Iomedae
| Iomedae the Inheritor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alignment | Lawful Good | |
| Divine Rank | God | |
| Pantheon | Golarion, God Claw | |
| Portfolio | Honor, Justice, Rulership, Valor | |
| Domains | Animal, Glory (Chivalry, Heroism, Honor, Hubris subdomains), Good (Archon, Redemption subdomains), Law (Archon, Sovereignty subdomain), Sun (Day, Light, Revelation subdomains), War (Tactics subdomain) | |
| Home Plane | Heaven | |
| Worshippers | Paladins | |
| Favoured Weapon | Longsword | |
Iomedae the Inheritor is the ultimate Lawful Good deity in all of Golarion, so much that she's pretty much the archetype of all paladins everywhere. She's also one of the few mortal beings who managed to ascend to divinity.
The reason for her neigh-insufferable righteousness comes from her origins - as a mortal, she was a paladin of Aroden, the (now dead) god of man. As a paladin, she did all sorts of mighty good, smiting the wicked and protecting the innocent. Being someone of such incorruptible character, she underwent a trial that turned her into a divine being and decided to serve as Aroden's herald. Things were fine for a good while until Aroden suffered a severe case of permadeath and thus did she inherit most of his followers and his legacy as god of goodness.
She serves as the ultimate arbiter of justice among Golarion's diverse pantheon and foremost crusader in the battles against demons and other wickedness (see the Wrath of the Righteous Adventure Path for an example). Oddly, despite this outlook, she finds that she has to ally with Asmodeus in this matter - mostly because he's still Lawful and a fellow member of the Godclaw, a small league of gods who are the ultimate embodiments of law who seek to stamp out chaos no matter where it hides.