# General **Select Parent:** **Select Category:** Religious Order **Deity:** [[2-World/People/Deities/Verdessa.md|Verdessa]] The faith of [[2-World/People/Deities/Verdessa.md|Verdessa]], the Turning Year. It's a loose network of druids, harvest priests, hunters and village wise-folk rather than a church. They keep the seasonal festivals, bless the planting and the hunt, and settle disputes over land and game. The Circle has no single leader. Four **Season-Wardens** each preside over their own season and its festival, and hand authority on to the next as the year turns. **Values:** Balance, respect for the land, taking only what is needed, and giving back. **Allies:** [[2-World/Groups/The Dawnward Church.md|The Dawnward Church]], [[2-World/Groups/The Tidewardens.md|The Tidewardens]] **Enemies:** [[2-World/Groups/The Thornblood.md|The Thornblood]], [[2-World/Groups/The Last Hour.md|The Last Hour]], [[2-World/Groups/The Unravellers.md|The Unravellers]] **Membership Requirements:** Take part in all four seasonal festivals in one year. **Benefits:** - Standing 1: Guidance and safe passage through wild lands - Standing 2: Blessing on crops, herds or a hunt - Standing 3: Aid from a druid of the Circle once per season # Goals > [!NOTE]+ Public Goals > - [ ] Keep the four great festivals > - [ ] Protect the wild places from over-hunting and over-farming # Membership A PC can join after attending a seasonal festival and performing a service for the land: planting, healing a beast, or cleansing a spring. # Hierarchy List important relationships here. > [!NOTE]- Relationship Config - Enter name of People Notes > | Leader | Officers | > | --- | --- | > | | | > > | Members | Initiates | > | --- | --- | > | | | # Enemies/Allies **Enemies:** **Allies:** # People The following people are members of this group. # Services Services offered. > [!NOTE]+ Public Services > | Item | Cost | Weight | > | --- | --- | --- | > | Crop or herd blessing | 5 gp | - | > | Guide through wild lands (per day) | 2 gp | - | > | Healer's kit of herbs | 5 gp | 3 lb | > [!NOTE]- Member Services > | Item | Cost | Weight | > | --- | --- | --- | > | Animal messenger | Favour | - | > | Seasonal charm (advantage on Survival checks for a season) | 40 gp | - | # Ranks Ranks listed here - Rank 1: Friend of the Year: festival welcome - Rank 2: Grove-keeper: guidance and blessings - Rank 3: Druid of the Circle: a voice at festivals - Rank 4: Season-Warden: presides over a season