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|godname=Artemis, Goddess of the Cataclysm
|image=http://imgur.com/jNlLDhN.jpg
|godname=Artemis, the Great Wrath
|realm=Cataclysm
|realm=Cataclysm
|symbols=A yew tree, split by a bolt of lightning
|allies=[[Gaia]]
|symbols=[[yew tree|A yew tree, split by a bolt of lightning]]
|ordername=The Tribe Anachaine
|ordername=The Tribe Anachaine
|temples=[[Dun Valley]]
|temples=[[Dun Valley]]
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On the morning of the 6th of Chronos 437 AF, the people of [[Shallam]] awoke to tremors within the earth of increasing frequency and intensity. Soon after, a shimmering glow above the estate of the [[Crystalline Circle]] appeared. Rumours ran rife of elementals departing their watch over a flawed master crystal in [[Shallam]]. Blizzards howled, steaming fissures gaped open like wounds in the earth, lava flowed, and sandstorms swept across the Mhojave desert, carrying off hapless travellers in their paths.  
'''Artemis, the Great Wrath''' was the Lady of the Cataclysm, expressed in often volatile events caused by nature. These included avalanches, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, flash floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, meteor strikes, land- or mudslides, and blizzards.


In the midst of these alarming events, [[Titania]], the Queen of the Dryads,
== History ==
was plagued by painful visions of trees aflame, trees dying in droughts,
Artemis came to be in 437 AF, amongst a score of continent-wide disasters. Mysterious earthquakes and unexplained storms ravaged [[Sapience]] while dreams of burning trees and strange prophecies and chants possessed those empathic to nature, including [[Titania]]. At her urging, [[adventurers]] followed clues to awaken the nine [[forest spirit]]s which had slept within the elder trees of their forests since the [[Eternal Night]]. Once freed, the woodland apparitions converged on the [[Primordial Forest|Temple of Gaia]] where adventurers found [[Caladriendra]] singing to the earth. The old [[dryad]] teacher spoke of a secret yew seed once planted there by [[Makali]], the Goddess of Destruction years prior which had been awakened by the energies of recent cataclysmic events. Joined by the tenth forest spirit, the exiled [[Propasia]], the spirits caused the seed to sprout into a fully grown yew with ritual chant. Propasia merged with the tree before a bolt of lightning split it in two. From the centre arose a new being who rose into the sky and braved the onslaught of the ongoing cataclysms. The raging storms quieted. In the silence the being pronounced herself: Artemis, Goddess of the Cataclysm.  
and trees shattering beneath the weight of ice. Meanwhile in the [[Darkenwood]], a fissure had broken the ground.  


It was soon discoverd that the nine sacred elder trees within which the spirits of the forests, save [[Urania]] and exiled [[Propasia]] in the [[Darkenwood]], had retreated during the years of the[[ Eternal Night]]. Though the eclipse had come to an end long before, the spirits remained yet sequestered within the
Artemis went on to share patronage of [[Eleusis]] with Her fellow Nature deities. She garnered a tribe of loyal followers about Herself called the Anachaine. Her realm was a syncretic one, once which fused the cosmic destructive forces of Her beginnings with the terrestrial provisions of Nature to express the living ferocity of the natural world. When she was not overseeing affairs of the forestal village, [[Dun Mountain]] became Her favoured resting place. She hallowed its pyroclastic flows and established Her temple at its base. When the terror of [[Bal'met]] swept the Pantheon, Artemis was most often seen in company of [[Lupus]] and [[Melantha]], but also [[Vastar]] who shared Her love of the unbridled storm. After the coma of Lupus and the death of Melantha, [[Gaia]] arose anew, and it was arguably in the sisterhood of the Earthmother and the Great Wrath that Nature truly flourished in the post-Worldreaver years.
elder trees.
Adventurers soon discovered that chanting the strange words that [[Propasia]] had murmured - Tionolaim sibh, anachaine! - would summon a sudden and violent cataclysm that destroyed each tree in turn. As [[Titania]] had foreseen, the elder trees were indeed destroyed by fire and wind, by water and quake, through their chanting. However, the result was not utter disaster as feared, but the release of the forest spirits. The first to be freed in such a manner was the spirit [[Clio]] of the Western Ithmia.
As each of the forest spirits were freed, each silently made her way to
the temple of [[Gaia]] until all were assembled there, including [[Urania]] and
[[Propasia]] of the [[Darkenwood]]. The old dryad teacher [[Caladriendra]] was found crouching upon the ground there, crooning to the earth and speaking of a seed that she could feel growing beneath her feet.Those gathered slowly realised that the seed of which [[Caladriendra]] spoke was a yew-tree seed gifted there by the former goddess of destruction, [[Makali]]. As the [[Tree landmark|Great Oak]] landmark had been annihilated at the birth of that goddess, She had seen fit to gift the seed to the forestal community as a symbol of rebirth. The seed had been planted there and remained dormant all these years, forgotten, until the energies of the recent natural cataclysmic events had nourished and awakened it.


