An interesting Partisan, French, ca. 1700, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

@wearepaladin Praise the sun.

So this morning I had a spectacular “Sunbro” session in Darksouls 3 with Beth this morning.Helped a ton of people with bosses today.Did a bunch of Abyssal Watcher runs,few Pontiff Sulyvahns a lot of Princes and Dancer of the Boreal valley ones.And its at the Dancer stage that Beth shined the most in combat,being a bleed build inclined character she was pretty much her kryptonite and wrecked the shit out of her a few times! So I felt like doing a quick praise the sun sketch of her between projects

HYMN TO THE KING OF THE GODS

Oh Great Helios, Demiurge, King of All.

Lord of the Heavens and the Earth.

Undefeated and shining benefactor, who illuminates all things with His divine light.

He of the Seven Rays.

Whose radiance delivers only good, whose stare averts only evil.

Boaster and dispenser of the harmony of light, whose all-seeing eye brings justice and truth to all.

Whose solar rays raise the souls of those who transcend the material, up into harmonious union.

Give me, if you wish so, King, the bliss of strength to endure the challenges of what life puts before me.

For you, Golden Titan, are perfect, whose power is infinite and unending.

-Klayton Silvanus, “Hymn to the King of the Gods”

Hymn to the Sun

Giant of gold! king of fire in the mind, Ruler of light; with you, above all else, The splendid source of life’s prolific fount; And from on high you pour the wealth of your Harmonic streams into our world of matter here.        

Hear! for high above, on planes of ether, And in the world’s bright middle realm you reign, While all things by your sovereign power are filled With mind-enflaming, providential care. The fires of stars surround your vigorous fire,    

And ever in unwearied, ceaseless dance, Their vivid dew on earth’s wide bosom drops. By your eternal and repeated course The hours and seasons come and go; And elements opposed are joined in harmony,    

In sight of your majestic beams, great king, From deity ineffable and secret born. Unmoving Fates will yield to your command, Roll back the fatal thread of mortal lives; For wide-extended sovereign sway is yours.    

From your fair series of attractive songs, Divinely charming, Phoebus leaps forth into light in joy; and with his god-like harp, To rapture strung, he calms the raging din Of dire-resounding Matter’s mighty flood.          

And from your gentle dance, repelling harm, A healing Hymn expands its light, Diffusing Health, and filling all the world With streams of harmony. You, too, they celebrate in sacred song          

The illustrious source whence mighty Bacchus came; In matter’s utmost churning depths they chant “Euan Ate” to you forever, While others sound your praise in tuneful verse, As famed Adonis, delicate and fair.              

Ferocious daemons, noxious to mankind, Dread the dire anger of your rapid scourge; These Daemons plot a thousand ills, And hatch their plans for wretched souls That founder in life’s dreadful-sounding seas.  

Enslaved and shackled by the body’s chains, Souls lose all thought of fire sublime And in the dark abyss they writhe. O best of gods, spirit blessed and crowned with fire, Image of nature’s all-producing god,            

And leader of our souls to realms of light- Hear! and purify my stains of guilt; Receive the supplication of my pleas, And wash away the poison from my wounds! Release me from the torments of my sins,

And mitigate the swift, all-seeing eye Of justice, boundless in its view! By your pure law, the constant foe of evil, Direct my steps, and pour your sacred light In rich abundance on my darkened soul!      

Dispel the dismal and malignant shades Of darkness, pregnant with invenomed ills! Give me strength! And give my body Health, whose presence splendid gifts imparts. Give lasting fame; and give that sacred care     

That fair-haired muses, long ago, Gave to my pious forebears. Add, if it please you, o, all-bestowing god, Reward my piety with your enduring wealth; Because the power and strength of all  

The Universe invests your throne. And if the whirling spindle of the fates Spins threats and dangers from web of stars, May your arrows, rays of light, sound through the air And vanquish ere it falls the coming ill. 

- Proclus Lycaeus (412-485 C.E.)

Ahhh yes.. It’s good to be back! CriticalRole is on 🔥 tonight!

The Dawnfather

Finally, a piece of fanart for a show I’ve poured over 400 hours into. Vex <3

Sarenrae and Pelor, the Sun and the Harvest

Commission for Dakota Paris of his Aasimar Paladin.

He’s also a Sunbro :V

// praise the sun | C++

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@vidalreys is joining our dnd group with her cute af paladin and IT WAS SO GREAT TO DRAW HER

Here be Astra Omorfia, a paladin of Pelor.

@wearepaladin

Praise the Sun, brother knights!

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