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Player > Setting > Deities > Iomedae
Starfinder Core Rulebook p.487
LG goddess of honorable battle, humanity, justice, valor
Centers of Worship: Absalom Station, Akiton, Triaxus, the Veskarium
Symbol: A longsword surrounded by a sunburst
Born a mortal human on Golarion, Iomedae ascended to
godhood centuries before the Gap, and when humanity
left the planet of their birth for the stars, they brought their
faith in Iomedae with them. With Golarion’s disappearance,
Iomedae’s connection to that world took on even greater
significance, and she became the Spirit of Golarion, the patron
goddess of humanity. Iomedae is a righteous knight, fearless in
battle, and a missionary and crusader on behalf of the benign
sovereignty of good. She personifies glory, honor, justice,
strength, and valor, and is unafraid to point her sword at the
greatest evils facing humanity and the Pact Worlds.
Iomedae is both fiercely martial and wisely benevolent, and
she commands the respect of any deity who deals with her. She
expects her mortal servants to exercise courtesy and receive the
same in their dealings with one another. She strongly desires
justice for everyone, honorable behavior from each individual,
and bravery in battle, no matter the odds. Iomedae teaches
that it is better to convince evildoers to lay down their arms in
honorable surrender than cut them down, but she sanctions her
followers to wage unyielding war against those who persist in
serving evil.
As the patron goddess of humanity, the Spirit of Golarion
counts humans as the majority of her worshipers, but many
vesk and kasathas are attracted to her code of honorable battle.
A typical follower of Iomedae is a right-minded, hardworking
person, helpful toward others and ready to accept help when it
is offered. Crusaders, envoys, solarians, and soldiers all worship
Iomedae, and many carry versions of the goddess’s favored
weapon, the longsword, with them into battle. Her priests fight
against oppression and seek to reshape the universe into a
better form, by the sword if need be. Iomedae’s church sponsors
several knightly orders, most notably the Knights of Golarion
(see page 478), who patrol the Pact Worlds and more distant
star systems where humanity has settled, tirelessly crusading
against evil in their mighty cathedralships.
Where her followers establish outposts of her faith on other
planets, moons, and larger asteroids, they construct large
temples in which they can praise her name. These buildings
are often fabricated in the style of old Golarion churches,
with large fountains, soaring arches, and walls made to look
like whitewashed stone. Despite their appearance, though,
these structures don’t lack modern technological amenities,
as crusading knights will sometimes request to use them
as training grounds, recuperation facilities, and temporary
living spaces.
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