Great Mother (3.5e Deity)

The Great Mother, benefactor of all, regardless of their nature.

The Great Mother is one of the patron deities of the Pantheon of Tirr, and provides the sense of compassion towards mortals among the Deities' council. She considers all mortals to be her children, and legends have even traditionally told of her bearing the first mortals within her womb. The divinity has not passed on, of course, but such tales are far and common, due to her nature amongst the rest of the rather temperamental deities.

Given this relationship with mortals, she is more often to occur to mortals in visions or encounters than most other deities, especially in times of need.

[edit] Dogma

Followers of the Great Mother are often those of calm disposition and temperament, but also bearing the spark of love and generosity towards all other things. Those who follow here are restricted from partaking in any action that harms another outside of necessity (The Mother condones hunting for food, and fighting in defense, as these are things that all mortals must do to survive; Hunting for Sport and Fighting for Money are alternate examples that she does not condone). Her followers constantly contribute to communities they live in, often giving alms to the poor, offering shelter to others, and taking the extra steps in hospitality to make sure the comfort of all is taken care of.

[edit] Clergy and Temples

Clergy of the Great Mother and her temples often dress in the purest of white garments. They are restricted from carrying weapons while performing services in her name (Any person attempting to do so will find his divine blessings revoked for as long as he carries the weapon. It also might earn him distrust or dislike from other followers). As always, the Great Mother contains special circumstance for those in dire need of such instruments, being a goddess of compassion.

Her temples are often made of white marble, silver, or other pure stones and metals, and often adorned to glimmer in the sunlight, and be easily visible in the moonlight. Banners of light blue, with emblems of the Open Palm, her symbol, often hang down from their rafters or roofs. The homeless, poor, and diseased often congregate within, the clergy of which dutifully applying blessing and cures amongst them.

[edit] Pantheon

The Great Mother is one of the five great deities that fill the major seats of the Pantheon of Tirr. It was her suggestion to allow the few surviving Aesir from the War of the Deific Sphere to still rule over their dominions on the planes, and she constantly is the voice of love and compassion for the mortals of the Material Plane, balancing the other gods' tendencies.

[edit] Capabilities

Naturally, the Great Mother has all the spells and class features of a 30th level Cleric and 20th level Bard, as well as a 5th level Hierophant. Ultimately, the Great Mother's arsenal of abilities is devoted to benedictine abilities, such as those involving healing or protection. The following is a list of all her divine abilities:

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