AToHA, Church Affairs (Patreon)

First, a brief summary of the Church of the Sun: The primary religion on Gregoria is one that looks to the stars. Their founding beliefs stem from the idea that the sun allows life to thrive on their world, and without the sun, life would cease existing. For the common folk, sun worship is rather simplistic and consists of regular gatherings and yearly feasts. For the clergy, depending on one's status in the church, much is studied as the priests and priestesses seek to unlock the secrets of the stars and other celestial bodies. Over the generations, their observations have revealed some insights into the workings of their solar system, but much still lies in mystery as one can only learn so much on the ground. When it comes to religious offshoots, there is debate on the existence of life among the stars and staunch believers that the moon is of vital importance, including it in their worship. Though small in number, a small subset also believes that the sun is both their salvation and will one day become their destroyer.

This brings us to Altner Manor, where a young priestess named Julia was assigned to assess the claim of an existing godlike entity. Elliandri was known to be truthful, yet the claims in her letter were quite outlandish and needed verification. Upon arriving at the manor, Julia found herself greeted not by Elliandri or lord Legault but instead by a big humanoid bearing white horns, a set of seemingly delicate golden wings folded behind, their naked body flaunting six sizable breasts, and a sizable phallus proudly on display as Nymphia introduced herself. Julia stood frozen, trying to process what stood before her before returning to her senses, responding with an introduction of her own, including the purpose of her visit. Nymphia walked over to the main table, seated herself, and invited Julia to join her as she explained where the residents of the manor were. After a short exchange, the priestess began her inquiry about Nymphia and whether or not this being was indeed godlike.

It didn't take long for Nymphia to convince Julia, mesmerizing Julia as she demonstrated a small fraction of her abilities by opening a small rift to her plane, presenting a small window to her world. Nymphia explained her power as it related to the stars and offered the priestess knowledge she desired in exchange for a price. The goddess's price was, as usual, pleasure, for Nymphia had little else to yearn for. The price seemed more than fair to Julia, who wished to know more about the stars, the sun, and the universe. Nymphia informed the eager priestess that such knowledge would take multiple lifetimes to adequately explain in depth, but she could start with describing the broader scope for now and go into further detail later (for her usual price, of course). And so Nymphia began her lesson, explaining stars, what they were, how they formed, and how the burning orbs functioned. Nymphia further elaborated on how she (and other godlike beings) absorbed the energy of stars, granting them immense power to shape and alter universes. Julia, sensing the goddess was concluding her lesson, began removing her dress, the priestess more than happy to pay the price for this knowledge. Nymphia suggested they visit Elliandri in her room, as a comfy bed and a lovely elf would make for a more enjoyable exchange.