Silat

Silat - Watercolour by King Fisher Arts

First Appearance

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Silat

Other Names

The All-Mother

The Goddess Silat is considered the prime deity of the Waejiran Pantheon. She is the all mother, birther of the world, the embodiment of chaos and creation. She is said to be both forever formless and capable of taking any form. From her all life was born, first as the principle elements, and later her incestuous coupling with her own children produced the lesser gods, and so on. She is the great creator spirit whom existed before all else. All things are born of her flesh, and return to her flesh after death.

She is often depicted as an obese naked woman with three faces on her head, four pairs of arms, and four legs. The faces are a young maiden's indicative of the fecundity of youth, a mother's indicative of the nurturing role, and crone indicative of the return to Silat after a life well lived. Her four legs represent the four cardinal directions in which her various children have spread across the world. Four pairs of arms similarly to welcome back those who return into her divine embrace

She is rumoured to exist on the mortal plane in a Siladun, a timeless fortress surrounded by the vast salt flats in the Northern Waejiran Desert. No one who has braved to cross the seemingly endless salt in an attempt to discover her home has ever returned. Some say the great faceted dome of indestructible glass which caps the central chamber of the her temple in Waejiradur was brought forth from her fabled home at the conclusion of the God Wars millennia ago.

Key Dates

1st of the 8th Month

Silat's Day - The fruit is becoming ripe, the vines are full of grapes, and the harvest is nearly upon the world. This day celebrates joys of motherhood, and the goddess Silat, whom gave birth to all things.

16th of the 11th Month

Silat's Night - As Silat reclaims the souls of the dead, those who have lost or given a newborn to Silat will mark this night in quiet reflection. The burdens of motherhood are also respected on this night.

Church Hierarchy

Holy Seat

Waejiradur, Waejir

Pontiff

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Cardinals

Archbishops

Bishops

Priest

Acolytes

Laity

Clerical Orders

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Fighting Orders

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Tenets of the Faith

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Heresies

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The Celestial Realm

Other Names

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Divine Servitors

Other Names

Persons

Kamtio Silatu (priestess)

Ke-Tar Silatius (accolyte and vocanei)

Kuh-Vol Silatius (accolyte and vocanei)

Obtiara Silatu (priestess)

Stories

Offering (fifty word fantasy)

See Also

Siladun

Welukon Ihestaif Agi