The First to Live

(main article The Immortals )

Alignment: Neutral Good

Cleric Domains: Air, Animal, Healing, Liberation, Plant, Sun, Water,

Witch Patrons: Ancestors, Animals, Spirits, Boundaries, Elements, Healing, Light, Time, Water.

Favored Weapons: Shields (Any), & natural weapons (Any).

Symbols: The seed, the sapling, milk, the rising sun, the plow, the newborn.

The First to Live is she who came first: she took the first steps, the first breath, and she was the first to sigh at the empty world before her. She is part of Issaria’s creation myth; and as such is believed to predate mortal followers (Whether or not this is true cannot be proven). She saw that the land was empty, and lifeless, so She cast herself to the sky, and became the glorious light of the heavens. Her breath became divine wind, carrying seeds across the landscape. They began to grow with her warmth and became the first trees and plants. Not content with wood and grass, she crafted these into something more: living beings. Guided by her warm, loving hand, creation ran rampant and filled the world. The First to Live is a Kami of many forms. Some see her as a beautiful woman, resplendent in white and green robes, and long, dark flowing hair. Others see her as a great tree, sheltering all beneath her. Others still see her as a great white wolf mothering her pups. Whatever form she takes, she is a being of compassion and love for all creation.

Life is the most sacred of gifts, and her followers defend it whenever they can. Sects devoted to her are often pacifists, or practitioners of martial arts geared towards defending rather than striking. She, like the other First Kami (known as the Original Kami), does not make many appearances in the world. Many see the Original Kami as forces of nature to be acknowledged and respected, but not necessarily obeyed in all facets. Religious orders built around these Kami would disagree.