Haumia-tiketike — Atua of Wild and Uncultivated Foods
Māori tradition · Wild foods · Aruhe · Bracken · Gathering · Survival
Haumia-tiketike is the atua of wild and uncultivated foods. Where Rongo governs the planted garden, Haumia belongs to food gathered from the land itself—especially aruhe, the edible root of bracken fern.
Haumia-tiketike at a Glance
| Tradition | Māori |
|---|---|
| Divine standing | Major atua |
| Campaign alignment | Neutral |
| Portfolio | Wild food, uncultivated plants, aruhe, bracken, gathering, resilience and survival outside settled agriculture |
| Parents | Ranginui and Papatūānuku |
| Sacred signs | Edible plants found after scarcity, fern returning after fire, insect swarms gathering around one patch of ground and old gathering places becoming unexpectedly fertile |
| Pantheon plane | Hawaiki — The Ancestral Isles, within Ossa — The Living and Remembering Sea in Arborea |
| Campaign present | Active wherever people gather food beyond fields and stores, especially in times of scarcity, travel or displacement |
Divine Mechanics
Encounter role: Survival guardian / terrain controller. These are campaign-scale divine manifestations. Each edition tab is standalone.
Haumia-tiketike
Large Celestial (Deity), Neutral
Epic CR 31 (campaign-scale; PB +10)
AC 24 · HP 600 · Speed 40 ft., burrow 30 ft.
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 (+8) | 22 (+6) | 30 (+10) | 24 (+7) | 32 (+11) | 26 (+8) |
Saving Throws Con +20, Int +17, Wis +21, Cha +18. Skills Nature +17, Perception +21, Survival +21.
Damage Resistances poison; bludgeoning, piercing and slashing from nonmagical attacks. Condition Immunities Poisoned, Frightened.
Damage Immunities poison
Senses Truesight 240 ft., Tremorsense 120 ft., Passive Perception 31. Languages all; telepathy 1 mile.
Traits
Divine Rank 12. Haumia-tiketike is a intermediate deity on the campaign deity scale.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If Haumia-tiketike fails a saving throw, Haumia-tiketike can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Haumia-tiketike has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Food Where None Was Planted. Haumia can identify every edible natural plant, root, fungus and insect within 1 mile and knows whether it is safe to eat.
Hidden Under the Earth. Haumia and allies within 60 feet have Half Cover while standing in natural vegetation or uneven ground.
Resilience of the Wild. Difficult terrain caused by natural plants, mud or loose earth does not cost Haumia or his allies extra movement.
Actions
Multiattack. Haumia makes three Root of the Wild attacks.
Root of the Wild. +18 to hit, reach 15 ft.; 30 (4d10 + 8) bludgeoning plus 13 (3d8) poison damage.
Bracken Surge (Recharge 5–6). A 90-foot-radius area within 180 feet fills with dense fern and roots. Enemies make a DC 27 Dexterity save or take 45 (10d8) bludgeoning damage and become Restrained until the end of their next turn.
Forage of Last Resort (1/Day). Haumia creates enough nourishing wild food for fifty creatures and removes one level of Exhaustion from up to twelve creatures who eat it.
Legendary Actions
- Disappear into Cover. Haumia moves up to half his Speed and may Hide.
- Wild Root. One creature within 60 feet makes a DC 27 Dexterity save or is Restrained until its next turn.
- Restore the Gatherer (Costs 2). One ally regains 25 hit points and may stand from Prone.
Mythic Trait — The Wild Returns. The first time Haumia reaches 0 hit points, he sinks into the ground and returns with 300 hit points. Natural vegetation immediately covers a 120-foot radius and all allies within it gain 30 temporary hit points.
Haumia-tiketike — Pathfinder 1e
CR 30; N Large outsider (divine, extraplanar)
Init +9; Senses true seeing 240 ft., tremorsense 120 ft.; Perception +46. AC 53; hp 610.
Fort +36, Ref +31, Will +39; DR 20/epic; SR 43.
Domains Plant, Survival, Earth, Community. Subdomains Growth, Caves, Family, Seasons.
Wild Forage (Su). Haumia and allies within 1 mile can always find enough natural food and water to survive unless a deity of equal rank suppresses the effect.
