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Names: Warld - Scytheldish / Veröld - Orkfjarric / Weralt - Cathringian / Varlo - Auresian
Alignment: Lawful Good
Province(s): Goddess of Motherhood, Marriage and, Fertility
Domain(s): Life
Common Symbol: A blooming tree encircled by a braided ring, or a pair of hands cradling a seedling
Followers: Human

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Warld, known as Veröld to the Orkfjarric or Varlo to the Auresians, is the goddess of motherhood, marriage, and fertility. She is the divine embodiment of life’s continuity—the sacred ties of kinship, the fertile rhythms of the soil, and the enduring strength of the hearth. Where her husband-brother Teiws enforces the written law of the state, Warld governs the unwritten laws of love and blood that even kings must obey.

She manifests as a serene, regal woman draped in living roots and crowned with blossoms and antlers. Her body glows with a faint gold light, and she is often depicted with one hand open to create and the other closed to protect. Her holy symbol, a Blooming Tree encircled by a braided ring, is worn by midwives, healers, and those who guard the sanctity of the home. Among her followers, she is the "Mother of Mothers," the one who catches the souls of those lost in childbirth and breathes life into every newborn.

Warld’s influence is found in the quiet work of nursing, the tilling of fields, and the honoring of marriage oaths. She speaks through the silence of the soil and the first cry of a babe, valuing the preservation of lineages over the glory of war. Her champions are the "Protectors of the Hearth," empathetic but unwavering defenders who possess a rare and terrible wrath when a home or child is threatened.

In myth, Warld stood alongside Teiws to lead the gods after the departure of the first pair. Though she agreed to the binding of her nephew Ættǫrr for his defiance, she was the only one to mourn for him, weeping for the promise he lost. She remains in the Hearth of Life, a great hall of flowering vines where every seat is filled, and the air is alive with the laughter of souls. It is said that when the world was young, she gifted mortals the "Cradle Chain," a golden lineage of healing knowledge that ensures the survival of the race of Man against the rot of the world.

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