The Wildspirit

The Wildspirit is the many-faced god of nature. They can be a patron of many things, from farmers to gatherers, hunters to the hunted, man to beast. As wild places may vary and change, so to does the Wildspirit.
Whether the Wildspirit was created from life, or created life itself is a matter of deep debate. What is known is that worship of the Wildspirit predates history and language, and is the oldest religious tradition in the known world. It was the Orcs who first wrote of the nature of the gods in eons past, and through their ancient Druids learned of the Wildspirit.
The Wildspirit changes it's depiction through a process of seasonal change, going through an ever present cycle of growth and transformation. Unlike seasons, though, this cycle is unpredictable and inconsistent, requiring worshipers of the spirit to commit to regular divinations to determine their current whims.
One of the clearest ways Druids do this is through study of the constellation known as the Elderwood Tree, the largest of the divine star signs, as it's many branches contain a deep network of symbolic minor-constellations, representing various animals or spirits, which druids will use to predict the whims of their patron.
As these aspects change, so to do the natures of their followers. The aspect of the Wildmother is protective, nurturing, and symbolizes growth, while the Wildfather teaches industrious hard work, building and tilling the land. The Wildhunter inspires predation and cunning, the Wildmartyr warns of threat and challenge. The Wildcrone finds wisdom and peace through unity with wild spaces, the Wildcub finds both fear and joy in what it has yet to understand. Of these numerous, often nameless aspects of the Wildspirit, the most reviled by the civilized world is the Wildbeast, spoken of in fairy tales and myths as a great avatar of blood and bone, who demands one thing above all others from his patrons; sacrifice.
More than any other god, the Wildspirit's mercurial nature invites many unique interpretations and relationships among Auvia's religious orders. The Halflings, for example, consider them as simply "The Mother", who is a traveling goddess who comes and goes, but is always watching over them. The Giants interpret the Wildspirit as a noble half-beast, representing the balance between savagery and order. Possibly the most unique interpretation is within the Lore of the Deep, where the Wildspirits ever-changing nature is depicted as malicious deception, and an unknowable evil.

Worshipers of the Wildspirit might include...

• A Halfling farmer, tilling their crop under the watchful protection of their mother-goddess.
• An Orc druid, making a sacrifice on an ancient alter deep in a primordial glen.
• A Wood Elf hunter, training in spear and bow in preparation for the coming Wild Hunt.
• A Lycanthrope, beset by their curse, who prays for mercy, or in some cases, ferocity

Pronouns:

They/There (changes between aspects)

Current Status:

Active

Divine Domains:

Nature, Agriculture, Seasonal Change, the Primal Wild

Chosen People:

Orcs, Halflings, Lycanthropes

Celestial Bodies:

The Elderwood Tree (Constellation)

Holy Material:

Elderwood