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Esmerelda

Esmerelda, as depicted in 1st Edition.

The most popular Halfling deity, Esmerelda, the Many-Times-Grandmother[3a] is the Goddess of Hearth and Home. Worship of Esmerelda is free of strictures and demands for worship, and her only rite of note is Pie Week, (in)famous throughout the Empire for its gluttonous excesses. During Pie Week, if at no other time of the year, Halflings can be said to be devout to the core of their being.[1a]

Food and fire are common offerings to Esmerelda. Comfort is also considered an offering to her.[3a]

Symbols[]

Esmerelda's symbol is a triangle over a horizontal line, representing the home and also the hearth. Her clerics wear ceremonial aprons embroidered with this symbol.[2a]

Original Strictures[]

  • Never refuse food to the hungry.[2a]
  • Never use cooking utensils for anything else.[2a]
  • Never water ale down.[2a]
  • Never eat less than three quarters a meal a day.[2a]
  • Never do anything strenuous after a meal.[2a]
  • Never leave anything unattended while it is cooking.[2a]

Trivia[]

  • Esmeralda shares many similarities to Valaya, an Ancestor God of the Dwarfs. 

Source[]

  • 1: Warhammer Fantasy RPG 2nd ED -- Tome of Salvation
    • 1a: pg. 126
  • 2: Warhammer Fantasy RPG 1st ED -- Rulebook
    • 2a: pg. 209
  • 3: Warhammer Fantasy RPG 4th ED -- Rulebook
    • 3a: pg. 216
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