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{{Deity | <includeonly>{{Article_Reference|article= Orestea}}</includeonly> | ||
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|name = Orestea | |name = Orestea | ||
|title = Goddess of Rain | |title = Goddess of Rain | ||
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|favweapon = Morningstar | |favweapon = Morningstar | ||
|spon_spell = Endure Elements | |spon_spell = Endure Elements | ||
|overview = Orestea is the goddess of life-giving rain, which helps plants grow, slakes the | |overview = Orestea is the goddess of life-giving rain, which helps plants grow, slakes the thirst and washes away the sins of mortals. Though her followers are not pacifists in the strictest sense, she forbids them from taking a life. Her priesthood tends to be small and her direct worshipers few, but even those who follow Dagonian gods will sometimes call upon Orestea for forgiveness. | ||
Orestea hates tyranny in all its forms and encourages her followers to protect the liberty of others. It is said that it was she who first gave the early Aebasans the secret of Democracy. | Orestea hates tyranny in all its forms and encourages her followers to protect the liberty of others. It is said that it was she who first gave the early [[Aebasa|Aebasans]] the secret of Democracy. | ||
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|chapter= Religion | |chapter= Religion | ||
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Revision as of 15:58, 21 January 2010
| Orestea |
| Goddess of Rain |
| Descriptive Info |
| Gender: Female |
| Avatar: Gaatha the Kind |
| Consort(s): None (though she was raped by Gyges) |
| Allies: Adrasteia, Goddess of Rivers and Streams; Betshaba, Goddess of Water (Mother); Melpomene, Goddess of Clouds (daughter); Podalirius, God of Vegetation (brother); Taygete, Goddess of Childbirth; Thalia, Goddess of the Hearth; and Veritas, Goddess of Marriage. |
| Foes: Alcina, Goddess of Drought; Gyges, God of Thunder; Maelphegor, God of Air; Orthus, God of Storms; Phlegethon, God of Tyranny; Podarge, God of Destruction; Ruminus, God of Disease; Stheno, God of Decay; Tethys, Goddess of Undeath; and Tisiphone, Goddess of Vengeance. |
| Spiritual Info |
| Rank: Major |
| Nature: Chaotic |
| Ethos: Benign |
| Major Influence: Rain |
| Minor Influence(s): Absolution, Liberty and Life |
Doctrine
No information available on the doctrine of Orestea
Mission
No information available on the mission of Orestea
Geography
No geographic information available on Orestea
History of the Church
No historic information available on Orestea
Organization
No information available on the Organization of the Church of Orestea
Religious Practices
No information available on the religous practices of the Church of Orestea
| This is a thumbnail description and is scheduled for expansion at a later date. |
