Nayru (RPG)

Nayru, the Goddess of Wisdom, is one of the three Golden Goddesses worshipped in Hyrule.

Mythology
According to Hylian tradition, Nayru, along with Din and Farore, arrived in Hyrule to participate in its creation. While Din sculpted the world with her hands and Farore breathed life into it, Nayru brought it order. Their work completed, they departed Hyrule for the distant nebulae, leaving behind the Triforce and the First Sages.

Despite scrolls crediting Farore as the creator of life in Hyrule, Nayru is oftentimes attributed with the creation of intelligent life; specifically Hylians and Zora, no doubt in order to bolster their claim to rule.

History
Despite being something of a patron goddess for the Hylians and Zora thanks to her association with wisdom, Nayru was originally not worshipped by either of them, only becoming part of the (previously) monotheistic Hylian cult of Farore roughly 200 BKoH. The reasons for this are unclear, though it is speculated that this addition coincided with contact between Hylians and Oocca, who may be responsible for her introduction into the Hylian religion. The Zora became influenced by the Hylian religion decades later, taking Nayru as their paton due to associations with wisdom.

While Farore was associated with life, nature, and the earth (being dubbed "earth mother"), Nayru was associated with abstract concepts and heaven, becoming dubbed the "sky mother". The Hyroni religion became partially dualistic, though did not pose the two goddesses as antagonistic towards each other. The adoption of Nayru led to the spread of philosophy, new ways of recording and preserving knowledge, and became a large stepping stone on the way to civilization.

Curiously, Nayru is associated with domains such as time, the flow of being and knowledge, which are also domains of Demoko and Malkorbagia. With history suggesting Demoko and Malkorbagia actively spread the worship of Nayru, one can only speculate the reasons they would have for giving away their own domains up in favour of her.

Oracles of Nayru emerged around 150 BKoH, and were dominant spiritual figures throughout the late Ancient Age due to their immense knowledge and supernatural wisdom. However, there has not been an Oracle of Nayru since the death of the last one at the hands of Ganon.