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'''Name''': Berei
{{Deity|
image=[[Image:Berei01.jpg]]|
caption=A sheaf of wheat stalks, the symbol of the goddess Berei.|


'''Gender:''' f


'''Rank:''' Lesser Deity
name=Berei||titles      =Hearth Mother|
home=Elysium|rank        =Lesser|
gender=Female|
class=|
alignment=Neutral Good|
portfolio=Agriculture, Family, Home|
domains=Community, Creation, Good, Plant, Protection|
alias=|
super=Beory|
}}
A lesser deity originally known to the [[Flan]], Berei is goddess of Agriculture, Family, and Home. Her holy symbol is a sheaf of wheat stalks.


'''Areas of Concern/Portfolio:''' Home, Family, Agriculture
==Description==
Berei is depicted as a brown-skinned, kindly-looking woman carrying a sickle.


'''Titles: '''Hearth Mother
==Relationships==
Berei is thought by some to be a lesser aspect of the goddess of nature, [[Beory]].


'''Holy Symbol''': A sheaf of wheat stalks
==Realm==
Berei can most often be found in the first layer of [[Elysium]], in the realm of ''Principality''.


'''Alignment''': Neutral Good
==Dogma==
Berei tries to strengthen the ties of family and community and urges care in the planting of crops.


'''Origin of Worship''': Flan
==Worshipers==


'''Favored Weapon''': Sickle
===Clergy===
Berei's priests officiate over wedding ceremonies, attend births, and protect and teach their communities. Some clerics of Berei choose to wander, planting seeds, carrying news between communities, and looking for exotic crops. They often adopt their adventuring companions as if they were true family in every sense of the word.


'''Domains:''' Community (CD), Creation (CD), Good, Plant, Protection
==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]


'''Description: '''Possibly a splinter group of [[Beory]], Berei (BEAR-ay) is the live-giving soil and the strong stone in the foundations of a family home. She is portrayed as a strong woman of brown skin and kind demeanor.  
*Gygax, Gary. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.  


Due to her role as a goddess of home and family, she blesses weddings, gives fertility, protects families and farmers and teaches people how to till the soil. Only Beory interests her.
*[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.


Clerics of Berei tend to stay near to families, aid in farming and protect communities.
* [[Christopher Perkins|Perkins, Christopher]]. ''[[Warriors of Heaven]]''. Renton, WA: TSR, 1999. Item code TSR11361.
 
* [[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
 
 
[[Category:Deities of agriculture|Agriculture]]
[[Category:Flan deities]]
[[Category:Household deities]]
[[Category:Human deities]]{{index}}

Latest revision as of 06:17, 28 April 2025

Greyhawk Divinity
Berei
A sheaf of wheat stalks, the symbol of the goddess Berei.
Names and titles
Title(s):Hearth Mother
General information
Portfolio:Agriculture, Family, Home
Home:Elysium
Alignment:Neutral Good
Gender:Female
Superior:Beory
Rules items
Domains:Community, Creation, Good, Plant, Protection
Divine rank:Lesser

A lesser deity originally known to the Flan, Berei is goddess of Agriculture, Family, and Home. Her holy symbol is a sheaf of wheat stalks.

Description

Berei is depicted as a brown-skinned, kindly-looking woman carrying a sickle.

Relationships

Berei is thought by some to be a lesser aspect of the goddess of nature, Beory.

Realm

Berei can most often be found in the first layer of Elysium, in the realm of Principality.

Dogma

Berei tries to strengthen the ties of family and community and urges care in the planting of crops.

Worshipers

Clergy

Berei's priests officiate over wedding ceremonies, attend births, and protect and teach their communities. Some clerics of Berei choose to wander, planting seeds, carrying news between communities, and looking for exotic crops. They often adopt their adventuring companions as if they were true family in every sense of the word.

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]

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.

Topic Type Description Product Page/Card/Image

Berei Deity Worshipped by: Human, Against The Giants: The Liberation of Geoff 81
Berei Deity Worshipped by: Human, From the Ashes: References Card #4
Berei Deity Worshipped by: Human, Ivid the Undying 46, 111
Berei Deity Worshipped by: Human, Living Greyhawk Gazetteer 19, 85, 106, 112, 116, 117, 167
Berei Deity Worshipped by: Human, Living Greyhawk Journal #3 18
Berei Deity Worshipped by: Human, Oerth Journal #05 22
Berei Deity Worshipped by: Human, Oerth Journal #11 77
Berei Deity Worshipped by: Human, Oerth Journal #15 12
Berei Deity Worshipped by: Human, Oerth Journal #20 4
Berei Deity Worshipped by: Human, Oerth Journal #27 19
Berei Deity Worshipped by: Human, Player's Guide to Greyhawk 20
Berei Deity Worshipped by: Human, Slavers, AD&D 2e 34, 37
Berei Deity Worshipped by: Human, World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) 63
Bereis Bounty Item Ship, Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e 103, 107
Bereis Bounty (Hardby) Building Inn, Tavern, Bar, or Restaurant , Slavers, AD&D 2e 37
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