Overview

Ysandra is one of the gods of the New Faiths and is associated with autumn, learning, and shared effort.
Her followers believe that everything needed to overcome hardship already exists, and that it is through
learning and helping one another that these means are realised.

Where others seek power, inheritance, or struggle, the teachings of Ysandra rest in skill, generosity,
and the belief that people can accomplish what is needed when they are willing to help one another.

Philosophy

Followers of Ysandra believe that one should always take the chance to learn something new or improve
an existing skill. Whatever knowledge or craft a person possesses should not be hoarded, but used to
help others where help is needed.

Ysandra does not simply hand out solutions. Instead, she provides the means to learn how something may
be done. Her followers believe that true help lies not in doing everything for someone else, but in giving
them the chance to understand, grow, and eventually do it themselves.

Within this teaching there is little need for greed or violence, so long as people are willing to share
their labour, skill, and knowledge. If each person offers what they can, there is very little that cannot
be accomplished together.

Followers

Ysandra is especially popular among healers and among those who possess little of their own. Her followers
are often the ones who help those with even less, offering aid without demanding payment or favour in return.

Any gift received as thanks is rarely kept for long, but often passed on where it may be of use elsewhere.
Because of this, followers of Ysandra are frequently seen as gentle, generous, and easy to take advantage of
by those who do not share their beliefs.

Even so, they continue to help, trusting that knowledge shared and kindness given are never truly wasted.

Patronage

Ysandra is seen as a female deity and is regarded as the patron of women, femininity, and traditional female
roles. She is also associated with women who are attracted to men.

Season

Autumn is counted as the season of Ysandra. It reflects harvest, preparation, and the careful sharing of what
has been gathered, whether that be food, skill, or labour.

Celebration

The principal celebration associated with Ysandra is the Harvest Ball, held at the end of summer as the world
prepares for autumn.

Priests and Paladins

A Paladin of Ysandra

Devotees of Ysandra serve within the shared structure of the Church of the New Faiths. Priests guide others in healing,
teaching, and practical aid, while paladins embody these same ideals through protection, service, and the
sharing of what they know.