Four Guardians of the Earth

Description
The Four Guardians of the Earth represent the embodiment of nature, the sun, the moon, the plants and the beasts. Each guardian is representative of a cardinal direction.

Dunham, Guardian of the Western Gate
''Dunham is the goddess of the moon. As Marion breathes life into the world, thus Dunham heralds death. Where Marion seeks to empower, Dunham seeks to weaken. However, while Dunham is considered an evil god, it is a particular kind of evil that she embodies. It is not malevolence but instead the callousness of nature, the ambivalence to life. Thus natural disasters are usually attributed to Dunham's will. Dunham is usually portrayed as a beautiful female figure but exhibiting an icy coldness and distance. In her hands is a quarterstaff which is bone-white and sometimes shows a single streak of blood along its length.''

Marion, Guardian of the Eastern Gate
''Marion is the goddess of the sun. It is said that it is through Marion that all life springs into existence and with her parting falls unto death. Marion is typically depicted as a female figure, wreathed in flames and carrying a spear in one hand a basket in the other, representing the beam of light that shines on the earth and the bounty it provides when it lands.''

Moragh, Guardian of the Southern Gate
''Moragh is the goddess of plants. Moragh is typically depicted as a green-skinned female figure with a deer's head. In her hands rests a long glaive, representing her role as guardian of the natural world.''

Kara, Guardian of the Northern Gate
''Kara is the patroness of beasts, bringer of liberty and freedom from the confines of the earth. She is depicted as a female figure surrounded by various beasts. Sometimes she is shown atop a bear with a bird landed on her outstretched hand, sometimes kneeling among a pack of wolves. It is perhaps strange to think of Kara as a lawful deity, but the law she follows is the one of animals, survival of the fittest.''