Sapientia

Pronouns: She/Her

Perhaps the most strange gods of all is Sapientia. Dubbed the Goddess of Widsom, it was not an easy title to claim. Since the very first horse set foot on the Paradisus islands, Sapientia was there. Some say that she was never a Goddess to start, that she was simply born a mortal and upon her death, was reborn into the next, only for the cycle to repeat. While there is truth to this tale, it has been skewed over time.

Sapientia had always been a little smarter than the others, and though she was fond of the horses of Paradisus, she was never content just to watch over them. So she frequently took mortal form and walked amoung them. But it was never enough to spend an afternoon with a mare or stallion, hearing their story, and so she made the decision to abandon her powers for a time and truly become one of them.

Though she started differently each time, be it a red or black or brown foal, she always ended up the same, an aged white horse, ready for death. Each life did not end in sadness, for it was during that life that she learned and grew in her knowledge. Never boring of the mortal life, Sapientia has lived thousands of them, each as good as the next. It is during those lives that she had accumulated her wisdom. She knows which path will go the long way around, which leaves one with a sore stomach should chew, and how best to outsmart the giant cats of the jungles.

She never stopped listening to the prayers of the mortals, but it was impossible for her to answer them from her place on earth. And so, over time, Sapientia retreated from the mortal life, and took her place as a proper Goddess, finally deserving of her title. In times of trouble or consultation, Sapientia makes herself available, though her guidance does not always seem obvious. Wisdom is never easily earned, it must be worked for, and no one horse will ever know everything. Even after her thousand lives, Sapientia still has much to learn.