The Blessed

The Blessed are the most important figures in the Religion of Light, and they rule over the City of Light, a monumental city where all good souls with no remaining business pass on to after death. They are also thought to have a hand in the lives of all who dwell on Vertore, though this is typically only preached by the members of the clergy within the Religion of Light, and there is no real way to determine whether or not there’s any truth to this claim.

Typically, the Blessed are all worshiped as a whole, with specific members usually only being worshiped by Paladins who have been sworn into their service. Originally, there were many Blessed, but only five remained after a certain point (see “The Missing Blessed” below for more details): Magennon the Gentle, Maxima the Diligent, Orphine the Joyous, Taardahn the Just, and Valenn the Sacrificial. However, Maxima later gave birth to Sayelle the Brave, who quickly settled into her role as a member once she was old enough.

It is entirely possible for a mortal to ascend to Blessed status, though incredibly rare. To even be considered for candidacy, an individual needs to have been exemplary in some fashion in their mortal life, so much so that it impacted those around them in such a positive manner that their memory is forever honored following their death. In all of history, only two mortals have ever been accepted into the Blessed this way, those being Karas the Nurturing and Mae the Inspirational.

Those in the Blessed can never have their status revoked. Why this is remains unknown, but the working theory is that there are already so few of them that it would be preferable to keep them around at all times. Understandably, there is no real way to confirm or deny this, especially since the Blessed usually do not visit the mortal plane as often as the faithful would like, and it is not likely they would answer such a question.

The Missing Blessed
Though few on the mortal plane know this, there are a number of Blessed who no longer reside within the City of Light. At one time, there were far more than the seven who are around today, but, for whatever reason, there are no records of them available to the mortal plane. There are a few who simply disappeared at one point, and their fellow Blessed do not know where they have gone off to. Whether or not they still exist remains a mystery, but, if they are still out there, they have kept their existence hidden quite well throughout the years.