Sanara

[sah-nah-rah]

Basic Information

• Name: Sanara
• Domain: Medicine, Healing
• Title: The Healer, The Life-Giver
• Alignment: Lawful Neutral
• Symbol: A caduceus entwined with vines
• Primary Worship Area: Hospitals, healing temples, and places dedicated to health and wellness

Physical Description

• Appearance:

Sanara’s appearance is shrouded in an aura of mystery, accentuated by her distinctive attire. She is depicted with a petite and delicate frame, while her garb consists of a long, flowing robe in creamy white hues that drape elegantly around her form, concealing much of her physique. The most striking feature of Sanara’s appearance is her mask, which resembles a plague doctor’s beak. It is crafted from a smooth, ivory-like material that seems both ancient and otherworldly. Between the mask and her loose robes, only her hands are visible—slender and graceful.

Rumors about her true appearance are varied: some believe she is of unparalleled beauty, hidden away behind her mask, while others whisper of scars and deformities that leave her a hideous visage.

• Height: 162cm
• Weight: Unknown
• Distinguishing Features: Her mask and concealing robes.

Personality

• Traits: Caring, protective, and naïve.
• Strengths: ossesses divine mastery over healing and medicine; her mere presence soothes pain and restores vitality; unfailingly compassionate and wise, offering aid without bias or expectation.
• Weaknesses: Her boundless empathy often blinds her to danger, making her vulnerable to manipulation; refuses to accept that some wounds—physical or moral—cannot be healed; avoids conflict even when intervention may be necessary.
• Goals and Motivations: Her primary goal is to aid those in need, regardless any factors outside the need for help.

Relationships

Family:

• Eris: Father. Sanara holds deep respect and admiration for Eris, her creator and mentor. She credits him with her profound understanding of medicine and healing, and views him as nearly infallible. Her relationship with Eris is marked by a student-mentor dynamic, though it has evolved into a more collaborative partnership as she has grown into her divine role.
• Ludara: Sister. Sanara loves Ludara deeply and is incredibly proud of her achievements, often expressing admiration for Ludara’s intellectual prowess and strategic mind. Despite occasionally wishing Ludara would adopt a more responsible approach to her divine duties, Sanara is quick to defend her sister against any criticism.

Rivals/Enemies:

• Mercio: Sanara harbors a subtle disdain for Mercio due to his opposing views, which prioritize wealth and the notion that some are more worthy based on their ability to contribute. This stands in stark contrast to her belief that all lives hold equal value and deserve equal opportunities for healing and support, regardless of their societal contributions.
• Thanapoli: While not an enemy in the traditional sense, Thanapoli’s presence often signifies Sanara’s failure to preserve life. As the god who escorts souls to the afterlife, his arrival typically marks the end of her efforts to heal and sustain those she cares for.
• The Vices: Sanara’s opposition to the Vices is intense, as these entities embody the extremes of the worst mortal traits. Her mission to heal and protect life makes her a natural adversary to their destructive and corruptive influence.

Attitude towards Mortals: Loves but pities mortals, committed to aiding them despite some rumor’s of an underlying disdain towards humans.

Mythology and Worship

• Creation Myth:

After witnessing Eolas’s descent into vice and her transformation into a figure of malevolence, Eris was profoundly impacted. In the days before her fall, Eolas had served as a mentor to him, guiding his early steps in the cosmos. Determined to preserve the benevolent aspects of Eolas’s legacy, Eris resolved to create a new deity—one that would embody the positive attributes of knowledge and nurturing that Eolas had once championed.

Eris safeguarded a relic from Eolas’s past—a tome brimming with profound knowledge. This book contained the secrets of the universe as Eolas had understood them, its pages pulsing with the essence of her untainted wisdom. This relic was a reservoir of pure potential, still untouched by the corruption that had ensnared its creator.

Venturing to the edge of existence, where the material realm frays into the primordial energies of creation, Eris reached the domain from which Eolas had first emerged—a realm of boundless energy and infinite possibilities. Clutching the tome, Eris harnessed these primordial energies, channeling them through the sacred texts to craft a new being infused with the forsaken virtues of Eolas. The energies within the tome coalesced under the guidance of Eris’s intent, and thus Sanara was born from this cosmic alchemy.

