Agra

[ah-grah]

Basic Information

• Name: Agra
• Domain: Nature, Growth, Rich Soils
• Title: The Earth’s Bounty, The Harvest Daughter
• Alignment: True Neutral
• Symbol: A lush meadow leading to a verdant forest
• Primary Worship Area: Agra Island.

Physical Description

• Appearance

Agra stands as a majestic embodiment of nature’s richness. Her colossal form is expertly sculpted from the finest, most fertile soil, each contour and curve a testament to the nurturing heart that beats within. Her skin, a tapestry of earthy tones, ranges from the dark, moist loam of a forest floor to the lighter, crumbly soil of a well-tended garden, each patch imbued with the potential for life.

Adorning her powerful form, Agra wears a magnificent robe that is a marvel of natural growth. Starting at her shoulders, the robe is a simple, vibrant green, mimicking the fresh grass of early spring. As it cascades down her back, the robe transforms into a richer, denser fabric of foliage, incorporating elements of various ecosystems—from temperate grasslands to tropical rainforests. This flowing garment is interspersed with blossoms, fruits, and leaves, each piece intricately detailed and bursting with color.

Her eyes are deep brown, like the rich earth itself, warm and inviting, yet filled with a profound strength. They reflect her deep connection to the land and her role as a guardian of all things that grow. When she gazes upon the lands she nurtures, her eyes sparkle with the dew of morning. In her presence, one can almost feel the pulse of the earth, the slow but unstoppable rhythm of life that courses through the ground. Each step she takes leaves a bloom of green in her wake.

• Height: 420m
• Weight: Variable
• Distinguishing Features: Her complexion of rich soil, and her trailing robe

Personality

• Traits: Nurturing, patient, and endlessly generous
• Strengths: Brings life and abundance, ensures the crops are plentiful, the soil healthy and the forest luscious
• Weaknesses: She is incredibly sensitive to the changes in the natural world, the increasingly large scale damage done has caused her to retreat from the world.
• Goals and Motivations: To sustain and enrich Agra Island, ensuring its survival as a beacon of nature and life. One day wishes to reclaim the lands lost across Staterum rebuilding the wilds that once dominated the landscape.

Relationships

Family:

• Talam: Father. Agra shares a respectful and affectionate relationship with her father. He holds a protective stance towards her, expressing a desire for her to leave the mortal realm of Staterum and reside in his safer, more stable plane of Earth.
• Siar: Brother: Among her siblings, Siar is the brother with whom Agra shares the deepest bond. They find common ground in their roles as sustainers of life, their relationship is marked by mutual respect and shared intrigue with mortals.
• Kair, Niphar, Eilear: Brohters. With her other brothers, Agra maintains cordial but distant relationships. There are no conflicts, but their interactions are infrequent to the point of virtually non-existent.
• Thear: Brother: Thear, the embodiment of deserts and desolation, stands in stark contrast to Agra’s lush and fertile realms. This fundamental opposition in their natures breeds a natural rivalry. Agra harbors a particular disdain for Thear, viewing his barren landscapes as antithetical to her own life-giving territories.

Rivals/Enemies:

• Thear: Agra’s disdain for her brother is profound and deeply personal. She views Thear as a betrayal of their father’s legacy, having transformed from a bringer of life to a lord of desolation. His domain, which once complemented hers in the cycle of growth and decay, now starkly opposes it, embodying wastefulness and barrenness.
• Mercio: Agra views Mercio with a mix of disappointment and resentment. She believes that his emphasis on commerce and material wealth encourages humanity to exploit natural resources for short-term gains, overlooking their intrinsic value and sustainable management.
• Listunos: Her contempt for Listunos extends beyond that for Mercio, rooted in Listunos’s embodiment of hoarding and greed. Agra sees him as a personification of the most destructive human impulses—those that lead to the exploitation and irreversible damage of natural landscapes. His actions represent a severe threat to the balance she strives to maintain, making him one of her principal adversaries.
• Spatalos: Among her rivals, Spatalos invokes the strongest aversion in Agra. She equates his presence with the wholesale devastation of natural environments, akin to a plague that consumes and destroys without replenishment. In her view, Spatalos is the epitome of reckless consumption and environmental ruin, and she regards his influence as the most malignant force against the natural order, making him the ultimate antagonist in her eyes.

Attitude towards Mortals: Sees them as children to be cared for; although has become increasingly frustrated and disheartened with humanity.

