Wiccana



WICCANA Goddess of the Grove 

Pantheon
None.

Regions of Worship

 * Rural Brythunia worships her as a nature goddess.

Divine Relationships

 * Amalias Pluvius (Enemy)

Representation
Wiccana is most often depicted as a beautiful woman with long green hair. Sometimes she is depicted more akin to a nymph with hair of lush green plant fronds. She is often seen holding a sickle and a frond of mistletoe.

Gender Representation: female

Symbolism

 * Mistletoe
 * Sickle
 * Color: White
 * Color: Green

Spheres of Power

 * Healing
 * Plants
 * Purification
 * Sacrifice

Rituals & Beliefs
Primarily a religion revolving around nature, but many mysteries lay within deeper worship. The religion itself promotes ethics amongst its followers, encouraging each member to be a virtuous person.

Wiccana herself is worshipped in sacred groves. Men are rarely invited to attend ceremonies held in her groves, unless of course their presence is to serve as a sacrifice to Wiccana. Human sacrifice to Wiccana (including the sacrifice of disloyal priestesses) is a common practice.

Priesthood
While Wiccana does not have a substantial following, limited to the more rural areas of Brythunia, she does have a collection of priestesses who are viewed as essentially witches. In fact, many of the Brythunian witches burned by the Mitrans for demon-worship are priestesses of Wiccana.

The female only priestesses wear white linen dresses embroidered in patterns of mistletoe leaves and berries and carry golden sickles on their belt. Ordained priestesses' hair is bound back with a white linen band. Acolytes weave their hair into ornate braids that spiral about their heads.

The primary practice of Wiccana's priestesses is the study of herbalism and healing. An addition duty of the priestesses of Wiccana is a sacred task to guard a particular sacred and magical blade dangerous to Acheronian beasts of fire.

While it is not required to be a virgin to become a priestess of Wiccana, celibacy is a large part of a priestess' religious duty.

Rural Brythunians, no matter their station, will not lay a hand on a priestess of Wiccana.

Implementation IC & In-Game
Vanilla Jhebbal Sag religion as placeholder.

More Information

 * Conan the Magnificent (book)
 * Faith & Fervour (Conan RPG Book, p. 42-43)

CategoryReligion