Jinsei

Jinsei is considered the Mother of nature and is first mentioned in the Account of Creation in the eleventh verse in the first age of creation:

11 Jinsei Emerged from the Spring of Azul and where her foot was placed, there came life. Magos found Jinsei in those early days and vowed to protect her. 12 Jinsei flourished in the land and brought about life to the barren earth. (Account of Creation, 1st Age of Creation)

Jinsei is the patron goddess of elves and is described as being the mother of their kind. She is also, according to the Account of Creation, considered the mother of all living things including plants, animals, humanoids, and beasts. She jealously protects her creation and even created the elves as protectors from the ancients and the other beings made by the four divines. Even in Xifang, Jinsei is considered a mother of nature and is worshiped as a god, the only one of the four divines acknowledged in that region.

Due to her preservative and kind nature many nature spirits are known to have been created or at the very least met her as she will commonly walk among her people. By those dwelling in the Southern Isles she is worshiped as Nero, the great water. She is considered the giver of all live and plenty and is prayed to before casting off to keep the waves calm and the sails full. Nero (Water) shamans are common in the isles and are considered the national religion. In southern nations Jinsei is considered a healer and is worshiped primarily by dwarves and elves in the Great Barrier and to the west in Oteria. Oterians also worship Jinsei in large numbers and consider her the mother goddess since the death of Areluma. Many shamans and even witches of the plains worship her and rely on her healing waters.

Jinsei, by far, is most honored among the elves who see her as their creator. Charged with protecting the wild lands, those who remain in the forests often claim to hear Mother Nature calling out to them. It is also not rare to find shrines to Jinsei littered throughout uninhabited forests, since the fey and other forests spirits acknowledge the power of Jinsei and honor her respectively. High elves, elves who have long abandoned the forest homes of old often will still see Jinsei as their patron deity, owing their extended life and fascination with all things living to their ancient creator. For this reason Jinsei is the most worshiped god among elves, and is seen in most religious iconography associated with elven kind.

Jinsei is most often portrayed as a young woman, her race depending on the culture of the tale. Most often she is either human or elf and is described as incredibly beautiful. In most Elven art, particularly oil paitings from Leosi, she is fair or red haired and has perfect Elven form. In Eldor she is occasionally pictured as a child whose love of nature is playful, but easily upset. Writings from Ancient's accounts and from more modern accounts describe her as too beautiful to behold, all of natures beauty, wrath, and power distilled into a woman's body.