Jesa Khristosa, The Redeemer
Jesa Khristosa is the savior whose redemption was promised in the Holy Blood Bible. It is believed that the Khristosa’s Second Coming will occur during the End Times.
• She is depicted as an emaciated woman soldier who has been scoured, crowned with thorns, and crucified.
• It is a matter of theological debate whether the Khristosa is the mortal daughter of the Word and the Light, its earthly avatar, or a being of pure spirit; this debate is responsible for the schism of the Eastern and Western Churches.
Azia, Patron Saint of Scholars
Saint Azia was born a second son—yet she felt that her nature was essentially feminine and chose to live her life as a woman.
• She is depicted as an androgynous figure crowned with a wreath of golden thorns.
• Saint Azia’s devotees gather and safeguard rare religious texts in their fastidiously cataloged archives.
Filiona, Patron Saint of Lovers
According to scripture, Saint Filiona was a prostitute who gave up her profession to follow the Khristosa and preach at her side.
• She is depicted as a woman of sorrowful beauty.
• Besotted lovers sometimes pray to her to grant them the devotion of their desired partner, though this practice is regarded as heretical and pagan.
Mariana, Patron Saint of Mothers
Saint Mariana is the patron saint of mothers, healers, and maidens.
• Saint Mariana is the virgin mother who gave birth to the Khristosa.
• Despite her association with chastity and saintly motherhood, Saint Mariana is depicted as a buxom, wild-eyed matron possessing a distracting beauty.
Nazaren, Patron Saint of Craftsmen
Said to be a humble blacksmith in life, Saint Nazaren labored nearly without rest so that he might give great tithes to the Church.
• The dwarves of Krevborna insist that Saint Nazaren was appropriated from their pantheon of honored ancestors.
• Saint Nazaren is often depicted as a bearded dolvik whose body has been broken by his strenuous labors.
Othric, Patron Saint of Soldiers
Saint Othric is the patron saint of warriors and the nobility. He was the patron saint of the Tsar’s family, in particular.
• Saint Othric was a crusader who was martyred upon a pyre, but he was reborn from the ashes of his destruction.
• Saint Othric is usually depicted as a knight clad in fire-blackened armor.
Vionka, The Saint of Death
Vionka is a heretical, non-canonical folk saint associated with death and protection from calamities.
• Saint Vionka is depicted as a pale maiden clad in a black dress and wearing a matching lace veil; she is often shown accompanied by crows, ravens, and jackdaws.
• Saint Vionka is prayed to by the desperate at small, secret shrines tended by her priesthood, who are known as revelators.
Yarushka, Patron Saint of Inquisitors
Yarushka is an exacting saint, and those who adopt her as their patron are among the most fanatical members of the Church.
• Saint Yarushka is depicted as a wounded flagellant.
• Her followers are devoted to hunting witches, punishing heretics, and stamping out corruption within the flock.
To be honest, I suspect you might have missed a trick by not making your ‘Kristosa’ both your messiah and your Magdalene: it also amuses me to imagine that Saint Azia was discovered to be biologically male only on the deathbed.
ReplyDeleteMostly because the Saint informed everyone in writing and in triplicate.
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I do like the idea of throwing whatever bits of Christ Jesus not being used by the Kristosa in with his non-Heavenly father Saint Joseph and a little bit of Saint Nicholas to make Saint Nazaren (Saint Nazaren is a Dad now: he may, in fact, now be the Patron Saint of Dads as far as Krevborna is concerned).
If only because it amuses me to imagine the cagier sort of experts and sleuths getting an eyeful of the most non-toxic sort of Saint and being UTTERLY CONFUSED when his (Inevitable) Deep, Dark Secret turns out to be that he was actually a stepdad.
Hey, even in a horror setting some mysteries should have completely innocuous solutions, just to keep the meddling kids guessing.
Hah, Patron Saint of Dads. I like that.
DeleteTechnically speaking Saint Joseph (Our Lord’s stepdad/earthly father) is the Patron Saint of Fathers, Workers, Married People, Virgins, classic Sitcom Dad territory.
DeleteSo why not a Patron Saint of Dads to go with Mama Mariana (It amuses me to imagine that only deeply, DEEPLY Serious Priests and official paperwork ever refers to her as ‘Saint Mariana’ - everyone else just talks to her like a member of family, though whether as young mother, big sister or little sister depends on the individual).