Flos Matri

### Relatives

Igni Matri (sister)Mer Matri (sister)Aer Matri (sister)Magus Patri (brother-in-law)Malus Patri (brother-in-law)Fauna Asdis (Child)Flora Soror (Daughter)Vinum Freror (son)Vitae Soror (Daughter)Saltu Soror (Granddaughter)Frutex Freror (Grandson)Nich Asdis (Child)Saint Libra (Niece)Iustitia Soror (niece)Librum Freror (nephew)Sin Matri (Soror) (Niece)Xenres (Nephew)

## Summary

Flos Matri is the Goddess of Light and Creation and the most universally worshipped of the Four Core Goddesses. She is the oldest of the Goddess Quartet and is considered the patron Goddess of pregnant women, mothers during childbirth and those of clerical value. She is known for her motherly love and compassion towards all her races. Like the rest of the Gods, she is unable to take her mortal form, possibly due to an ancient curse her sister, Mer Matri.

### Appearance

Her appearance is that of a young woman with long, flowing hair, a freckled face, and a slightly stocky build with tanned skin. Her hair is an ombre of black to violet to lavender. Most notable are the large antlers of a stag she has growing out of her head, covered in all sorts of vines and leaves. One of these antlers is mysteriously broken, presumably from an ancient battle between the Deities of Lumos and Tenebris, known as the Battle of Umbra. Her eyes bear the symbol of her worship, an eight-pointed flower that also appears on her shoulder. On her forehead is the symbol for the Element of Life, which resembles the old carvings of the sun found in Metoan temple. Notably, these symbols have been known to appear as birthmarks on her chosen few and are said to grant them abnormally strong abilities.

## History

Flos Matri and the other Deities were first worshipped in the days before humans and the other races had begun to form proper societies, who were still tribal, excepting the Angels whose communities had formed many years prior. At that time, it was quite common for the Deities of Lumos and Tenebris to walk amongst their mortal creations, so belief in them had not waned. She was known to frequent valleys and meadows, leaving groves of tree and a vast array of wildflowers were she walked.

Every year festivals in both Spring and Autumn would be held, in hopes of having bountiful harvests each year. Though the festivals are ancient, some villages (such as Goldhaven and Lemmikki), still celebrate them each year. Traditionally, small carvings or statues are placed near or around fields of crops for protection.

Amongst the many children supposed to have been birthed by Flos Matri, the mothering of the Deities Flora Soror and Fauna Asdis are perhaps the most recognisable amongst the people. These two deities took over her jobs of managing the plants and animals of the kingdoms and beyond. She is also known to have mothered a few minor Deities such as Vinum Freror, God of Wine and Merrymaking, Vitae Soror, Goddess of Birth and Families and is the grandmother to Saltu Soror, Goddess of Forests and Jungles, as well as Frutex Freror, God of Bushes and Shrubbery. It is often speculated that, due to her connections with the Goddesses, Lilium’s lineage was descended from Flos Matri, as Ravana was from Mer Matri, but this theory is still unsubstantiated.