Crihe

Crihe (CREE) was the Proto-Ascendant god of love, healing, and rebirth. They are said to be the heart of Arun, pulled from his chest and made manifest after Nurunset’s Madness. As such, Crihe’s symbol of a burning heart is often used synonymously with a phoenix. There are many sects across Vielamor who see Crihe more as a metaphor than as a god, especially among followers of both Arun and Nurunset.

Table of Contents Description Personality Powers Aspects Realm Activities Relationships Worshipers Clergy Orders Temples Dogma Rites Scripture Holy Days Relics History Myths and Legends

Description

Crihe is portrayed in a variety of ways across different sects, cultures, and countries, taking on the most common identity within a given culture, shifting race and sex as necessary.
During Starfall, Crihe fell to a mortal form yet to be recorded.

Personality

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Powers

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Aspects

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Realm

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Activities

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Relationships

In most congregations, Crihe seems to be shunned by Arun and distantly coveted by Nurunset.

Worshipers

Prior to Starfall, the majority of Crihe’s worshipers were healers, finding community within towns and cities as well as in cloistered communes. Humans tend to focus on their aspects of love and romance, referring to Crihe as both The Burning Heart and The Matchmaker. However, halflings see Crihe as The Muse inspiring faithful and artists alike. Conversely, gnomes refer to Crihe more as an internal metaphor, referring to them as The Passions.

Clergy

Crihe’s clergy are known as Ardent Hearts with no formal structural hierarchy. Instead, all are considered when decisions are being made for the sect. Ardent Hearts are known to provide physical and mental therapy to help one understand and love themselves. The most famous of which would be those serving in Vlatva Hospital in Praha, Zhjesk. These and many others are recognized by the flaming hearts emblazoned on their white and red vestments.

Orders

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Temples

Temples to Crihe vary in style and design to fit into a city’s structure. They are often decorated with silks and have meeting rooms adorned with cushions. They often feature rooms to ease weary travelers to provide a single night’s rest at the cost of any donation to the temple.

Dogma

Crihe’s dogma is built around love and empathy. They believe that:

• Love is a limitless resource that should be spread to all unconditionally.
• Given time, followers should seek to improve their relationships with others, be they brotherly, familial, or romantic.
• If help is within your means, you should provide it, healing both physically and spiritually.

Despite this instinct of empathy, followers are not blind nor gullible. Acolytes warn that while an open heart is required for healing, communication, and love, there are those that will try and take advantage of a giving heart. For these selfish individuals that ignore the heart’s call or seek to make someone else’s heart relent to persuasion or force will elicit the ire of Crihe.

Rites

Worship of Crihe is often done at sunrise and before sleep. It can involve ending a meal with a small chaser of wine, dedicating service to the temple, the community, or your loved ones, and a focus on self-betterment.
The Ardent Hearts are also known for their lavish weddings that often become whole community affairs. This is often exasperated by how common polyamory is among Ardent Hearts.

Scripture

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Holy Days

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Relics

• The Band of Crihe is an armband said to be commissioned by Arun as celebration of his betrothal and a symbol of their unending love. Upon Nurunset taking her first steps into the night, after her banishment, the band dropped from her arm and became embedded in the ground. After his creation, Crihe recovered the band and has kept it safe and hidden.The armband is enchanted to return the bearer to the one they love most. However, once worn, it will also bring the eye of Nurunset upon the wearer.

History

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Myths and Legends

The Birth of Crihe This myth tells the story of the aftermath of Arun’s engagement to Nurunset. Heartbroken and unable to focus on his duties as lawmaster, sun god, and aspect of air, Arun tore out his own heart, turning cold and unfeeling. His heart lived on with all the emotion and love Arun cast aside. This being became known as Crihe, god of Love.

Crihe

A Heart of Fire

Alignment

Chaotic Good

Honorary & Occupational Titles

The Burning Heart

Aliases: The Passions (Gnomish); The Muse (Halfling) ; The Burning Heart or The Matchmaker (Human)
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Divine Rank: Lesser Deity
Portfolio/Domains: Beauty; Chaos; Charm; Chivalry; Community; Envy; Fertility; Good; Healing; Love; Trickery; Vanity
Worshipers: Bards, Humans
Favored Weapon: Unarmed