Aer Matri

### Relatives

Flos Matri (sister)Igni Matri (sister)Mer Matri (sister)Malus Patri (brother-in-law)Flora Soror (niece)Fauna Asdis (nibling)Nich Asdis (nibling)Vinum Freror (nephew)Vitae Soror (niece)Sin Matri (Soror) (niece)Saintess Libra (niece)Iustitia Soror (niece)Librum Freror (nephew)Xenres (nephew)

## Summary

The third and most mysterious Holy Sister, little is known about the characteristics of Aer Matri; her official title also happens to be Aer Matri, Goddess of Air and Emotion. She is said to be a quiet, calm Goddess who rarely shows emotion and appears lazy, however, she has been known to evoke her wrath on occasion. Most depictions of her show her lazing about on or sleeping in a cloud, napping while her winds take her across the skies. Unlike her sisters, she is said to be able to occasionally interact with living things, but it is rare, making her the third most worshipped sister, often favoured by young people.

### Appearance

In appearance, she seems to be the oldest of the sisters, with young, but still mature facial features, an elegant appearance, garb fit for an Empress, and skin that is pale, soft, and youthful. Like her sisters, her hair is a black ombre, but unlike them, it turns from black to pink to the colour of cherry blossoms. It is long but held up in a twin loop hairstyle (much like a real-world Chinese fairy dancer) and her bangs styled over her one, “cursed” eye. Her eyes bear the symbol of her worship; three petals of a blossom, with the bottom two covered by a cloud. Her garb, a cross between a kimono and traditional hanfu, does not appear heavy and seems to blow in the breeze, its pattern is ever moving and ever-changing, seemingly with her mood, and supposedly with the seasons.

## History

Historians are unsure as to when Aer Matri began to be worshipped, in fact, they’re generally unsure of how people found out about her at all. Many theorize that she was once a much different Goddess, less complacent in the goings-on of the world, but she at some point changed.

When she wishes for the winds to change, it is said she uses either the flick of her wrist or a fan which she holds in her hand, though legends vary based on what each region believes. Despite what little is known about her, it is said she refused to take sides in the war between the Lumos and Tenebris Deities, earning her the title of an “Umbra Deity”. She could not be punished for helping the Tenebris, nor revered for helping the Lumos, making her one of the very few true neutral Deities to exist.

As earlier suggested, Aer Matri has a very fluid personality and her nature changes on even the slightest wind. Though she has a reputation for being kind and wonderful in some regions (such as the Dòngwù Region of Stellara), feared and hated as a destroyer in others, (such as the Seaboard Region of Blakkr). As such there are many examples of both her mercy and her destructive nature. In Blakkr, there was once no cliffing by the seaboard, all the land was easily accessible to all, but the first King of Blakkr angered her so greatly that she sent cleaving winds which carved the land, and left the castle on a cliff overlooking the furious ocean, knowing it would one day fall in. On the other hand, she also spared a small village of Beastmen that was supposed to be destroyed in a tornado. Seeing the small children fearing for their deaths was too much for the Mother of Air, and her compassion took over, allowing the village to live.

She is not known to have any children, though it is speculated that if she had any at all, they may have died in the Umbran War.