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Envylon

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BySuraia Silverbell

God of Summer: Envylon

Lord of Lineage, Keeper of the Proper Order

“Know your place, hold it with pride, and Envylon will see you prosper.” — Common saying in noble circles

Envylon is one of the four gods of the New Faiths and patron of lineage, hierarchy, and the rightfulness of rank. Where Thoron favours those who claw their way upward, Envylon blesses those who hold the place they were born or shaped for—ruler, craftsman, servant, soldier, or scion of an old house.

His season is summer, when the year stands in its full strength. Envylon’s followers see this as the proper time to display wealth, renew oaths of loyalty, and enjoy the abundance that, in their eyes, rightfully belongs to those who keep the world in ordered tiers.

Quick Facts

  • Type: God of the New Faiths (Silent God)

  • Aspect: Lineage and rightful place

  • Domains: Bloodlines, inheritance, social order, duty, hierarchy, abundance, summer

  • Celestial body: The planet Envylon, appearing in the sky during the third season (summer)

  • Season: Envylon (third season of the year)

  • Pronouns: He / him

  • Titles: Lord of Lineage, Keeper of the Proper Order, The Crowned Hart (in some elven sources)

  • Symbols: Antler-crown sigil in deep blue on a bright orange field; stylised stags, crests and family trees

  • Colours: Bright orange and deep blue

  • Gifts (as his faithful claim): Status, stability, legacy, prosperity for those who “know their place”

Symbols and Appearance

Symbols

Envylon’s mark is most often seen as:

  • A deep blue antler-crown on a bright orange banner, hanging from the halls of nobles, judges, and wealthy merchants.

  • Heraldic crests incorporating antlers, crowns, or stylised family trees.

  • Rings, signet seals, and cloak clasps traced with branching lines, like bloodlines etched in metal.

His planet in the sky—visible throughout the summer months—is also counted among his signs, especially when seen above a castle or city at dusk.

Appearance

The Silent Gods do not walk openly on Eonil. Envylon has never appeared in public, and his church offers no single, official image.

In practice, most folk recognise his banner long before they would claim to know his face. Where he is painted at all, he is usually shown as:

  • A broad-shouldered man in formal robes or armour, antlers rising like a crown behind his head; or

  • A faceless figure seated on a high chair, surrounded by kneeling subjects arranged in careful ranks.

Such depictions are understood as metaphors: the power of the bloodline and the weight of inherited duty, rather than true portraits of the god.

Envylon in the Fifth Era

In the present Fifth Era, Envylon is one of the four publicly recognised gods of the New Faiths. His name is spoken with particular warmth in noble estates, wealthy trading houses, and old families proud of their ancestry.

His worship is closely tied to:

  • Hereditary titles and land — many lords and ladies hold that Envylon himself granted their lines the right to rule.

  • Guild traditions — a blacksmith’s child is expected to take up the hammer; a brewer’s heir, the barrel; a seasoned soldier’s son or daughter, the spear.

  • The idea of a “proper place” — rulers should rule, servants should serve with dignity, and the world turns smoothly when everyone accepts their allotted role.

To his admirers, Envylon brings stability, prosperity and clear expectation. To his critics, he is the patron of arrogance and rigid class, used to justify cruelty so long as it is carried out “in accordance with station.”

Worship and Temples

Temples

On the Landing of the Gods island, Envylon’s great temple stands in the south, completing the ring of the four Silent Gods.

Across the Xaverion Islands:

  • Small villages usually have one shared temple for all four New Faith gods, with Envylon’s banner hung alongside the others.

  • Larger towns and cities often maintain a separate Envylon hall, favoured by magistrates, officials and wealthy patrons.

These temples tend to be solid, formal buildings:

  • Stone floors in geometric patterns.

  • Walls lined with house crests of donors and prominent families.

  • Seats arranged by rank, so that even the act of sitting reinforces the god’s order.

Priesthood

Envylon’s clergy follow the shared structure of the New Faiths—acolyte, priest, high priest, and the distant Grand Priest.

Within that structure, his priests are often:

  • Record-keepers of bloodlines, births, marriages and adoptions.

  • Witnesses to oaths of fealty, inheritance claims and formal duels over succession.

  • Advisors to nobles on matters of rank, propriety and the “right” match for their heirs.

Their robes are usually a rich orange trimmed with deep blue, and senior priests wear antler-shaped coronets or pins during formal ceremonies.

Paladins who lean toward Envylon’s teachings tend to be strict and disciplined, emphasising obedience, chain of command, and the defence of established authority.

