Mielikki

Basic information

Title(s)

The Forest Queen
Our Lady of the Forest
The Supreme Ranger

Symbol

Golden-horned, blue-eyed unicorn's head facing left^[1]

Power level

Intermediate deity

Subservient deities

None

Influence

Dominion

The Deep Wilds
Formerly: The House of Nature

Area(s) of Interest

Forests

Portfolio

Autumn
Dryads
Forest Creatures
Forests
Rangers

Domains

Freedom, Wilderness^[2]
Formerly: Animals, Good, Plants, Travel

Worshipers

Druids, fey, foresters, and rangers

Worshiper
alignments

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Favored weapon

Hornblade (scimitar)

Channel divinity
prayer

Fleetness of Mielikki

Rules information

Alignment

Neutral good

Mielikki (pronounced my-LEE-kee ^[3]), also referred to as the Forest Queen, was the neutral good goddess of autumn, druids, dryads, forests, forest creatures and rangers. Her symbol was a gold-horned, blue-eyed, unicorn's head facing left and she resides in the Grove of the Unicorns, located within the House of Nature.^[4]

Mielikki is based on a Finnish forest goddess of same name,^[5] originally appearing in AD&D 1st Edition's Deities and Demigods.^[6]

Worshippers

The clergy of Mielikki included clerics, druids (Forestarms) and rangers (Needles). Generally, druids of Mielikki took on the abilities of rangers and unlike other druids, who were not allowed to wear metal armor, could use all kinds of armor usable by rangers.

Divine spellcasters following Mielikki prayed for spells in either the morning or evening, but were required to observe both events. Once a month, clerics and druids were required to perform the Song of Trees, calling forth a dryad or treant and performing odd jobs for it for a day. Mielikkians also held the equinoxes and solstices as holy days, called the Four Feasts.^[4]

Orders

Order of the Unicorn's Horn: The Order of the Unicorn's Horn was a small society of itinerant healers who brought solace to injured people, animals, and plants.^[7]

Shadoweirs: The group of Shadoweirs served as a type of religious knighthood of the woods. Members were activist and proselytized with zeal, and were willing to go on the offensive on behalf of their sacred forests. They sought to advance the regrowth of ancient forests reduced by civilization, and to halt the endless assault of civilization on their ancient homeland.^[7]

Notable worshipers

Relationships

Mielikki was daughter of Silvanus and sister of Eldath.^[4] She was the mistress of Gwaeron Windstrom, Shiallia and Lurue. She was friends with Shaundakul and Lathander and was an enemy of Malar, Talos, Talona.^[7]

History

Mielikki very rarely directly revealed herself to her followers. One of the few events where she had a direct influence was in the events of the Spellplague, when an avatar of her, or at least one of her servants, took Catti-brie and Regis away to a private paradise called Iruladoon she had prepared for them that would remain untouched by the events of the Spellplague's turmoil to follow. This was presumably done as a favor to Drizzt Do'Urden.^[8]

References

↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 235. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
↑ Logan Bonner (August, 2009). “Domains in Eberron and the Forgotten Realms”. In Chris Youngs ed. Dragon #378 (Wizards of the Coast), p. 32.
↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 246. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 48. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.
↑ Template:Cite book/Deities and Demigods 1st edition
↑ Ed Greenwood (October 1981). “Down-to-earth divinity”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #54 (TSR, Inc.), p. 52.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Julia Martin, Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). Faiths & Avatars. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 112–116. ISBN 978-0786903849.
↑ R.A. Salvatore (July 2010). The Ghost King. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 367–375. ISBN 978-0-7869-5499-5.

Sources

Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.
Julia Martin, Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). Faiths & Avatars. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 978-0786903849.
Troy Denning (July 1991). The Parched Sea. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 1–310. ISBN 1-56076-067-2.

The Faerûnian Pantheon

Major Deities
Azuth • Bane • Bhaal • Chauntea • Cyric • Gond • Helm • Ilmater • Kelemvor • Kossuth • Lathander • Loviatar • Mask • Mielikki • Myrkul • Mystra (Midnight) • Oghma • Selûne • Shar • Shaundakul • Silvanus • Sune • Talos • Tempus • Torm • Tymora • Tyr • Umberlee • Waukeen
Other Members
Akadi • Auril • Beshaba • Deneir • Eldath • Finder Wyvernspur • Garagos • Gargauth • Gerron • Grumbar • Gwaeron Windstrom • Hoar • Istishia • Iyachtu Xvim • Jergal • Lliira • Lurue • Malar • Milil • Nobanion • The Red Knight • Savras • Sharess • Shiallia • Siamorphe • Talona • Tiamat • Ubtao • Ulutiu • Valkur • Velsharoon

Deities

Deities of the Post–Second Sundering Era

Deities of the Post-Spellplague Era

Deities of the Era of Upheaval

Deities of the Age of Humanity

[FRCS-235-1] Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 235. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.

[Dragon378-32-2] Logan Bonner (August, 2009). “Domains in Eberron and the Forgotten Realms”. In Chris Youngs ed. Dragon #378 (Wizards of the Coast), p. 32.

[3] Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 246. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.

[FP-p48-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 48. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.

[DDG1Ed-p60-5] Template:Cite book/Deities and Demigods 1st edition

[Dragon_54-6] Ed Greenwood (October 1981). “Down-to-earth divinity”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #54 (TSR, Inc.), p. 52.

[FaA-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Julia Martin, Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). Faiths & Avatars. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 112–116. ISBN 978-0786903849.

[TheGhostKing367-375-8] R.A. Salvatore (July 2010). The Ghost King. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 367–375. ISBN 978-0-7869-5499-5.

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