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{{DeityBox | {{DeityBox | ||
|image=Beory.jpg | |image=Beory.jpg | ||
|Symbol= | |Symbol=A rotund woman figurine | ||
|Alignment=Neutral | |Alignment=Neutral | ||
|Portfolio=Agriculture, | |Portfolio=Agriculture, Fertility, Life | ||
|Favored weapon=Club | |Favored weapon=Club | ||
}} | |Title=Oerth Mother}} | ||
Often depicted as a rotund woman of advancing years, | Often depicted as a rotund woman of advancing years, Beory (bay-OH-ree) inspires crops to grow and nurtures them with blessed rain. Nothing is more important to her then to feed the world, and for this she watches over animal husbandry, arable farming, horticulture, and forestry. | ||
== Dogma == | |||
Life can only exist if there is enough to nurture it. Any food grown to feed hungry mouths should be respected. It is a sacred duty to bring new life into the world and nourish it. | |||
== Clergy == | == Clergy == | ||
Clerics of Beory are contemplative and spend their time equally between their temples and the field. When they gather, they defer to the wisest and oldest. As they try to see the greater picture, they tend to be slow to act, but when they do act it is direct and focused on the solution. They wander to learn from far flung | Clerics of Beory are contemplative and spend their time equally between their temples and the field. When they gather, they defer to the wisest and oldest. As they try to see the greater picture, they tend to be slow to act, but when they do act it is direct and focused on the solution. They wander to learn from far flung agricultural communities and spread their knowledge like sowing a field. | ||
== Vestments == | |||
Priest of Beory wear somber robes of brown, green or gray color with little adornment. | |||
== Temples == | |||
Most of Beory's followers are in rural areas rather than urban ones, and her temples tend to be modest places. Far more common are the small shrines and sacred circles dedicated to her worship in rural communities where she is revered. | |||
The ''stone circles'', as they are commonly called, are built in places where the beneficent magic radiating from Beory's body is intense. The stone circle is designed to channel this energy. The more intense the magic of the place, the more the place has important significance. | |||
More than temples, the circles are rallying, celebrating and meeting points. Each circle gives its name to the congregation attached to it, if it exists. | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:21, 3 May 2023
| Title(s) |
|---|
| Oerth Mother |
| Symbol |
| A rotund woman figurine |
| Alignment |
| Neutral |
| Portfolio |
| Agriculture, Fertility, Life |
| Favored weapon |
| Club |
Often depicted as a rotund woman of advancing years, Beory (bay-OH-ree) inspires crops to grow and nurtures them with blessed rain. Nothing is more important to her then to feed the world, and for this she watches over animal husbandry, arable farming, horticulture, and forestry.
Dogma
Life can only exist if there is enough to nurture it. Any food grown to feed hungry mouths should be respected. It is a sacred duty to bring new life into the world and nourish it.
Clergy
Clerics of Beory are contemplative and spend their time equally between their temples and the field. When they gather, they defer to the wisest and oldest. As they try to see the greater picture, they tend to be slow to act, but when they do act it is direct and focused on the solution. They wander to learn from far flung agricultural communities and spread their knowledge like sowing a field.
Vestments
Priest of Beory wear somber robes of brown, green or gray color with little adornment.
Temples
Most of Beory's followers are in rural areas rather than urban ones, and her temples tend to be modest places. Far more common are the small shrines and sacred circles dedicated to her worship in rural communities where she is revered.
The stone circles, as they are commonly called, are built in places where the beneficent magic radiating from Beory's body is intense. The stone circle is designed to channel this energy. The more intense the magic of the place, the more the place has important significance.
More than temples, the circles are rallying, celebrating and meeting points. Each circle gives its name to the congregation attached to it, if it exists.