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	===Before Time===		===Before Time===
			The Hearth Mother is an ancient and venerated figure. It was she who kept a desperate band of frightened humans alive during the Great Darkness, nurturing them on her own hope and magic after the world died. She found a young mewling godling alone in the waste and raised him to be a great warrior with her three famous meals. This was Foundchild, also called simply the Hunter. They had one child, named Votank, who populated the region with the tribes-people.
	~~Foundchild was first discovered by~~ Hearth Mother during the Great Darkness. ~~Though an infant when~~ found~~, he rapidly grew~~ to ~~manhood~~. ~~While doing so~~, ~~he was nurtured and cherished by~~ the ~~woman~~, ~~whose inner power had founded a group that struggled together to survive. Upon reaching adulthood~~, ~~he taught them~~ the ~~use of death as a tool to bring life. He also taught~~ the ~~songs to send slain beasts' spirits back to their ancestors~~.

	===Since Time Began===		===Since Time Began===
	~~After Time, Foundchild~~ has ~~chiefly~~ been a ~~god~~ of ~~hunters, and has many worshipers~~. ~~His worship has developed into a fraternal society in which the strong are respected,~~ and ~~the weak are protected~~.		Hearth Mother has primarily been a cult of the women in Balazar. She is an idealized model for them and epitomizes their crafts.

	===Life After Death===		===Life After Death===
	The followers believe that they will go to a Happy Hunting Ground after death. They will stay there for many years before again entering the cycle of birth/rebirth. ~~Foundchild~~'s worshipers follow the burial customs of their tribe, or else place their dead on raised platforms.		The followers believe that they will go to a Happy Hunting Ground after death. They will stay there for many years before again entering the cycle of birth/rebirth. Hearth Mother's worshipers follow the burial customs of their tribe, or else place their dead on raised platforms.

	===Runic Associations===		===Runic Associations===
	The chief Runes associated with ~~Foundchild~~ are the Power Runes of ~~Death~~ and ~~Harmony~~. ~~Though Foundchild slays bests, he does so in order to save life, hence the Harmony Rune.~~		The chief Runes associated with Hearth Mother are the Power Runes of ????? and ?????.

	=Nature of the Cult=		=Nature of the Cult=

	===Reason for Continued Existence===		===Reason for Continued Existence===
	~~Balazarings supplement~~ their ~~regular~~ diet ~~with game~~. ~~The cult~~ of ~~Foundchild supplies~~ the ~~hunters for this purpose~~. ~~Most~~ of the ~~best hunters belong~~ to ~~this cult,~~ and ~~it provides occasion~~ for ~~these hunters to meet together~~.		Hearth Mother teaches the clan how to find and harvest the primary portion of their diet, and teaches them how to prepare food. She maintains the fire of the hearth and pass the fire from generation to generation. The women of the clan trace their lineage back to Hearth Mother and the clan looks to the Matriarch for leadership.

	===Socio-Political Position and Power===		===Socio-Political Position and Power===
	~~Foundchild~~'s cult does not directly wield power in the tribes. ~~The opinions~~ of the ~~hunters are~~ always ~~respected in tribal councils, and many fear those following Foundchild's path~~. ~~This cult decreases as civilization and agriculture encroach, but nomads will probably always worship him, and outdwelling peasants who hunt deer and rabbits may call upon his name~~.		Earth Mother's cult does not directly wield political power in the tribes. However, the Matriarch of each clan is part of the clan elders and she is always listened to. She represents the interests of the women of the clan.

	===Particular Likes and Dislikes===		===Particular Likes and Dislikes===
	~~Foundchild is friendly towards Yelmalio and Orlanth. Those that wantonly slaughter animals without need incur his hatred. Born during~~ the ~~Great Darkness. Foundchild saw chaos closely and firmly opposes it~~.		Hearth Mother likes or tolerates all the traditional male deities of the Balazarings.

	=Organization=		=Organization=

	===Inter-Cult Organization===		===Inter-Cult Organization===
	There is little or no communication between bands of worshipers. On the rare occasions that tribes meet for trade or festivals, the ~~Foundchild~~ worshipers ~~seek~~ each other ~~out~~ to ~~boast, eat together,~~ and ~~trade hides~~.		There is little or no communication between bands of worshipers. On the rare occasions that tribes meet for trade or festivals, the Hearth Mother worshipers confer with each other to exchange knowledge and pass along news.

