Cansuyara is pure. Her water gives life. We must keep the water pure; we must give Cansuyara our lives.

Water is serious business in Fortunata. Everyone needs it to live—but none reverence it more deeply than the Children of Cansuyara, a water cult dwelling in the southwestern mountains. Novitates vanish into the temple at an early age—never older than 12—and only emerge intermittently after a decade-long initiation process. No outsiders are allowed inside the temple, and its clerics utter not a word while out on pilgrimage. Some speculate that the cult observes a strict vow of silence; others whisper that the power lurking beneath the temple consumes the voices of its followers as a final initiation sacrifice.

This power is presumed to be the mysterious goddess Cansuyara, granted the life and image of the drowned god in exchange for her humanity. Silenced and oppressed in life, she now wields total control over her Children—and, through them, all who seek water while traveling through her domain.

Dwelling beneath the temple in a vast underground pool, the heat of her power keeps the water pure; the pilgrimages of her Children ensure that the wells and springs in the surrounding areas stay clean; the indisputable need for water keeps her and her people safe. Do either Cansuyara or her Children have designs that stretch further than providing water and devoting their whole existence to its purity? No one can ask Cansuyara, and her Children aren’t talking . . .

(Note: The Cult of Cansuyara avoids major cities. They keep to their oases in the wilderness, exacting tribute from all travelers who seek water on the road.)

Typical Adventures: protecting the springs from contamination; purifying wells and water sources; collecting tribute—wealth and followers—for Cansuyara