The Faith of the All-Mother

The lawful good deity known as the All-Mother is an abstract, disembodied force who is believed by her followers to have sang all things into existence, but then turned away from them. The church believes this to be because of the faults of Her creations. She will not answer prayers, or grant wishes or anything of the sort, until mortals prove themselves worthy of Her attention again. The goddess is closely associated with a once-human woman named Triste Cathron. While mortal, Triste managed to convince the All-Mother to forgive her creations, but was betrayed and drawn-and-quartered. The All-Mother turned away from mankind once more. Herself now immortal, Triste (now known as the All-Daughter) serves as the intermediary between the holy All-Mother and the mortals who can never attain sufficient purity to communicate directly with the All-Mother. The Church of the All-Mother is dedicated to protecting the common people against supernatural forces of evil, and thus it attracts a great number of paladins to its cause. The church teaches that one day, when the Hymn of Light is sung from all the corners of the world, and all evil is gone, the All-Mother will finally return and transform the world into a paradise. The All-Mother grants the domains of Exorcism, Good, Healing, Law, and Protection. The deity’s favoured weapon is the lance, and jousting is an important tradition within the church.