Llymlaen

Llymlaen (pron. Lim-lane) is one of the Twelve, and the matron deity of the Thalassocracy of Limsa Lominsa. She is known as the Navigator and the Watcher of the Seas.

Early History
Llymlaen is the daughter of Thaliak and Azeyma, and the sister of Nophica. Like Her father before Her, She expanded upon Her mother's lake; but rather than carving rivers into the face of the world, She created the seas.

Thaliak's rivers and Oschon's mountains began a tremendous upheaval of new lands and altered lands, but Llymlaen's new oceans began devouring all the lands that they encountered. To put an end to this madness, Llymlaen's grandmother Nymeia plucked a comet from the skies and brought it down to the world, bringing order and creating Rhalgr.

Llymlaen and Oschon share an uncertain relationship, as the accounts vary. Some hold that She is the beloved of Oschon, others that it is Her aunt Menphina. Whatever the case, there is a legend told that Oschon once found Llymlaen bathing, and for whatever reason failed to make His presence known or turn away; Llymlaen, discovering His intrusion, threw a knife at Him.

Depiction and Worship
In religious art, Llymlaen is often portrayed as a strong fisherwoman, who wields a harpoon. There is a great marble statue of Her in Aleport, however, that represents Her as a winged mermaid. Her symbol is a stylized representation of the ocean's waves.

Limsa Lominsa's own history is beholden to Llymlaen; many believe that the goddess Herself guided the Galadion to what would otherwise seem a rocky doom, but resulted in the sailors and their families finding themselves in a fertile, receptive land. To this day, many Lominsans toast Llymlaen before setting to their drink.

The Navigator gives Her name to the fifth moon of the calendar, and is one of the rulers of the Heaven of Wind. There, where towering peaks overlook the endless sea, explorers, adventurers, mountain climbers, saints, and rescuers may forever sate their thirst for exploration. The winds generated by this plane roar into the Hell of Wind, where bandits, polluters, and pirates are endlessly torn asunder by the razor-sharp gales.

Mark of Llymlaen
A stone bearing the mark of Llymlaen can be found in the Anchor Yard, among Limsa Lominsa's Upper Decks.