CHAUNTEA

Goddess of Agriculture

DnD Beyond Forgotten Realms

Description: Chauntea (pronounced: chawn-TEE-ah) was the goddess of life and bounty, who viewed herself as the embodiment of all things agrarian. The Earthmother was seen as the tamer parallel of SILVANUS, The Forest Father of druidry and wild nature, as she was the deity of agriculture and plant cultivation.
Personality: She had strong ties with other deities concerned with nature, such as MIELIKKI, and she shared a close relationship with SILVANUS. Her most despised enemy was TALONA, the lady of pestilence, whose disposition to wreak suffering, disease and decay upon the natural world led her to oppose her with upmost vehemence. She was always in conflict with TALOS.Chauntea battled deities who sought to desecrate and expunge nature; she opposed evil deities such as MALAR and BANE , and viewed the latter's resurgence as portentous.

Following: Chauntea was seen as a critical aspect of the assumed cycle of life. Private land owners and destitute farmers (perhaps as a consequence of an unproductive harvest) visited the clerics of Chauntea for any divine suggestions for aiding the harvest. If at any time plague or drought struck the crops, farmers looked to Chauntea, since they hoped she would save the harvest, due to her love of nature.