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'''Ojer Kaslem''' is the [[Oltec]] [[god]] of growth and cultivation.<ref name="Preview Barca">{{YouTubeRef|Y5YsggzwCxI|The Preview Panel at MagicCon: Barcelona|channel=[[Magic: The Gathering]]|date=July 28, 2023}}</ref><ref name="LCI, Episode 4">{{DailyRef|magic-story/the-lost-caverns-of-ixalan-episode-4|The Lost Caverns of Ixalan - Episode 4|[[Valerie Valdes]]|October 20, 2023}}</ref> As one of the [[Deep Gods]] of [[Ixalan's Core]], she is believed to be a child of [[Chimil]].<ref name="LCI Debut">{{YouTubeRef|Zh3ajY595-0|Adventure At The Core - The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Debut|channel=[[Magic: The Gathering]]|date=October 24, 2023}}</ref> She is one of the lesser gods, primarily worshipped by Gardener Orders.<ref>https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/planeswalkers-guide-to-the-lost-caverns-of-ixalan</ref>
'''Ojer Kaslem''' is the [[Oltec]] [[god]] of growth and cultivation.<ref name="Preview Barca">{{YouTubeRef|Y5YsggzwCxI|The Preview Panel at MagicCon: Barcelona|channel=[[Magic: The Gathering]]|date=July 28, 2023}}</ref><ref name="LCI, Episode 4">{{DailyRef|magic-story/the-lost-caverns-of-ixalan-episode-4|The Lost Caverns of Ixalan - Episode 4|[[Valerie Valdes]]|October 20, 2023}}</ref> As one of the [[Deep Gods]] of [[Ixalan's Core]], she is believed to be a child of [[Chimil]].<ref name="LCI Debut">{{YouTubeRef|Zh3ajY595-0|Adventure At The Core - The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Debut|channel=[[Magic: The Gathering]]|date=October 24, 2023}}</ref> She is one of the lesser gods, primarily worshipped by Gardener Orders.<ref>https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/planeswalkers-guide-to-the-lost-caverns-of-ixalan</ref>
==History==
Ojer Kaslem is the Deep God of life, a chimeric figure in body and age, whose form is ebullient, chaotic, beautiful, and terrifying as the force for which she is an avatar. Ojer Kaslem's cult is the smallest of the Deep Gods and the least centralized, her temples spread out among the deep glades and jungle valleys of the Core. The Oltec hold deep respect for Ojer Kaslem, even if she is not one of the primary deities of their culture; Kaslem is often known as the quiet god, ever-present, often taken for granted until felt only by her absence.
Ojer Kaslem is associated with gardeners, farmers, ranchers, and any who work in the wild. She is closely associated with dinosaurs and butterflies, and often invoked by Oltec upon seeing them in the wild. Her adherents also venerate the monarch butterfly and pattern their vestments and armor after their wings.


==Inspiration==
==Inspiration==

Revision as of 22:58, 10 November 2023

Kaslem
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Race God
Birthplace Ixalan
Lifetime Mending Era

Ojer Kaslem is the Oltec god of growth and cultivation.[1][2] As one of the Deep Gods of Ixalan's Core, she is believed to be a child of Chimil.[3] She is one of the lesser gods, primarily worshipped by Gardener Orders.[4]

History

Ojer Kaslem is the Deep God of life, a chimeric figure in body and age, whose form is ebullient, chaotic, beautiful, and terrifying as the force for which she is an avatar. Ojer Kaslem's cult is the smallest of the Deep Gods and the least centralized, her temples spread out among the deep glades and jungle valleys of the Core. The Oltec hold deep respect for Ojer Kaslem, even if she is not one of the primary deities of their culture; Kaslem is often known as the quiet god, ever-present, often taken for granted until felt only by her absence.

Ojer Kaslem is associated with gardeners, farmers, ranchers, and any who work in the wild. She is closely associated with dinosaurs and butterflies, and often invoked by Oltec upon seeing them in the wild. Her adherents also venerate the monarch butterfly and pattern their vestments and armor after their wings.

Inspiration

Ojer Kaslem is based on Coatlicue, the Aztec goddess of fertility. Like her she has a lower body composed of serpents.

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