Bracken Surge (Su) 1d4 rounds. As entangle in a 120-foot radius; creatures failing Reflex DC 37 also take 8d8 bludgeoning damage.
Spell-Like Abilities CL 30th. At will—create food and water, goodberry, pass without trace; 3/day—commune with nature, freedom of movement, wall of thorns; 1/day—miracle.
Complete Pathfinder 1e Statistics
Init +10; Aura divine presence 120 ft.; Perception +36.
DEFENSE AC 53, touch 28, flat-footed 47; hp 610; Fort +36, Ref +32, Will +37; defensive abilities divine resilience, freedom of movement; DR 25/epic; SR 44; immune disease, fear, poison; resist acid 20, cold 20, electricity 20, fire 20.
OFFENSE Speed 50 ft.; Melee Root of the Wild +51/+46/+41/+36 (divine weapon damage plus portfolio energy); Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.; Special Attacks divine aura, mythic surge, portfolio powers.
STATISTICS Str 26, Dex 22, Con 30, Int 24, Wis 32, Cha 26; Base Atk +40; CMB +49; CMD 65; Feats Combat Reflexes, Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Power Attack, Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved Critical (Root of the Wild), Weapon Focus (Root of the Wild), Greater Weapon Focus (Root of the Wild), Quicken Spell-Like Ability; Skills Acrobatics +31, Diplomacy +33, Intimidate +33, Knowledge (planes) +32, Knowledge (religion) +32, Perception +36, Sense Motive +36, Spellcraft +32, Survival +36; Languages all, telepathy 1 mile; SQ divine rank 12, immortality, portfolio sense, remote communication.
Haumia-tiketike — D&D 3.5e
Intermediate Deity; Divine Rank 12; N Large Outsider (Extraplanar)
CR 31; Hit Dice 40d8+440; AC 55.
Portfolio uncultivated food, bracken, roots, gathering and survival. Domains Plant, Earth, Community, Travel.
Salient Divine Abilities. Alter Reality, Divine Earth Mastery, Divine Inspiration, Gift of Life.
Portfolio Sense. Haumia senses events involving wild food, famine and the loss of gathering grounds as they occur, and can look back through the previous twelve weeks. Divine Rank 12 does not grant future portfolio sense.
Spell-Like Abilities. At will—create food and water, goodberry, pass without trace; 3/day—commune with nature, freedom of movement, wall of thorns; 1/day—miracle. Caster level 31st.
Complete D&D 3.5e Statistics
Initiative +10; Speed 50 ft.; Armor Class 53, touch 28, flat-footed 47; Base Attack/Grapple +40/+52; Attack Root of the Wild +51 melee; Full Attack Root of the Wild +51/+46/+41/+36; Space/Reach 10 ft./10 ft..
Special Attacks salient divine abilities, portfolio powers, spell-like abilities; Special Qualities divine aura 1 mile, divine immunities, DR 25/epic, fire/cold/electricity resistance 20, SR 45, immortality, remote sensing, portfolio sense.
Saves Fort +36, Ref +32, Will +37; Abilities Str 26, Dex 22, Con 30, Int 24, Wis 32, Cha 26; Skills Acrobatics +31, Diplomacy +33, Intimidate +33, Knowledge (planes) +32, Knowledge (religion) +32, Perception +36, Sense Motive +36, Spellcraft +32, Survival +36; Feats Combat Reflexes, Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Power Attack, Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved Critical (Root of the Wild), Weapon Focus (Root of the Wild), Greater Weapon Focus (Root of the Wild), Quicken Spell-Like Ability, Epic Prowess, Overwhelming Critical.
Environment divine realm and portfolio-aligned sites; Organization unique; Challenge Rating 31; Treasure divine relics; Alignment as listed; Advancement —.
Worship in the Living World
Haumia belongs to the food gathered rather than planted. Te Ara identifies him with uncultivated foods, including bracken fern and its edible root, aruhe. That makes knowledge central to his sphere: where food grows, when it can be taken, how it must be prepared and how a gathering place survives repeated use.
