Seven Mothers

Official Cult

Author: christopherallison

The Lunar Empire has a growing pantheon of New Gods. Like the Red Goddess, many of these deities were mortals born inside of Time who ascended to godhood later in life. The majority of them now live on the Red Moon that hangs in the Middle Air, but some of them like JarEel the Razoress are still active in the world. The huge number of deities means that there’s a god for everyone in the Lunar religion, and the Lunar Way offers everything from esoteric enlightenment to comfort for the unwashed masses. The cult of Seven Mothers leans towards the latter. It is the cult devoted to the seven heroes who brought Sedenya into the world. In a small town called Torang in the country of Rinliddi, the individuals who would become the Seven Mothers gathered. They came from all walks of life: some were men, some were women, one was a child. One was a powerful sorcerer, another was a peasant. One was a brave warrior, another a violent outlaw. In a ritual that took them to the Other World, they found the broken pieces of a long-dead goddess and brought them back together, ushering Sedenya into the world. They served as she served them. She completed her apotheosis and attained immortality. The people who had helped her were blessed, and the path to divinity was open to them as well. Within thirty years of her departure, the Seven Mothers had joined the Red Goddess. The cult of Seven Mothers fills an important role in the Lunar Empire as an evangelist cult. They oversee the spiritual welfare of the Lunar Provinces and help foreigners throw off the shackles of their old religions. Its form differs in different regions of the Empire, changing to be approachable to whatever peoples it’s trying to convert. It provides services like the Poor Fund for its worshippers, and also offers protection for new initiates from zealous forces in their old cultures. May learn any other spirit magic spell at twice the normal point cost.