“Without beauty and joy, life would be senseless. The world is beautiful, as the gods have decreed it, so let us celebrate!”
Rahja, the Serene, is goddess of ecstasy and love-making. She loves intoxication and dance and is considered the patron of lovers, wine, and feasts. Her worshipers include lovers, artists, and revelers of all ages. The austere priests of Travia often look upon the actions of Blessed Ones of Rahja with great suspicion, and usually view them as too frivolous. They might not be entirely wrong, yet the scantily clad priestesses of Rahja act quite responsibly, even if they impose fewer restrictions on their faithful than other Churches.
Mares are regarded as the embodiment of grace and love of life, and therefore fall under the protection of the goddess. Rahja is most strongly worshiped in the vineyards of Almada and the Horasian Empire. A more mystical interpretation of the faith prevails in the Lands of the Tulamydes, where the states of intoxication and divine ecstasy are celebrated in honor of Rahja the Passionate. The main temple of the goddess, seat of the Beloved of the Goddess, is in Belhanka.
