Iovera

"She has been surrounded by pain since birth. Few know the full truth about what made her that way, but sorrow has been her constant companion throughout her life even as she grew in rank and prestige, and hard as she tried to hide it beneath the veil of regnal majesty, one could always sense it gnawing underneath, deep inside her soul. One would expect her to have been broken by all that she had come through, but Iovera persevered. Not by mastering her pain, for she never could accomplish that, but by silencing it with a greater drive - ambition. Even as a youth, she sought solace in control. Now look at her. An empress, revered by all as a saviour, a messiah, with power greater than any Clericarch of old at her disposal. Is she comfortable now, in her glorious solitude at the highermost throne of the holy Dominion? Only the Void knows."

- Laurinn Ma'fest

Iovera I, born Eolania Menoraim, is the current reigning Imperial Clericarch; head of the Fourfold Church, monarch of the Ecclesial Dominion of Grand Seranaica, and Princeps of the Exarchate circuit. Having assumed the throne in a time of political tumult, both within Seranaica and the greater Imperium, she would dedicate her entire reign fighting the growing instability in the galaxy, driven by an unflinching dedication to Imperial order and the Sacred Void. Though despised by many for her lowly origins and her autocratic tendencies, her vision and ruthlessness in maintaining her power have made her a respected, if feared figure in Seranaic politics, and earned her the love of the public. Her authority extends further into the highest circles of Imperial government, with Iovera being privy in the Paragon's inner circle as one of his chief advisors.

The Clericarch's supporters see her as one of the pillars of galactic stability, whose cleverness and strength of will complement Paragon Uriel's charisma and charm in bringing order to the turbulent Imperium. Her detractors decry her as a control freak obsessed with power. Few, however, know Iovera's true story: a psychic prodigy whose power killed her own family, raised by the enigmatic Anointed as an instrument of power, and elevated to the Divine Throne against her will as part of their greater plot. The image of a cold, dignified queen she projects to the outside world is but a mask she wears, hiding the fragile deonari unsure of her purpose in life.

Scion of the Anointed
''Iovera was happy

Then Iovera's magic powers happened

Lots of people zapped

Then the Anointed took her

Then they trained her''

Iovera Ascendant
Iovera became Clericarch

Did what Anointed told her

Then Anointed started talking shit

Iovera zapped them

Iovera leads Anointed now

Paragon's Confidante
Uriel becomes Paragon

Iovera advises Uriel

Probably does dirty decisions for him

Also has a crush on qt zashani gf

And searches for Nar knowledge

Appearance
Despite being a supercentarian, Iovera is actually quite young by deonari standards, and can be considered to be in her late 30s. To an outsider, she may appear detached and strange, as if she is not out of this world: this is actually a sign of her aethereal powers, since her consciousness percieves two worlds simultaneously: the physical universe as well the intangible ocean of minds, souls and thoughts of all living things in it. What makes herstand out of the crowd is her unusual frailness; even for a deonari she is considered to be somewhat thin, which, along with her light brown coat and sullen, elegant facial features, makes her appear somewhat ghostly, which reflects her personality well.

Iovera wears a white, rather plain robe with the ancient divine scriptures and runes written on it, a common sight among deonari clerics. Underneath the robe, she also wears light nanometal armor for self-defense. The Diadem of the Twilight, the large headwear used by the Clericarchs, sits upon her brow; as old as the deonari civilisation itself, it has several shimmering, purple gemstones embedded within it, glowing in both light and darkness. Another important Clericarch regalia which Iovera wields is the Scepter of the Prophets, a relic made by the Demiurges and found, as it is said in the Omnicanon, by Alchear, the First Prophet of the Void. In addition to being a symbol of office, it is also a potent weapon, able to emit waves of searing purple light; many heretics were executed by the Scepter in the ancient times, but Iovera is hesistant of using it in such a brutal way.

Personality
Outwardly, Iovera maintains an appearance of a cold, just but merciless ruler who controls a superadvanced empire with an iron fist in the name of her god and whose only concern is to ensure the Imperium and Seranaica's success; to be put shortly, a stereotypical member of her species. However, this icy aura is only skin deep, and is in fact more or less a mask she dons as a Clericarch of the Fourfold Church; being the supreme political and religious authority in perhaps the most rigorous, orderly society of Andromeda, she is meant to adhere to deonari social etiquette and sacred traditions to the letter.

Outside the throne, however, Iovera is a completely different person. Although her sense of right and wrong and devotion to her people remains, the rest of her outward cold personality simply vanishes, leaving a quite, shy deonari girl desperate for love and care. The tragic accident that killed most of her family during her childhood left Iovera somewhat unsociable; she rarely allows herself to have close relationships with anyone, and is somewhat cold to outsiders. Towards those whom she gets to know, however, Iovera is a loyal friend, always ready to come to help.

Being both a daughter of a society dominated by spirituality and an avid scholar of the Aether, Iovera's view towards the supernatural is rather complex. Aware of the nigh-omnipotent powers that control the universe, Iovera does neverthless believe that the only divinity in it is the Fourfold Divine, and although she is not a zealot like other clerics, Iovera is still a fervent follower of the Cult of the Void.

Abilities
Iovera is arguably one of the strongest, if not the strongest, Aether users among her species, and probably in the entire galaxy, to the point she caused massive destruction wherever she came when she was young. Over time, though, Iovera learned to control her power, and started to utilise it for her own benefit. Her most notable powers is the ability of suggestion; with enough concentration, she can take over thoughts and emotions of others, commanding them to do their bidding. While this power ensured her success on Seranaica's political scene, it also left her quite lonely, as her powers made others wary and fearful of her. In addition to this, Iovera also has abilities common to other deonari psychics, such as telekinesis, telepathy or electrokinesis.

Quotes
"Hah!"

- The Horned Prince

Trivia

 * This is Iovera's theme.