11.42 Melantha, Goddess of the Seasons

When the Wyrm of the World imprisoned Demeter's soul in the netherworld, She
experienced a nightmare that would change Her forever. A ritual was performed
to free Her from this prison, and She was reborn as Melantha, Goddess of the
Seasons. She is the embodiment of dark and light within Nature, Her personality
changing with the Seasons to reflect the experiences She had in the
netherworld. Her first act upon returning from the netherworld was to battle
the Wyrm and rid the world of its evil influence.

Her realm is but one piece of the greater whole that is Nature, and She
supports the balance of Nature, accepting each Divine realm within it as an
integral part of the cycle of life. Each Season in turn is essential to the
Cycle: the Spring for cultivating birth and reawakening; the Summer for
nurturing life and growth; the Autumn for culling the ripened harvest; the
Winter for preserving through death and slumber. Each Season leads to the next,
on and on until the Cycle leads to the beginning to start again.

The Goddess of the Seasons teaches of Change, that inevitable part of each
man's journey through these realms. She accepts among her followers those who
embrace Change and strive to adapt and better themselves along the paths they
choose. Each path leads to the next, just as the Seasons, and progress is
measured by what Change has wrought when the Cycle leads a man back to the
beginning again.