The Amber Mother

A Common Depiction of the Amber Mother

Reluctant Goddess of the Sun and Matron of the Harvest, Life, and Love; **The Amber Mothe**r or As she is known to many of her followers as Great Mother, is the Embodiment of Maternal Warmth and Life. Some of her worshipers claimed that she became the Sun goddess after the Death of her husband Solarion at the hands of **The Rending Maw**. Saddling herself with his duties to ensure the safety of her “Children”,  even to go on to say the Goddess’ Belt is a Cradle fashioned from the Remains of Solarion to safeguard the inhabited worlds.

The church is an approachable one, in that it welcomed all irrespective of gender or race. The liturgical doctrine of the church was such that it attracted more females than males, due to its preoccupation with femininity, and while female attendees overshadowed men, there was still a large range of males that worshiped The Amber Mother. As her Portfolio encompases not only Light and Life but also the Harvest, Love and Community her clerics and priests tend to live dual lives as not only as members of clergy but also as Gardeners or farmers, and other industrious members of communities.

The Amber Mother has one holy day that is observed known as the Hearth’s Glow Festival, which was a festival in which excessive consumption and uninhibited behavior were encouraged. Abundance was an important part of life worshiping the Great Mother. A rite of passage for many of the faith was concerned with Holy Communion. Newly married couples were instructed to burn incense of Barley Flowers and Sage, supposedly to guarantee a fertile marriage.

## Commandments of The Amber Mother

> ***"Love Thy Neighbor, for thou art Kin"***
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> ***"Let none know the Pain of Hunger, Nourish those of need"***
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> ***"Bare ye not the sword in Hate, for all life is sacred.***
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## Amphorisms

***“By The Mother!”*** - Usually uttered in surprise or amazement—whether at the sight of spouse on your wedding day, a taste of a particularly delicious meal, or a seeing the smile of your newborn child—this  exclamation can also call out Unpleasant things, such as the seeing your kids fighting, The smell of spoiled food, or your inlaws embarrassing you at the reception.

***“May your Hearth glow warmly”*** - Often used as a statement to wish someone well, commonly used to wish those who travel far from home.

## Planar Allies

**The Hound of the Hearth (Unique Celestial Warpriest):** In life the Hound of Hearth was a Tiefling Adventurer by the name of Solidarity. He traveled far and wide as a Sell-sword offering aid to those in need, taking great lengths to protect rural communities from Raiders and Bandits. In death he serves The Amber Mother as a guiding hand often inspiring those who stand up for one’s community and family. When his earthly presence is slain his essence returns to The Amber Mother’s Domain.

**Nana (Unique Deva):** Nana appears as an Young bronze skinned female Angel of stout figure with wings of tawny autumn color. She serves as the Amber Mother’s Herald and often appears to Expecting Mothers and Children in their dreams, quelling nightmares and offering soothing words to troubled minds. While not aggressive in nature, she will brandish a Lance of Alder branch and Divine Silver in defence. She also has a tendency to sing lullabies to soothe and heal wounds

**Lights on the Cusp of Dawn (Unique Arclight Phoenix)**: formally the Companion of Solarion, after his passing the noble beast has become the ward of the Amber Mother. Appearing as a Vibrant Hawk wreathed in Holy Light. “Dawn” rarely speaks, but understands Common, Celestial, and several other languages. He loves dried meats and cheeses , and presenting him with such a gift is a sure way to get on his good side. He is frightfully prideful and doesn’t appreciate anyone talking down to him or treating him like a mere beast.

**Genavieve (Unique Celestial Ancient Brass Dragon)**: This Ancient celestial Brass dragon only appears when the threat is great. In nature Genavieve or “Gigi” is a wise old spinster and fierce gossip hound, and rarely lets her summoner get a word in edgewise as she constantly chatters on about the latest gossip of mortals she has met. She is a bit slow to rouse to combat as her cherub like demeanor is hard to crack. When she does fight she is as fierce a combatant as