Rhen

The Hearth Mother

Areas of Concern: fertility, healing, peace, prosperity

Edicts: provide aid to the sick and wounded, be a positive influence on children, be compassionate, give to charity

Anathema: kill for reasons other than self-defense, disrespect your elders, neglect your family, take from the poor

Divine Attribute: Wisdom or Charisma

Religious Symbol: a bundle of dried wheat held together with rope

Sacred Animal: Dove

Sacred Colors: Orange, White

Rhen is the goddess of peace, fertility, and abundance — the Hearth Mother, whose gentle hand touches every cradle, shared meal, and blooming field. Her most well-known avatar is a stout, matronly woman with a warm smile, draped in an amber cloak that billows like windswept grain. She carries a cornucopia brimming with fruit, flowers, and healing herbs. Though not the most powerful among The Nine, Rhen is often called the heart of the pantheon — the one whose presence is felt wherever laughter is shared, babies are born, or bread is broken between friends. She is divinity made personal, a reminder that acts of kindness are sacred.

Her followers span all walks of life: physicians and midwives, farmers, bakers, traveling merchants, and innkeepers. But true devotion lies not in occupation, but in generosity of spirit. Rhen’s faithful are expected to serve, nourish, and mend — not only the body, but the soul. Temples dedicated to Her double as soup kitchens and infirmaries, where the hungry are fed, the sick are tended, and no one is turned away. Her teachings extol altruism, and her clergy are often the caretakers of their communities, living examples of compassion and selflessness. To serve Rhen is not to wield authority over others, but to ease suffering and cultivate joy.

Though often depicted as smiling, Rhen is no stranger to hardship. Her myths are filled with loss, endurance, and the slow healing that follows. Her strength lies not in triumph, but in perseverance, helping others when they falter, and finding beauty even in times of trouble. Rhen is said to dwell in all things that grow and bring people together — in the buzzing of bees and the rustling of wheat at harvest time, in held hands and the bonds of family. She embodies the warm hearth in every home that keeps the darkness at bay, for as long as mortals choose to hope—even when the world gives them none—the Hearth Mother will always be near.

Holy Day of Rhen — The Dormition, traditionally held on Eithne, is a quiet, heartfelt observance meant to honor those who are absent. Families gather to set an extra place at the table for those who cannot join, and candles are lit in windows to help guide distant loved ones home in spirit. The holiday is rooted in the myth of Rhen’s daughter Aurelia, who long ago fell into a grim sleep, never to wake. It is said that each autumn, Rhen mourns her still — not with sorrow, but with tenderness and hope.

Taboo Practice — The Fortunati are an obscure sect of Rhen’s worshippers who equate material success and influence with divine favor. Though her teachings encourage generosity, the Fortunati twist this into a kind of spiritual auction, attempting to outshine one another with public acts of charity — all while quietly amassing fortunes by any means necessary. They claim that prosperity proves one’s righteousness, but traditional worshippers argue they worship not the Hearth Mother, but wealth itself.

Devotee Benefits

Cleric Spells — 1st: Soothe, 3rd: Cozy Cabin, 6th: Wall of Force

Divine Font: Heal

Divine Sanctification: Holy (required)

Divine Skill: Medicine

Domains: Family, Healing, Luck, Wealth
Alternate Domain: Ambition

Favored Weapon: Sickle