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Player > Setting > Deities > Sarenrae
Starfinder Core Rulebook p.489
NG goddess of healing, redemption, the sun
Centers of Worship: Aballon, Absalom Station, the Sun, Verces
Symbol: An angel with flaming wings
Eons ago, Sarenrae was an angel who brought the
light of the sun to Golarion and its sister worlds, and
with it truth and honesty. She warred with evil beings that
sought to plunge the newborn planets into eternal darkness,
and emerged victorious—yet some of those who had turned
to evil saw their wickedness revealed by Sarenrae’s glory,
and in repentance they were forgiven. Sarenrae is kind and
loving—a figure of healing, guidance, and light. Yet for all her
compassion, Sarenrae is also a powerful force against evil and
strikes down the irredeemable without mercy.
Sarenrae is generally seen as the goddess of the Pact Worlds’
sun, which her faithful sometimes call the Dawnflower’s Star in
her honor, but she draws power from suns across the universe.
She is a deity of boundless love—a caring mother, sister, and
protector of all in need. She delights in healing the sick, lifting
up the fallen, and shining a guiding light into the darkest
hearts and worlds. Sarenrae brushes off insults but responds
to violence and predations upon the innocent with cleansing
fire and scorching light. Ancient and timeless, Sarenrae stands
fearlessly against the tide of darkness, promising that the
dawn will always come, and when it does, hope, kindness, and
truth will triumph.
The Dawnflower’s faithful come from all walks of life:
everyday folk who rejoice in the light of the sun, take comfort
in love and compassion, and believe strongly in redemption
and righteous action. Though humans often describe Sarenrae
as one of “their†gods, the tradition of sun worship is common
in societies that rely on the sun’s light for energy and
nourishment, and thus most cultures within the Pact Worlds
and beyond have worshiped Sarenrae to a significant extent at
some point. After humans, shirrens are perhaps the race most
attracted to Sarenrae’s faith and her message of redemption
and empathy. Many of her priests are envoys, mystics,
solarians, or soldiers—those who espouse peace and kindness
until stirred to action by evil that cannot be redeemed. When
possible, Sarenrae’s temples are open to the sky, but they
always have at least a window or skylight where the faithful
can bask in the natural light of the sun.
In the Pact Worlds, the spiritual heart of Sarenrae’s church
is within the sun itself, in the Burning Archipelago’s central city
of Dawnshore. Many Pact Worlds Sarenites feel an instinctive
drive to make pilgrimages to this holy site, even though her
faith is often individualistic, with the church serving as an
organizing and training force for priests and followers who
then wander the galaxy doing the goddess’s work.
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