Girys
Girys, the goddess of fields, farming, fertility, and the home, is nurturing and protective. She ensures the prosperity and stability of households.
Girys is depicted as a nurturing woman with hair like golden wheat. Her eyes are warm and inviting, and she is often shown holding a sheaf of wheat and a hearth flame, symbolizing fertility and home.
Domain
Farming (and domesticated animals), fertility, home, family.Symbols
A sheaf of wheat, a hearth, and a cradle. Priests wear robes of green and brown, often adorned with floral patterns.Strictures
Followers must care for their families, work the land, and promote fertility. Priests must bless the fields, perform fertility rites, and ensure the hearth fires never go out. Harvests must be shared and celebrated.Rites and festivals
Firstbake (second Feasting of Girysal)
The festival of Firstbake is a time of joy and gratitude in rural communities, marking the first baking with this year's grain harvest.Farmers' Rest (third Feasting of Fairsky)
Farmers' Rest marks the end of the harvest season for arable crops, giving farmers a chance to rest and celebrate the fruits of their labour. Farming communities celebrate with feasting and drinking.Boughbend (second Wilding of Lan Kulal)
Tree fruits such as dates and figs, as well as nuts, are harvested in the month of Lan Kulal. In rural communities, families gather to celebrate the harvest with a three-day festival.Firstpress (second Feasting of Pressing)
Olive harvests begin in the month of Pressing, and the festival of Firstpress celebrates the production of oil from this year's crop, and thanks is given to Girys for the harvest.Blessing of the Seed (first Wilding of Frenal)
The wetter weather during winter months allows crops to be sown once more. Priests lead processions of farmers and their families into the fields, where they bless the soil and the newly-planted seeds.Followers
Farmers, homemakers, and midwives. Orders include the Hearthkeepers, who maintain home and family rituals, and the Harvesters, who oversee agricultural practices.
