial-Pact: The core myth. It tells of Saraheniel's "lawful" and "farsighted" plan for her demigods. She chose an immortal "Celestial Knight" to be their father, ensuring that her children (and her "lineage") would be "protected" and "guided" by an immortal "Lawful" force, just as she lawfully guides her Arcane knowledge.