	===Intra-Temple Organization===		===Intra-Temple Organization===
	The ~~greatest hunter~~ of the clan ~~is traditionally the head of the Foundchild cult~~. ~~All others defer~~ to ~~him and show their respect~~. ~~He cannot command obedience, but he can request it~~. ~~Each year, during the three weeks just prior~~ to ~~Sacred Time, there is~~ the ~~Great Hunt~~ and ~~all followers of Foundchild participate, attempting to bring in the most magnificent creature~~. ~~The winner~~ is ~~designated~~ the ~~First Hunter and the head~~ of the ~~cult, the next few are designated Great Hunters,~~ and the ~~rest are simply Hunters. This is explained further in the initiates section~~.		The Matriarch of the clan names her successor when she approaches her time to pass on. The Matriarch is always a mother with many living children and generally has grandchildren to be considered. She wields considerably power and influence in the clan. Her primary duty is to maintain the clan hearth fire and make sure that it never dies. She is also in charge of the education of the clan's children and the whelps.

	===Center of Power and Holy Places===		===Center of Power and Holy Places===
	There is no ~~true~~ center of power~~, but the strongest foci of this cult are among non-herding tribes~~. ~~The only important holy place~~ is the ~~site where Foundchild was discovered, in the Dog Hills~~.		There is no center of power. Every clan's hearth is sacred to the clan.

	===Holy Days & High Holy Days===		===Holy Days & High Holy Days===
	~~The weeks of the Great Hunt are sacred, but no special~~ rites are performed ~~until~~ Sacred ~~Time, when the champion hunters are chose~~.		Special rites are performed during Sacred Times.

	=Lay Membership ~~- Hunters~~=		=Lay Membership=

	===Requirements to Join===		===Requirements to Join===
	The prospective member must be ~~supported, at least partly, by hunting activity (whether by his parents or himself is irrelevant). This shuts out most townsfolk~~. ~~The member must also have at least 30% skill with a missile weapon~~.		The prospective member must be a member of the clan. All members of the clan become lay members when they go through adulthood initiation.

	===Requirements to Belong===		===Requirements to Belong===
	A lay member must ~~hunt~~ and ~~donate one prey mammal or bird per season~~ to the ~~tribe~~. ~~He must never leave a slain animal to rot.~~		A lay member must participate in supplying the clan its source of food, must provide guidance and support to the children of the clan, and must help prepare clan meals.

	===Mundane Benefits===		===Mundane Benefits===
	~~As this~~ cult ~~is an exclusive brotherhood, the lay member gains~~ the ~~social benefits of hobnobbing with well known hunters~~. ~~He also gains the title Hunter~~ and ~~may go on the Great Hunt~~.		All members of the cult are guaranteed sustenance by the clan through their lifetime. The cult will provide sustenance to sick and injured members.

	===Skills===		===Cult Skills===
	The ~~Foundchild~~ cult teaches ~~appropriate missile skills~~ and ~~Tracking to members at half price, as well as Peaceful Cut~~.		The Hearth Mother cult teaches Cooking, Find Food Plants, Sewing, First Aid, and Treat Disease.

	===Spells===		===Spells===
	~~Founchild~~ teaches lay members '''[[~~Speedart~~]]''', '''[[~~Multimissile~~]]''', and '''[[~~Silence~~]]''' at half price. He teaches no other spells.		Hearth Mother teaches lay members '''[[Ignite]]''', '''[[Healing]]''', '''[[Befuddle]]''', '''[[Glue]]''', '''[[Detect Enemies]]''', '''[[Mobility]]''', and '''[[Shimmer]]''' at half price. She teaches no other spells.

	=Initiate Membership ~~- Great Hunters~~=		=Initiate Membership=

	===Requirements for Initiation===		===Requirements for Initiation===

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	The Hearth Mother is an ancient and venerated figure in Balazar myth and religion. It was she who kept a desperate band of frightened humans alive during the Great Darkness, nurturing them on her own hope and magic after the world died. She found a young mewling godling alone in the waste and raised him to be a great warrior with her three famous meals. This was Foundchild, also called simply the Hunter. They had one child here, named ~~Votakni~~, who populated the region with the tribes-people. Hearth Mother's cult is restricted to the women of the tribes. She is an idealized model for them and epitomizes their ~~carfts~~. She is cited as the ~~course~~ of Cooking, Find Food Plants, Sewing, First Aid, and Treat Disease. and so her worshipers are adroit at those skills.		The Hearth Mother is an ancient and venerated figure in Balazar myth and religion. It was she who kept a desperate band of frightened humans alive during the Great Darkness, nurturing them on her own hope and magic after the world died. She found a young mewling godling alone in the waste and raised him to be a great warrior with her three famous meals. This was Foundchild, also called simply the Hunter. They had one child here, named Votank, who populated the region with the tribes-people. Hearth Mother's cult is restricted to the women of the tribes. She is an idealized model for them and epitomizes their crafts. She is cited as the source of Cooking, Find Food Plants, Sewing, First Aid, and Treat Disease. and so her worshipers are adroit at those skills.

