Our Gourd and Savior

behold our gourd and savior

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   His Gourdiness
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> His holiness, our gourd and savior. Blessed be the pumpkin. The pumpkin provides. From dirt he came. To dirt we return.
> -A Common Prayer Devoted to the Pumpkin
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## Traits

* Orange
* Round

It is important to note that the Gourd and Savior is not merely one pumpkin, but the history-spanning idea of pumpkin hood. At any given time, there is one primary pumpkin, which is traditionally the largest, roundest, and most orange, through which the great pumpkin channels his spirit. Additionally, there may be smaller subgourdinates which the travelers care for in order to deepen their connections.

## Epithets

* His Gourdiness
* Gourd and Savior

## Powers

* Being orange
* Resurrection

## Worship

It is unknown when or where worship of the Pumpkin first arose. The nomadic lifestyle of his main cult makes it difficult to trace the cults origins. However, the first recordings of pumpkin worship were found in Petit Lyon France, during a ball thrown by King Francois.

### Rituals

#### Songs

The Pumpkin is known to be especially fond of parody songs, such as “Pumpkin Again”, “I need a Pumpkin", and "Gourd-by-a"

#### Poi Spinning

Poi spinning, which was already known to be a talent possessed by many of the travelers, also became a form of worship to the pumpkin. Travellers would dress in their brightest and best garb and dedicate their Poi dances to the Pumpkin.

#### Head Carrying aka "Becoming the Gourdian"

    One of the primary ways that the pumpkin is shown respect is by being carried atop the heads of his followers. It is believed this is done to be both physically and symbolically closer to the pumpkin, as well as to show respect by being literally placed below the gourd.

Often, in order to show the depth of their devotion, the travelers will challenge one another to perform feats of grace and dexterity whilst the pumpkin is atop their head. They will try deep bows, dances, or other difficult tasks, all without letting the gourd and savior fall.

### Pumpkinamoury

Pumpkinamoury is a practice within the worship of the Gourd and Savior in which the travelers intermarry amongst one another, all claiming to be the eternal wives of the Pumpkin lord himself, as well as partners of eachother. This practice is not required.

**Likes**

* orange
* devotion
* cinnamon
* nutmeg
* clove
* sacrifice

**Dislikes**

* Cabbage
* disobedience
* being dropped
* BEING THROWN
* being squashed :(

## Worshippers

### The Travelers

#### Volyana

As the leader of the travelers, Volyana played a key role in the founding of the Pumpkin cult. Furthermore, she promotes Pumpkinamoury within her husband hunting, but does not participate in Pumpkinamoury.

#### Christina and Jade Baker

Christina and Jade Baker were one of, if not the very first, couples married in the practice of Pumpkinamoury, as well as some of the original Gourdians.

#### Louise

Louise the traveler was one of the first worshippers of the pumpkin. She was believed to have special powers that allowed her to hear the spirit of the pumpkin, earning her the title of the pumpkin prophet.

### Non-Travelers

#### Lenora the Mermaid

Lenora is a devoted follower of the pumpkin and has been after becoming friends with many of the Travellers.

## Mantras

* The Pumpkin Provides!
* The Travelers are Dirt

## Gallery

Being appreciated by Jade the TravellerChristina and the PumpkinBeing carried by a MermaidLouise spins Poi. The pumpkin watches in approval