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| − | '''Shallya''' is the goddess of Healing | + | |Name = Shallya |
| − | + | |Titles = White Dove of Mercy <br> Lady in White | |
| − | Shallya is portrayed as a young beautiful maiden, whose eyes are perpetually filled with tears. | + | |Domains = Compassion{{Fn|3}} <br> Healing{{Fn|3}} <br> Mercy{{Fn|3}} <br> Pregnancy |
| + | |Type = God | ||
| + | |Status = Active | ||
| + | |Aspects = Salyak{{Fn|1}} | ||
| + | |Home = | ||
| + | |Relatives = [[Morr]] (father) <br> [[Verena]] (mother) <br> [[Myrmidia]] (sister) <br> [[Khaine (Old World)|Khaine]] (uncle) | ||
| + | |Affiliation = [[Empire]] <br> [[Kislev]]{{Fn|1}} | ||
| + | |Followers = [[Cult of Shallya]]{{Fn|1a}} <br> [[Great Orthodoxy]] | ||
| + | |Adjectives = | ||
| + | |Symbols = White Dove <br> Heart with a blood drop | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | '''Shallya''' is the goddess of Healing and Mercy. {{Fn|3}} | ||
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| + | She is the sister of [[Myrmidia]], goddess of strategy and war, both being the daughters of [[Morr]] and [[Verena]]. Shallya is portrayed as a young, beautiful maiden, whose eyes are perpetually filled with tears.{{Fn|3}} | ||
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===Beliefs=== | ===Beliefs=== | ||
| − | The patron deity of women, Shallya | + | The patron deity of pregnant women, Shallya protects against miscarriages and eases the pain of childbirth. She is an exceptionally important goddess throughout the Old World. People pray to Shallya all the time: when they are suffering from an illness, when they are hoping to have children, or when they are looking for forgiveness for their sins. The goddess forgives all and her priestesses hear confessions from any. Of all the gods, she is the only one who most people agree really listens. |
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| − | Shallya is the | + | ===[[Cult of Shallya]]=== |
| + | Shallya is worshiped throughout the [[Old World]]. Her temples are places of comfort for the sick, wounded, dying and homeless. Many of the people of the Old World were born in a temple of Shallya; most of them return when they are ill or dying. In the end, it is to the temple of Shallya's father they go.{{Fn|1}} | ||
| − | + | Poor [[Kislev]]ites in [[Talabheim]] know her as '''Salyak''', the Giver of Charity whose sect provide soup kitchens. {{Fn|1}} | |
| − | + | ==History== | |
| − | + | ===Symbols=== | |
| + | Shallya's most common symbols are a white dove, and a heart with a drop of blood.{{Fn|3}} | ||
| − | + | The Sabine Rose is a white flower with light red veins which is said to carry the favour of the goddess. {{Fn|2}} | |
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | <center><gallery> | ||
| + | File:Shallya2.jpg|A common symbol of '''Shallya''' | ||
| + | File:Ranald and Shallya painting DSLF.jpg|Painting of Ranald and Shallya | ||
| + | File:Shrine of Shallya PBT4.jpg|Shrine to Shallya | ||
| + | </gallery></center> | ||
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==Notes & sources== | ==Notes & sources== | ||
| − | * | + | * {{Endn|1}}: [[Sigmar's Heirs]]: Chapter V: Cults of the Empire, pg. 38 |
| − | * | + | * {{Endn|2}}: [[Terror in Talabheim]]: Chapter III, pg. 55 |
| − | * | + | * {{Endn|3}}: [[WFRP Rulebook (1st Edition)]], Section 5: Religion & Belief, Shallya, pg. 200-201 |
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| + | *Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition, Black Industries, 2005, p. 183 | ||
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Old World pantheon]] |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Deities]] |
| + | [[Category:Shallya]] | ||
[[de:Shallya]] | [[de:Shallya]] | ||
[[fr:Shallya]] | [[fr:Shallya]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:22, 12 February 2025
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| Titles | White Dove of Mercy Lady in White |
| Status | Active |
| Type | God |
| Domains | Compassion[3] Healing[3] Mercy[3] Pregnancy |
| Aspects | Salyak[1] |
| Relatives | Morr (father) Verena (mother) Myrmidia (sister) Khaine (uncle) |
| Affiliation | Empire Kislev[1] |
| Followers | Cult of Shallya[1a] Great Orthodoxy |
| Symbols | White Dove Heart with a blood drop |
Shallya is the goddess of Healing and Mercy. [3]
She is the sister of Myrmidia, goddess of strategy and war, both being the daughters of Morr and Verena. Shallya is portrayed as a young, beautiful maiden, whose eyes are perpetually filled with tears.[3]
Beliefs
The patron deity of pregnant women, Shallya protects against miscarriages and eases the pain of childbirth. She is an exceptionally important goddess throughout the Old World. People pray to Shallya all the time: when they are suffering from an illness, when they are hoping to have children, or when they are looking for forgiveness for their sins. The goddess forgives all and her priestesses hear confessions from any. Of all the gods, she is the only one who most people agree really listens.
Cult of Shallya
Shallya is worshiped throughout the Old World. Her temples are places of comfort for the sick, wounded, dying and homeless. Many of the people of the Old World were born in a temple of Shallya; most of them return when they are ill or dying. In the end, it is to the temple of Shallya's father they go.[1]
Poor Kislevites in Talabheim know her as Salyak, the Giver of Charity whose sect provide soup kitchens. [1]
History
Symbols
Shallya's most common symbols are a white dove, and a heart with a drop of blood.[3]
The Sabine Rose is a white flower with light red veins which is said to carry the favour of the goddess. [2]
Gallery
A common symbol of Shallya
Painting of Ranald and Shallya
Shrine to Shallya
Notes & sources
- 1: Sigmar's Heirs: Chapter V: Cults of the Empire, pg. 38
- 2: Terror in Talabheim: Chapter III, pg. 55
- 3: WFRP Rulebook (1st Edition), Section 5: Religion & Belief, Shallya, pg. 200-201
- Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition, Black Industries, 2005, p. 183
