Estaci, Goddess of Perseverance

Called Unyeilding, The Crippled Woman, She Who Must Endure, and Ironheart.

On the shores of the Great Inland Sea, near the bridges to the Floating Hospital are gatehouses that make up the Court of the Unyeilding. Many come to the Hospital who are dying. They are made whole, but their bodies are broken by their travails. From the Hospital they come to the faithful of Estaci, whose ethos is the triumph of the will over broken flesh. The faithful of Estaci do not allow their injuries or diseases to define them, but rather as a goad to continue on their path. They acknowledge their limits but are ever striving to push beyond them, to become more than what fate or men would allow. Of particular interest to Estaci are the women in her temple, who refer to her as Mother of Strength. These women call to her for aid in overcoming instead of a ceasing of pain. Their prayers are always answered.