“Only where hospitality and faithfulness reign, can people live together in peace and harmony and without fear.”
Travia is the motherly lady of family, hospitality, and hearth fires. Nobody wants to be homeless or without family, so the Divine Mother is held in high regards across Aventuria. Many oaths are given in her name, such as the marital Travia Bond (or Covenant of Travia) made between husband and wife. Faithfulness in marriage is particularly important to Travia, which sometimes leads to conflicts with the ideals of the fun-loving Rahja. Innkeepers worship Travia, as does anyone who cherishes family happiness and the unity of family. The goddess is also regarded as patron of the culinary arts and of charity, which play major roles in communal life. Thus the Church of Travia operates food kitchens for orphans and the poor. The sacred animal of the Church is the wild Brant goose, and families of geese can often be seen in the temples, waddling along behind orange-robed priests. The leadership of the Church is always held by a married couple called the Holy Couple, which resides in Rommilys.
