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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
Marta appears as an elderly woman, white-haired and portly, in an endless state of advanced pregnancy.  She wears a loose, white gown, and she stays attended by assorted maidens in her realm of soft, white clouds.  A single bed, large and equally white, is her primary place of residence in her land.  She is usually serious and sober, although she does have a slightly mischievous streak inherited by her son, [[Libri]].
 
Marta appears as an elderly woman, white-haired and portly, in an endless state of advanced pregnancy.  She wears a loose, white gown, and she stays attended by assorted maidens in her realm of soft, white clouds.  A single bed, large and equally white, is her primary place of residence in her land.  She is usually serious and sober, although she does have a slightly mischievous streak inherited by her son, [[Libri]].
 
  
 
== Mythos Details ==
 
== Mythos Details ==
Marta is in the same pantheon as The Creator, [[The Glutton]], [[Libri]], and various others that often tie into worship and study by those of the [[Church of Tubbius]].  Initially, she was created shortly after [[The Glutton]], designed to serve a dual role: one, as his wife, and two, as both fertility goddess and mother figure that shares in simultaneous baby growth and childbirth for the faithful who would accept her as such.  However, worship of Marta never truly caught on; she was often seen as a side element of Tubbian worship, instead, with the Tubbian followers mistakenly viewing her as the wife of the growth and harvest god [[Tubbius]].  After her near dissolution due to lack of remaining faithful followers in 212 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]], her entirety was absorbed into that of her husband, with [[The Glutton]] thus seeing her replaced from being an independent goddess to being a facet of his own being.  Doing so has led to a small resurgence of believers, at least among the Tubbians, and may slowly expand into other faiths.
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Marta is in the same pantheon as The Creator, [[The Glutton]], [[Libri]], and various others that often tie into worship and study by those of the [[Church of Tubbius]].  Initially, she was created shortly after [[The Glutton]], designed to serve a dual role: one, as his wife, and two, as both fertility goddess and mother figure that shares in simultaneous baby growth and childbirth for the faithful who would accept her as such.  However, worship of Marta never truly caught on; she was often seen as a side element of Tubbian worship, instead, with the Tubbian followers mistakenly viewing her as the wife of the growth and harvest god [[Tubbius]].  After her near dissolution due to lack of remaining faithful followers in 212 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]], her entirety was absorbed into that of her husband, with [[The Glutton]] thus seeing her replaced from being an independent goddess to being a facet of his own being.  Doing so led to a small resurgence of believers, at least among the Tubbians, and may slowly expand into other faiths.
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As of February 222, Marta has been, along with Tubbius and Porcus, divinely set free from being connected to the Glutton. How this will impact followers of her own faith, without the Glutton's sadistic and insidious pull behind the scenes, is as of yet unrevealed, but the Mother Goddess will certainly begin coming into her own once more as time passes.
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
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==The Present==
 
==The Present==
Marta, even though a portion of [[The Glutton]], lives independently of him and his desires.  She is certainly aware of her situation, although she has no desire or capability to alter such, being devoted to the purpose for which she was created.
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Marta, formerly a portion of [[The Glutton]], now lives independently of him and his desires.
  
 
==Plots==
 
==Plots==
The Mother Goddess has not been involved in any ongoing plots in [[Myrken Wood]] and is frequently a product of worship by [[Aloisius Treadwell]] and the [[Church of Tubbius]] alongside [[Tubbius]] and [[Porcus]].
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The Mother Goddess has not been involved in any ongoing plots in [[Myrken Wood]] but is frequently a product of worship by [[Aloisius Treadwell]] and the [[Church of Tubbius]] alongside [[Tubbius]] and [[Porcus]].
  
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Latest revision as of 20:20, 11 September 2022

Marta
Information
Title(s) Great Mother
Archetype Ancient deity
Hair Colour White
Eye Colour Blue
Height Variable; usually 5' 6"
Build Plump
Notable Features Eternally appears as being late in pregnancy
Born Created shortly after The Glutton
Created in her realm of clouds
Died Not truly a death, but absorbed into The Glutton as a third godly facet in 212 AR, with responsibilities and shape redistributed accordingly
Spouse(s) The Glutton; believed by the Church of Tubbius to be the wife of Tubbius instead
Children Endless amounts of human, mortal children; otherwise, Libri, the Scholar; two unnamed infants with The Glutton
Profession Mother goddess of humans
Religion Member of The Creator's pantheon

Description

Marta appears as an elderly woman, white-haired and portly, in an endless state of advanced pregnancy. She wears a loose, white gown, and she stays attended by assorted maidens in her realm of soft, white clouds. A single bed, large and equally white, is her primary place of residence in her land. She is usually serious and sober, although she does have a slightly mischievous streak inherited by her son, Libri.

Mythos Details

Marta is in the same pantheon as The Creator, The Glutton, Libri, and various others that often tie into worship and study by those of the Church of Tubbius. Initially, she was created shortly after The Glutton, designed to serve a dual role: one, as his wife, and two, as both fertility goddess and mother figure that shares in simultaneous baby growth and childbirth for the faithful who would accept her as such. However, worship of Marta never truly caught on; she was often seen as a side element of Tubbian worship, instead, with the Tubbian followers mistakenly viewing her as the wife of the growth and harvest god Tubbius. After her near dissolution due to lack of remaining faithful followers in 212 AR, her entirety was absorbed into that of her husband, with The Glutton thus seeing her replaced from being an independent goddess to being a facet of his own being. Doing so led to a small resurgence of believers, at least among the Tubbians, and may slowly expand into other faiths.

As of February 222, Marta has been, along with Tubbius and Porcus, divinely set free from being connected to the Glutton. How this will impact followers of her own faith, without the Glutton's sadistic and insidious pull behind the scenes, is as of yet unrevealed, but the Mother Goddess will certainly begin coming into her own once more as time passes.

Background

Origins

Among the gods and goddesses of The Creator's pantheon, Marta was an early creation out of necessity; as a counterpart to her husband The Great Slug, she serves as an emphasis on life and birth to contrast his destructive tendencies.

The Broken Dagger

Marta will never appear bodily in The Broken Dagger; she has too many responsibilities of her own to interfere daily with human life in person.

The Present

Marta, formerly a portion of The Glutton, now lives independently of him and his desires.

Plots

The Mother Goddess has not been involved in any ongoing plots in Myrken Wood but is frequently a product of worship by Aloisius Treadwell and the Church of Tubbius alongside Tubbius and Porcus.