| Holy Light | |
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 A Paladin channeling the Light. | |
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Names: |
Holy Magic, Holy Light, Holy Flame |
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Expressions: |
Naaru |
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Legality: |
Legal |
The Holy Light, also known as simply the Light, is a powerful, endless source of energy existing outside of reality, and one of the fundamental facets of creation. The Light in its purest form does not exist in reality, but its power is often wielded by mortals via holy magic, and is worshipped in various forms throughout multiple worlds. The purest known manifestation of Light in reality is the Naaru.
Some regard the Light as a divinity, but this is debated by a number of other religions, and by some followers of the Light. The Light is broadly acknowledged but not necessarily considered a deity. Such groups instead tend to perceive of it as a dispersed, omnipresent force rather than a concrete, individual being.
The Light is venerated as the seminal focus for a family of related religions among the peoples of the Eastern Kingdoms and the draenei exiles. The Church of the Holy Light along with the society of the draenei believe that the Light is ever-capable of rewarding virtue by way of a perfect afterlife and punishing the wicked with a miserable one.
The Holy Light is considered the opposite of the Void. While the Void encourages freedom but revolves around negative feelings, the Light brings about positivity and seeks discipline. Despite this, however, neither the Light or Void are "good" or "evil."
History[]
Before the beginning of time, two pools of energy existed: the Light, one of living energy, and the Void, one that devoured energy for itself. When the Void grew larger, it enveloped the Light which caused an explosion as the two powers collided. Thus formed the known universe, with the Light and Void existing outside of reality on the edges of the Twisting Nether, another plane created by the explosion made of chaotic energies which overlaps the mortal plane.