Mythology and Worship

• Creation Myth:

In the age before ages existed, as Staterum was still coalescing from the celestial ether, Talam, the Primordial of Earth, presided over the formation of the land. Through his sons he forged mountains, carved valleys, and laid the fertile plains. Yet, amid this grand design, a singular act of creation was marked not by necessity but by profound love. Though to whom Talam pledged his love has been lost to time. Agra, the youngest and only daughter of Talam, was born from this union, infused with a vitality and warmth that her elder siblings lacked.

Unlike her brothers, who were created solely of Talam, as a tool to shape the world, Agra was gifted with the tender power to nurture and enhance the burgeoning beauty of the world. In her early days, Agra wandered through the vast stretches of Staterum, her touch alone turning barren landscapes into tapestries of lush gardens and vibrant fields. Saplings emerged from her footsteps, rolling plains of grass blanketed her where she slept, and crops flourished, offering food where ever she wandered.

As the guardian of growth and renewal, Agra embodied the gentlest aspects of creation. Her presence was a soft whisper in the wind, a subtle yet pervasive influence that encouraged the natural world to reach its fullest expression. Humanity, in its infancy, thrived under her benevolence, learning to cultivate the land and live in harmony with the rhythms she established.

However, as centuries passed and human civilizations expanded, their burgeoning dominions began to encroach upon the sanctuaries Agra had so lovingly cultivated. Forests were felled, rivers dammed, and meadows paved over as the mortal pursuit of progress took precedence. Witnessing the gradual erosion of the tranquility she cherished, Agra’s heart grew heavy. The once vibrant connection between humanity and the earth waned, leaving her spirit diminished.

In response to this growing disregard for the sanctity of nature, Agra made a sorrowful decision to retreat from the world. She withdrew to the remote Periculosus Ocean, a place untouched by human ambition, here she created a realm of her own—a sanctuary not just for herself but for all elements of nature seeking refuge from the ravages of civilization.

• Major Cults and Religious Practices: Having removed herself from the mortal world so many millennia ago, her story has largely faded from memory. Now she is almost exclusively worshipped by Tribe Agra alongside their worship of Alber.
• Festivals: N/A
• Clergy and Temples: A devote group of Harpies from Tribe Agra have dedicated themselves to the ongoing worship and veneration of Agra. However, this group is significantly outnumbered by the followers of Alber, whose more active participation in the world has garnered a larger following. Despite being few in number, the shrines to Agra provide powerful access to the earthen powers inherit within Agra.

Significant Historical Impact

Major Plot Points in World History:

• In the early centuries of Staterum, predating humanity, Agra played a pivotal role in what is now known as the Great Bloom. During this period, Agra’s touch transformed the vast tracts of barren land, created by her brothers, into fertile grounds and luscious forests. Some even believe it was this event that gave birth to Alber.
• As industrialization took hold and human expansion increasingly encroached upon natural habitats, Agra’s grief and frustration with humanity’s disregard for nature reached its breaking point. Her decision to retreat from the mortal world marked a turning point in Staterum’s history. Some attribute this as the first in a string of events that led to the Gods abandoning Statera, ushering the ”Age of Mortals.” Artifacts: The Heart of the Harvest: A beautifully sculpted gemstone that pulses with a warm, nurturing glow.

Quotes

”From the soil to the soul, life will find a way under my watchful eyes.”

Background

Tribe Agra Harpies

To the Harpies of Tribe Agra, she is the Earth’s Bounty, the mother who nourishes all. In the earliest days, her touch brought life to the barren, her tears turned deserts into gardens. They remember her sacrifices, her retreat driven by sorrow as her groves were felled and her meadows paved over. Agra’s Groves, the sacred sanctuaries where her tears fell, remain vibrant and untouched by decay, protected by her lingering essence. These places are proof of her enduring love and power, a testament to the care she continues to extend towards all living beings, despite their trespasses against her.

Pirates of Isla Thera

The the Pirates of Isla Thera, the tales of Agra Island are just that, tales. They have heard the talk of a deity, Agra, who watches over the mysterious island to the far west, nurturing the land and protecting it from invaders. Stories claim she imbues the soil with richness and the forests with life, making the island a paradise of natural bounty. But the learned pirates’ see these stories as nothing more than myths, spun by primitive islanders to scare off would-be plunderers. The idea of some divine guardian is a convenient deterrent, nothing more. While they respect the sea and its mysteries, they remain skeptical of divine tales used to ward off pirates. Agra is a legend, crafted to protect treasures that might not even exist.