<img src="https://pathfinderwiki.com/mediawiki/images/thumb/7/79/Iomedae_holy_symbol.jpg/200px-Iomedae_holy_symbol.jpg" class="pull-left" width=50px><img src="https://orig00.deviantart.net/ae75/f/2014/155/9/0/iomedae_by_miguelregodon_by_miguelregodon-d7l07ms.jpg" class="pull-right" width=300px> Iomedae ----------------- ------------------ #### The Inheritor As a mortal Iomedae was a paladin in service to Aroden, perhaps the greatest of them. When Iomedae gained a spark of the divine by completing the trial of the starstone she became the herald of Aroden. For nearly 700 years she served in this role, protecting the human world from the many entities that have tried to consume them. This ended almost exactly 100 years ago upon the death of Aroden. Where Iomedae did what she has always done. She fought chaos and the evils it brings by ascending, taking charge and leading the way. It is in this way that Iomedae is the godess of leadership and of setting an example for others to follow. Iomedae is not Aroden. Her church is not his church, of advancement and culture. Hers is a church of protection and preservation, for that was always her role as Herald. To create a space for these things to flourish. Iomedae is unique among the greater gods for her youth, at about 800 years old there are surviving mortals that are older than her, and for the rapidity of her rise to the status of greater god, as she had only a small following prior to stepping in to protect the followers of Aroden. For these reasons, though Iomedae herself is clear in her intent, the religion of those who follow her is, even now, finding it's feet in the world in which it finds itself.