Thasa

1. Core Identity

• Name: Thasa

• Pantheon: The Core Pantheon

• Titles & Aliases: Goddess of Animals, The Mistress of Beasts, The Hunter's Moon, The Great Balance

• Gender / Form: Female (She/Her).

  • Form: Thasa appears as a wild, Chaotic woman. She is often a lithe and muscular human or elf, with wild hair and animalistic eyes. She is always armed with a bow and dressed in furs and leathers.

• Alignment: Chaotic Good

• Status: Major God (Reports to El, High God of Life)

• Divine Realm: The Vildheim (The Untamed Heart)

2. Domains & Influence

• Primary Domains: Animals, Nature, and Balance

• Portfolio: Wild animals, the ecosystem, the food chain, the Circle of Life, good-aligned hunters, and druids.

• Cleric Domains (5e): Nature, Survival, Twilight

3. Symbolism & Depiction

• Holy Symbol: A longbow standing in front of an Oak tree.

• Favored Weapon: Longbow.

• Favored Colors: Forest-green, earth-brown, and blood-red (the "life" of the "hunt").

• Sacred Animals / Plants: All "wild" (non-domesticated) "animals," especially the "wolf" (the "cooperative hunter") and the "eagle" (the "solo hunter").

4. Dogma & Worship (The Core Beliefs)

• Core Dogma (The Philosophy): "Nature is a balance. It is Chaotic, but it is Good. The wolf kills the deer, and the deer eats the grass. This is the Circle of Life. Life (El) requires Death (Ezma). Do not fear this cycle; embrace it. Hunt what you need, protect the ecosystem, and be the Good in the Chaos."

• Tenets for Followers (The "Thou Shalt"s):

  • "Live as part of the Balance. You are not above the animals; you are an animal."

  • "Hunt with purpose. Kill to eat or to protect the Balance (culling an overgrown herd)."

  • "Be "Chaotic." "Challenge" the "Law" of "civilization" when it "threatens" the "wild.""

  • "Protect the "wild" places from the "blight" of "civilization" and the "storm" of "Reth.""

• Sins & Taboos (The "Thou Shalt Not"s):

  • "To "kill" for "sport" (the "Sin of the Wasted Kill")."

  • "To "break" the "Circle of Life" (e.g., "killing" all the "predators" or "all" the "prey")."

  • "To "tame" a "wild" animal that "desires" "freedom.""

  • "To "destroy" a "wild" place (a "forest," a "jungle") for "no reason.""

5. Relationships

• Superiors: El (High God). El (NG) is the "High God of Life." Thasa (CG) is her "Major God" who manages the "wild" and "animal" aspects of "Life." Thasa is the "Chaotic Good" to El's "Neutral Good." El is the "Mother"; Thasa is the "Wild Daughter."

• Subordinates:

  • Eillainki (Abundance, Tactics, Longing, Archers)

  • Eisa (Seduction, Sexual Acts, Poetry, Men)

  • Nira (Agriculture, Domestic Animals)

  • No'Mitra (Wives, Women, Love, Childbirth)

  • Noi (Beauty, Carnal Pleasures, Dance, Women)

• Counterparts:

  • Celo (Major God): Her "co-worker" (LG). Celo is "tamed" nature (farms, weather). Thasa is "wild" nature (animals, ecosystems).

  • Reth (Major God): Her "co-worker" (LE). Thasa "hates" Reth (Storms) because his destruction "unbalances" her "ecosystems."

  • Nira (God): Her "subordinate" (NG). Thasa (Wild Animals) is the "boss" of Nira (Domesticated Animals).

• Mortals: She is revered by "druids," "rangers," "barbarians," and "hunters."

• Demigod Offspring:

  • Mirah (Twilight)

6. The Church & Clergy

• Name of the Church: The Wild Path, The Keepers of the Balance, The Circle of Thasa.

• Worshipper Base: Druids, rangers, hunters, barbarians, and "good-aligned" followers of the "Circle of Life."

• Clergy Structure: A "Chaotic" and "loose" "Circle" of "Druids."

  • Acolytes: "Pups"

  • Priests: "Hunters" or "Druids"

  • Bishops: "Keepers of the Balance" or "Arch-Druids"

• Temple Description: Temples are "never" "buildings." They are "sacred groves," "ancient oaks," "deep caves," or "mountain tops."

• Rites & Rituals:

  • "The Great Hunt": A "ritual" "hunt" held under the "Twilight" where a "follower" "hunts" a "great beast" to "honor" the "Circle of Life."

  • "The Wild-Shape": (Druids) "Shape-shifting" into an "animal" is the "highest form" of "prayer" to "Thasa."

• Holy Days:

  • "The Hunter's Moon": The "full moon" of "autumn," when the "Great Hunt" "begins."

  • "The Day of the Cub": "Spring," when the "new animals" are "born" and "must" be "protected."

7. History & Lore

• The Wolf and the Deer: The "core parable" of "Thasa." It "tells" that "Life" (El) "requires" "Death" (Ezma) to "survive." Thasa created the wolf to hunt the deer, ensuring the forest did not die from overgrowth. This "is" the "Balance."

• The Storm's Rage: The "myth" of "Thasa" (CG) vs. "Reth" (LE). Thasa fought the storm (Reth) that burned a forest but realized that "even" her "enemy" (Reth) "has" a "place" in the "Balance" because new life grew from the ashes.