Rongo

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The ceremonial mask of Rongo, god of cultivation and farming.

The kumara (sweet potato) is one of the main food crops of the Fire Islands.

Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Domains: Earth, Harvest, Law, Plant, Rain
Favored Weapon: Light flail
Symbol: a heart-shaped leaf
Rongo (pronounced “RON-go”) is the peaceful god of cultivation. He is associated with farming and community, peace, and the order of the seasons. He is the god of all foods that are cultivated, especially the kūmara (pronounced “koo-MAR-uh,” a type of sweet potato), the staple food from which bread and beer is made.

Following their separation, Papa the Earth Mother hid Rongo and his brother Haumia (the god of wild foods) so that they were able to escape Tū’s wrath. Because of her kindness, their children (edible plants) remain on earth to nourish mankind.

Rongo’s mask is orange, with the white and pink flowers of the kūmara plant painted on the cheeks and topped with the green, heart-shaped leaves of the kūmara plant for hair. During planting and harvesting festivals, his presence is represented as a ceremonial goblet of beer. He is said to secretly walk among the morning mist before the light of dawn, tending to his children...so many farmers leave small offerings of beer or bread near their potato fields for him.

Rongo belongs to the Fire Islands Pantheon.