Casna
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Follower's Alignment: Any non-chaotic
Associated Colour: Purple
Holy Days: Every Month (15 times a year)
Sacrifice: Tithe (20%) or one day of service a month
Familiar Form: Avian (Owl)
Domains: Law, Community, Protection, Nobility
Oaths: Obedience, Loyalty, Minor Faith, Challenge
Priests: usually referred to as Lords or Lawgiver
This force or Ultimate Order is known by many titles: the Lord of
law, Master of Order, the Eternal Enforcer. God of Justice; Casna is the force
of justice and truth in a cruel unjust land. He is the patron of Sash Knights
and others who struggle against chaos and maintain order in remote communities.
Casna is one of the oldest and most well respected gods of the
south; his followers can make allies with both ends of good and evil, as long
as they obey the laws. He is a fair god, eternally steady as long as order is
maintained and everyone is equal under the eyes of the law. He is patron to
many orders of monks, also to sash knight and the legion warriors. They stand
vigilant; unbending to cries of goodness or to cruelty; they ensure the laws
are obeyed regardless of the cost.
Yet, most people knowing the cost of being thrown out of the town
are quick to obey the edicts of the law-makers. While cynics say that the laws
are obeyed only as long as the Casnian knights are watching, the knights are
beholden to their word, knowing that to punish the law-breakers they must catch
them. His few wizard followers are almost always urban ones, often experts in
matter of law, time and divination. Many of his clerics are assigned to rural
areas to maintain peace and good relations with others of the lawful demeanor.
The colour purple is greatly associated with this god; and many
creatures created to serve the enforcers have this colour for their fur, skin scale
or eyes. The two most well-known servants are the purple beholder and purple
dragons that are extremely loyal to the faithful. However the most common are
the watcher (a purple owl) and a sniffer (psionic weasel) that are continually
helping to defend the urban faithful. Priests usually wear purple vestments;
while knights commonly use purple shields.
His familiar form is usually the owl; that keeps an ever-present
eye on spell-casters who break the law or who unlawfully summon creatures. Few
obelisks in urban areas do not have at least a dozen of these animals.
His avatar form is a Sash Knight who comes to fight the forces of
chaos. Unlike most other avatars, he is commonly found fighting great threats
with the armies from other faiths, especially those of Japeth, Quanna and
Keran. Chaos and destruction are the foes Casna and his faithful despise and
they will work with other lawful groups to eliminate these threats. During
these troubling times, his knights and priests gather to meditate, pray or work
to ensure their success.
Casna’s
Code
No
one is above
The
law stands firm
All
else means naught
Illusion
and fantasy will fail
For
Truth is absolute
Justice
unbending
Order
is the goal
And
the method is our trial
Respect
& obedience are our tools