Zaketrin

1. Core Identity

• Name: Zaketrin

• Pantheon: The Core Pantheon (Ascended PC)

• Titles & Aliases: Goddess of Exploration, The Adventuring-Heart, The Golden-Fostered, The Curious-One

• Gender / Form: Feminine. Zaketrin was once a "good-aligned drow," but her ascension has settled her into the form of a "dark-skinned elf" (to honor her "past" self) whose eyes "invite curiosity." She is beautiful and "warm," radiating a "love" of "adventure" and "connection."

• Alignment: Neutral Good

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

• Divine Realm: Terra Incognita (The Undiscovered Horizon)

2. Domains & Influence

• Primary Domains: Exploration, Magic (the "feeling" of it), Lore, Adventure

• Portfolio: Adventurers, explorers, story-tellers, and the "magic" of a "sunset" or a "new love." She is the patron of "reformation" (from evil to good) through "adventure."

• Cleric Domains (5e): Arcana & Twilight

3. Symbolism & Depiction

• Holy Symbol: The face of an ancient, kind, golden dragon (honoring her "foster-father").

• Favored Weapon: Scimitar (an "adventurer's" weapon)

• Favored Colors: Gold, twilight-purple, and "sunset" orange.

• Sacred Animals / Plants: The gold dragon and the "traveler's-moss."

4. Dogma & Worship (The Core Beliefs)

• Core Dogma (The Philosophy):
  "The magic is in the sharing. True magic is in the heart. It is the "feeling" of a new adventure, the "lore" of a lost tomb, the "spark" of a shared story with a new friend. Do not "study" the world; explore it. Live. Love. Lose. It is all worth doing. An evil heart can be "reformed" not by "law," but by a "good adventure." Go, see, and feel."

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

  • "Adventure. A "life" lived in one "place" is a "life" not lived."

  • "Explore. The "map" is never finished."

  • "Feel. Magic is the passion in your heart for a new, shared experience. Use that passion."

  • "Believe in reformation. The greatest "adventure" is changing an "evil" heart (even your own) to "good.""

  • "Share the experience. A "connection" with another—a lover, a friend, a child, a stranger—is the most potent magic."

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

  • "To be "bored." This is the only "true" sin."

  • "To "stay home" when the "heart" "calls" "you" "to" "adventure.""

  • "To "hoard" lore. Lore is a "story," and "stories" must be told."

  • "To believe that "evil" cannot be "reformed."

5. Relationships

• Superiors: Eisana (Major God). This is a fascinating, "inverted" relationship. In life, Eisana was a "Theurgist-Priest" of Zaketrin. But in the 5e "reboot," Anushirvan "promoted" Eisana to Major God and slotted Zaketrin under her. They are both "Neutral-aligned" PC-Gods, and they have an immense mutual respect. Zaketrin is "proud" of her former "follower," and Eisana "defers" to Zaketrin's "wisdom" on "matters of the heart" and "adventure."

• Subordinates: None (God tier).

• Counterparts:

  • Noi (God): Her "passion" counterpart. Noi's domain is the "magic" of carnal pleasure (Chaotic Neutral). Zaketrin's is the "magic" of experiential pleasure and connection (Neutral Good).

• Mortals: Worshipped by all "good" adventurers, explorers, and "reformed" evil-doers.

• Demigod Offspring:

  • Acacias Thornton (Twilight) - Born in 147

  • Elsandoral Stacianodel (Arcana) - Born in 1

6. The Church & Clergy

• Name of the Church: The Golden-Seekers, The Adventurer's-Heart.

• Worshipper Base: Adventurers, explorers, cartographers, story-tellers, and "good-aligned" romantics.

• Clergy Structure: A "Neutral Good" "Adventuring-Party." Priests are "Scouts," "Guides," or "Story-tellers."

• Temple Description: "Temples" are "Adventurer's-Guilds," "Explorer's-Lodges," or "crossroads-inns" where "all stories are shared."

• Holy Days:

  • "The Day of the Foster-Dragon": A day of "telling stories" to "honor the past" (named for her dragon-father).

  • "The New-Heart": A holiday celebrating any "reformation," where a "villain" became a "hero."

7. History & Lore

• The Drow-Reformed: The core myth. Zaketrin was a drow, but she "adventured" her way out of "evil." Her entire faith is based on this "reformation," proving that "lore," "adventure," and "passion" can change your "alignment."

• The Magic of Connection: It is taught that true magic is not just arcane or divine, but exists in all shared mortal experiences. A first kiss, a parent's story, a laugh shared with a stranger—this "Mortal magic" of shared experience is what she governs, and it is the true source of all exploration and reformation.