Paelemona
Paelemona, the Fateweaver, is typically depicted as a woman at a loom with three faces: the maiden, the mother and the crone. As the Goddess of Fate, she knows all that is to come but has already forgotten all that has come to pass. She is also the patron of weavers and encourages them not only to create the finest wares they are capable of, but to predict what buyers will need and clients truly desire.
As Scalla, the Spider-Queen, she is the Duchess of Mystery for Divination and is propitiated by augurs and seers who seek to learn more of the future. In the Danic tradition, her three aspects are considered separate as Urd, Skuld and Verdandi, the Norns and goddesses of destiny. They are also law-givers in this latter tradition and Paelemona’s typical association with weavers is subdued.
| Paelemona |
| Goddess of Fate |
| Descriptive Info |
| Gender: Female |
| Avatar: Urd; Scalla the Spider-Queen; Skuld and Verdandi |
| Consort(s): None |
| Allies: Abaris, Goddess of Magic; Cthos, God of the Underworld; Drames, Goddess of Fertility; Galea, Goddess of Victory (sister); Luna, Goddess of the Moon; Majestas, Goddess of Law; and Tempus, the God of Time (brother). |
| Foes: Clementia, Goddess of Mercy; Mania, Goddess of Madness; Megarea, Goddess of Jealousy; Mormo, God of Deception; Orchus, God of Luck; Tethys, Goddess of Undeath; and Themis, God of Mischief. |
| Spiritual Info |
| Rank: Major |
| Nature: Intermediate |
| Ethos: Agathocacological |
| Major Influence: Fate |
| Minor Influence(s): Clothiers, Divination, Spiders and Weaving |
Symbols
The primary holy symbol of Paelemona is the Wheel of Fate, a spinning wheel that sometimes depicts four figures along its rim, one rising, one risen at the top, one falling and one being ground beneath the wheel.
Dwelling Place
Labsu, the Hall of the Strands, on the peak of Mount Simtal in the Kar-gur, the high mountain range in Anadimtu.
Doctrine
No information available on the doctrine of Paelemona
Mission
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Geography
No geographic information available on Paelemona
History of the Church
No historic information available on Paelemona
Organization
No information available on the Organization of the Church of Paelemona
Religious Practices
No information available on the religous practices of the Church of Paelemona
Calendar
The Strands
The high holy day of Paelemona, goddess of Fate, the Strands is a festival day for weavers and clothiers. In cities and towns, local guilds associated with weaving usually sponsor parades with elaborate wagons depicting anything from stories of Paelemona to more regional displays celebrating local rulers or heroes. Fortune-tellers often set up tents on this day to ply their trade and various forms of divination (whether actually empowered or conducted using more mundane means) are considered to be particularly accurate and favored by Paelemona. In cities with prominent temples to Paelemona, local rulers are expected to walk barefoot to the local temple to receive predictions on the year to come from the oracle. Unsurprisingly, it is considered very bad luck to kill a spider during the Strands.
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