Sulis, Goddess of the Fiery Springs
Sulis, the Lady of the Fiery Spring, is an ancient goddess associated with volcanic activity, hot springs, healing, and retribution. She is especially celebrated for her ability to harness the power of the sun to warm the waters at Caerbaddon, one of the only known remaining sacred sites dedicated to this goddess.
More than millenium ago, her healing waters were discovered by the Leper Prince Blaiddyd. Blaiddyd, son of the great king Rud Hud Hudibras, returned from his adventures in Arcadia afflicted with leprosy. His father cast him out, but he disguised himself as a swineherd. His pigs contracted leprosy from their master, but he noticed that there was a certain hot spring in which the pigs bathed, returning clean and with no blemishes. Blaiddyd bathed in the waters himself and emerged cured. He therefore honored the goddess of the waters, returned to his father and eventually inherited the throne. Thereafter he built a shrine to the goddess on the spot, and many afflicted persons of all sorts visited in the hope of a cure.
In later days, the soldiers of the Eternal City refurbished the ruins and built a shrine and bath on the site, but this fell into disuse when the imperial troops withdrew from Albion and it once more fell into ruin. Invading Saxons of Wessex took over the lands around it but shunned the city itself. Sulis is still invoked as a source of healing even though the lands surrounding the crumbling fort are now overrun by Saxons.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
The symbol of Sulis is a weeping female face with either hair or a halo of fire.
Tenets of Faith
Sulis has no organized priesthood and no overall philosophy. She receives sacrifices by those who seek healing as well as those who desire vengeance.
Divine Classification
Lesser Goddess
Alignment
Chaotic Neutral
Children
Eyes
Dark
Hair
Fiery Red
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