Althena

Althena is the patron of the open sky. She stands for freedom and righteous conflict. She is one of the prime celestials and a faithful servant of The Three. As such, no one truly worships her as a god. Rather she is the patron of those followers of The Three who value freedom and are willing to fight for it. She, together with her brother Artemidus, also controls the weather. Thunder and lightning are a sure manifestation of her anger, but because her brother pulls against her will she can only strike randomly across the land and sea. Likewise she keeps her brother from inundating the land with tidal waves when he is angry. Althena and Artemidus have a third sibling, Apheria, who also controlled the weather in times past, but who has since abdicated that responsibility.

Althena’s doctrine holds freedom paramount. She abhors senseless violence, but preaches that tolerating oppression is the worst sin. Because of this she is often the patron of soldiers who consider themselves on the side of the light. There are few temples dedicated to Althena. Her priests say this is because her spirit won’t be bound in temples of stone, but in truth it is because those drawn to follow her won’t often be bound by temples of stone. To those who follow her the open sky is her temple, the sound of distant thunder her chorus.