Arshea: Spirit of Abandon
NG angel empyreal lord of freedom, physical beauty, and sexuality
Holy Symbol: reclining figure draped in multicolored sashes
Arshea inspires passion and comforts the repressed, and perhaps no empyreal lord is rendered in art as often as the Spirit of Abandon.
Freedom matters most to the Spirit of Abandon, but not simply freedom of the body. Arshea espouses utter liberation of the soul and encourages mortals to abandon needlessly constraining beliefs. Arshea’s influence guides mortals to experience love and sexuality in whatever manner they desire, provided the experience is harmless or mutually agreed upon.
Worshipers of Arshea believe that one’s gender and role in society are not tied to one’s physical form. Arshea’s faithful often dress and behave as members of the opposite sex (or another defined gender role in societies with multiple roles) for months, years, or even decades, believing that such experimentation is the best way to overcome repression and understand true freedom. After their self-stylized pilgrimage of the self is complete, these devotees choose the gender identities they decide best suits them.