Tel'Rhea

What are the rest of the pantheon without the mother goddess of Life? For, is it not true that life pervades all? Without Tel'Rhea, would it not be true that the rest of the pantheon - and all the joy they bring to this continent - be lost? Often regarded as the mother goddess or the matron goddess, Tel'Rhea is the Goddess of life, agriculture, birth and renewal, fertility, and protection and is often considered a patron deity of families, mothers, and children. She is almost always depicted as a humanoid female either pregnant, holding a child, or both while simultaneously balancing a bouquet of flowers or a bushel of fruit on her head or tucked in her arms. Those lucky enough to hear the words of Tel'Rhea describe her voice as soft and soothing, just like a mother's lullaby.

Tel'Rhea's light shine upon you.

The Intercession of Tel'Rhea

The Goddess of Life is believed to be the Lover of Ah'Shal. Entwined in a lover's dance or lover's embrace, the two matron goddesses represent the deeply interconnected cycle of life and death. As such, a very common and sacred practice amidst devout followers of Tel'Rhea (or Ah'Shal) was the Intercession of Tel'Rhea. When a loved one was on Ah'Shal's doorstep and the knowledge and healing powers of Carmenthia failing, the only Goddess capable of interceding was Tel'Rhea. Devoted friends and family travel from all over the continent - though most notably from the smog-covered factory city and towns of Ah'Shal – to the courtyard of Tel'Rhea's temple: The House of Life. Once there, they would offer some token of great importance to one of the statues of the goddess, spend hours prostrated before her, and pray for her to intercede with Ah'Shal on behalf of their loved ones.

Divine Domains

Life, Nature, Peace, agriculture, birth, renewal, fertility, protection, family, mothers and motherhood, and children.

Divine Symbols & Sigils

The Emerald gemstone, orchid, lotuses, rose buds, rabbits

Tenets of Faith

All Life is Sacred – Life is a glorious gift that should be embraced to the fullest. No creature deserves to be wrongfully denied the right to live life in a way that they desire, so long as it respects the sanctity of the lives of others and, by extension, respects the Mother Goddess herself. Followers of Tel'Rhea should strive to treat all life with respect, including less sentient or vastly different forms.
Mothers & Motherhood – Children are a great gift from the Goddess of Life herself, representing the continuation of the Cycle of Life. Mothers are therefore a direct extension of Tel'Rhea. A slight against a mother is a slight against Tel'Rhea. A blow to a mother is a blow to Tel'Rhea. Respect should be given where respect is due and mothers, as images of the Mother Goddess, deserve the utmost respect.
Life in All Things – As the Goddess of Life, Tel'Rhea's presence pervades all areas of the continent, all divine domains, and all corners and aspects of the mortal experience. Those who follow Tel'Rhea have a duty to assist and guide those who walk the path of faith to any deity and, should service to another deity contradict the verdicts of the Mother Goddess, mortals are expected to follow the path of Tel'Rhea, first and foremost.

Holidays

The Festival of Flowers

Divine Classification

Goddess

Religions

• The Council of Eredet
• The High Dremoran Council

Aligned Organization

The Dremoran Pantheon

Related Reports

• Session 89
• Session 90
• Session 99