Church of Chauntea

The Church of Chauntea was the primary religious organization of the followers of the deity Chauntea, the Great Mother.

Attitudes
Members of the clergy were quiet and patient, emulating the qualities they saw in their goddess. They were known for their wisdom, and for their willingness to help with agricultural work, taking a hands-on approach especially when farmers were ill of injured.

Clergy
The clergy was made up of clerics, druids, mystics, monks and shamans. People of all races joined the church, and many were females. They were united in their profound love for the land, the balance of nature, and the beauty of plants. Most were gardeners or farmers by trade, an well-versed in the ways of herbalism and agriculture.

Clerics usually tended to the faithful in civilized areas, such as towns and cities, while druids handled more rural areas. While cordial, relations between clerics and druids were sometimes difficult: druids considered themselves the true clerics of Chauntea, and saw city clerics as upstarts; while clerics viewed druids as a thing of the past, still useful in wild lands but destined to be replaced by a more professional and organized clergy.

Bases
Large temples often doubled as granaries, and places of worship as seed-storage&mdash;ensuring the prosperity of the nearby communities. While a couple very large temples existed, most were of a modest size.

Despite the existence of temples and shrines, it was common for services to be provided in open fields or druid groves.

Temples

 * Many large temples shared a similar name, the "Bounty of the Goddess". Notably, such temples could be found in Archenbridge and Voonlar.

Chauntean Magic

 * Clerics, mystics and shamans following Chauntea were immune to poisonous plants and mushrooms.
 * Although clerics could access most elemental spheres normally, they were barred from using fire spells.