Winlas

Winlas

(Deity)

Titles

The Elder of Divinity

Realm

Great Library of Harmonious Scripture, Requius, Heaven

Alignment

Lawful good

Areas of Concern

Ceremonies
Religiousness
Service

Worshipers

Community leaders, congregation leaders, officiants

Edicts

Serve leaders of ceremonies, craft ceremonial arms and armor, lead a congregation

Anathema

Deride sacred ceremonies, carelessly or lazily perform rituals, destroy ceremonial objects

Follower Alignments (1E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (1E)

Good, Knowledge, Law, Protection

Subdomains (1E)

Archon, Defense, Legislation, Loyalty, Purity

Follower Alignments (2E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (2E)

Glyph, knowledge, protection, vigil

Favored Weapon

Heavy mace

Symbol

Censer hanging from a sapphire mace

Sacred Animal

Egret

Sacred Colors

Green, silver

Source: Chronicle of the Righteous, pg(s). 28 (1E)
Gods & Magic, pg(s). 128–129 (2E)

Winlas is a powerful archon empyreal lord who oversees the Great Library of Harmonious Scripture on Requius, the fourth level of Heaven. There he maintains a record of every sacred ceremony in the multiverse in an effort to fight the evil caused by their profanation.

Dogma

As the chronicler of all sacred religious ceremonies, Winlas preaches the importance of ritual as a way of bringing the faithful together. He believes that there is power in numbers and that ceremonies are not simply distant prescriptions, but are passed down by the divine and adapted by pious mortals. The Elder of Divinity does not believe in loose interpretation or expansion of rituals, and he and his servants encourage strict adherence to established ceremony and dogma.

Appearance

Winlas appears as an old man with skin the color of unspoiled parchment standing about 11 feet tall. He carries a massive tome in his arms and is dressed in unblemished white silk robes covering a heavily brocaded blue tunic trimmed in gold. Hanging from his shoulders is a tapestry depicting countless religious observances traced with silver thread, and he wears a four-pointed golden crown on his head.

Servants

Winlas is assisted in his divine task by countless harbinger archons.

Herald

Anwigasi is the herald of Winlas on the Universe. A half-celestial coatl, Anwigasi is believed to be the offspring of the Elder of Divinity's first priestess and a plumed dragon. Unlike most other heralds who spend most of their time in the Outer Planes and only occasionally venture onto the Material, Anwigasi has been watching over the small religious community of Saruhk in the Mwangi Expanse since before the death of Aroden.

Church of Winlas

Winlas finds most of his adherents among community leaders, congregation elders, and various lay and anointed officiants. Centers of worship can generally be found in community centers, grand cathedrals, and other holy sites.

Obedience

Certain dedicated worshipers of Winlas perform daily obediences in order to receive divine blessings known as a boons from their god. The obedience takes the form of a complex ritual involving standing, kneeling, and lying prone for various intervals, all while reciting at least three different religious texts.

References

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