One of the three Overgods who created the world of Avendar, it was Jolinn’s desire for purpose that inspired His own offering: life. After Iandir’s effort manifested the physical world, Jolinn set Himself to turn Form into Being. Discontent with this mar on perfect absence, Ashur bestowed the gift of death on Jolinn’s creations. Jolinn and Ashur quarreled, already at odds with one another over the destiny of young Avendar. To save the Prime from its imminent end in a divine war, Iandir proposed the Compact. However, this measure merely prevented the Overgods themselves from directly manifesting their differing visions in the world they three had created. Ancient magic, as wielded by the gods, was infused into the Prime, transforming Jolinn’s young Life into godlings in their own right.
This fateful act raised the First Race, the ancient alatharya, to their place as chosen of the gods. Jolinn, in turn, began designs for further diversity in life. At the same time, Ashur nourished the seeds of jealousy in the hearts of the alatharya. In their quest to seize divine power for themselves, the alatharya incurred the combined wrath of the Overgods. This event became known as the Sundering, which both permanently cast down the First Race and divided magic from its pure form into six elemental spheres. Jolinn expended great power to save the world from ruin, but the legendary civilization of the alatharya was decimated. Secondarily, the Sundering scoured Avendar’s surface with magical storms, corrupting many of Jolinn’s previous creations. With the birth of His final design– humanity– the Father of the Seas fell into a deep slumber, and His influence on mortal affairs waned.
Humans, with their tremendous capacity for adaptation and change, flourished in the wake of the Sundering. Some modern scholars suggest that it was this very gift which in turn brought about their alliance with the primitive srryn, whose discovery of the magics of Fire would scorch the world with its fury. This conflict, known as the War of Fire, saw the destruction of the empires of the aelin and death on a scale unprecedented since the Sundering. Seeking the Titans who had survived the fall of the alatharya, this alliance of humans and aelin beseeched them for a way to quell the orgy of destruction to the south. With the aid of the Titans, this struggling band was able to once again awaken the Father of the Seas. In His mercy, Jolinn granted them the magics of Water. In the holy name of the Father, the humans and aelin drove the srryn warlords back to their swamps, ending the War.
With the martyrdom of Saint Aramril, Jolinn founded the Champions of Avendar and populated it with those who served in His name. In the ages since, Jolinn and His Champions have fought the machinations of evil. During the War of Night, it was they who first opposed the diabolic magics of Void. Further, they sacrificed themselves to ward off the darkness until the Day of Two Dawns. In both war and peace, the Father of the Seas’ iconic spear has always been ready to defend the good peoples of Avendar, either directly or through the work of His chosen.