The Archangel Jaser, the World's Keeper

The Archangel Jaser is the guardian of the world; chosen by the Creator of All Things to protect and guide those that dwell upon it. He is the primary mentioned Deity in the Time of the Green Star campaign.

The Jaserian Pantheon

The Supreme One, Creator of All Things

Description: Little is known about the Supreme One save that he created everything that exists or could exist within the heavens. After completing his work the Supreme One created a group of near omnipotent servitors to guide the heavens in his absence. It was the hubris of the Primarch, known now only as the Archdaemon, that lead to the War in Heaven. Jaser was chosen by his fellows to lead the forces of the Supreme One. The war raged for countless eons and in the end no being and no realm stood unscathed. The Creator of All Things, in his guilt and anger locked the Archdaemon within the confines of the Green Star, and gathered all of the surviving lesser races of the Endless War in Heaven, placing them upon The World and placing the world's key in the hand of his most faithful servant, Jaser, before disappearing.

The Archangel Jaser

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Lady Bethan

Description: We'll create Lady Bethan a Joan of Arc type figure that is revered in the church of Jaser as the first mortal that Jaser spoke to.

The Church of Jaser

Militant Orders

Each of Jaser's three Militant Orders has its own take on the teachings of Jaser and Lady Bethan, but each believes that the other two are as important as their own order to the safety of the Peoples of the World. They follow the guiding words of Jaser's Voice. "Jaser will guard the World, He bids us to guard its Peoples."

Ordo Mundo Servatorum, The Order of the World's Keeper

Ordo Mundus Defensor, Order of the World Defender
Questing Knights that have sworn themselves to the church of Jaser.

Ordo Electæ Dominæ, Order of the Chosen Lady
These are fighting nuns that model their lives after Lady Bethan, they often retire to become Matrons of Bethan when they reach an advanced age. Bethan's Servants within the order train in the same manner as the friar's of the Mundo Servatorum and until they leave the order they serve the same purpose, leading men with faith, will and steel. The cathedrals of Jaser's peaceful orders consider it an honor to have a member of the Order of the Chosen Lady as their Matron until they realize that these elderly nuns are often disdainful of the glit that many of the cathedral's possess.

Hermitage

Hermitage among Jaser's faithful is uncommon but it does occur. Whenever the baleful light of the green star hangs high in the air, young men from Jaser's clergy will leave their orders and construct a stone hut by hand near an important crossroads. Instead of spending their days in quiet reflection, Jaser's Vigilant stand a solitary watch each night in the center of the crossroads. While they do meditate on the meaning of Jaser's message and their devotion is clear by the way that they honor Jaser by standing the same watch he does each night, they also serve an important purpose. Crossroads are always a gateway for those that should not walk the world. The Vigilant stand guard against them.

Beliefs and Practices of the Jaserian Church

The Three Murals

The Creation:

The War in Heaven:

The Transfer of the Keys

The Angel Figures

Jaser the Guardian

Jaser the Benevolent

Jaser standing in welcome, empty hands spread

This second statue features Jaser with his Mace and Shield clad in war torn robes and armor, a look of steadfast determination on his face. A smaller figure stands below and in front of Jaser rising only to his knee, the Lady Bethan in mail coif and armored coat her longsword held in a guard position a halo of holy flame above her head.

Icons of Jaser

Jaser the Guardian

Jaser the Benevolent

The Archangel's Psalter

A silver disk behind a bronze angel in torn vestments with shield and mace. Worshipers of Jaser that are not militant depict the bronze angel in pristine vestments empty hands spread in welcoming.

Vestments of Jaser's Faithful

Clerics of Jaser

Battle Dress The Friars of Jaser's militant orders wear bare steel armor with no embellishments and generally wield a heavy mace and sturdy steel shield. These masterworked shields feature the symbol of Jaser the Guardian picked out in silver and bronze. Before a battle, or during parley and war-time diplomatic meetings the cleric will often add the tabard that is usually worn over his formal vestments on top of his armor.

Formal Vestments The formal vestments of a Jaserian Cleric are only worn on the feast days and at court. They consist of a black billowing robe over which is belted a deep grey and white hooded tabard. As with the everyday vestments of one of Jaser's town friars a light mace or cudgel is worn at the hip and a more elaborate icon of Jaser is worn around the neck

Simple Vestments Light Grey Hooded Robe, belted with a heavy leather belt from which hangs a travel copy of the Archangel's Psalter and a light mace or wooden cudgel (more common among non-militant priests. A simple icon of Jaser is worn around the neck. This is almost always Jaser in his benevolent guise, even among the warrior-monks and fighting friars of the militant orders.

Maids of Bethan

Battle Dress In battle Bethan's Handmaidens and Matrons wear chainmail just as the Lady Bethan did. Theirs is bare steel and glints in the light. Bethan's Matrons often wield a large two handed cudgel in place of the mace and shield combination favored by the younger handmaidens and Jaser's warrior clergymen. Those Maids of Bethan that belong to the order of the Chosen Lady often forgo the Favored Weapon of Jaser in favor of Lady Bethan's weapon of choice the longsword.

Formal Vestments The formal vestments of Bethan's Servants are only permitted to be worn by a full Matron of Bethan and are identical to that of a Jaserian Cleric only with a more conservative cut.

Simple Vestments Handmaidens of Bethan wear a dark grey hooded robe, belted with a heavy leather belt from which hangs a travel copy of the Archangel's Psalter. They to wear an icon of Jaser around their necks, albeit a much smaller one. This is almost always Jaser in his benevolent guise.