His worship is especially relevant when gardens fail, travellers are cut off from supplies or communities are displaced from stored food. Haumia’s answer is rarely luxury. It is survival through knowledge of what the land already provides.
Mythic Identity
Creation genealogies place Haumia among the children of Ranginui and Papatūānuku and identify him with uncultivated foods. In traditions recorded by Te Ara, Tūmatauenga later defeats Haumia’s domain by digging up wild foods from the earth.
Regional whakapapa also connect Haumia with bracken spores and insect life, reinforcing the sense that his world is a dense web of food, habitat and creatures rather than a cleanly bounded “plant” portfolio.
Pantheon Plane: Hawaiki and Ossa
The islands of Hawaiki contain remembered gathering grounds as well as gardens. Some islands are reached only by travellers who can recognise food and shelter without cultivated fields, while Ossa carries voyagers between places where survival knowledge changes from island to island.
Haumia’s pantheon connection does not turn Hawaiki into wilderness. His sphere exists wherever cultivated certainty ends and people must read the land directly.
What Is Haumia-tiketike Doing Now?
Bracken has begun appearing overnight along routes used by refugees, stranded travellers and failed harvest parties. The roots are unusually large and nourishing—but only where no one has tried to fence or claim the patch.
At the same time, insects gather in precise lines pointing toward forgotten food sites. Some guides call it a blessing. Others fear that Haumia is teaching people to survive somewhere they are about to be forced to go.
Domain Spells and Divine Gifts
Suggested 5.5e domains: Nature, Life. PF1e / 3.5e domains: Plant, Earth, Community, Travel.
1st: goodberry, longstrider · 2nd: pass without trace, lesser restoration · 3rd: create food and water, plant growth · 4th: freedom of movement · 5th: commune with nature · 6th: heroes’ feast · 7th: regenerate · 8th: animal shapes · 9th: shapechange.
Divine Relic — Te Kō o Haumia
The Digging Stick of Haumia is an original game relic that can identify edible roots beneath natural ground. Once per day it can reveal enough wild food for ten creatures. Once per week, striking the earth with it creates a safe, concealed camp with food and fresh water for one night.
Regional Effects
- Food Reveals Itself. Skilled foragers have advantage on checks to find natural food.
- Burnt Ground Recovers. Bracken and pioneer plants return unusually quickly after natural fire or disturbance.
- Claims Do Not Take Root. Attempts to fence a sacred gathering ground repeatedly fail through mundane but persistent natural causes.
Relationships
Rongo-mā-Tāne: the complementary atua of cultivated food; garden and gathering ground answer different needs.
Tūmatauenga: the brother whose mythic victory explains human ability to dig up and use Haumia’s foods.
Rūaumoko: earth movement can bury gathering grounds but also expose new soils and roots.
Use Haumia-tiketike Tonight
The Unclaimed Food
A miraculous patch feeds anyone who gathers from it, but dies overnight if anyone marks a boundary around it.
The Insect Road
Lines of insects point into dangerous country toward a food source absent from every map.
The Last Aruhe Ground
A settlement must choose between building fortifications and preserving the only gathering ground that can feed it through winter.
The Island without Gardens
A Hawaiki route opens to an island where cultivation fails but wild food is everywhere—if the party can recognise it.
Deep Link Dive
Hawaiki and Ossa
Explore ancestral gathering grounds and island-to-island survival.
Druid
Turn gathering, survival and living nature into a playable class path.
Cleric
Build divine guides and protectors of food sources.
Rūaumoko
Follow wild food down into the moving earth beneath Papatūānuku.
Salient Divine Abilities
Continue into deity-scale survival powers.
True Neutral
Read the campaign alignment framework used for this manifestation.
Sources and Licensing
Te Ara identifies Haumia as atua of uncultivated foods, including bracken fern and aruhe, and preserves whakapapa linking him with fern spores and insect life.
Te Ara — Whakapapa of creation · Te Ara — Haumia · Te Ara — Mosquitoes and sandflies
The cultural and mythological material is presented from the cited sources. Encounter statistics, relics, regional effects and adventure material are original fantasy-RPG adaptations. Edition names identify rules compatibility; they do not claim the traditional narratives originate in those game systems.
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