Amini

1. Core Identity

• Name: Amini (Ah-min-ee')

• Pantheon: The Core Pantheon

• Titles & Aliases: Goddess of Seasons, The Four-Faced Lady, The Harvest's Turn

• Gender / Form: Feminine. Amini's form and personality famously change with the seasons.

  • Spring: A flighty, carefree, and laughing girl (like a nymph).

  • Summer: A passionate, loving, and beautiful woman in her prime.

  • Autumn: A determined, steady, and satisfied woman (like a head-harvester).

  • Winter: A contemplative, thoughtful, and quiet older woman (like a sage).

• Alignment: Neutral Good

• Status: God (Reports to Celo, Major God of Nature)

• Divine Realm: The Chronos Farm (The Harvest's Turn)

2. Domains & Influence

• Primary Domains: Seasons, Agriculture, Transitions

• Portfolio: The changing of the seasons, the timing of the harvest, farmers, and the "good" side of cyclical change.

• Cleric Domains (5e): Light & Nature

3. Symbolism & Depiction

• Holy Symbol: A circle divided into four equal parts, each representing a season (green for spring, yellow for summer, red for autumn, white for winter).

• Favored Weapon: Sickle

• Favored Colors: Spring Green, Summer Gold, Autumn Red, Winter White

• Sacred Animals / Plants: The robin (spring), the bee (summer), the squirrel (autumn), and the bear (winter).

4. Dogma & Worship (The Core Beliefs)

• Core Dogma (The Philosophy): "All life moves in a cycle. There is a time for planting, a time for growing, a time for reaping, and a time for rest. Embrace the part of the cycle you are in. Do not rush the harvest or dread the winter; each has its own beauty, purpose, and wisdom. Be patient, for the wheel always turns."

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

  • "Work in harmony with the current season and its gifts."

  • "Be patient in all things. The seed does not become a tree overnight."

  • "Prepare for the next change. Store food for winter; ready tools for spring."

  • "Find joy in the change, for it is the one constant in life."

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

  • "To curse the rain in spring or the sun in summer. Do not fight the cycle."

  • "To be greedy and hoard, preventing the cycle from feeding others."

  • "To rush a process out of impatience."

  • "To give in to despair. Winter is never permanent."

5. Relationships

• Superiors: Celo (Major God). Amini is Celo's "chief planner." Celo provides the weather for growth, but Amini provides the timing and the seasons that make a harvest possible.

• Subordinates: None (God tier).

• Counterparts:

  • Nira (God): Her closest "co-worker." Amini is the god of when to plant (Seasons); Nira is the god of what to plant (Agriculture & Animals).

• Mortals: Amini is one of the most beloved gods by the common folk, especially farmers, who pray to her different aspects depending on the time of year.

• Demigod Offspring:

  • Thea Fierystar (Nature)

6. The Church & Clergy

• Name of the Church: The Order of the Turning Wheel, The Seasonal Keepers.

• Worshipper Base: Farmers, planters, and those who live by the seasons.

• Clergy Structure: A rotating priesthood. Priests will change their title and vestments to match the current season (e.g., "Spring-Tender," "Winter-Watcher").

• Temple Description: Simple, open-air shrines, often just a circle of four stones (one for each season) at the edge of a village's fields.

• Holy Days:

  • The Equinoxes and Solstices: These four days are the holiest of the year, marking the "Changing of the Goddess" with great feasts and rituals specific to the new season.

7. History & Lore

• The Four Faces: The core myth. It tells of Amini's "dance" through the year, where she changes her "mask" and her mood, bringing the world along with her. This is seen as a playful, joyous, and necessary act.