The Wildmother
The Wildmother (a.k.a. Melora)
The realm of the Wildmother extends to wherever the
seas shift and the land grows over. Keeper of the wilderness,
she represents the wild creatures of nature, the
rush of the angry rapids, and the heat-harried stillness
of the desert. Elves take up her worship, as do hunters
of natural lands, accepting her guidance to exist
harmoniously within savage lands. Those seeking safe
passage across dangerous waters give prayers to her to
guide them. The druids of the Wildmother and clerics
of her lover, the Lawbearer, work together to preserve
the balance of nature and civilization. It is said that the
two goddesses grow furious when this balance is upset,
and this fury manifests in Tal’Dorei as devastating natural
disasters.
Seen immortalized through wooden reliefs and carved
idols in hidden, overgrown groves and rural shrines, the
Wildmother often is depicted as a beautiful woman of
green skin nearly swallowed by a wild, tangled wreath of
hair, leaves, and vines that dwarf her lithe form.
The Wildmother’s holy day is Wild’s Grandeur, and is
celebrated on the vernal equinox, usually the twentieth
day of the third month. The people of the southern wilds
celebrate the Wildmother’s strength by going on a journey
to a place of great natural beauty, like the top of a mountain
waterfall, or the center of a desert. Wild’s Grandeur
is rarely celebrated in Emon, but some folk will plant trees
in observance of the holiday.
Divine Domains
: Nature, Tempest
Tenets of Faith
- Protect the untamed wildernesses of the realm from exploitation and destruction.
- Slay abominations and other dark mockeries of nature.
- Embrace and respect the savage nature of the world. Exist in harmony with it.
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