The forest spirits quickly encircled the earth above where the seed was
When Lupus awakened after a two hundred year slumber, the knowledge of [[Selene]]'s death sent him into a months-long rampage across [[Achaea]]. With Gaia's support, Artemis moved to contain Lupus, culminating in a duel to the death between Hunter and Huntress upon the distant [[plane]] of [[Anachai]]. The cosmos became rent with natural catastrophe as each God brought their full powers to bear. When Lupus launched a final, furious charge upon the Anachaine Goddess, She braced with Her spears with all of Her might. Artemis was successful; clarity returned to the Wild God as He died, though Artemis perished from Her wounds soon after.
buried, and the adventurers in attendance joined them. [[Propasia]] led them
in incanting the same chant as had freed her sister spirits: "Tionolaim
sibh, anachaine!" As they did so, a small sapling pushed itself rapidly upwards from the earth. Before the astonished eyes of all, the sapling grew into a flourishing young yew tree, then a mature tree in the space of a breath. As the
chanting eased, [[Propasia]] approached the tree and lay her hands upon it.
As a deep green radiance spread over the temple grounds, the Exiled One
melded with the tree as her sisters had previously done with the sacred
elder trees of their forests.  


As her form became one with the tree, a deafening peal of thunder sounded as a bolt of lightning from nowhere struck the yew, splitting it in twain. Standing between the smouldering halves: a woman, not [[Propasia]], clad only in vines. Ignoring those gathered there, the woman murmured to the earth, which had been shaking violently the entire time. The earth calmed, and the woman took to the
== The Tribe Anachaine ==
skies in a whirlwind of movement.
Followers of Artemis belonged to the great Tribe Anachaine, renown for its esteemed warriors and devoted ritualists.
The forces of the cataclysmic occurrences currently raging through the
realm focused upon her as if summoned to her, and her body was wracked
and ravaged as ice pierced her flesh and fire consumed her. As the
goddess slowly drifted down to the ground, the whirlwinds and fires and
quakes abated and controlled, cries of joy and welcome rose up. Through this violent upheaval, '''Artemis, Goddess of the Cataclysm''', was able to awaken.


'''Sarathai El'Rian''' bore the torrid mantle of the Cataclysm as Her first [[Divine Avatar|avatar]].


== Divine Symbols ==
Artemis took the yew tree, split by a bolt of lightning, as Her divine symbol.


[[Category:Gods]]
Her favoured weapons were the [[Spear of Catastrophe]] and the [[Scourge of Calamity]].
 
[[Category:Dead or Missing Gods]]

Latest revision as of 02:18, 24 April 2024

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Artemis, the Great Wrath
Realm Cataclysm
Symbols A yew tree, split by a bolt of lightning
Relatives None
Allies Gaia
Enemies None
Order Name The Tribe Anachaine
Temples Dun Valley


Artemis, the Great Wrath was the Lady of the Cataclysm, expressed in often volatile events caused by nature. These included avalanches, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, flash floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, meteor strikes, land- or mudslides, and blizzards.

History

Artemis came to be in 437 AF, amongst a score of continent-wide disasters. Mysterious earthquakes and unexplained storms ravaged Sapience while dreams of burning trees and strange prophecies and chants possessed those empathic to nature, including Titania. At her urging, adventurers followed clues to awaken the nine forest spirits which had slept within the elder trees of their forests since the Eternal Night. Once freed, the woodland apparitions converged on the Temple of Gaia where adventurers found Caladriendra singing to the earth. The old dryad teacher spoke of a secret yew seed once planted there by Makali, the Goddess of Destruction years prior which had been awakened by the energies of recent cataclysmic events. Joined by the tenth forest spirit, the exiled Propasia, the spirits caused the seed to sprout into a fully grown yew with ritual chant. Propasia merged with the tree before a bolt of lightning split it in two. From the centre arose a new being who rose into the sky and braved the onslaught of the ongoing cataclysms. The raging storms quieted. In the silence the being pronounced herself: Artemis, Goddess of the Cataclysm.

Artemis went on to share patronage of Eleusis with Her fellow Nature deities. She garnered a tribe of loyal followers about Herself called the Anachaine. Her realm was a syncretic one, once which fused the cosmic destructive forces of Her beginnings with the terrestrial provisions of Nature to express the living ferocity of the natural world. When she was not overseeing affairs of the forestal village, Dun Mountain became Her favoured resting place. She hallowed its pyroclastic flows and established Her temple at its base. When the terror of Bal'met swept the Pantheon, Artemis was most often seen in company of Lupus and Melantha, but also Vastar who shared Her love of the unbridled storm. After the coma of Lupus and the death of Melantha, Gaia arose anew, and it was arguably in the sisterhood of the Earthmother and the Great Wrath that Nature truly flourished in the post-Worldreaver years.

When Lupus awakened after a two hundred year slumber, the knowledge of Selene's death sent him into a months-long rampage across Achaea. With Gaia's support, Artemis moved to contain Lupus, culminating in a duel to the death between Hunter and Huntress upon the distant plane of Anachai. The cosmos became rent with natural catastrophe as each God brought their full powers to bear. When Lupus launched a final, furious charge upon the Anachaine Goddess, She braced with Her spears with all of Her might. Artemis was successful; clarity returned to the Wild God as He died, though Artemis perished from Her wounds soon after.

The Tribe Anachaine

Followers of Artemis belonged to the great Tribe Anachaine, renown for its esteemed warriors and devoted ritualists.

Sarathai El'Rian bore the torrid mantle of the Cataclysm as Her first avatar.

Divine Symbols

Artemis took the yew tree, split by a bolt of lightning, as Her divine symbol.

Her favoured weapons were the Spear of Catastrophe and the Scourge of Calamity.

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