Chauntéa

Chauntéa (also called, the Large Mother or the Ground-mother ) is a divinity of the countryside of the forgotten Royaumes of the Roleplay Donjons and Dragons. It was created by ED Greenwood and is strongly similar to the Greek divinity Déméter. It is a goddess parallel with Sylvanus, which is regarded as the god of wild nature, whereas Chauntéa deals with the nature more civilized like agriculture for example. It is the divinity of agriculture, the crop plants, the farmers and the summer, and neutral alignment good. It enemy is sworn Talona, Dame of the Stench.

History

It is thought that Chauntéa is one of the most former divinities of Féérune, it was born when Toril was creates during the battle opposing Shar to Séluné. Séluné took it under its wing with the assistance of Mystra. It fought the bad divinities and/or being opposed to nature like Malar and Baine.

Symbol

The symbol of Chauntéa is a pink surrounded by a sheaf of corn.

Clergy

Daily activities

the priests of Chauntéa have a mission of teaching as well near their Brothers as of the Laic ones: they must teach them all that is necessary within the framework of the horticulture, of the disease of the plants and of art to look after them
It is also appropriate to learn art from agriculture: to use the ground without exhausting it while bringing natural manures there but also rendering comprehensible the benefits of the three-year rotation.
Partout where they pass the priests of chauntéa must help nature by replanting trees, by tearing off bad grasses, while bringing knowledge to the farmers and stockbreeders, by looking after the sick plants, etc a priest of Chauntéa must have a duty never not to let do one day without helping nature.
the Goddess pushes also her faithful has to share the benefits of the Earth with the foreigners and those which are in the need.
the faithful ones must plant at least a seed or a cutting all ten, after which they must be occupied some more the possible for a long time.

Festivities and religious ceremonies

Each day must start and to finish by one hour of prayer vis-a-vis the rising sun or setting because Chauntéiste think that the capacity of the Large Mother appears by the star of the day. A short prayer must also accompany each plantation - the prayers are likely more to be heard at the time than they request close to a water point where on a ground than one comes to plow.
the three great festivities of the Goddess are:

Grass-Green at the end of the month of Tarsakh which celebrates the end of the winter and the alarm clock of nature.
Semi-Be , called the Long Night, it is one period of festivity, music and love. During this festival, the faithful ones are encouraged to drink, eat and to let themselves go. It is often within the framework of this festival that the idea is put into practice according to which the carnal act achieves in a coldly plowed field will be fertile.
the harvest festival : Of more solemn nature she announces the arrival of the Fall. It is a great festival which often continues during all the period of the harvests. During this period the priests thank the Goddess for the harvest granted to the community.

Clothing and held

church Vestments: The priests of High ranking have a preference for the white dresses bordered of dark green. They use sticks which are sometimes enchanted, which enables them to purify the vegetation or to help it to push.
Clothing of the every day: The priests of Chauntéa affectionnent the simple behaviors with the colors natural such the brown one or the green the clerks affectionnent the maroon coat on a tunic and pants whereas the druids prefer the dress of frieze stripped of any ornament.

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