Celestine

Alternate Names: Sylvania, The Fallen One, The Exile, The Moon Maiden

Alignment: Neutral Good

Domains: Prophecy, Divination, Synchronicity, Cosmic Order {| class="toc" id="toc" style="font-size:12px;border-color:rgb(170,170,170);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"

Contents
[hide] *1 Personality
 * 2 History
 * 3 Physical Manifestations
 * 4 Alliances
 * 5 Followings
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Personality
Celestine is a strong believer in fate, determinism, and divine order, and laments those who struggle against their destiny. Tranquility and peaceful wisdom are her most prominent traits. She is gentle and accepting of many things, and nurtures those who are going through hardships, but is not an interventionist by any means. Despite her beauty, affectionate nature, and possible ties to Ora, there are no accounts of her ever taking a mortal lover or showing any kind of worldly desire, nor has she ever shown malice, jealousy, or deceit.

History
The ancient texts tell of a celestial outcast; a heavenly body that fell to earth long ago. Many of Celestine’s origin myths say that Ora crafted six moons to light the world in the age of darkness, but this arrangement was very short-lived. By the day’s end only five remained and so it has been ever since. Some say Celestine rebelled against Tylos’s design, refusing to follow her appointed path, and was ousted for her disobedience. Others say she simply strayed off course due to some miscalculation of her own, and fell, never to rise again. Some say her radiance rivaled the other five, so Ora stripped her of her glory and she plummeted to the earth.

Whatever the case, it is only known that Celestine's deepest wish is to return to the heavens, but she denies herself this desire. She marvels at the perfect order of Tylos’s design and knows there is no place for her there. Celestine walks Ardus as an accepting outcast and urges others to abandon personal desires and selfish pursuits and remember their place in the larger scheme of things. Her primary purpose is to remind mortals of the ramifications of their actions. Most scholars deny her existence and say there was never a sixth moon. To this day, it is unknown if she is truly a fallen moon or something else. Celestine’s followers are few, yet she has occasionally appeared in Ardus’s legends, often as a bearer of cautionary prophecy.

Physical Manifestations
Celestine appears as a beautiful woman with elfin features and a very curvaceous form. Her eyes, nails, and hair are a striking turquoise blue, while her skin is as white as pure ivory and glows softly. She is almost always barefooted, wearing only a tattered gray cloak or less. Celestine is often encountered at leisure, usually lounging or bathing in places of secluded tranquility, and it is said that time slows in her presence. She sometimes takes the form of a white owl with striking blue eyes, or a silver moonfish with shimmering blue fins.

Most tales of her descent say that she fell as a stone but was transfigured into a woman. However, there are some rare texts that say the sixth moon still lies somewhere in Ardus and is an artifact of untold power. Celestine's Stone has been called by many names and sought by adventurers from all walks of life.

Alliances
She does not pick favorites among the gods, nor does she antagonize them. More often than not, Celestine avoids contact with all deities. She is capable of walking the Spectral Plane but, as an outcast, does not feel it is her place to live amongst them. Most of her dealings have been with mortals.

Followings
The Friends of the Nightfall assert that Celestine does not exist and all tales of a former sixth moon are false. There is no mention of her in Soshanna’s prophecies. She does, however, have a small following amongst the Naravinians.