Tirena

"''The faithful must strive to demonstrate such righteous zeal as Tirena in their defense of truth and in their dispense of justice." ''- Tirena 3:12, The Book of Truth

Tirena is the Goddess of Zeal and the heavenly wife of the Sun God, Marpholones. Her heart burns with an everlasting love for her husband and for her children, for all living things come from her womb. She is a defender goddess and a matron of crusaders. Tirena protects her children with a sword of flame drawn from her own heart. It is also she who first welcomes the faithful into heaven upon their death, weeping with joy to have her children returned to her from the clutches of the dark world.

The Fervent Goddess expects those she welcomes into the afterlife to desire it above all other pleasures and achievements, and for them to show their dedication, passion, and fervor through their actions. Tirena is charged with cultivating this zeal in the initiates who come under her care, and she has undertaken the task with appropriate enthusiasm. She recognizes, however, that the best way to teach zeal is by demonstrating it. The divine walls that separate the mortal plane from the demon realms are defended every night by the valor of Tirena and her fire sword.

Scintillion, the Blade of Flame
Tirena was created purely by the love of her husband Marpholones. In a time when only they and the sun existed, she birthed the entire Valamari pantheon. She loved her children so dearly, but when evil entered the world through The Betrayal, she began to fear that she may lose them to shadow. That fear was so intense that a sword formed from the fire in her heart, the flame sword of Tirena known as Scintillion. With it she embarked on a crusade into the hellish planes and still fights with ardent passion to this day. When the sun rises in the sky, preventing the entrance of demons to the mortal plane, Tirena lays her blade at the Elanic Tower which stands tall over the Divine Wall between mortals and demons. The sword-blade then enters the earth where it grows roots which crawl to Norospire's burning heart so that its flame may be replenished. Here, she stands vigil and rests until the next night. In Skalmarri tradition, Tirena is also known as the Valkyrie of Heaven, and instead of at a tower, Scintillion is kept at the tree known as the Ardent Ash in the hinterlands of Heaven. The three spirits of the Ash known as Elni, Felni and Falni keep watch over the sacred blade while the Holy Valkyrie drinks and makes merry with the gods to celebrate the night's victory.