Quin
Quin (KWIN) was the Seasonal goddess of Spring and Nature.
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Description
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Description
Quin is portrayed as a young, athletic woman with russet hair and mint-green eyes in light armor crafted from leathers and/or adorned in flowers. As Frost Wing, Quin is adorned in deep purple, bark-like armor and evergreen. These depictions fluctuate between her being a Pomarine Jaegar Aarakocra or just having its wings. During Starfall, Quin fell to a mortal form yet to be recorded.Personality
Quin is often described as enthusiastically empathetic and protective of life, be it in the form of animal or plant. However, she still recognizes the cycle of life and the need to hunt for survival.Powers
Quin’s strengths are her mastery over nature and, with the Blessing of the Air, her unparalleled archery skills.Aspects
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Quin has been described as ever-shifting and uncommitted due to the waxing and waning of her trust and support of the other gods. While she is staunchly against the industry or civilization that Erdah and Seta may represent or the ambitions of Crihe and Juxis; there is still nuance in these relationships as she respects Erdah’s mountains, Seta’s harvest, and Crihe’s empathy. The extent of her bond with Juxis, however, is unclear.Worshipers
Quin is a popular deity widely acknowledged and respected throughout most of the world. Among the elves, she is known as Larenquin, the Spring Maiden, and is called The Huntress among the orcs. Formal worship does not frequently occur within cities, with temples and shrines located mostly throughout liminal spaces between civilization and wilderness. Here, she takes on a dryad-esque role of forest protector and is called Forestborn. Within The Ishtar Consortium, there are sects who refer to as Frost Wing, a mythic hunter said to be part bird.Clergy
Quin’s clergy is called The Forest Den, and is often associated with those that have dedicated their lives to nature, regardless of their beliefs. The Den work as guides and protectors of vast expanses of nature and often serve as representatives of these tracts of land when establishing outposts, forts, paths and trails, and the occasional village or town. These representatives are most frequently the highest ranking members of The Forest Den, known as Archdruids. Quin’s faithful are also known to teach others on how to harness and utilize all parts of nature to improve one’s life, including natural remedies, utilizing all parts of an animal, and looking to nature for answers. Those dedicated to Quin are often identified by green and purple vestments and an affinity for hunting weapons, such as the handaxe or longbow. However, some faithful express this through an abundance of nature imagery including sand, bark, flowers, vines, and more.Orders
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Shrines are the most abundant locations of worship for the Forestborn. Isolated in the wilderness or in liminal spaces between the wild and civilization, they are built in concert to the wild around them. Temples, though rare, may be located among sanctuary groves or utilize caves, and are built with a focus on utility over appearance. The only exception to the utility is branch latticework that is placed outside the temple. Travelers are encouraged to leave behind offerings, especially flowers woven into the lattice or seeds collected in pouches and strung from it. It is common for the faithful to erect tent-cities around shrines and temples, setting up or packing up and going at their leisure.Dogma
The Forest Den believes one’s relationship with nature is symbiotic with one’s relation to the divine. They encourage:- Waste Not, Want Not
- Just as a seed is planted and cultivated to bloom into something beautiful and new, so too is faith.
- Focus on protecting life, plants and animals, in the wake of environmental disasters.
- Sow bounty and nature’s benevolence
- Heal whenever possible.
- Show mercy, yet enact swift justice
Rites
Services within The Forest Den mostly fall on holidays, especially the spring equinox. They are often done in an open area around a bonfire with a focus on call and response prayers and hymns. There is also a shared feast of a hunted animal to bind those gathered together. Regardless of one’s affiliation to Quin, as long as they appreciate nature and gain the Archdruid’s approval, they have a spot around the bonfire. Marriages within the clergy often include a handfasting ceremony with rope, cord, or vine.Scripture
Followers of Quin share their goddess’ distaste for waste and the protection of forests. In this way, they’ve adapted their scripture to fit this ideology. Therefore, “scripture” is not written on parchment at all, but shared and passed down orally. Texts have been written by outside observers of the faith but lack the depth of understanding of its tenets and faith.Holy Days
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