The Nature of His Faith

Envylon’s creed can be heard in a single oft-repeated line:

“The pure of blood have the right to rule; the privileged have the honour to serve them.”

His followers believe that:

  • Bloodlines matter. Some families are simply born to lead; others are born to serve with dignity.

  • Roles are blessings, not shackles. A person is most content when they accept and excel in the place Envylon has set for them—lord, farmer, guard, servant, craftsman.

  • Tradition is wisdom. The customs of one’s ancestors are proof that these arrangements have worked before and should not be lightly disturbed.

Because of this, most of Envylon’s devoted are seen as zealots, especially among other faiths:

  • Noble houses use his name to justify their privileges.

  • Some guilds and patriarchs invoke Envylon to pressure children into their parents’ trades.

  • Exceptionally beautiful or talented youths may be “honoured” by being taken as performers or companions in noble courts, explained as Envylon’s gifts set where they will shine most brightly.

Envylon is described as a man and patron of men and the masculine, especially men who love women and uphold traditional roles.

Myth & History

The Arrival of the New Faiths

Like Thoron, Myalanna and Ysandra, Envylon appeared in the late Age of Darkness, on the island now called the Landing of the Gods. Together they swore a pact of unity, raised temples, and gathered the First Ghor Hunters to fight Ghor’s corruption.

The four gods proclaimed the Old Gods dead and declared all lingering worship of Quintra, Denday and Ghor heresy. Under their banners the New Faiths spread, promising order after centuries of chaos. Envylon’s place in this pact was clear: he would bind the new world in stable lines of authority once the fighting was done.

Ahn’Ghor – Hunters of Envylon

One of the most respected orders in the struggle against Ghor is Ahn’Ghor, founded by Deirah, daughter of the elven priestess Aurelia, in the year 54 BFE.

Though Ahn’Ghor is not a priesthood and swears no formal paladin oaths, the order:

  • Is strongly tied to Envylon; most of its members follow him.

  • Embraces discipline, hierarchy and duty—values very much in keeping with his teachings.

  • Maintains strict recruitment, training, and internal ranks, mirroring the tidy structure Envylon’s worshippers favour.

To common folk, Ahn’Ghor’s relentless fight against Ghor’s minions has done much to soften the harsher image of Envylon’s faith; whatever his stance on bloodlines, his followers in this order are seen as necessary defenders of the living.

Festivals in the Season of Envylon

Envylon’s season is the third season of the year, high summer, when fields are heavy with grain and wealth is easiest to see—and easiest to lose.

Envylon’s Feast (Midsummer)

At midsummer many communities, especially those with strong ties to noble houses or wealthy guilds, observe Envylon’s Feast.

The themes are:

  • Family and lineage – families gather to recite their ancestry as far back as they can remember.

  • Rank and duty – oaths of service are renewed; apprentices are formally taken into trades; heirs are publicly acknowledged.

  • Abundance – tables are set with the best that households can afford, both to display prosperity and to share some of it downward.

The tone is more formal than playful festivals in other seasons: speeches, toasts to ancestors, and presentations of gifts that symbolise status (a new signet ring, a better sword, a master’s tools).

Amberveil / Feast of the Fields

At the very end of Envylon’s season, as summer tips into autumn, the islands celebrate Amberveil, also called the Feast of the Fields.

  • Date: Amberday, cycle of Noent, season of Envylon.

  • Meaning: A day of balance when day and night stand equal, giving thanks for Envylon’s bounty while welcoming Ysandra’s cooler season.

Key traditions include:

  • The Shared Table – long public tables laden with food from every household.

  • The First Brew – opening the first barrels of new ale and cider, especially sacred to dwarves.

  • Harvest Dance – music and dancing at sunset, with lanterns lit as night falls.

  • Lantern Lighting – candles set on tables and doorsteps, symbolising warmth carried into the coming dark.

  • Offerings of Thanks – portions of food and drink left at the edge of the fields or before shrines, given in gratitude for Envylon’s harvest and in honour of Ysandra’s season ahead.

The festival is older than memory; it predates the New Faiths and once honoured the land itself. Only later were Envylon and Ysandra woven into its prayers, reshaping ancient customs into the language of the present faiths.

In noble circles, Amberveil may take the form of a Harvest Ball, echoing the same themes of abundance and hierarchy in polished marble halls. In humbler villages it remains what it has always been: a good meal, shared with neighbours, under the golden light of the last true days of summer.

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