Wisdom

Portia is the goddess of wisdom. Her aim is to seek out knowledge, and new ideas and experiences. Portia has an almost child-like curiosity about the world, and seeks to understand as much about it as possible. Her clerics, on the other hand, see wisdom as something that needs to be guarded and protected.

Portia is most often associated with the Butterfly.

Portia was the last of the goddesses, and it is said that she was made by the others in order to settle a dispute. The other Gods were arguing who was the most powerful, and as each of them thought it was them. In order to settle the dispute, they agreed to create an independent entity. At the time, there were no creatures, so the gods set about creating different creatures to settle the dispute. Each of the gods set about creating their own creatures, and each of the creatures, when questioned, chose their creators. This only led to more arguments. The gods decided to try again, but how to overcome the bias of the creatures. This time it was decided that each of the gods would offer what they thought was the best part of them in order to create someone impartial.

Each of the gods donated the best part of themselves. Some claimed it was out of generosity for their new brother or sister, but most of the gods were selfish, and gave the best in order to influence their new creation so that they would be considered the greatest.

And so it was, that on the fist day of the year, each of the gods gathered to create the newest of them. As the new Goddess sat up, the gods bombarded her with questions. She sat there, quietly, listening to the gods asking their small minded questions. Days and days passed. When the the gods finally ran out of their petty questions, Portia opened her eyes and looked at them. Each of them waited to see which question would be answered first.

Portia looked at the assembled gods, and asked "Why?"

Her question rang out amongst the gods, and they looked at each other stunned. Portia looked at them again, her eyes filled with stars; "Why?".

The gods looked at each other. Some shrugged, some shuffled their feet. They did not answer.