The altar to Restera, Goddess of Forgiveness, stood hidden in a cave, ever forgotten. The goddess had been cursed by the other gods, forced to be hidden in a cave under The Petrified Forest, named after it's stony like color and foggy days and nights. There was a clause, however, should a mortal find her altar and pray, she would be released from her prison.

She never thought anyone would venture into the depths of a cave after a forgotten goddess, many didn't even reach the forest above. The altar was placed in the back of the cave, a statue of the goddess looking over the entrance to the inner sanctum. She stood trapped in that statue, forced to stare at the never moving doors, waiting for a savior.

One day, or maybe night, the door creaked open. Probably just the bats, or the rats the goddess thought, but the door didn't stop opening until a human figure walked in. Restera was speechless, as this was her only visitor in one-hundred-fifty years. The figure revealed itself as a man in gold plated armor, and he walked towards the altar...

Diordo the Forgiving

A paladin for The Republic of Cronsonia

Grew up in a Christian family and fights for his god. He may seem insane, but that's just his dedication to his religion. He is most times selected by the king to lead an adventuring party through dangerous ruins or defeat pesky foes. He got his name from an adventure where he spared the man who murdered his father after "God gave him a sign" to not kill him: This will be the "Moment that shaped them"