Waukeen

Our Lady of Gold, the Coinmaiden, the Merchant’s Friend

Waukeen is the goddess of trade, barter, and wealth. Trade isn’t always fair, nor are parties necessarily always expected to be content with the outcome, but Waukeen deems it should be equitable. Skilled negotiation is applauded, while fraudulent trade is condemned.
Finally, the Golden Lady represents the freedom to travel, trade, and negotiate. Liberty from unjust imprisonment, oppression, and the control of tyrants are recent but critical beliefs of the faith.
Followers of Waukeen mark a full twelve holy days, which respect different historical traditions or serve a diverse set of interests. The first holiday, Cold Counting Comfort, is dedicated to the accounting on the 15th of Hammer during the coldest part of winter. Similar to it is the Great Weave on the 20th of Alturiak, a day when the high houses would practice weaving in the winter months. Highcoin is a feast on the 30th of Ches, celebrating the success of the wealthy. Donations for Spheres, the next holy day on the 10th of Tarsahk, are gathered during Highcoin. During Spheres, glass orbs full of donated money and goods from Highcoin are paraded around until they are broken, and their contents free to take by the citizenry. Sammardach is a holiday occurring on Mirtul 12th; it commemorates a Waukeenar so wealthy he bought an entire city and donated it to the church. On the 21st of Kythorn, a public parade and feast marks the holiday of Brightbuckle, when Waukeen’s clergy attempt to recruit new followers to the faith.
During Flamerule, from the 3rd through the 5th, Waukeenar celebrate Sornyn, which is a day of striking new deals and the ability to revel freely even with one’s enemies. A more environmentally-friendly feast occurs on the 17th of Eleasis, called Huldark. Huldark thematically celebrates the bounty of the land and usually sees the faithful planting (or sponsoring) new plants and fields. The 7th of Eleint is Spryndalstar, a date for Waukeenar to sponsor mages and magic.
Marthoon, on the 1st of Marpenoth, is a similar holiday celebrating guards and other defenders. Craftsmen are given a feast on the Night of Hammers and Nails, the 10th day of Uktar. The final holiday is the most somber. Orbar, the 25th day of Nightal, remembers those who have died as a result of greed. Adventurers, treasure seekers, or those slain in pursuit of theft or at the hand of thieves are remembered on this date.
Followers of Waukeen are as widespread and diverse as currency itself, with many large cities (especially merchant cities) hosting a temple. The church itself rarely owns established knightly orders of the faithful, instead generally sponsoring adventuring and mercenary companies who pay a tithe to the institution.

Divine Classification

Knowledge and Trickery domains

Alignment

Neutral