Cerrwyn

Cerrwyn is the goddess of Stars and Ancestors. She can be seen as cold and remote, just like the stars, to those who do not know her. But she is contentment in solitude, the beauty in loneliness. A clear, cold winter night. She is as gentle as the light of the stars but her fury can burn like the sun. She values both those who walk in the day and the night, but those who walk the moonlit path have a special place in her heart as they are the ones who truly see and understand the wonder and radiance in solitude. For those who have nothing left and nowhere else to turn, she is home.

## Cerrwyn

### Symbol

Full moon flanked by two crescent moons.

Image by PeteMohrbacher

### Worshipers

Astronomers, archaeologists, hermits, were-creatures, the lost, the forgotten

## History & Relationships

### History

The goddess Sargona once attempted to trick mortals into her afterlife, a blatant manipulation of LeMaire's judgement system, and for a while it worked. However, LeMaire eventually found the truth and confronted Sargona, who being the weaker goddess, was forced to back down. However, the souls could not be rejudged and never truly belonged to Sargona. And so they took the souls and formed a new lesser deity with them. And thus, Cerrwyn was born into the world.

## Dogma

Remembrance of those who came before is an important tenant for the worshipers of Cerrwyn. As is showing the proper respect when walking among ruins or observing the stars.

### Quests

Simple quests that commoners can complete include setting out incense and spending time in quiet contemplation and remembrance of their ancestors. Small alters for such mediation are commonly found in homes of worshipers of Cerrwyn.

Larger quests can include making a pilgrimage to an observatory or ruins. Or even maintaining cemeteries or helping out at an archaeological dig.

### Prayers

Commonly, worshippers will fare thee well with "Seek the stars" and begin encounters with "Blessings of the Moon upon you." To invoke the goddess' blessing upon a prayer, questions, or concern, the inquiry is ended with "As above, so below." This is in reference to the stars and moon that Cerrwyn is the goddess of, as well as the ruins and the forgotten below.

### Cleric Training

Formally trained clerics will receive at least some training in astronomy and archaeology. Many learn to love the stars and take their training seriously to obtain professions as astronomers across the known world. The same could be said for archaeologists, as the clerics of Cerrwyn learn not only the proper methods of excavating a site, but go about the exploration of the ruins with the proper respect for the dead.

### Temples

The main temples of Cerrwyn can be found in the most remote of locations. Observatories on high mountain peaks are tend to be the most splendid of Cerrwyn's temples. They can be decorated with vast art pieces depicting the stars and heavenly bodies. Just as common are the small temples set up at the edges of sprawling ruins. These temples tend to be more directed towards ancestor remembrance and the forgotten and lost. They are generally simplistic in design and sparsely decorated. What decorations they have are usually artifacts from the nearby ruins.

### Rites

As Cerrwyn is the goddess of the stars and moon, many of the rites that worshipers perform have to do with astronomical occurrences. The rites are generally broken into minor, intermediate, and major rites.

Minor rites include those celebrating the full and new moon. These end to be relatively simple proceedings that take perhaps a couple hours in the evening.

Intermediate rites include the celebrations of the equinoxes and solstices, the turning of the seasons.

Major rites include Cerrda, which comes but once a year. It's a shortening of Cerrwyn's Day, where large groups of worshipers gather to celebrate the memories of their ancestors. There are large scale rituals designed to bless all those involved who seek their ancestor's guidance as well as rituals invoking the light of the stars and moon. Many smaller activities are scattered through day and include feasts and parties.