Myrris, Lady of Tears

The Weeping Veil is the lady of tears. Represented by a silver drop falling into a rippling pool. She gives the gifts of compassion in sorrow, cleansing rains, relief after grief. Worshippers include widows, mourners, poets, rain-callers, and healers of the heart. One widespread folk rite is that, before funerals, mourners wash their faces with collected rainwater, saying, “Myrris weeps with us.” She courts no one openly, but some myths tie her to Hadris, Lord of Tombs, for tears flow where stone guards the dead. Cyranel, Lady of Song, is an envy of her, for her joyous voice banishes sorrow while Myrris’ songs are of grief. In one legend, Myrris, the betrayer of Selvia, Lady of Grain, turned her rains into a flood that drowned the fields after she mocked her endless weeping.

Holy Day

Myrris’ day is one of solemn regard for the dead. Each dearly departed in a person’s life is spoken aloud, and then a moment of silence before speaking the next name. Priests speak the names of their flock who have passed, and of any whose names are unknown; a single “Unnamed” is spoken at the end for all of them. Elves and Dwarves start early and stay up late because they are long-lived and build up long lists of names.

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