Interitus
Traits
- Holy Symbol: A domed mushroom cap with an eye in the center.
- Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
- Portfolio: Decay, Fungus, Soil
- 5e Domains: Grave, Twilight
- Favored Weapon: Quarterstaff from an unrefined tree branch or sapling
- Origins: Interitus
- Enemies: Immortus
- Home: Aposynthesi
Appearance
An enormous regal myconid, which appears as non-threatening and dignified as possible. When she needs to pass as more humanoid, she appears as a decaying-but-not-repulsive man adorned in natural garb, as if a druid.Lore
Most ‘civilized’ people revile a corpse, try to fend off rot, and work hard to preserve their harvests. The very core of ‘civilization’ is a desperate attempt to resist decay, to stave off ruin and decline... It’s ironic, then, that the very foundation of civilization is the fertile fields they sow nature’s gifts in. The precious black soil, filled with worms and fungus and rot, made rich by the very decay they loathe. The wise see a corpse or spoilt food for what it is: A boutinful feast. A beginning, not an end. A delightful home for pallid fungus and speckled mould and delicate slime. Soon it shall bloom with autumn’s rainbow! The stomach bloats, the skin dries, the eyes sink. Do not shy away from Svanpora’s handiwork, it is just as divine as Villor’s blossoms. Svanpora considers herself a very misunderstood and unfairly maligned god. How is her domain any less vital and beautiful than Villor’s or Terra’s or Amodan’? People associate her with Serpor and Astheneia, even Immortus. Why does every depiction of undead have to feature gratuitous use of rotting flesh? Don’t they know undead are unnaturally preserved against rot and should in fact be freed to return to the earth and nourish future generations? And why can’t people grasp that pestilence is the product of an imbalanced system, but decay is as much a part of nature as birth? Corporeal undead are an affront to Svanpora and her followers: Corpses should be allowed to return to the earth, naturally. She also spars with Villor when she helps her followers preserve the bounties of harvests.Divine Domains
Decay, Fungus, and Soil
Divine Symbols & Sigils
A domed mushroom cap with an eye in the center.
Tenets of Faith
High Tenets
- All return to the earth. Denying this cycle starves the next generation.
- Decay is a noble part of nature.
Holidays
Even non-followers still widely perform an annual ritual to her at harvest-time: They bury a symbolic portion of their harvest in a shallow layer of dirt in their field, in hopes of appeasing Svanpora so the rest of their harvest will not rot, and in hopes of being blessed with rich soils next year. This shows they accept that some rot must occur to make next year’s crops healthy. In most communities, the “gift to the earth” is a solemn ritual that is performed as the opening ceremony of the harvest festivities, before anyone starts eating and enjoying themselves.
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