Eidolon
Eidolon noun - Someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation.
Usage example: an industrialist who remains an eidolon of the visionary and ambitious self-made man
Ideal
Ideal noun - Someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation.
Usage example: she's our ideal of the concerned, caring physician
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The counterpart to the Shadow is the Eidolon, representing a higher ideal... except it never does anything active beyond providing bonus dice to survive Harrowings, and isn't even available unless you spend background points to buy one in the first place.
Source: The Gods Must Be Lazy
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