	She also teach '''[[Ignite]]''', '''[[Healing]]''', '''[[Bladesharp]]''', '''[[Befuddle]]''', '''[[Glue]]''', '''[[Detect Enemies]]''', '''[[Mobility]]''', and '''[[Shimmer]]''' at half price, and so these spells are common among them.		She also teach '''[[Ignite]]''', '''[[Healing]]''', '''[[Bladesharp]]''', '''[[Befuddle]]''', '''[[Glue]]''', '''[[Detect Enemies]]''', '''[[Mobility]]''', and '''[[Shimmer]]''' at half price, and so these spells are common among them.

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	The Hearth Mother is an ancient and venerated figure in Balazar myth and religion. It was she who kept a desperate band of frightened humans alive during the Great Darkness, nurturing them on her own hope and magic after the world died. She found a young mewling godling alone in the waste and raised him to be a great warrior with her three famous meals. This was Foundchild, also called simply the Hunter. They had one child here, named Votakni, who populated the region with the tribes-people. Hearth Mother's cult is restricted to the women of the tribes. She is an idealized model for them and epitomizes their carfts. She is cited as the course of Cooking, Find Food Plants, Sewing, First Aid, and Treat Disease. and so her worshipers are adroit at those skills.		The Hearth Mother is an ancient and venerated figure in Balazar myth and religion. It was she who kept a desperate band of frightened humans alive during the Great Darkness, nurturing them on her own hope and magic after the world died. She found a young mewling godling alone in the waste and raised him to be a great warrior with her three famous meals. This was Foundchild, also called simply the Hunter. They had one child here, named Votakni, who populated the region with the tribes-people. Hearth Mother's cult is restricted to the women of the tribes. She is an idealized model for them and epitomizes their carfts. She is cited as the course of Cooking, Find Food Plants, Sewing, First Aid, and Treat Disease. and so her worshipers are adroit at those skills.

	She also teach Ignite, Healing, Bladesharp, Befuddle, Glue, Detect Enemies, Mobility, and Shimmer at half price, and so these spells are common among them.		She also teach '''[[Ignite]]''', '''[[Healing]]''', '''[[Bladesharp]]''', '''[[Befuddle]]''', '''[[Glue]]''', '''[[Detect Enemies]]''', '''[[Mobility]]''', and '''[[Shimmer]]''' at half price, and so these spells are common among them.

	In general each clan has a single leading elder, called Grandmother, rather like a Priestess. She is the only clan representative of the cult to have an allied spirit and to perform the appropriate responsibilities. Magic is not learned by the women in the usual manner, but instead they learn a point of magic every year of adulthood from the Grandmother. This knowledge is passed on in group ceremonies each autumn which are part of the women's secret rites. Elder women form a band of teachers and officials for women and are always treated with care and respect. However, when an elder feels herself to be too much of a burden to her family, she will often go off into the grasslands to die. It should be noted that the Grandmother also sits on the clan council.		In general each clan has a single leading elder, called Grandmother, rather like a Priestess. She is the only clan representative of the cult to have an allied spirit and to perform the appropriate responsibilities. Magic is not learned by the women in the usual manner, but instead they learn a point of magic every year of adulthood from the Grandmother. This knowledge is passed on in group ceremonies each autumn which are part of the women's secret rites. Elder women form a band of teachers and officials for women and are always treated with care and respect. However, when an elder feels herself to be too much of a burden to her family, she will often go off into the grasslands to die. It should be noted that the Grandmother also sits on the clan council.

	The women usually gather about 60% of the daily food, except in Fire season when it is about 45%, and Dark season when it is about 15%. They also care for orphans and whelps.		The women usually gather about 60% of the daily food, except in Fire season when it is about 45%, and Dark season when it is about 15%. They also care for orphans and whelps.

