Zoi

Zoi, the Allmother is a motherly figure and might be the most popular of all the gods. She represents the structured, living part of the world, its value and beauty, but also pacifism and order.

Core Beliefs
At the core of Zoi's beliefs rests the opinion that death must be balanced with life and that one can not exist without the other. That life is precious and that it's beauty must be preserved. That necromancy should be employed with caution, and never to bring back the dead in forms unnatural or abhorred. Zoi also holds important the belief that violence can only destroy beauty and reduce order, and is therefore inherently wrong.

Ruler of Elysium
Zoi is the ruler and creator of Elysium, a plane of unfetterd kindness and compassion. It is a welcome refuge for planar travellers seeking a safe haven. It is the heaven of well-earned rest, a place where tears of joy glisten on many a cheek. At the plane's center lies an endlessly rising maple tree that extends into the plane's sky and beyond. The Tree of Life is through which Zoi garners much of her powers, as she is currently within the Seven Heavens, because she was there when the Divine Gate was established.

Placement in the Pantheon
The Allmother is bound in empyrial marriage to the Fatebringer, Oelim. Together they have created seven sparks which have become gods of their own; Horthina 'the South', Alanus 'the North', Urthon, Osmona 'Tidedaughter', Illorson 'the Mountainlord', Aspan 'Great Sky' and Osmon 'Stormson'.

She was created, alongside Oelim and Zanje, by Tanus.

Followers
Many cultures embrace some aspects of Zoi's beliefs, primarily including the Lorondians of the Varenfair coast, those Nanitians remaining on the old land of Afari and the lost Firbolgs of the west.

Symbol
Most commonly associated with Zoi is the maple tree and by association the maple leaf. It is said that they were the first trees ever on Elyria, and that they once rose far up into the sky. Followers of Zoi often carry staffs made of maple wood or other symbols of the leaf or the tree.