Enottáe

The Night Goddess

*"As a scholar of theology, I have immensely enjoyed my time with the children of the stars. The Night Goddess, Enottáe, is more present in their lives than we could ever dream of our Gods being in the rest of Varnia. She is the reason why they are immortal. She is the reason why their society is matriarchal. Why, she planted the very forest they live in! Would that they would bestow her gifts upon others... but they claim to only ever act as an extension of her will. This may explain why only three individuals not of the Starblood have ever been blessed with Enottáe's gift of immortality."* - Excerpt from the book "A Study of Kal'dorei Theology" by Professor Jhayce Hilvik of Vrothar.

## General

Enottáe is commonly known as the Moon Goddess, Mother Moon or otherwise to those who worship her, and she is a powerful God of night, the moon, the Night Elves, nature, magic, hunters, mothers, rejuvenation and more. She and her brother, Faendor, were the first Gods to walk Kranos. She has many aspects, most of which are merciful and outright pacifistic, but to invoke her wrath is unwise, for no one can hide from the wrath of the moon and stars combined for long once Enottáe chooses a champion to exact her vengeance and wrath upon someone. Enottáe is only worshipped in Varnia and primarily by the night elves of the Stellar Forest, but many regular Varnians around the continent include her in the prayers and do their best to honour the Moon Goddess in everything they do. She planted the Stellar Forest as well as its crown jewel, Veroldrassil, and is the ancestor God of the Night Elves.

## History

Although Faendor is usally called the First God, some know that he was not really the first, as he did not emerge alone. His sister, Enottáe, was the first God to appear in Kranos alongside her chaotic brother. She would soon create the first Nottáerei , also known as Night Elves, in her own image just like her brother created the dragons in his, and she encouraged them to settle the Tatrian continent at their leisure. Like her brother, Enottáe would be among the first of the Gods to take up arms against the extraplanar threat in the War of the Firstborne, and her children joined their ancestor god with pride. Long after the war was won, Enottáe created Kal'vithur, the Stellar Forest, and planted Veroldrassil, where she would reside in solitude until she and her great tree called upon her Nottáerei children, all of which immediately abandoned Tatria when called upon. When the Gods of Kranos disappeared from the material plane, Enottáe was the only one who told her followers where she was going. While the fates of the other gods are largely unclear, it is well known that Enottáe either dwells on a lunar plane or literally merged with the moon, which is now named after her, thus watching over her children forevermore.

## Worship

While Enottáe is a powerful Goddess, not many outside of Varnia knows of her. Although non-Nottáerei Varnians have begun to worship the Moon Goddess, they are fewer in number due to Nottáerei being immortal and their missionaries thus having absolutely no sense of urgency. Those that do worship her do so in moonlit groves at night. Her temples are usually grand marble structures with several structural openings designed to allow moonlight to flood these halls of worship. Followers of Enottáe tend to wear white robes and are either naturally nocturnal or turn nocturnal in order to worship their Goddess properly. Offerings to Mother Moon are among the easiest to find, for all she asks is the fruit of one's efforts to nourish nature. An acorn, a handful of hay, a branch of a planted tree... all of these are beloved offerings to Enottáe.