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	The Hearth Mother is an ancient and venerated figure in Balazar myth and religion. It was she who kept a desperate band of frightened humans alive during the Great Darkness, nurturing them on her own hope and magic after the world died. She found a young mewling godling alone in the waste and raised him to be a great warrior with her three famous meals. This was Foundchild, also called simply the Hunter. They had one child here, named Votakni, who populated the region with the tribes-people. Hearth Mother's cult is restricted to the women of the tribes. She is an idealized model for them and epitomizes their carfts. She is cited as the course of ~~Coooking~~, Find Food ~~Platns~~, ~~Sweing~~, First Aid, and Treat ~~Disase,~~. and so her ~~worshippers~~ are ~~adriot~~ at those skills.		The Hearth Mother is an ancient and venerated figure in Balazar myth and religion. It was she who kept a desperate band of frightened humans alive during the Great Darkness, nurturing them on her own hope and magic after the world died. She found a young mewling godling alone in the waste and raised him to be a great warrior with her three famous meals. This was Foundchild, also called simply the Hunter. They had one child here, named Votakni, who populated the region with the tribes-people. Hearth Mother's cult is restricted to the women of the tribes. She is an idealized model for them and epitomizes their carfts. She is cited as the course of Cooking, Find Food Plants, Sewing, First Aid, and Treat Disease. and so her worshipers are adroit at those skills.

	She also teach Ignite, Healing, Bladesharp, Befuddle, Glue, Detect Enemies, Mobility, and Shimmer at half price, and so these spells are common among them.		She also teach Ignite, Healing, Bladesharp, Befuddle, Glue, Detect Enemies, Mobility, and Shimmer at half price, and so these spells are common among them.

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	The Hearth Mother is an ancient and venerated figure in Balazar myth and religion. It was she who kept a desperate band of frightened humans alive during the Great Darkness, nurturing them on her own hope and magic after the world died. She found a young mewling godling alone in the waste and raised him to be a great warrior with her three famous meals. This was Foundchild, also called simply the Hunter. They had one child here, named Votakni, who populated the region with the tribes-people. Hearth Mother's cult is restricted to the women of the tribes. She is an idealized model for them and epitomizes their carfts. She is cited as the course of Coooking, Find Food Platns, Sweing, First Aid, and Treat Disase,. and so her worshippers are adriot at those skills.		The Hearth Mother is an ancient and venerated figure in Balazar myth and religion. It was she who kept a desperate band of frightened humans alive during the Great Darkness, nurturing them on her own hope and magic after the world died. She found a young mewling godling alone in the waste and raised him to be a great warrior with her three famous meals. This was Foundchild, also called simply the Hunter. They had one child here, named Votakni, who populated the region with the tribes-people. Hearth Mother's cult is restricted to the women of the tribes. She is an idealized model for them and epitomizes their carfts. She is cited as the course of Coooking, Find Food Platns, Sweing, First Aid, and Treat Disase,. and so her worshippers are adriot at those skills.

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The Hearth Mother is an ancient and venerated figure in Balazar myth and religion. It was she who kept a desperate band of frightened humans alive during the Great Darkness, nurturing them on her own hope and magic after the world died. She found a young mewling godling alone in the waste and raised him to be a great warrior with her three famous meals. This was Foundchild, also called simply the Hunter. They had one child here, named Votakni, who populated the region with the tribes-people. Hearth Mother's cult is restricted to the women of the tribes. She is an idealized model for them and epitomizes their carfts. She is cited as the course of Coooking, Find Food Platns, Sweing, First Aid, and Treat Disase,. and so her worshippers are adriot at those skills.

She also teach Ignite, Healing, Bladesharp, Befuddle, Glue, Detect Enemies, Mobility, and Shimmer at half price, and so these spells are common among them.

In general each clan has a single leading elder, called Grandmother, rather like a Priestess. She is the only clan representative of the cult to have an allied spirit and to perform the appropriate responsibilities. Magic is not learned by the women in the usual manner, but instead they learn a point of magic every year of adulthood from the Grandmother. This knowledge is passed on in group ceremonies each autumn which are part of the women's secret rites. Elder women form a band of teachers and officials for women and are always treated with care and respect. However, when an elder feels herself to be too much of a burden to her family, she will often go off into the grasslands to die. It should be noted that the Grandmother also sits on the clan council.

The women usually gather about 60% of the daily food, except in Fire season when it is about 45%, and Dark season when it is about 15%. They also care for orphans and whelps.