Shelyn
Shelyn
Symbol: Ein grauer Vogel mit dem Schwanzgefieder in den Farben des Regenbogens
Portfolio: Schönheit, Kunst, Dichtung, Musik, Liebe
Hauptsächliche Gesinnung der Kleriker: NG
Domänen: Luf, Charm, Gutes, Glück, Schutz
Bevorzugte Waffe: Gleve
Zugehörig: Kalliantra
Pantheon: Umbrin
Beschreibung
Eine alte Legende berichtet, wie Shelyn die Gleve ihres Halbbruders Zon-Kuthon gestohlen hat, in dem Versuch ihn von den fremdartigen Gelüsten zu erlösen, die seinen Geist in Besitz genommen haben. Dieser Versuch scheiterte, dich sie hat die Hoffnung noch nicht aufgegeben und aus Liebe zu ihm behält sie den sogenannten Seelenflüsterer als ihre bevorzugte Waffe - trotz dessen unheilvollem Einfluss. Ihre Geschichte von Liebe und Hingabe inspiriert sterbliche Freunde in wiedrigen Umständen auszuharren, Barden Epische Lieder und Tragödien zu komponieren und Künstler Werke zu erschaffen, welche die Seele berühren.
Alle Abbildungen von Shelyn, egal in welcher Rasse oder Ethnie, zeigen sie als junge Frau, die kaum ihren Jugendtagen entwachsen ist, mit blauen oder silbernen (manchmal auch heterochromatisch, mit beiden Farben) Augen. Shelyns fussknüchlelanges, nussbraunes Haar hat einige Strähnen in den Farben Rot, Grün und Gold. Sie trägt immer geschmackvolle Kleidung und Schmuck, welche ihre Schönheit akzentuiert ohne allzuviel davon preiszugeben.
Dogma
Shelyn hat ein liebendes und freundliches Herz und würde für jene, die sie liebt, Berge versetzen und extreme Gefahren auf sich nehmen (was ihre Hingabe zu ihrem besessenen und feindseligen Halbbruder nur beweist). Sie ist eine passionierte und kreative Künstlerin - sowohl in den Angelegenheiten des Herzens als auch bei den Werken der Schönheit. Sie predigt und praktiziert, dass wahre Schönheit von Innen kommt und bevorzugt Beziehungen die nicht alleine auf Fleischeslust beruhen - was sie durchaus manchmal in Dispute mit Kalliantra verwickelt. Sie ist nicht gegen solche Verbindungen bei Sterblichen, hofft aber, dass sie zu etwas bedeutsamerem erblühen.
Priesterschaft und Tempel
Most of her clergy is composed of clerics or bards, though
she has a few paladins, druids, and rangers of status in her
church. Their duty is to promote and protect beauty, art, and
love so that these things may f lourish and inspire others to
joy and enlightenment. Though all priests have access to
charm magic, they do not use it recklessly or to seduce, as
this is a violation of the goddess’s teachings and unfair to
those who might honesty be searching for love. Her clergy
has been known to use magic such as calm emotions to ease
the hurt of a broken heart. Most priests eventually get
married.
Typically, non-adventuring priests support themselves
through some kind of art, which means they tend to
be employed in larger cities or travel in the manner of
wandering minstrels. Her rangers and druids are usually
the types who live off the land, content to watch over
places of natural beauty or perhaps hire themselves out to
lovers in need of a fresh start in a new place. In general her
priests make fine negotiators and teachers, as the people
they interact with can’t help but like them and want to
please them.
Priests of Shelyn must endeavor each day to create
something of beauty—typically a work of art or piece
of music, but other skills might be appropriate (such as
a gardener tending f lowers). They recognize that other
mortals can be superficial, rejecting good folk unlucky
enough to be unattractive, so priests help these ugly
ducklings find ways to accentuate their better qualities,
often through the use of clothing or hairstyle.
Her temples are roomy places surrounded by gardens
and statues, decorated inside with paintings and sculpture
and always filled with song and music. They are havens for
young lovers and are the sites of many wedding ceremonies.
In many cases the temple art was donated, created, or
sponsored by those who found love and approval from the
church when all others opposed it.
The church as a whole is disorganized, but as there is
little need for focused group efforts it doesn’t really hinder
their activities. Priests gain status based on their wisdom
(particularly in overcoming problems with loved ones) and
artistic sense, but otherwise a temple usually makes decisions
communally. Those priests who agree with a particular
solution help work toward it; those who disagree either try a
different method or stay out of the situation. Formal garb for
the church is a pair of leggings and a long tunic for men or
a calf-length dress for women, cut and tailored to make the
wearer attractive but not overtly sexual.
Worship services may be quiet and slow paced or loud
and upbeat, but they are always heartfelt; dance and music
are core to any ritual. The church has no universal holidays,
but any anniversary of love is reason for an entire temple
to celebrate, and vow-renewals are a common occurrence.
Her prayer book is Melodies of Inner Beauty, most of which
is stories in song form.
Clerics and paladins may prepare charm person as a
1st-level spell and good hope as a 4th-level spell; they may
prepare sympathy as an 8th-level spell but can only cast it
on works of art. All priests treat charm animal as if it were
a 2nd-level spell on their class spell list. Bards may learn
eagle’s splendor as if it were a 1st-level spell.