Whitney Worthame

Elder sister of Wymond (page 83). Deeply devoted to her faith but non-traditionally open-minded and free-thinking, one might think that Whitney would be an adherent of the Temple of the New or the Temple of Now. She’s not certain that either of those are legitimate. At best, she thinks they are vanity organizations founded by power- hungry Clerics that were unable to get control of the organizations they came up in. The Temple of Worms is an ancient sect founded on simple truths. Where worms are active, the soil prospers and beauty grows. Where worms are absent, beauty withers and evil takes root. The Temple of Worms seeks to spread their numbers and leave evil with nowhere to grow unchecked. It’s an old wisdom, not as trendy or edgy as the alternatives, but not ready to disappear into the past, either. With new generations of clergy like her and Wilton Waters (page 64) — non- judgmental, not dogmatic, more connected to society — the Temple is holding its own. And with young people like Brianag Mohani (page 38) coming in the front door, these “next-generation” temples may disappear as quickly as other local fads. Come to think of Wilton, she’s actually quite worried about the health of her friend. He’s just not himself recently.