Mother Earth has her own name in every civilization. She is called Gaia in the Greek-speaking areas, and still venerated especially by women in the Balkans and the Greek Archipelago. The Celts in Ireland, Wales and Brittany know her by the name of Dana, the chief goddess of the druidic religion. Gaia is very old, one of the oldest gods, worshiped as soon as man learned agriculture. The Church has tried to introduce the worship of the Holy Virgin to replace ancient fertility cults, but with little success.

Druids and shamans worship Gaia, although they may not give her a name but call her the spirit of Nature or the creating aspect of God. Thus, such worship may not always be branded heretic by the organized religions. However, using Gaian magic is always considered paganism. The attitudes towards Gaia are the more positive the further one gets from civilization, in the borderlands people easily return to the traditions of their ancestors.

The Gaians see themselves as the representatives of the Original Creator, who need to ensure the Circle of Life continues. The Book Religions and Hermetics are often regarded disrupting the natural cycles. Savage tribes who worship benevolent natural spirits, can also be considered Gaian (Malevolent spirit-worshipers are Chaldean)

• Mercantile or Metropolitan cultures may not choose the Gaian philosophy
• A non-neutral character ma may not choose the Gaian philosophy (must be NG, LN, N, CN, LE)

Gaian Magical Tradition

The Gaian magic gets its power from the natural flow of magic. It is the oldest of traditions and most primitive in form. Rituals imitating the desired effects pay a large role.