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image=[[Image:Atroa.jpg]]| | |image = [[Image:Atroa.jpg]] | ||
caption=Atroa, the Bringer of Spring, from ''Dragon'' #263. Art by Rebecca Guay.| | |caption = Atroa, the Bringer of Spring, from ''Dragon'' #263. Art by Rebecca Guay.| | ||
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|titles = The Sad Maiden, the Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Wind-Daughter, Provider, Shy One, First Sister | |||
|home = Beastlands | |||
|rank = Lesser | |||
|gender = Female | |||
|class = Mystic 18, Druid 18 (avatar) | |||
|alignment = Neutral good | |||
|portfolio = Spring, East Wind, Renewal | |||
|domains = Air, Good, Plant, Renewal, Sun | |||
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|super = [[Velnius]] | |||
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'''Atroa''' (ah-TRO-ah) is the [[Oeridian]] goddess of Spring, East Wind, and Renewal. Her holy symbol is a heart with an air-glyph within, or a [[kara]] tree full of ripe, red fruit. | '''Atroa''' (ah-TRO-ah) is the [[Oeridian]] goddess of Spring, East Wind, and Renewal. Her holy symbol is a heart with an air-glyph within, or a [[kara]] tree full of ripe, red fruit. | ||
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===Clergy=== | ===Clergy=== | ||
Priests of Atroa tend to be optimistic and willing to try and experience new things. They are often wandering spirits, rarely spending more than a year in the same place. By nature, they are very forgiving and count every foe turned friend with pride. They love revisiting old friends and lovers nearly as much as traveling to new places. They are busiest in the spring, when they help plant crops. Many are midwives. Many Atroan priests love exploring strange locales, especially if it's been awhile since their last journey. The sling is their favored weapon. Specialty priests of Atroa are known as Green Daughters or Green Sons. | Priests of Atroa tend to be optimistic and willing to try and experience new things. They are often wandering spirits, rarely spending more than a year in the same place. By nature, they are very forgiving and count every foe turned friend with pride. They love revisiting old friends and lovers nearly as much as traveling to new places. They are busiest in the spring, when they help plant crops. Many are midwives. Many Atroan priests love exploring strange locales, especially if it's been awhile since their last journey. The sling is their favored weapon. Specialty priests of Atroa are known as Green Daughters or Green Sons. Priests of Atroa are prdominantly women, with men making up 20% of her clergy.{{cite dragon|263|47|The Oeridian Lesser Gods}} | ||
Priests of Atroa typcally wear simple farmers' clothing with green wide-brimmed hats. Often they wear green cloaks with red dots, and they customarily wear leather gloves for agricultural work. On formal occasions they wear green, knee-length robes with short sleeves and hoods. | Priests of Atroa typcally wear simple farmers' clothing with green wide-brimmed hats. Often they wear green cloaks with red dots, and they customarily wear leather gloves for agricultural work. On formal occasions they wear green, knee-length robes with short sleeves and hoods. | ||
==Temples== | ==Temples== | ||
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The largest Atroan temple is the Temple of the Children in [[Gradsul]], in [[Keoland]], a large wooden building that competes with the Foaming Tower of [[Osprem]] in the same city for followers. Both churches share many followers, as most sailors want the blessing of both goddesses. The Temple of the Children is one of the greatest orphanages in Keoland. | The largest Atroan temple is the Temple of the Children in [[Gradsul]], in [[Keoland]], a large wooden building that competes with the Foaming Tower of [[Osprem]] in the same city for followers. Both churches share many followers, as most sailors want the blessing of both goddesses. The Temple of the Children is one of the greatest orphanages in Keoland. | ||
The Trade Wind Chapel in High Mardreth in the [[County of Urnst]] is the second largest temple of Atroa. It has grown since the [[Greyhawk Wars]], since much shipping has begun bypassing Nyrond for the [[Urnst States]]. | The Trade Wind Chapel in [[High Mardreth]] in the [[County of Urnst]] is the second largest temple of Atroa. It has grown since the [[Greyhawk Wars]], since much shipping has begun bypassing Nyrond for the [[Urnst States]]. | ||
==Rituals== | ==Rituals== | ||
