Brightness

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The Brightness is a philosophy of transcendent reincarnation followed among elves, particularly Vourinoi. Those who believe in the Brightness consider death to be a transition to a new being, with each life to be spent wandering in pursuit of a moment of ecstatic enlightenment—the eponymous Brightness—that delivers them to a greater destiny.1

Many elves who pursue the Brightness devote themselves to an act or mental state, unique to each elf, that would lead them to a transcendental perception of reality. For some, this path consists simply and solely of meditation; for others, the Brightness is pursued through art, menial labor, tasks of grand ambition,2 or religion, such as the Green Faith.3

Brightness seekers

Main article: Brightness seeker

Those who devote themselves to personal pursuit of their own Brightness are known as Brightness seekers and have a heightened insight into the natural order that manifests as an exceptional talent in augury,1 and even a limited mastery over death and their own reincarnation.4

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Paizo Inc., et al. “Elves” in Character Guide, 25. Paizo Inc., 2019
  2. ↑ Dave Gross. Queen of Thorns, 156. Paizo Inc., 2012
  3. ↑ Dave Gross. Queen of Thorns, 256. Paizo Inc., 2012
  4. ↑ Hal Maclean & Jeff Quick. “Social: Brightness Seeker” in Elves of Golarion, 28–29. Paizo Inc., 2008
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Philosophies of Golarion

Of divinity

Of government

Of nature

Of the occult

Of self-perfection
and honor

Of spirits

Of
distant worlds

See also: Edicts and anathema • Sentience and sapience
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