Ephara

Description
Ephara is the god of city-states and building. Ephara represents and presides over any organized state of people, but in particular she is worshipped in Horizon. Ephara is also the god of industry, civic wisdom, scholarship, religious sculpture, friezes, architecture, societal progress, social philosophy, and the protection and stability of the city.

Myths
Ephara's deeds demonstrate her commitment to the civitas and those who seek their improvement.

Founding of Horizon
The city-state of Horizon was once part of The Daybreak Empire, who ruled his territory with absolute cruelty. Ephara bestowed her magic on the subjugated populace to enable them to fight back and overthrow their oppressors. The newly freed people then established Horizon, as the settlement on that site is known today. The founding of Ephara's favored city is still celebrated today, both in Horizon and elsewhere among the god's followers, as the summer holiday of Libertas.

Earthquake in Meletis
The temple of Ephara in Horizon is the god's largest and grandest place of worship on Orbis. It is kept in perfect repair, and worn or damaged pieces of the structure are quickly replaced. During an enormous earth-quake, many of the structures in Horizon crumbled. Horizon kept her temple standing throughout the mighty quake, making it a place for residents to take refuge in the following days during the aftershocks. After the cataclysm, she shared designs from her scrolls of sacred knowledge with the architects of Horizon so they could rebuild the city to be much more resistant to earthquakes.

The Library of Bibliotheca
The small town of Bibliotheca boasts a remarkable library that according to local legend was a gift from Ephara. Other tales suggest that the library was actually founded by an ancient sage named Anatheia, but then a terrible fire destroyed the place, and along with it generations of collected knowledge. Once the people finished rebuilding the structure to start the library over, Ephara is said to have appeared and restored the books and scrolls the library had lost, copying the information from her personal scrolls of sacred knowledge.

Savior of Aequor
A kraken that escaped its sea lock once threatened the small seaside city of Aequor. Recently weakened by a triton raid, the city had no defenses left and would be destroyed by an attack. The people prayed to Ephara, and the large image of her face on the city's wall came to life. The walls of the city grew impossibly high and strong, and the kraken could do no more than dash its head against the impassable barrier. The monster soon returned to the ocean to find an easier meal.

Trial of Sicarius
A man named Sicarius committed many murders, targeting members of the government and some of their family members. When he was arrested and put to trial, he claimed that no one could fairly judge him because every qualified judge was personally affected by the case. Ephara herself came to the city to serve as judge for the trial, since no one could accuse her of anything but perfect impartiality, and she found Sicarius guilty.