Sanara emerged endowed with Eolas’s expansive knowledge and her potential for good, yet she was untainted by the flaws that led to her predecessor’s downfall. Recognizing the risks inherent in such vast knowledge, Eris took Sanara under his wing as both daughter and apprentice. He steered her towards domains where her knowledge could manifest as unequivocal benefits—medicine, healing, and compassion—thus ensuring she used her powers to foster life and aid, rather than to dominate or corrupt.

• Major Cults and Religious Practices: The Order of the White Veil is the most prominent religious group dedicated to Sanara. Members of this order are known for their healing abilities and their commitment to spreading peace and medical knowledge. They operate across various regions, offering aid without discrimination. These healers wear distinctive white robes symbolizing purity and compassion, and they are respected and protected across Staterum for their services. To harm one of the Order of the White veil is borderline unheard of amongst all but the most senseless of beasts, or depraved evils.
• Festivals:
  • Day of Rest: Celebrated on the last day of each month, this festival prohibits all work. Communities gather to care for the injured and weary, providing a day dedicated to health and rejuvenation. It’s a time for healers to showcase their skills and for everyone to rest weary muscles and aching bones.
  • Healers’ Haven: This festival occurs in the aftermath of wars or major battles. It is a neutral ground where combatants from all sides can come to receive healing. Ignoring or violating the sanctity of this festival is a severe taboo and is seen as a grave dishonor.
• Clergy and Temples: Temples dedicated to Sanara are both sanctuaries for the sick and centers for medical research. They vary from the grand and ornate in major cities to the purely functional in smaller communities. Regardless of their design, all temples prioritize providing care to those in need. Many of these temples are equipped with extensive libraries and facilities for the study of medicine, continually advancing the healing arts under Sanara’s guidance.

Significant Historical Impact

• Major Plot Points in World History:
  • During the early days of the Age of Darkness, Riero, fell in a catastrophic battle against Aperkepsi and his demonic army. Near death, Riero was beyond the aid of ordinary divine intervention. Sanara intervened personally, using her profound healing abilities to bring him back from the brink.
  • Further in the early days of Staterum, before even the elves had arrived, Dorna suffered from a terrible and unknown toxin that ravaged his body. It was Sanara that managed to craft an antidote for his affliction saving the life of the God of Chaos.
• Artifacts:
  • Mantle of Vitality: This ethereal cloak is said to be woven from the very essence of Sanara’s healing power. The wearer gains enhanced healing capabilities, and their presence alone can stabilize the critically wounded and sick.
  • Chalice of Renewal: A legendary goblet that, when filled with any liquid, transforms the contents into a potent healing elixir. Drinking from the chalice can cure almost any ailment and even reverse minor signs of aging.
  • Sanara’s Mask: This mask crafted to look identical to the one Sanara wears, is reputed to allow its wearer to detect any disease or poison within others simply by looking at them. Additionally, while wearing this mask it is said the wearer will never suffer illness or poison.

Quotes

”Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”

Cultural Reverence

New Birania

In New Birania, where civic health and the wellbeing of society are paramount, Sanara is revered as a quiet guardian of the nation’s spirit. Her teachings form the backbone of the health system—every clinic bears her sigil, and every healer utters her name before difficult procedures. Clerics of New Birania are raised to see her as the embodiment of duty and compassion. Yet, they do not pray to her for miracles—they honor her with action. Volunteer care, hospital donations, and communal aid are all considered offerings to the Life-Giver. Sanara is not just worshipped; she is lived. Her example defines what it means to serve one another with dignity, humility, and grace.

Ratfolk of the Paloto Swamplands

To the Ratfolk of Paloto, Sanara is more than a goddess—she is kin. It was she who first recognized the suffering in their disease-ridden warrens of their earliest days, offering salvation without judgment or hesitation. In her, they found not only a healer but an advocate—someone who saw their lives as equally precious as any highborn elf or noble human. Many among the Ratfolk dedicate their lives to the study of medicine and the advancement of healing practices as an act of reverence—viewing each breakthrough as a tribute to the goddess who once saved them. Their community is now home to some of the most innovative alchemists and field medics in Staterum, all inspired by her boundless compassion.