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Name: Phineas Goldflow
Relationship: Father
History with person:
Phineas often encouraged his children in their studies. He was always looking out for his daughter as best as he could. He is the one person that Rose could lean on when troubles came her way. She deeply misses her father.

Name: Harriet Goldflow
Relationship: Mother
History with person:
Rose fears her mother more than anyone else. Rose was never the daughter that Harriet wanted, mostly because she wanted a son. She would always point out Rose's flaws, even if those flaws never stuck around and she developed out of them. She also thought Rose's gift was nothing more than a shame, causing her to hide that part away for a long time.

Name: Lillian Goldflow
Relationship: Older sister
History with person:
Rose is closest to her older sister. Lillian is the one who helped Rose when she started to 'learn things'. They talk regularly. There is a five year gap between them. Lillian works as a village teacher.

Name: Lavender Goldflow
Relationship: Older sister
History with person:
Lavender is Rose's older sister by two years. She was one of Rose's childhood bullies. As they got older the bullying got worst. Lavender would lie to get her sister in trouble and would fat-shame her. There was even a time they both ended up liking the same boy, so Lavender spread a rumor that Rose was a whore around the village. One of the reasons that Rose was sent away.

Name: Percy Goldflow
Relationship: Younger brother
History with person:
Percy was the son her parents waited for all their lives. He is intelligent and talented. With a two year age gap, her brother was the one who got everything he wanted. When he was old enough, he was sent away to private schooling. Rose sometimes will send letters to him, but they don't chat much despite being in the same town.

Name: Lancelot Goldflow
Relationship: Younger brother
History with person:
Lancelot is younger than Rose by five years. Because of the gap, Rose was often forced to look after her younger brother, but that didn't mean they developed a close relation. If Lancelot didn't like his food, it would end up in Roses hair when her parents weren't looking and then he would say something like 'Rose made him mad'. Their mother would often side with Lancelot.

Scriptures of Faith
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Advice on Prayer and Acquiring Blessings
Prayer should always be held five times a day regularly. Once before each meal and once in the morning and in the evening when waking and going to bed. A devoted person should be praying always. The prayer does not have to be verbal. It could be through thoughts, actions, and song. All which is pleasing to the goddess. Another way to earn blessings from the goddess is through donation to their churches and temples. These donations will be given out to those in need and support the priest, clerics, and acolytes at each location. Each church and temple has their own rules. Discuss donations with the local priest.

Advice on Drinks
Alcohol is a gift known as the Elixir of the Goddess. Drink it, but with restraint. Where and when should always be considered if it's okay to drink and do not drink the point of stupider.

Advice on Relationships before Marriage
Relationships before marriage are a part of nature. It's often a good idea to learn about the person you consider to spend the rest of your life with. Avoid lustful relationships. Should a child be given by the goddess, the partners should marry or the child be given to a family with means to care for them. Those of the noble, royal, or holy fractions are held to a higher standard. A noble or royal does not need an illegitimate child to make a claim on their position over a legitimate child. In addition a acolyte, cleric, or priest should always keep their minds chaste and pure.

Advice on Marriage
Marriage is a holy right and honor. To be blessed with a spouse is a gift from the goddess. It is also often a duty. It is the duty of every young person to find partnership and communicate with one another to create a harmonious home. There are those who should not seek out marriage or should wait to seek marriage. During times of war, marriage for the upper classes should be avoided, unless to create peace. Those who purposely harm their fellow man or women should also be avoided and be avoided in marriage.

Marriage is considered a glorious thing, but a priest/priestess should not seek it once they have come into their position. If they marry before becoming a priest, that is fine. Priests are well-valued members of society and hold great power. There are those who would use that power for ill intention. This would defile the sacred role. Whereas someone who is an acolyte or cleric is not guaranteed to become a priest and they can prepare their families for such an event.


Duties of Holy Men and Women
The size of a location should determine the amount of people who work in it and the responsibilities of those people. All members living in the area of the church should be devoted to prayer and religious studies.
Acolytes: Should be given manual labor. This includes working gardens, cleaning inside and outside of the church, and assisting clerics.
Clerics: Act as overseers and within the clinics, libraries, and distribution areas of each church.
Priest/Priestess: Maintain order in each church. It is their responsibility to make sure everything runs smoothly. They advise the leaders of their given area and act on the will of the goddess.