Heptagon of Rayja

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The **Heptagon of Rayja** are a group of Aquos believers led by Ashur van Papania who worship Rayja, the Goddess of fertility,

## Culture

The Druids believe that having direct contact with agriculture and vegetation strengthens their connection with Rayja, aswell  and because of that most of them practice fields who maintain that connection like farmers and lumberjacks.

The Druids see fertility as not only being lively and green, but also as an aspect of death. Fertility for them is a circle, when something dies, something new grows, and that symbolizes evolution and growth, and that's why lumberjacks are also admired by Rayja, because their act of cutting down trees guarantees the growth of new plants and vegetation.

The Rayja druids do not have any specific attires and clothing, but they usually fill their boots up with moss to or wear plants on their head.

According to their beliefs, Azalea trees and mushrooms have special healing properties and eating their fruit can speed up a healing process and ease ones pain.

Even though druids thought to be related to magic, Rayja druids can't cast spells, but actually specialliaze in agricultures and botany, and can identify certian mushrooms and plants that have different attributes, and can be used to treat ilnesses, fertilize land and much more.

Some druids believe that blood is a big component of ones fertility, and that blood makes us grow and flourish like trees and flowers, because of that some druids do blood rituals to get a direct connection to the trees and earth, and by that strengthen their bond with Rayja and the nature spirits

### Green Feasts

Rayja Druids usually celebrate a healthy and fruitful harvest by having large feasts with wine and food made from the fresh crops of that harvest. at the end of the feast, the druids go to a natural water source nearby and there they wrap their hands with vines and moss and pray to Rayja for another healthy harvest.

## Sub-Pantheon

The Rayja Druids have a small sub-pantheon which consists of nature spirits that are believed to possess powerful druidic magic.

### Hernwyn

Hernwyn is a spirit that is believe to possess the power to grow plants to an enormous size, and some druids believe that watermelons were once the size of an apple, but Hernwyn conjured a rite which enlarged all watermelons.

### Kinwyn

Kinwyn is a spirit that possesses the power to heal and ease the pain of the wounded living, thats why she is also known as “The Azalea Spirit”

### Sorrwyn

Sorrwyn is a spirit that can grow plants in harsh environments. is it believed that Sorrwyn conjures an oasis to help the animals that live in the desert survive.

### Cainwyn

Cainwyn can grow moss and spores that fertilize plants. Rayja Druids believe that putting moss in their shoes improves their health and increases their stamina

### Erowyn

Erowyn has the power to seduce living creatures, and it is believed that is power is manifested through carnivorous plants that use certain traits to entice insects.

## Folklore and Tales

### Hernwyn’s Mischief

Ickabot Grun was a humble farmer who had a small potato farm. Ickabot always watered his plants and loved them very much, taking care of each potato with caution and love.

One day he got the attention of the Mischievous Spirit Hernwyn because of his devotion and care for the earth. Hernwyn sat on a nearby oak tree and observed Ickabot and his love for the farm. After hours of watching Ickabot’s farm, Hernwyn decided to conjure a spell to make one of the potatoes grow 20 times bigger! he casted the spell and when Ickabot was sleeping the Potato grow to a size of a large melon!

When Ickabot woke up, he was surprised to find the large potato, and that day he made a large batch of potato soup, which he left a bowl of near his oak tree for the spirits to enjoy