Syluru, Mother of Peace

"Life begets life. Even Yamma was born a mortal man; to fail to protect life as a living thing is to fail your truest duty."

Goddess of spring, nature, peace, and rebirth, Syluru is known as one of the most benevolent gods. She represents all that is natural and good on Emaxus, and many Druid circles pay her homage. From every worm in the dirt to every fish in the ocean, a piece of Syluru thrives. She seeks to maintain the great, delicate balance of all living things, and was a good friend of Laianath, relatively speaking. Syluru's will is that of peace between mortals and nature, as well as between mortals themselves, and the continued cycle of life, death, and rebirth.
Be that as it may, the Mother of Peace is not unsullied by rage. Indeed, when the balance of nature is devastated, her god-spirit can rouse great champions of nature and amongst mortals to defend the sanctity of the natural world. She learned this from Isael, her good friend and occasional lover, and would channel the rage of the storm when necessary.

Depictions, Symbols, and Names

Syluru is most often depicted as a short humanoid woman with ebony skin and long, curly red hair. Her eyes are that of the most verdant forests, and her likeness is that of a frolicking child; however, some smaller, regional cultures prefer a more animistic approach to Syluru. They believe that she is truly of nature, and instead depict her as an animal-headed humanoid or an even more ephemeral rendition. Certain Drumian and Imperial towns are known for this.
Syluru's symbol is of Spring's Blossom, the greatest tree in Yophas, sprouting from the light of Yacrena and rimmed in the earth of Emaxus. Simpler depictions of this symbol tend to focus on just the tree, and some depictions choose to focus wholly on the tree and make it intricate and beautiful.
Syluru is known by many names to many folk (there are near endless names that the different Druid circles of Emaxus give to her), but the main ones are: Syluru, Mother of Peace, Mother Nature, Flower of Peace, All-Mother, and the Great Provider.

Ancient Home

In the heart of Sylthereth, there is a great, floating forest known as Sylureth. Hidden among these floating, tree-covered boulders is a city known as Salthera, the home of Syluru and her most devoted followers. Once, the city bustled with life. Now, it lies quiet and dormant, a hallowed solemnity hanging over it. Syluru's god-spirit rests in its heart, in a place known as the Spring's Bloom.

Worship Distribution

Syluru is one of the most worshipped Children of Yamma. From clerics in cities petitioning her for healing and bountiful harvests to farmers praying to her for healthy crops, Syluru has devotees throughout civilization for a simple reason: people hope she will help them grow food. While people will also pray to her for protection when travelling and healing when sick or any other countless reasons, the most common reason one is for better harvests and resilient food supplies.

Champions of Syluru

Champions of Syluru are known as Wardens of Life, and are named when grave threats to nature arise, or when the balance of nature and civilization is off and must be restored. One Warden of Life has been named in the Age of Extant, and few are known from The Reckoning and before.

• Friendliness, a Hellborn woman who was named Warden of Life just after Syluru reawakened. It is believed that she created the tree that serves as Syluru's temple in Yathra Silthame and helped the Silver City expand far into The Iotruyla River Basin by healing the ecosystems that had been devastated in the Reckoning.
• Thori Mudbelt, lived during the Reckoning. Believed to have fought in the battle that created the Isututh Timberland -- though this is just a legend.

Divine Domains

Syluru is goddess of spring, nature, peace, and rebirth, and the de facto goddess of life in Yophas. Clerics sworn to her tend to fall under the Domains of Hunt, Life, Nature, Peace, and Solidarity. Paladins of Syluru swear Oaths of Devotion, Redemption, the Ancients, and even Vengeance (when great travesties against nature are committed).

COMMANDMENTS OF SYLURU

• Respect the natural world, for all life owes its roots to the dirt.
• Defend the sanctity of life, death, and the rebirth that follows. Face those who would disrupt the balance.
• Keep peace in all you do, but know when violence is necessary.

Syluru's Holy Symbol

Methods of Worship

Syluru is most commonly worshipped in prayer. Her followers treat her as a matronly figure, and treat her with the same love and respect as one would their mother. Whether it's simply asking her for peace and prosperity or begging her for healing or a harvest, Syluru's followers pray to her.
For more involved rites, sacrifice is the most common. Whether a plant or an animal, ritual sacrifice is used to beget the great cycle of life and rebirth: a death to allow new life.

Holy Day

Syluru's holy day is known as Flower's Peace and takes place on the Spring Equinox, which is Traeliorn 4, Neldreth. It is a celebration of new life, rebirth, and the beauty of the natural world. While not as raucous as other gods' celebrations, Flower's Peace is still a day of joy and celebration for many, in which people will plant gardens and go to parks and the like to appreciate nature's beauty.

Ancient Foes and Allies

Syluru's greatest enemies are any foes of nature, of which all of the Obsidian Lords, the undead, and even some mortals number. If something poses a threat to nature -- from clear-cutting a forest to threatening all life -- then they are an enemy of Syluru and her followers. That isn't to say that cutting down a single tree is a slight; Syluru's devout are well-aware of the need to take from nature for civilization to grow. But those who don't strive to live in harmony with nature are treated with hesitation at best and outright contempt and hatred at worst.
Syluru is the friend of all the Children of Yamma, most notably Isael and Xaen, an act reflected in the connections of her and those gods' followers. Isael's followers can be called on to aid in the defense of the natural world, and Xaen's followers are worked with to ensure the stable and steady growth of civilization.

Syluru's Pathfinder 2e Stat Block

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Syluru

Mother of Peace

God of spring, nature, peace, and rebirth; she/her

Divinity

• Realm Sylthereth
• Allies Isael, Yamma, Valereth, Kaedo
• Relations Isael (wife)
• Enemies The Obsidian Lords; occasionally Laianath, Alindr (rivals, not enemies)
• Divine Attribute Wisdom

Religion

Edicts respect nature, defend the cycle of life and death, strive for peace

Anathemas harm or disrespect nature, defile life, death, or rebirth, actively pursue violence

Symbol a tree within a circle of vines

Temples druid groves, blessed trees, springs and gardens

Sacred Colors green and orange/brown

Holy Days Flower's Peace (celebration of new life, rebirth, and nature), Syluru's Rebirth (day of dedication to Syluru, healing, and respecting nature)

The Faithful

Cleric Spells 1st: animal allies, 2nd: helpful wood spirits or impart empathy, 3rd: stinking cloud, 4th: bursting bloom, 5th: mantle of the unwavering heart, 6th: nature's reprisal, 7th: pollen pods, 8th: all is one, one is all, 9th: nature's wrath

Divine Font heal

Divine Sanctification can choose holy

Divine Skill Medicine or Nature

Domains Earth, Family, Healing, Nature, Repose, Wood

Favored Weapon whip staff