Campaign guide plight of the tuatha (1) 33

Campaign Guide by The Culling This does not stop them from performing rituals and blessings to those who seek them out Priests of Myn tend to fall within one of two sects; Dvorian (dedicated to Saint Dvor) or Jardaic (dedicated to Saint Jardin) Members of the Dvorian sect tend to claim an area, often no larger than a region containing two or three villages, and watch over it They offer aid to travelers who pass through and help those in need who reside there Priests of this sect often have opulent hidden shrines devoted to providing physical, as well as spiritual comfort to those who seek it out Priests of the Jardaic sect tend to be wanderers who rarely stay in one area for long They travel the roads tending weary travelers, passing messages between the hidden enclaves of the Dvorians and taking care of the few secret idols to Myn that dot the roadways on the Issian Peninsula This sect also tends to proselytize to those they meet in the hope of keeping the worship of the goddess alive Of course, they take care not to let these potential converts run them afoul of The Culling Worshipers: Though worshiping Myn is illegal on the Issian Peninsula, those preparing for long journeys, rolling dice in a back hall betting parlor, or wishing for the sun to dry out their rain-soaked fields, often offer up a quiet prayer after looking around to make sure no one is watching Many who find themselves without a home often seek the goddess’ blessing in the hopes that she will watch over them as they live their lives on the streets of villages or the byways that cross the peninsula Paladrus Titles: Crepus, Serpent of Kartish, The Hanged One Portfolio: freedom from oppression, nobility of blood and of spirit, the sky Typical Worshipers: the oppressed; those seeking redemption; those seeking strength against the Gods of the Watchful Storm Typical Worshiper Alignment: Any Good (very few Chaotic) Domains: Darkness, Glory, Good, Liberation, Nobility, Protection, Sun, War Subdomains: Day, Defense, Moon, Martyr, Revolution Favored Weapon: Bastard sword Minor Ritual: Lifting a poisonous viper coiled around ones left arm to the sun or moon 32 Sample Blessing: “Be the sun and moon forever in your sky.” Symbol of Paladrus Paladrus is the lover of Mahte and the brother of Tulhesa He sometimes appears as a huge silver serpent with one eye removed, other times as a muscular man with prematurely graying hair also with a single eye Paladrus believes he was partially responsible for the death of his sister as he did not watch over her as she slept While he hunted the Great Hind, Tulhesa was slain by a barbarous monster known as Balar To atone for his mistake, Paladrus plucked out his left eye and placed it in the night sky so that he could watch over her funeral shrine during the night The waxing and waning of the moon is but the blinking of his excised eye His remaining eye retained its brilliance and became the sun which watches the world during the day Paladrus is thus able to watch over the memorial built to honor his slain sister and protect it from the ravages of decay Before the formation of the world Paladrus was devoted to the arts But after the death of his sister Tulhessa, the god found himself in conflict with Ohnr The two gods fought over how best to memorialize the goddess; Paladrus wanted to build the world he and his sister often dreamt of, Onhr believed such an act diminished the goddess Ever since the two have fought Onhr seeking to destroy all of creation, Paladrus to preserve it For centuries armies devoted to the two gods clashed in a titanic struggle However, Onhr and the gods of the Watchful Storm captured Paladrus through treachery Ohnr nailed his rival to the wall of the Hall of Sorrows where Paladrus hangs to this day While imprisoned he has