Eresu (ɛr ɛ su)
Eresu (a.k.a. The Great Mother, Provider of All, Mother Creator, The Green Lady)
Formed from the primal chaos stirred up by the battles of Utu and Asmodeous Eresu is a creator first and foremost. She is the goddess of nature and nature’s bounty, venerated by all who depend on the products of the ground, essentially all intelligent beings. She is also the mother goddess, parent to a multitude of the pantheon.
Divine Domains
Agriculture, harvest, nature, vegetation
Holy Books & Codes
Book of Xemes—This book contains the history of Eresu as well as hymns to her and guidelines for worshipping her. This is the most holy book of the church and every temple and shrine has a copy.
Possany Codex—This book contains guidelines for growing plants and animal husbandry intermixed with more hymns dedicated to Eresu.
Alam Napass—This book is a large catalogue of plants along with their uses, whether edible, medicinal or poisonous. The book is well illustrated and almost ay plant can be found in it.
Possany Codex—This book contains guidelines for growing plants and animal husbandry intermixed with more hymns dedicated to Eresu.
Alam Napass—This book is a large catalogue of plants along with their uses, whether edible, medicinal or poisonous. The book is well illustrated and almost ay plant can be found in it.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Sheaf of wheat
Tenets of Faith
Eresu teaches that all life is to be respected, even that which is considered evil. She doesn’t oppose hunting for food but opposes hunting for sport. She teaches that death is a natural part of life, and that those who pass on are not to be mourned but celebrated. Those who plant and tend to plants or nurture life, even if for food are worthy of respect.
Holidays
Planting Festival; 26th-30th of Parmouth—Celebrates when the majority of the spring planting is done, this five day long festival is celebrated by parties and a grand feast on the fifth night consisting of whatever freshly gathered plants can be found, nothing leftover from thee previous year is eaten.
Harvest Festival; 1st-5th of Papyr—Another five day long celebration this one celebrates the completion of the bulk of the fall harvesting. This one is also celebrated by nightly parties culminating in a grand feast on the fifth night.
Earth’s Sleep; 30th of Athyr—This celebration is held at the height of winter, and is a celebration of the rest Eresu takes before bringing the spring and life back to the world. The holiday is marked by a solemn party and the burning of a fire consisting of oak, ash, and apple.
Harvest Festival; 1st-5th of Papyr—Another five day long celebration this one celebrates the completion of the bulk of the fall harvesting. This one is also celebrated by nightly parties culminating in a grand feast on the fifth night.
Earth’s Sleep; 30th of Athyr—This celebration is held at the height of winter, and is a celebration of the rest Eresu takes before bringing the spring and life back to the world. The holiday is marked by a solemn party and the burning of a fire consisting of oak, ash, and apple.
Physical Description
Body Features
Eresu generally appears as a tall slender woman with green hair and large green and silver wings. Her complexion is tanned Caucasian, her skin is smooth and almost glossy. She normally appears surrounded by a cloud of blossoms.
Facial Features
Her face is round and oval shaped with high cheek bones. She has green hair and green eyes, and full lips, usually smiling. Her ears are pointed and most startling is the pair of silver antlers growing from her head
Apparel & Accessories
Eresu usually wears dresses of light green trimmed with silver and sandals in a matching shade. She is almost always seen with a bouquet of flowers in her hand.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Eresu was formed from a vortex in chaos that stemmed from the primal battles of Utu and Asmodeous. She was the third of the primal deities to form, and at first avoided the battles between Utu and Asmodeous preferring to quietly shape the primal chaos into new and different forms. In time she chose to side with Utu as he seemed more amicable to her creations. Her taking sides shifted the balance of power to Utu, and Asmodeous departed to the pit to sulk.
Eresu created the First World with the help of Utu shaping it piece by piece as whim struck her, and Utu helping her to blend it into a harmonious whole. During her time creating the First World she dallied with Utu and had several children. Her first child was her daughter Vaalea who took great joy in singing and composing new songs. Afterwards was born her son Mudutu, who joined his mother in the creation of new things from the primal chaos. Next, she had the twin girls Rohkea and Ukkonen, the two of which immediately took to fighting. A brief dalliance with Io produced her son Vuori who, like Mudutu joined his mother in crafting new things. Last of all she and Utu had their daughter Sinnis who didn’t create new but recreated that which was already created.
Satisfied with her work on the First World, Eresu and her family began constructing their grand creation of Arda. Drawing from what they had learned in their creation of the First World they crafted Arda keeping what they liked from the First World. Satisfied with their creation Eresu began her greatest work the many races of Arda. The goal of their creation was to continue shaping the world little did they realize that their creation would trigger the godswar.
Utu and Eresu wished their new creations to be free to create as they saw fit, whereas Asmodeous wished them to be servants of the gods. The other gods took sides, some with Utu and Eresu and some with Asmodeous and war erupted. The war raged for and age ending only when Io sacrificed himself to save Utu from Asmodeous. The death of Io made Asmodeous realize his own potential for destruction and he accepted a compromise. The mortals would be given free will but Asmodeous would be free to lure those he could into his service.
With the godswar over Eresu rested sleeping for four months. Setting a pattern the world would follow with her awake for eight months and asleep for four. Since then godswar Eresu has spent her time nurturing the many creatures of Arda.
