The Messenger, Mother of Widows
Æzádāys appears as a beatific winged-woman surrounded by a sphere of golden light. She is the collector and messenger of Drāūn, that leads the dead and dying to the River of the Dead. She is also known as the Comforter, and is believed (by the faithful) to sit with grieving families and help them through difficult times. Æzádāys is the Mother of Widows, who keeps their minds and wills strong after the deaths of loved-ones so that they may ever-after honor their past mates. It is also Æzádāys who informs (through her priests) when or if a woman may ever re-marry, a practice overlooked in recent centuries.
She is assisted by a host of angels called the Æzádyī, which appear as winged-humans (male and female) of unearthly beauty, which mimic the duties of their mistress. All appear in flowing white gowns and carry no weapons but the lights in their hands. It is the Æzádyī who the faithful claim to see when near death and their vision is reduced to a single light in the swallowing darkness (see Kyrçul).
Some speculate that Æzádāys is a powerful Eðérim, bound to Drāūn by some ageless contract.
The Order
The Priesthood
Worshippers of the Æzádyi wear fine white cloaks and gold accessories.