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Deity Drop 8: Easivra

Long ago in the Mwangi Expanse, there lived a civilization of bat-people known as the sabosan. They worshipped a duality of two deities, one being the demon lord Vyriavaxus, and the other being today’s subject, the eagle god Easivra.

These two divine powers ruled over their people in a dichotomy that sadly we understand little of, for long ago, the sabosan people encountered a great disaster (which may have been the conquering expansion of the demon lord Angazhan’s brood). No matter the exact nature of the disaster, the sabosan were forced to abandon their capitol of Jaytirian, and with it, their culture.

Now, Vyriavaxus is dead (killed by Nocticula!), and Easivra is nearly forgotten. Without them, the sabosan have become a cruel and monstrous people searching for something to give them meaning as they struggle to survive in a world that assumes they are horrible creatures of the night.

However, though no longer worshipped, Easivra still persists, and might make a return if the sabosan or some other people discover his worship.

In his heyday, Easivra was a god of the sun and of flight, and the joy of taking to the air and surveying the land below in the light of day. Due to his lawful good nature, it can probably be assumed that he was a fair and just deity as well.

Little is known about Easivra’s appearance, but it can be assumed that they manifest with the features of birds of prey, possibly as a giant eagle with feathers that shine like the sun.

We also know nothing about his personal realm other than it being located in Heaven somewhere. My best guess is that it is somewhere mountainous.

We know that Easivra was once worshipped by the sabosan, which is interesting given their nocturnal appearance. My best guess is that Easivra ruled over the civilized aspects of their culture, while Vyriavaxus ruled over their need to bring forth brutality to fight against their foes, I would assume. Nowadays, Easivra has no known worshippers.

Not much is known about Easivra’s relationships, but it can be assumed he got along well with most other goodly gods. His relationship with Vyriavaxus was likely very complex, being both enemies, but willing to put aside their differences for a truce between them as part of their guidance of the sabosan, as evidenced by the divine artifacts Morrowfall and Totemrix, two linked artifacts which suppress the other when combined, but capable of terrible power when separated, representing the need for peace.

It can be assumed that The Dawn Eagle was served by archons and angels, particularly those with themes of light.

We know that Easivra’s domains are Animal, Good, Law, and Sun, with the Archon (by way of Good and Law), Day, Feather, and Light subdomains, all reflecting his association with the sun and winged beasts.

Though he was mentioned in 2e, no domains have been given for him in that system.

As a forgotten god, he also has no listed obedience, and indeed might be too weak to grant such boons anymore.

Similarly, we have no knowledge of the Dawn Eagle in the far future of Starfinder. It really all depends on the fate of the sabosan. Did they vanish with Lost Golarion, or do they linger somewhere, and perhaps remember their once-forgotten god? It really all depends on the uncharted millennia between Pathfinder and Starfinder, and possibly The Gap itself, making the question unanswerable.

That will do for today, but it was interesting examining a forgotten deity. Next time, we’ll be tackling something a bit more well-known and dangerous to the heroes, though.