The Red Lady
The Red Lady Sirina
According to the faith, Sirina ages ago descended where now the Black Peak is, and taught the people many things such as agricultural practices, winemaking and art, all still important in Lorrainian societies today. What happened next and where Sirina came from is where the two creeds diverge.
Torresian beliefs
In Torres the Chantries creed is dominant. The Chantry believes that Tarok is Sirinas father. Sirina herself was a halfgod who fled her father's divine realm to be with the humans whom she loved, so much that one day she fell for a mortal human man. Together they sired the Torresian royal family who pride themselves on their vermillion hair which they claim is a sign of their divine heritage. Their worship of the Red Lady further altered after the Grey Years and the arrival of the Prophet.Valois beliefs
In Valois, they believe Sirina wed her divine husband Tarok, gave birth to their son and left the mortal realm in the hands of their offspring who would sire the Valoisian royal family. The silver manes prevalent in the Valois royal family comes from Tarok and is a sign of their divine heritage.Central Doctrine
Central within the Sirina Doctrine is love. Love of all types is celebrated, and it isn’t uncommon to marry for love or have concubines for love. However as with many things, faith and inheritance complicate matters. Marriage is seen as a ritual to imitate Sirina and her husband and serves to forever bind two people together into one family with the hope of producing a family. Making a child with your one true love is seen as the ultimate act of love. Gay couples are not necessarily discriminated because they cannot do this, but it is often seen as sad. Gay people in Torres and Valois therefore rarely wed each other. Gay nobles often still wed someone of the opposite sex to produce heirs. Unlike you would expect however, these marriages are still done with love at its centre, albeit a more platonic kind of love. This is because Lorrainians believe children need to be born out of love to be good and strong. Summarised, you can kiss whoever you want and most people will not care.
Divine Classification
Goddess of the Eternal Flame
Religions
Church/Cult
Children
Pronouns
She/Her
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