Meridin

Meridin


History:
Meridin is a Soulist God who revealed himself as one of the True Gods through Human prophets during the Great Wars. He is highly revered by all Humans, both men and women, because he is the source of all fertility. Men pray to be blessed with powerful virility and potent seed while women pray that he will quicken their wombs grant them many children. Farmers also prey that he will make their lands fertile and their crops and herds plentiful.



Relationships:
Meridin is married to Medera, the Goddess of Child-Birth. The order of Priestesses known as The Mothers are his holy consorts and it is through his grace that they bare many children. He is a stalwart friend of Humanity and blessed them greatly with a greater population than any other race.



Appearance and Emissaries:
Meriden appears as a tall, muscular, tan-skinned man with dark brown hair. He is almost always depicted wearing a crown of antlers and a cloak made bear and rabbit skins. In more modest depictions of the God, he is shown wearing a skin loincloth. In others, which are kept hidden from impressionable children and young maids, he is depicted with his cloak and crown, but otherwise naked, proudly displaying his large genitals.



He is represented on the mortal plane by his sacred crown of antlers.



The Church of Meridin:
Churches and shrines dedicated to Meriden are places of manly honor. They are places were men can gather and socialize. Such places provide instruction on farming techniques and livestock care. They also host a population of Mother Priestesses who’s services can range from providing sexual satisfaction outside of the restrictive bonds of marriage to sacred ceremonies to confer fertility upon a man, woman, farmland, or livestock.



Followers of Meriden tend to be Barbarians, Bards, and Rangers.