The Earth Mother (and other religious notes)...
Hey Gang!
Out of town on business
, but wanted to drop in for a quick note or two. MW gets an "A" in
Faded Glory cosmology
...but all the commentary is valid.
The exact relationship between the Church and followers of the Earth Mother is a little hazy (particularly in an isolated rural area such as Glynden). Traditional doctrine holds her outside of the regular church heirarchy, but veneration of her is not considered heretical, since she is the mother of
Osirion. Speculation as to why - as the mother of the
Lightbringer - she is not actively worshipped by the faithful revolves around the fact that she is also the mother of Arhiman, precursor to Azrael-Arhiman.
While Rowan does
believe in
Osirian he venerates
Corelian - the ancient elven aspect of
Osirian - who is tied to the woodlands. None of the PCs have actually met a real live druid and most of the news about druids is rumor and heresay about the dread
Dark Druids of the Utter North.
The rise of the Berylian arm of the Church of Light could spell trouble for those that venerate other aspects of
Osirian or profess faith in the Earth Mother or any other non-church sanctioned sect. The Berylian Edicts label all such worship anethma and brand the worshippers as heretics, so Rowan could potentially run afoul of the Berylian arm...makes for some fun possibilities!
I hope to have the first of two
Interludes up tomorrow!
~ Old One
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