Vecatra

Like all adherents to religions, those who make their home within the bosom of Vecatra know that they are part of something bigger than themselves. It is taught by the elders that Vecatra is ancient, older by far than any of the cults and small gods that others in the world worship. For Vecatra is not of the world; she is the world.

Vecatra was not made nor born. She simply is. She is the scales upon which all things are weighed, and she is ultimately what all must answer to. Thus, those who worship Vecatra believe that the most important thing that one can do is to serve the balance of the cycle of the world. It is in the design of reality that all things follow a pattern, a path, and it is the responsibility of humankind to be the guardians of that cycle and to ensure that the natural balance is not broken. The overall pattern may be too complex, or have too much variance for most human eyes, but it is there for those who have the sight to decipher it.

She is often given a feminine pronoun, but that is only one of her aspects. For Vecatra is worshipped in three forms and aspects: the feminine face, the masculine face, and the other face.

Like all adherents to religions, those who make their home within the bosom of Vecatra know that they are part of something bigger than themselves. It is taught by the elders that Vecatra is ancient, older by far than any of the cults and small gods that others in the world worship. For Vecatra is not of the world; she is the world.

Vecatra was not made nor born. She simply is. She is the scales upon which all things are weighed, and she is ultimately what all must answer to. Thus, those who worship Vecatra believe that the most important thing that one can do is to serve the balance of the cycle of the world. It is in the design of reality that all things follow a pattern, a path, and it is the responsibility of humankind to be the guardians of that cycle and to ensure that the natural balance is not broken. The overall pattern may be too complex, or have too much variance for most human eyes, but it is there for those who have the sight to decipher it.

She is often given a feminine pronoun, but that is only one of her aspects. For Vecatra is worshipped in three forms and aspects: the feminine face, the masculine face, and the other face.

The male aspect is the face of warfare and facing outward, meeting external challenges. The energy of the other, meanwhile, is that of the wild night and those creatures that hunt and prey off

of humans. The female face bridges these two as a representation of inward reflection,sustainment and balance. Upon becoming an adult raised within the Vecatran faith, each person chooses which aspect of Vecatra resonates with them – which aspect they will honor and follow. The majority choose to follow the feminine or the masculine form, the two parts that govern life, human interaction, growth, and protection. Those who choose the Other may not live within the village. For they have chosen a different path than that of humanity; they shall spend their days as a source of death, reminding mankind that they too have predators.

Vecatrans preach that all of us are a part of a great cycle and have our part to play within it. We may not have the same lives, but all lives follow the same patterns. We are born, we kill and consume, we grow, and die that others might be born, kill, consume and grow. Nothing within nature is inherently good or evil, but there are forces that bring balance, and forces that disrupt the balance and sicken the whole. Every action has a consequence and every force has an opposing force. Humans have a special part to play in this great cycle, though they are not at the center of it. After all, animals do not return to life after being slain, and Malefic creatures seem to mostly form from the deaths and actions of humans. Many believe and teach that there is something special about humans which makes them precious to Vecatra and worthy of her gifts – that perhaps humanity has been granted a special status as stewards or guardians of the cycle. But there is a cost that comes with those gifts, and in order to be worthy of them, one must also take responsibility for maintaining balance in the world, observing the taboos, and living in accordance with the path.

All those who follow Vecatra mark the turning of the seasonal wheel and the changes that nature makes along its way with rites and rituals designed to connect themselves to the spirit of the world and the sacredness of the whole. These rituals take place both in their own territory and in sacred spaces around them in which they believe they can communicate more effectively with Vecatra and the spirits of nature.

The High Canon rituals are preferably done with at least two cultists of Vecatra performing them, one representing the Male face and one representing the Female face, but it is not unheard of for a solitary cultist to lead these important rites. They are available to all cultists of Vecatra no matter their orientation