Vivar

Vivar of Euriden, the All-Father's Chosen, the Faithful Wanderer, The First Enlightened, the Weave-seeker, the Savior of Aura, is a prophet of the All-Father a monotheistic deity known by many names and worshiped by individuals of the Archonite and those faiths that splinter from it. His discourses were recorded by his followers, the Presages of Euriden, make up the holy text the Twelve Tomes of the World Weaver or the Holy Threads one made by each the Presages. Known by those of the Archonite as the savior of mankind that led the downtrodden away from the Volkaen hedonistic religion of Rynism which embodied the antithesis of Vivar's teachings of patience, selflessness, and kindness. He outlined many more of the All-Father's virtues in the Eillonid, the Mandate of Creation and a code of conduct for those who wish to embrace the 'Woven Way' or enlightenment in faith and eternal life among the stars.

Although a near mythical figure there are several historical events that tie into his story, the most prolific of these was his expulsion of the Volkaen warlords from Aura and then the destruction of their armies upon the Golden Fields before the city. It was said that he withstood a volley of ten thousand arrows before parting the skies and sending down divine light. This scene is depicted throughout art as the All-father evoking his weave upon the unworthy and golden beams seared the eyes and minds of the Volkaen war horde. The Volkaen King who had openly lauded the god of Vivar was said to have died instantly as '(his) heart and soul was set alight by the World Weaver's Smite'.

He is worshiped as the 'Last Atriarch' or Prophet-King from ancient Auran that bridges religious and political authority and represents a title higher than archon, king, or emperor.

Description

Vivar is described and depicted as an elder man after travelling both terrestrially and celestially for over 150 years. With receding curly silver hair that start at the peak of his head and locks down to his shoulders and merges with a long unruly beard white as milk. Contemporary sources state he was almost a head above the average man and had long, wrinkled, yet still powerful arms and legs although he used a large walking staff adorned with small beads and trinkets from his travels. He is depicted wearing a draping blue and creamy white set of robes and an iron half breastplate with a bronze sun that has strong curved flares that surround it. In the later variations after his final dusk where he is blinded, he is shown with a dark rag that covers his scorched eye sockets. Other key iconography include his faithful raven, Inar along with his woven cape that shows crashing waves of the storming sea.