Chauntea
She Who Shapes All, The Grain Goddess, The Great Mother
Chauntea, the Grain Goddess or the Great Mother was the goddess of life and a parallel deity to Silvanus, who was considered the god of wild nature, whilst Chauntea herself was seen as being the embodiment of all things agrarian or agriculture. She was a goddess of agriculture, plants cultivated by humans, farmers, gardeners, and summer.
Some of her worshipers claimed that her divine glimmer gave life to the natural world, and some contended that she was the creator and source of all mortal races. In some sense, Chauntea was the manifestation of the earth itself. Her most despised enemy was Talona, the lady of pestilence, since she had a disposition to wreak suffering, disease and decay upon the natural world.
Chauntea was believed to be one of the eldest gods in Edarmyrni—she was born when Edarmyrni was created by the primeval battles between Shar and Selune. Selûne favored her and nurtured her with her light, with the help of Mystra.
Chauntea was weak when born. As she was nurtured by Mystra, Silvanus gradually grew weaker. The two came to a mutual understanding and developed the longest standing alliance amongst the human gods of Edarmyrni.
Before her days as the "Great Mother", she was said to have been named "Jannath", and in her early days, she frequented places of overgrown nature, wilderness, and packs of animals. This role became much more Silvanus's, though in a number of remote parts of the Western Isles, Chauntea was still worshiped as Jannath.
In the wake of the Spellplague, Yondalla was reported to be an aspect of Chauntea. While the Earthmother was considered to be a very prominent aspect of Chauntea in the Western Isles, the Earthmother was actually a primal spirit.
Some of her worshipers claimed that her divine glimmer gave life to the natural world, and some contended that she was the creator and source of all mortal races. In some sense, Chauntea was the manifestation of the earth itself. Her most despised enemy was Talona, the lady of pestilence, since she had a disposition to wreak suffering, disease and decay upon the natural world.
History
Chauntea was believed to be one of the eldest gods in Edarmyrni—she was born when Edarmyrni was created by the primeval battles between Shar and Selune. Selûne favored her and nurtured her with her light, with the help of Mystra.
Chauntea was weak when born. As she was nurtured by Mystra, Silvanus gradually grew weaker. The two came to a mutual understanding and developed the longest standing alliance amongst the human gods of Edarmyrni.
Before her days as the "Great Mother", she was said to have been named "Jannath", and in her early days, she frequented places of overgrown nature, wilderness, and packs of animals. This role became much more Silvanus's, though in a number of remote parts of the Western Isles, Chauntea was still worshiped as Jannath.
In the wake of the Spellplague, Yondalla was reported to be an aspect of Chauntea. While the Earthmother was considered to be a very prominent aspect of Chauntea in the Western Isles, the Earthmother was actually a primal spirit.
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She had strong ties with other deities concerned with nature, such as Shiallia and Mielikki, and she shared a close relationship with Silvanus. She was also known to have romantic affiliations with Lathander.
She opposed Talona with utmost vehemence, due to her malefic intent in spreading poison and disease to the natural world. 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.
She opposed Talona with utmost vehemence, due to her malefic intent in spreading poison and disease to the natural world. 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.
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