Clementia
The worshippers of Clementia are few, but the number of priests compared to this population is high. As the goddess of mercy and peace, even worshippers are prohibited from raising a hand against an enemy and instead attempt to use passive resistance to change how society works. Clementia herself is known to often sleep on the doorstep to the palace of Betshaba, her mother, who Clementia feels is too harsh with those who use the sea.
Outsiders often view followers of Clementia as a joke, until the faithful decide to take up a cause and protest the evils of the world. Most of the enemies of the church are listed as such because they are often the subjects of church-sponsored protests and there are many stories about Clementia opposing these deities directly. Clementia only has true hatred for Tisiphone, Goddess of Vengeance, but even that hatred is tempered with a hope that Tisiphone can be made to see the error of her ways.
| Clementia |
| Goddess of Mercy |
| Descriptive Info |
| Gender: Female |
| Avatar: Amuna the Child, Salbador, Lamenta |
| Consort(s): None (though she did lie with Alcyoneus, Mormo, and Zelos) |
| Allies: Alcyoneus, Abaris, Cebren (brother), Drames, Himere, Innus, Laestrygones, Selene, Taygete, Thalia and Veritas. |
| Foes: Alecto, Amphitritus, Bellona, Cthos, Empusa, Epimetheus, Erato, Galea, Kratos, Mania, Megarea, Meliboea, Minos, Orchus, Paelemona, Pelactere, Phlegethon, Podarge, Polydorus, Ruminus, Stheno, Tempus, Thryope and Tisiphone. |
| Spiritual Info |
| Rank: Major |
| Nature: Harmonious |
| Ethos: Benevolent |
| Major Influence: Mercy |
| Minor Influence(s): Healing and Peace |
| Spheres: Water, Healing, Protection, Mysticism |
Doctrine
No information available on the doctrine of Clementia
Mission
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Geography
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History of the Church
No historic information available on Clementia
Organization
No information available on the Organization of the Church of Clementia
Religious Practices
No information available on the religous practices of the Church of Clementia
Calendar
Clemency
Clemency is the high holy day of Clementia and takes place on Nollaig 8, the winter solstice. On this day, prayers for the unfortunate and oppressed are given from dawn to dusk at all temples to Clementia. Devout worshipers are encouraged to tender work in food houses, orphanages, hospitals and leper colonies, regardless of whether they are supported by the clergy of Clementia or not. Alternatively, worshipers can dress in the robes of a beggar and sit on the stoop or at the gate of the wealthy, imploring mercy for criminals and the sick to any who pass (this symbolizes Clementia's place at the doorstep of her mother, Betshaba, begging for her to be merciful). In some large cities, the day is marked by granting clemency to minor criminals currently in custody. In regions where the worship of Clementia is prohibited, there are often massive pogroms on these days as her worshipers steadfastly refuse to keep their beliefs secret.
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