Prayers are recited in the morning. The act of working in the fields is counted as prayer in itself, though devout worshipers of Atroa often recite the phrase "Blessed be this ground" over and over while doing so. Priests of Atroa give blessings at the occasion of births and weddings, and also preach at funerals with messages of hope. | Prayers are recited in the morning. The act of working in the fields is counted as prayer in itself, though devout worshipers of Atroa often recite the phrase "Blessed be this ground" over and over while doing so. Priests of Atroa give blessings at the occasion of births and weddings, and also preach at funerals with messages of hope. | ||
==Holy days== | ==Holy days and observances== | ||
The week of [[Growfest]] is particularly important to Atroa and her faithful, when the clergy joins their flock in planting, followed by song, prayer, food, and drink in the evenings. The holiest day is the [[Spring Feast]], on [[Growfest]] 4, which is set aside as a day of rest, prayer, and reflection. Her followers leave offerings to the goddess on [[Great Moon's Glory]] ([[Readying]] 11th), to beg her to come early and to request her brother Telchur to peacefully leave. | The week of [[Growfest]] is particularly important to Atroa and her faithful, when the clergy joins their flock in planting, followed by song, prayer, food, and drink in the evenings. The holiest day is the [[Spring Feast]], on [[Growfest]] 4, which is set aside as a day of rest, prayer, and reflection. Her followers leave offerings to the goddess on [[Great Moon's Glory]] ([[Readying]] 11th), to beg her to come early and to request her brother Telchur to peacefully leave. | ||
==Bibliography== | == References == | ||
*Conforti, Steven, ed. ''[[Living Greyhawk]] Official Listing of Deities for Use in the Campaign,'' version 2.0. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005. Available online:[http://www.wizards.com/rpga/downloads/LG_Deities.zip] | === Notes === | ||
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*[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983. | === Citations === | ||
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*[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | === Bibliography === | ||
* Conforti, Steven, ed. ''[[Living Greyhawk]] Official Listing of Deities for Use in the Campaign,'' version 2.0. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005. Available online:[http://www.wizards.com/rpga/downloads/LG_Deities.zip] | |||
*Miller, Andy. "The Oeridian Lesser Gods." ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #263. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999. | * [[Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983. | ||
* [[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | |||
*Perkins, Christopher. ''Warriors of Heaven''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999. | * Miller, Andy. "The Oeridian Lesser Gods." ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #263. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999. | ||
* Perkins, Christopher. ''Warriors of Heaven''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999. | |||
* [[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[Ivid the Undying]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995. Published online. [https://greyhawkonline.com/download/16370/?tmstv= | * [[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[Ivid the Undying]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995. Published online. [https://greyhawkonline.com/download/16370/?tmstv=1727302323 PDF by William Allman with maps]. Original RTF archived:[http://web.archive.org/web/20081218001449/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads Wizards.com]. WGR7 or WGRx | ||
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[[Category:Human deities]] | [[Category:Human deities]] | ||
[[Category:Oeridian deities]] | [[Category:Oeridian deities]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Deities of agriculture|Agriculture]] | ||
[[Category:Deities of air]] | |||
[[Category:Deities of seasons]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:13, 28 April 2025
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 Atroa, the Bringer of Spring, from Dragon #263. Art by Rebecca Guay. | |
| Names and titles | |
| Title(s): | The Sad Maiden, the Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Wind-Daughter, Provider, Shy One, First Sister |
| General information | |
| Portfolio: | Spring, East Wind, Renewal |
| Home: | Beastlands |
| Alignment: | Neutral good |
| Gender: | Female |
| Class: | Mystic 18, Druid 18 (avatar) |
| Superior: | Velnius |
| Rules items | |
| Domains: | Air, Good, Plant, Renewal, Sun |
| Divine rank: | Lesser |
Atroa (ah-TRO-ah) is the Oeridian goddess of Spring, East Wind, and Renewal. Her holy symbol is a heart with an air-glyph within, or a kara tree full of ripe, red fruit.
