The True Mother. Goddess of Creation, Birth, and Motherhood. 

Known across the plane as Marian, Tazara, Dreia, Sienna, Wa’Naal, The True Mother, The All-Mother, The Earth Mother, Queen of the Gods, The Creator, The One Truth, The Goddess of Gold and Light, The Eternal Light, The First, The Lifebringer, The Mother of Marok, and the Goddess of Tears. 

The True Mother is the Leader of the Ladies of Life. 

Holy Books: The Buch der Kronen, The Book of Crowns, The Tosk og Hal, Gambri nuk Kunn, The Immortal Scriptures, The Book of First Flame, and The Book of Scales. 

Some say Marian was the first of the Gods to form in this cycle, some say she is the most powerful of the Gods as only through her can the other Gods create life, make descendants gods, and make from them the mortal races. From Marian the gift of creation flows to gods and mortals a like. The sparks are split so that two must unify to create new life. Two Gods must combine their power to bear a new God from intercourse to the binding of spilled blood the combination of two Gods forms a new one. It takes two gods dedicated power to form a new race though some Gods circumvented this by warping the creations of others like Haltheris. Marian is rarely active on the mortal coil and she is become reclusive as her children fight and slay one another. She drowns in tears having come too sick to continue to watch what her love has been turned into. She weeps for the children who die, for the ones who suffer, for the ones who have grown cold and hateful. She still loves all she has helped make but she can’t watch the suffering any longer. 

Her Symbol is the Eye of Mari – an open eye with three tears falling from it symbolizing that while the mother weeps for the lost her eye is ever vigilant for those who still live. 

When active on Ithia, which is rare, The True Mother’s influence is marked by the Planet Merribell a great white marble in the sky larger than either remaining moon. When active it sits in the center of the sky above the middle of whatever section of the plane one is observing it from. 

The True Mother’s Divine realm is a small, humble, and warm manor where she runs a boarding home and orphanage for lost souls who can no longer continue the eternities an Ithian soul must deal with. It is a place where outworlder travelers, drifters, and natives alike. 

The True Mother has one major artifact of power in her possession which is the Decanter of Tears a crystal-clear decanter of white wine. The liquid inside can mend any wound, cure any disease, resurrect the dead whose souls haven’t been yet collected, and create life.  

Humanity portrays her as Marian and Tazara, a matronly beauty with golden curls and a pure white shift made sheer with her tears at all the death and destruction that occurs between her countless children. Some envisage her laden in gold, and others as a mourning mother in stark black. She grants her divine servants potent protective magic, healing, curse-breaking, and magic to ease pregnancy and birth. 

Marian is worshipped on daily under the Marok, with short masses held at noon, on Revensday a longer mass is held. Marianites sacrifice a tithe of their incomes to the church. Marianites worship in various sized temples with grand cathedrals that reach up towards the heavens or smaller village ones. Marianites worship the Saints of Brunhilda Ludwig, Abigail Kraus, Beatrix Sturm, Gerda Albrecht, Heilwig Kuhn, Kathe Rhine, and Ingrid Schafer. 

Tazara is worshipped once a week on Revensday with a short mass and then a large gathering of the congregation to learn about one another and learn about each other. Tazara prefers her children be brought together rather than learn scripture.Tazarites worship in smaller temples often with large open fields beside them for festive gatherings. Tazarites maintain smaller shrines in their homes to worship past home matriarchs and patriarchs. Tazarites do not require sacrifices but will accept donations to maintain the facilities. The Tazarites only praise one prophet being Taza Heron who took this name when she broke away from the old Marian church. She spoke out against the corruption of the old-world churches who abused the love of their mother goddess for power and greed. 

The Marinites values include the following.  

Pillars (Virtues)- Humanity, Purity, Light, War, Faith, and Truth.  

Columns (Vices) – Monsters, Impurity, Darkness, Skepticism, and Deceit. 

The Tazarites values include the following. 

Pillars (Virtues)- Humility, Innocence, Love, Honesty, Faith, Skepticism, Intellect, Mother, and Fatherhood. 

Columns (Vices) – Arrogance, Hatred, Deceit, Blind Loyalty, and Ignorance. 

Of the two Human ideals of the True Mother only the Marinites maintain holy orders. They include the Choir of the Watchful Goddess, The Riders of the First Sun, The White Crown Crusaders, The Titans of the Spark, The Holy Mothers of War, The Order of the Eternal Light, and The Riders of the Breaking Dawn. 

Greenskins portrays her as Dreia, a great, powerful deity. She is a mountainous goddess who is heavily pregnant and ever-growing until the Tosk og Hal, when she’ll give birth to an unending wave of immortal warriors to wipe out all that stands against the Horde. She grants her divine servants healing, summoning of the Fury, and earth-shaping.  

Dreia is worshipped once a month when all three Moons align in large orgies meant to spread the blessing of life to as many as possible in the Horde. Sacrifices include the burning of precious metals, incense, and sacrifice of the whitest of fleece. Dreian do not maintain formal structures for worship. Their saints include Omak og Dago and Tuma og Uma Aeti. 

Pillars (Virtues) – Greenskins, Purity, Darkness, War, Faith, and Truth. 

Columns (Vices) – Monsters, Impurity, Light, Skepticism, and Deceit. 

Dreian maintain a few holy orders, translated by Na’Tally, including the Scarred Lions, The Brood Bearers, The Scale Bearers, and the Order of the Greentide. 

Dwar portrays her as Sienna, a mournful dwarven maiden with long golden braids that drag behind her for many feet. She is dressed in all white without any ornaments to show that she does not stand above anyone, even the lowest of beggars. She grants her divine servants healing, curse-breaking, earth-shaping, and magic to ease birth and pregnancy.  

Sienna is worshipped once a week on Revensday, a small sermon is held and then the mothers of the community are allowed to bring up concerns in the community. The giving of coin, sacrifice of art, crafts, weapons, and jewelry made by sons as gifts to the great mother. The Siennites worship in large underground temples that serve as community centers, public feast halls for large gatherings, soup kitchens, and shelters for the abused and homeless.    There are no formally recognized saints as it is seen as obscene to put others above another. 

Pillars (Virtues) – Humility, Innocence, Love, Honesty, Intellect, Mother, and Fatherhood. 

Columns (Vices) – Arrogance, Hatred, Deceit, Blind Loyalty, Ignorance. 

Siennites maintain only one holy order being the Son Bearers. 

Elves portray her as Wa’Naal, the perfect elven matron taking on traits from the various elven species. With long, straight hair and a face scarred from constant tears. She wears a plain white dress bound at the waist with ivy. She grants her divine servants healing, protective magic, and magic to ease pregnancy and birth.  

Wa’Naal is worshipped once a week on Revensday, Large gatherings of the community women are held to celebrate new mothers, share advice, and give them time to worship Wa’Naal in their own ways. Sacrifices to Wa’Naal are not physical things they are time spreading good will and charity to the community. Sacrifices also include not eating meat on weekends. Wa’Naalites is worshipped in a large dug out pit lined with stone or wood seating. There are no formally recognized saints of Wa’Naal. 

Pillars (Virtues) – Humility, Innocence, Love, Honesty, Skepticism, Intellect, Mother, and Fatherhood. 

Columns (Vices) – Arrogance, Hatred, Deceit, Blind Loyalty, Ignorance. 

Wa’Naalites maintain one holy order the Life Sowers.