Saia - The World of Syphora

> [!infobox] > >> [!caption] >> ![[Saia.png]] >> Holy Symbol of Saia > ###### > | | | > | ---- | ---- | > | **Type** | [[Prime Deities]] | > | **Title** | - The Goddess - Mother Goddess - Mother of All - Goddess Saia | > | **Domain** | Creation, Harmony, The Heavens | > | **Symbol** | Wings, feminine figure, halo | > | **Gender, Pronouns** | Feminine, She/her | > | **Alignment** | Lawful Good | > > ##### > | | | > | ---- | ---- | > | **Associations** | Motherhood, purity, innocence | > | **Holy Day** | New Dawn (1st of Raeuron) | > | **Weapon** | Staff | > | **Animal** | Cow, dove | > | **Gemstone** | Clear quartz, moissanite | > | **Flower** | White carnation | > | **Major Arcana** | The Empress (and The World) | > | **Colors** | White, pale yellow | **Saia** (/ sigh-uh/), also known as the **Mother of All**, the **Mother Goddess**, or **the Goddess**, is the goddess of creation, harmony, and the heavens. She is by far the most worshipped god in all of [[Syphora]]. Some may worship her alone, while some worship her beside their other gods. She is renowned across the world as the mother of the world and all the life that breathes. ## **Description** #### **Appearance ...** Saia is often depicted as a beautiful woman dressed in a white or pale yellow flowing dress. Her skin soft and pale with beautiful, pale blonde and flowing hair. She is often shown beside angels or her children, [[Cylia]] and [[Auero]]. She can be often seen in front of bright, cloudy skies with large, white feathered wings and a halo. Her true depiction presents her in simple yet otherworldly clothes as she offers her arms up to welcome all life into her embrace. #### **Personality ...** She is the most worshipped God in all of [[Syphora]], and each legend depicts her as a loving, caring soul who only ever seeks to mother peace and prosperity in her creations. Those who pray to Saia seek good fortune and harmony—a smooth birth, a quick recovery, or even to love one another as equals. They often will value the heavens and the innocence that life offers. Worship to Saia is worship to the very Goddess herself—to welcome the love of the Goddess into your heart and be loved. Prayer often comes with the embrace of all life in this world—from [[human|humans]] and [[elf|elves]] to the vast ocean, lush forests, and craggy mountains. ## History #### **The Emergence ...** ... ## Places of worship and holy sites ... ## Known worshippers ... ## Holy day Saia's holy day is New Dawn, on the 1st of Raeuron ... ## Artifacts ... ## Gallery >[!grid] >![[The_Goddess_Saia.png#cap|Depiction of Saia by Laurencin]] ## Stories and mythos - [[Saia Myth]] ## Trivia - ...