Description
Atroa appears as a fresh-faced blonde woman, often with an eagle perching upon her shoulder. With her sling Windstorm, she can strike the most distant foe, and with Readying's Dawn, her spherical glass talisman, she is able to melt all ice in sight.
Relationships
Atroa is the daughter of Procan and cousin of Merikka. As one of the Velaeri, she is sister to Velnius, Telchur, Sotillion, and Wenta. She once loved the god Kurell, but he rejected her to pursue his brother Zilchus's lover, her sister Sotillion. She is currently romantically linked with Fharlanghn. She is allied with Ehlonna, Phaulkon, Velnius, and her sisters, but opposed to her brother Telchur. To most other gods, Atroa is indifferent.
Realm
Atroa's realm, the Grove of Perpetual Spring, is in the layer of Brux in the Beastlands. She is also thought to spend time in the realm of Morninglory in Elysium.
Dogma
As Goddess of Spring, Atroa is the invigorating breath that awakens the world from its slumber. She gifts the world with new love and new life, renews old friendships, and plucks the heartstrings of lovers, travelers, and poets. The Sad Maiden promotes spring as a time for burying old feuds, repairing old items, and eliminating old biases. Spring, like the dawn, presages great things; Atroa urges her followers to look to the future with open minds and hearts in order to enjoy them to the fullest. They believe in taking responsibility for what they have began, and nurturing what they have planted. It is a great sin in Atroa's faith to allow a plant to die because of neglect, or to allow a child to go hungry. They believe in the basic good of all people. Celibacy is frowned upon by Atroa, who encourages marriages and pregnancies. Pregnant priestesses of Atroa are considered the holiest of them all.
Worshipers
Atroa is usually worshipped with her siblings as part of the Velaeri, the Oeridian agricultural gods. She is thus revered by farmers and others who depend on the land's bounty.
There are two sects of the Atroan church: the Planterings and the Bearers. The Planterings concentrate on Atroa's seasonal aspect, working hard at farming, honoring the spring and preparing for winter. The Bearers concentrate on the aspect of renewal, revering the family and urging the proliferation of the human race. They run orphanages, and are usually women.
Clergy
Priests of Atroa tend to be optimistic and willing to try and experience new things. They are often wandering spirits, rarely spending more than a year in the same place. By nature, they are very forgiving and count every foe turned friend with pride. They love revisiting old friends and lovers nearly as much as traveling to new places. They are busiest in the spring, when they help plant crops. Many are midwives. Many Atroan priests love exploring strange locales, especially if it's been awhile since their last journey. The sling is their favored weapon. Specialty priests of Atroa are known as Green Daughters or Green Sons. Priests of Atroa are prdominantly women, with men making up 20% of her clergy.[1]
Priests of Atroa typcally wear simple farmers' clothing with green wide-brimmed hats. Often they wear green cloaks with red dots, and they customarily wear leather gloves for agricultural work. On formal occasions they wear green, knee-length robes with short sleeves and hoods.
Temples
Places of worship to Atroa are often dedicated to the Velaeri as a whole. The locations are found throughout Oeridian lands, including Ahlissa, the Bone March, the Gran March, Highfolk, Ratik, Sunndi, the County of Urnst, and Veluna. Though worship of the Velaeri is forbidden in the Theocracy of the Pale, they are honored in secret by many farmers and country folk.
Temples to Atroa specifically are usually small chapels or shrines, made of wood and with little decoration. They have many windows, which always face the east. Carved wooden images of Atroa sometimes stand in front of the altars, and bells ring out the hours.
