The Watcher in The Door

Supreme Zolaen God of Light, Major Deity

“Come light, come darkness and sky. Come stillness, come ocean and storm. I bind you by mind, soul and vessel. Come balance, come nature, and order. No longer shall you writhe. Come justice, come majesty and art. For the the door shall never be feared again. I am salvation, I am peace, I am The Watcher In the Door”

The Watcher in The Door, also known as The Watcher, is the being who spun Zol from the Sea of Monsters by speaking The First Tongue. He created the pantheon of Zolaen Gods. Zolaen Scripture says The Watcher was also the first being ever consumed by Goh’zul, the being who’s corpse became Zol.

The Watcher is seen as Zol’s founder, protector, and visionary by his followers. He guides Zol through chaos and suffering to a true and perfect paradise. Those who follow him and his will be reborn in the perfect world, and those who stray into sin will forgotten to time.

The Watcher is depicted in 2 ways. The first and more simple is as an ordinary man. This may be of any age or creed. His skin is covered in scars from his battle with The Wretch. These scars, called Stigmata, have a holy significance in many religions. His spear, Voidbane, is always present in some form.

His second form is one of legend. Described as an endless sea of celestial light and power. Scripture tells of mortals who were blinded when they gazed upon this form in the flesh. Clergy who claimed to have seen this form in dreams or visions describe an experience of passion, awe, and fear beyond that of anything else.

The Watcher’s symbol is an empty arched door, matching that of the planar Ferric Alphabet symbol for divinity.

The Watcher is known for being kind and protective to his followers, but direct and wrathful to those who would oppose him. The Watcher seeks to uphold his laws for the greater good of Zol.

The Watcher resides in The Cliffs of Aeordel, a celestial landscape above the clouds. It bears a valiant golden palace for the The Watcher, some of his fellow gods, his greatest followers, and his chosen dead.

The followers of The Watcher are conservative in nature. Following the rules set in scripture, these individuals worship and pray to their god of light in cathedrals all over Zol.

The Watcher created The First Tongue when he spun the Sea of Monsters into Zol. In relation to this, Zolaen Scripture says:

• The watcher knows all words from The First Tongue
• The First Tongue is an extension of his power, and Wordbearers are mere aspects of him