Feofila

Though worship of any one member of the Blessed Nine involves deference to all of them, Feofila is widely regarded as their de facto leader. Worshippers of Feofila prize knowledge above all else, and view the acquisition of knowledge as key to attaining power. Some of the most beautiful libraries still standing have become temples dedicated to Feofila. Feofila is said to be the one to discover the spell that raised mortals to divinity. A curious and uncommonly bright human woman, she sought out and attained a long-lost spell scroll shortly after magic was let back into Ki. (This is a point of some contention, as it's also widely claimed that Feofila and the Nine were the ones to open the gates in the first place.) Sensing its power and how dangerous it might be in the wrong hands, Feofila guarded the scroll, generally with the help of one or more members of the Blessed Nine, depending on the tradition in any given area.

In some of the stories, it was Domagoj at her side — even after death, he remained as a specter to guard her and the scroll. In others, the battle in which Barica slays Grga is a battle for the scroll. Sources also vary on whether Feofila was the first or the last to ascend, but the consensus is that Feofila chose each of the other eight members of the Blessed Nine to aid her in helping protect humanity in the new age after the Great Rising. Once all of the Blessed Nine had ascended, Feofila destroyed the scroll for good, to protect mortals from their own desire for power and immortality. Still, rumours abound that the scroll survived, and many quests have taken place over the years to find it.