The largest Atroan temple is the Temple of the Children in Gradsul, in Keoland, a large wooden building that competes with the Foaming Tower of Osprem in the same city for followers. Both churches share many followers, as most sailors want the blessing of both goddesses. The Temple of the Children is one of the greatest orphanages in Keoland.
The Trade Wind Chapel in High Mardreth in the County of Urnst is the second largest temple of Atroa. It has grown since the Greyhawk Wars, since much shipping has begun bypassing Nyrond for the Urnst States.
Rituals
Prayers are recited in the morning. The act of working in the fields is counted as prayer in itself, though devout worshipers of Atroa often recite the phrase "Blessed be this ground" over and over while doing so. Priests of Atroa give blessings at the occasion of births and weddings, and also preach at funerals with messages of hope.
Holy days and observances
The week of Growfest is particularly important to Atroa and her faithful, when the clergy joins their flock in planting, followed by song, prayer, food, and drink in the evenings. The holiest day is the Spring Feast, on Growfest 4, which is set aside as a day of rest, prayer, and reflection. Her followers leave offerings to the goddess on Great Moon's Glory (Readying 11th), to beg her to come early and to request her brother Telchur to peacefully leave.
References
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
- Conforti, Steven, ed. Living Greyhawk Official Listing of Deities for Use in the Campaign, version 2.0. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005. Available online:[1]
- Gygax, Gary. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Miller, Andy. "The Oeridian Lesser Gods." Dragon #263. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999.
- Perkins, Christopher. Warriors of Heaven. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999.
- Sargent, Carl. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995. Published online. PDF by William Allman with maps. Original RTF archived:Wizards.com. WGR7 or WGRx
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Dragon magazine #208 | 50 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Dragon magazine #263 | 44, 46, 47 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Dragon magazine #264 | 48 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Dragon magazine #265 | 57 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Dragon magazine #299 | 103 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Dragon magazine #AN4 | 18, 19 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | From the Ashes: References Card | #4 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Ivid the Undying | 70, 111, 112, 117 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 62, 63, 71 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 19, 165, 166, 170, 174, 180 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 18 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Oerth Journal #05 | 22 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Oerth Journal #08 | 26 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Oerth Journal #14 | 3 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Oerth Journal #16 | 20 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Oerth Journal #17 | 7 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Oerth Journal #18 | 4,8 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Oerth Journal #20 | 5 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Oerth Journal #24 | 16 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Oerth Journal #27 | 24 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 14, 20 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | T1-4 The Temple of Elemental Evil | 120 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | The Adventure Begins | 42 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | WG8 Fate of Istus | 5 |
| Atroa | Deity | Bringer of Spring, Herald of Storms, Sad Maiden, Worshipped by: Human (Oeridian), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 63 |
| Atroa's Arch | Infrastructure | Reference | SEE Eastern Gate (Atroa's Arch) (Spinecastle) | |
| Atroa, Temple of (Gradsul) | Building | Temple, | Dragon magazine #263 | 47 |
| Atroa, Temple of (High Mardreth) | Building | Temple, | Dragon magazine #263 | 47 |
| Atroa, Temple of (Rookroost) | Building | Temple, | WG8 Fate of Istus | 5 |
| Atroas Breath | Kingdom | Wind, | Dragon magazine #263 | 46 |
| Atroas Laugh | Kingdom | Wind, | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 71 |
| Atroas Laugh | Kingdom | Wind, | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 8 |
| Eastern Gate (Atroa's Arch) (Spinecastle) | Infrastructure | Gate, | Dungeon magazine #148 | 44 |
| Specialty Priest of Atroa (Green Daughters/Sons) | People Group | Religious order, | Dragon magazine #263 | 47 |
| Taralene (of Atroa) | Non-player character | Female, Human, [C16], | Ivid the Undying | 111, 117 |