Auril
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Auril | |
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| Title(s) | The Cold Goddess The Frostmaiden Icedawn |
| Power Level | Lesser deity |
| Homeplane | Fury's Heart |
| Alignment | Neutral evil |
| Portfolio | Cold Winter |
| Worshipers | Druids, elemental archons (air or water), frost giants, inhabitants of cold climates, rangers |
| Cleric Alignments | |
| Domains | Air, Evil, Storms, Water |
| Favored Weapon | Icemaiden's Caress (battleaxe) |
Auril (pronounced AW-rill [1]), also known as The Cold Goddess, The Frostmaiden, and Icedawn, is a fickle, vain and evil deity, who is primarily venerated out of fear. She is most powerful in those regions that are affected by deep winters or crouch at the edges of the Great Glacier.
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[edit] Worshipers
Sacrifices to the Frostmaiden are common, especially in the North, as people hope to appease her and thus avoid crippling cold winters. She also has many secret temples along the Spine of the World that bring terror and dominion to small settlements of people trying to eke out a living.
Auril's clergy is loosely organized, and the main goals of most followers is to intimidate common folk and make them venerate the Frostmaiden to avoid reprisals from her clergy, or to have them make donations to her church. Some of her powerful clerics can accumulate impressive personal wealth in this manner, some of which they sacrifice as offerings to Auril. Her priests wear ice white robes with blue trim, and are easily identified by the dire warnings they proclaim of the wrath of Auril come the winter. They have also been known to cast many of the cold based spells, many of which are described in the Codicil of White.
[edit] Temples dedicated to Auril
- Icedawn's House (South of Neshkel)[2]
- The House of Auril's Breath (Glister)[2]
- The Towers of Fury (Calimport)[2]
- The Winter Palace (Luskan)[2]
[edit] The Codicil of White
The Codicil is a magical book containing basic rites, rituals, services, and major ceremonies of Auril's faith. The book also has several pages devoted to the goddess' favorite arcane magic. It was created as a tool for Aurilian wizards and sorcerers to gain a better understanding of the faith.[3]
[edit] Relationships
Much of Auril's power has been absorbed by Talos in recent times, weakening the minor deity. Despite this, or perhaps as a result of, Auril has quietly been siphoning power from the slumbering deity Ulutiu who is in stasis under the Great Glacier. Kossuth and Auril are mortal enemies, but their followers seldom come across each other. Sune opposes Auril, as she blames her for the destruction of much that is beautiful. Uthgar hates Auril as she has turned the Elk Tribe away from his worship.
[edit] Deities of Fury
Auril, along with Malar, Umberlee, and their superior Talos, is a member of the Deities of Fury. Umberlee and Auril cooperate with some degree of confidence, while Malar and Auril despise each other.
[edit] History
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[edit] Notes
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons, p. 91. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Adam Blanchard (2004-06-16). Temples of the Realms. Candlekeep.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-19.
- ↑ Sean K. Reynolds (2004-06-16). The Codicil of White: Cold Spells for Auril's Wizards. Magic Books of Faerûn. Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on 2008-06-18.
[edit] References
- Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.
- Julia Martin, Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). Faiths & Avatars. TSR, Inc. ISBN 978-0786903849.
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