Eresu created the First World with the help of Utu shaping it piece by piece as whim struck her, and Utu helping her to blend it into a harmonious whole. During her time creating the First World she dallied with Utu and had several children. Her first child was her daughter Vaalea who took great joy in singing and composing new songs. Afterwards was born her son Mudutu, who joined his mother in the creation of new things from the primal chaos. Next, she had the twin girls Rohkea and Ukkonen, the two of which immediately took to fighting. A brief dalliance with Io produced her son Vuori who, like Mudutu joined his mother in crafting new things. Last of all she and Utu had their daughter Sinnis who didn’t create new but recreated that which was already created.
Satisfied with her work on the First World, Eresu and her family began constructing their grand creation of Arda. Drawing from what they had learned in their creation of the First World they crafted Arda keeping what they liked from the First World. Satisfied with their creation Eresu began her greatest work the many races of Arda. The goal of their creation was to continue shaping the world little did they realize that their creation would trigger the godswar.
Utu and Eresu wished their new creations to be free to create as they saw fit, whereas Asmodeous wished them to be servants of the gods. The other gods took sides, some with Utu and Eresu and some with Asmodeous and war erupted. The war raged for and age ending only when Io sacrificed himself to save Utu from Asmodeous. The death of Io made Asmodeous realize his own potential for destruction and he accepted a compromise. The mortals would be given free will but Asmodeous would be free to lure those he could into his service.
With the godswar over Eresu rested sleeping for four months. Setting a pattern the world would follow with her awake for eight months and asleep for four. Since then godswar Eresu has spent her time nurturing the many creatures of Arda.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Eresu is the mother of creation, while Utu, Asmodeous, and Io would dream up new ideas, it was usually Eresu who gave them form, adding her own twist to each. She created the First World as a trial run for the grand creation of Arda. She gave birth to the many races that inhabit Arda.
Intellectual Characteristics
As a creator Eresu sees the potential in everything and is incredibly imaginative and creative. Of all the deities of Arda she is the most prone to whimsy and the abandonment of logic, though she is capable of logic when needed. She is however, first and foremost, a nurturer who seeks to care for her creations seeing herself as a mother to all of Arda.
Morality & Philosophy
Eresu cares little for good or evil, or for that matter to order and chaos. Her concerns are only for creation. She believes that all of her creations should have the freedom to pursue their own destinies and strives to grant them that right. She believes it’s her duty to ensure that the world is fruitful, and so encourages all her plants and animals to be fruitful in their own due time.
Eresu does what seems to be a good idea at the time. While she does think of good as better than evil she’s not personally committed to upholding good in any abstract or universal way. She advocates the middle way of neutrality as the best, most balanced road in the long run.
Eresu does what seems to be a good idea at the time. While she does think of good as better than evil she’s not personally committed to upholding good in any abstract or universal way. She advocates the middle way of neutrality as the best, most balanced road in the long run.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
As the mother of creation her goal is to see her creations thrive. To this end she encourages them to be fruitful and to seek their own destinies. She will fight fiercely to protect her creations from direct interference, but does allow them to be influenced indirectly.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Eresu is very creative and skilled at bringing her ideas to fruition. She is a compassionate individual and very protective of her creations. She is the consummate artist.
She is less than patient with those who would interfere with her creations and has even fought Asmodeous on occasion to protect what she sees as her children from direct interference. In fact she has little patience at all, and is sometimes prone to act before she sully understands a situation.
She is less than patient with those who would interfere with her creations and has even fought Asmodeous on occasion to protect what she sees as her children from direct interference. In fact she has little patience at all, and is sometimes prone to act before she sully understands a situation.
Likes & Dislikes
Eresu loves her creation doing whatever it is she can to protect them. She likes to create new things and is always experimenting with new designs and concepts. She dislikes winter and cold but understands the necessity of a little death for renewal. She hates those who interfere with the free will of her creation striving to keep them free to seek their own destinies.
Virtues & Personality perks
Eresu is quick to act sometimes jumping to act before she has all the facts of a situation. She is good however, at seeing all sides of an issue and when she doesn’t jump in immediately seeks the middle road.
Vices & Personality flaws
Eresu is quick to act, sometimes acting before she has all the facts. She views herself as the mother to all her creations and is prone to excusing the evil behavior of some of her creations.
Social
Contacts & Relations
Eresu is on good terms with the majority of the deities of Arda, with the exception of Demogorgon and Mursu. Demogorgon dislikes Eresu because she opposes his desire to tear down what she has created. She dislikes Mursu for much the same reason, as he tries to destroy that which she has created. She is on especially good terms with Arammu, Kalbu, Kauppa, Meri, Metsäst, Mu, Sinnis, Ukkonen, and Vuori. She gets along well with Azu and Mudutu. She views Utu as her husband though she had a brief dalliance with Io before his destruction.
Family Ties
Eresu sees herself as the wife of Utu, and is the mother of Vaalea, Mudutu, Rohkea, Ukkonen, Sinnis, and Vuori. In addition she sees herself as the mother of all creation, both on Arda and on the first world.
Social Aptitude
Eresu is extremely confident and not a little flirtatious, however she is loyal to her husband Utu. Her manner is refined and she can be a very sweet and motherly individual at the same time.
Divine Classification
Deity
Religions
Alignment
Neutral
Church/Cult
Children
Gender
female
Eyes
Deep green young, yet brimming with wisdom of the ages
Hair
Long curly and dark green like a verdant forest
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Olive and smooth as a newborns
Height
5' 8"
Weight
165 lbs.
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