(http://i.imgur.com/2MIrFzh.png) | | 莎伦莱(SARENRAE) 晨花(The Dawnflower) 中立善良 疗愈,救赎,太阳之神 信仰中心:阿巴隆(Aballon)、阿巴萨罗姆空间站(Absalom Station),太阳(the Sun),威瑟斯(Verces) 圣徽: 一个有着炽焰双翼的天使 |
太古时代,名为莎伦莱的天使把阳光,真理和正直带给了格拉里昂和它的姊妹世界。她曾与那些意图将新生星球拖入永恒黑暗的邪恶存在鏖战,并取得了最终胜利——而一些邪恶之徒更是于莎伦莱的荣光之中发现了自己的丑恶,于是他们纷纷悔改,并获得了晨花的饶恕。慈爱的莎伦莱是光明,引导以及疗愈的象征,然而,除去其怜悯和同情的一面,晨花本身也是对抗邪恶的强大力量,她会无情地击溃那些不可救药之徒。
莎伦莱通常被视作是象征协约世界太阳的女神,因此她的信徒有时会将太阳称为“晨花星”以表达对女神的敬意,然而莎伦莱的力量其实来自于诸天寰宇的无数恒星。她乃是大爱无疆的女神,对有难者而言就像一个关怀备至的母亲、姐妹与守护者。医治伤残病患,让失败者重新振作,在最为最黑暗的心肠和世界中洒下引导之光,這些事情都会让晨花感到无比的喜悦。她不会在意侮辱和中伤,但会对无辜清白之辈所遭受的暴力和掠夺报以净涤之火与灼热之光。古老而不朽的晨花毫不畏惧地挺身对抗黑暗大潮,并保证黎明总会到来,而希望,善良和真理终将大捷。
晨花的信徒来自尘世众生——他们每天都会因阳光而喜悦,因爱与同情而欣慰,并对救赎和义行坚信不疑。尽管人类经常把莎伦莱描述成“自己的”神祇,但赞美太阳的传统在其他依赖太阳获得能源和滋养的社会中也非常普遍,因此协约世界里面及外界的许多文明在一定程度上都存在着对莎伦莱的崇拜。除开人类,也许就是Shirrens最能被莎伦莱的信仰,以及那关乎救赎与共鸣的教条所吸引。莎伦莱的神职人员中许多都是使节(Envoy),秘术师(Mystics),恒星武士(Solarian)和星际战士(Soldier),他们拥护和平与善良,只有在无可救药的邪恶兴风作浪之时才会采取相应的行动。莎伦莱的神殿尽可能设计成露天敞开的样式,至少也会留下一扇窗户或者天窗,以让信徒得以沐浴在自然的阳光下。
在协约世界之中,莎伦莱的教会其宗教中心乃是位于太阳内部黎明海岸的燃烧群岛。尽管晨花的信仰总是偏向个人主义,而且教会的定位也只是为漫游星海,推进女神事业的神职人员及信徒们提供组织和训练之处,然而,许多协约世界的莎伦莱信徒还是会本能地产生想要踏足这片圣地朝圣的冲动。
Eons ago, Sarenrae was an angel who brought the light of the sun to Golarion and its sister worlds, and with it truth and honesty. She warred with evil beings that sought to plunge the newborn planets into eternal darkness, and emerged victorious—yet some of those who had turned to evil saw their wickedness revealed by Sarenrae’s glory, and in repentance they were forgiven. Sarenrae is kind and loving—a figure of healing, guidance, and light. Yet for all her compassion, Sarenrae is also a powerful force against evil and strikes down the irredeemable without mercy.
Sarenrae is generally seen as the goddess of the Pact Worlds’ sun, which her faithful sometimes call the Dawnflower’s Star in her honor, but she draws power from suns across the universe. She is a deity of boundless love—a caring mother, sister, and protector of all in need. She delights in healing the sick, lifting up the fallen, and shining a guiding light into the darkest hearts and worlds. Sarenrae brushes off insults but responds to violence and predations upon the innocent with cleansing fire and scorching light. Ancient and timeless, Sarenrae stands fearlessly against the tide of darkness, promising that the dawn will always come, and when it does, hope, kindness, and truth will triumph.
The Dawnflower’s faithful come from all walks of life: everyday folk who rejoice in the light of the sun, take comfort in love and compassion, and believe strongly in redemption and righteous action. Though humans often describe Sarenrae as one of “their” gods, the tradition of sun worship is common in societies that rely on the sun’s light for energy and nourishment, and thus most cultures within the Pact Worlds and beyond have worshiped Sarenrae to a significant extent at some point. After humans, shirrens are perhaps the race most attracted to Sarenrae’s faith and her message of redemption and empathy. Many of her priests are envoys, mystics, solarians, or soldiers—those who espouse peace and kindness until stirred to action by evil that cannot be redeemed. When possible, Sarenrae’s temples are open to the sky, but they always have at least a window or skylight where the faithful can bask in the natural light of the sun.
In the Pact Worlds, the spiritual heart of Sarenrae’s church is within the sun itself, in the Burning Archipelago’s central city of Dawnshore. Many Pact Worlds Sarenites feel an instinctive drive to make pilgrimages to this holy site, even though her faith is often individualistic, with the church serving as an organizing and training force for priests and followers who then wander the galaxy doing the goddess’s work.