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An Introduction To The Forgotten Realms - Gods of Hillsfar and Elventree
An Introduction To The Forgotten Realms - Gods of Hillsfar and Elventree
Hillsfar andElventree
ThethirdseasonoftheD&DAdventurersLeagueisjuststarting.
TheD&DExpeditionsgamesthisyeararesetaroundthecitystate
ofHillsfar,aportcityontheMoonsea.TheofficialDDALpagehas
agreatarticleabouttheStateofHillsfar,butIthoughtIdgointoa
littlemoredetailaboutthegodsthatareworshippedinthecity
andthenearbytownofElventree.Thisisparticularlyimportantif
youtaketheAcolytebackground,whichwillallowyouaccessto
somefreespellcastingatthesetemples.
Asaresult,itsalittleunusualforadventurerstoworshipLliira.However,everysooften
peoplehavetofighttokeepthedreamofjoyfulnessalive,andtherearethoseamongsther
worshipperswhotakethatchargeseriouslyalthoughtheymightnotseemtobetakingit
seriously.Wearingafeatherhatandbeingunderestimatedbythevillain?(Andbringinga
littlejoyintootherpeopleslives?)Yeah,thatsagoodplaceforaworshipperofLliiratobe.
YoumightfindworshippersofLliiraintheOrderoftheGauntletortheHarpers,butitshard
toimaginemanyofthemendingupintheZhentarim,EmeraldEnclaveorLordsAlliance.
BardsarequitelikelytofollowLliira,butmostcharacterswhoenjoyhavingfunafteralong
daysadventurewillprobablyappreciatewhattheLliiranshavetooffer.Herloveofthe
dancemeansthatafewroguesandmonks(andthosetrainedinacrobatics)mayfollowher
althoughthetraditional(lawful)viewofmonksisntagreatfit.Thedrunkenmaster?Much
morelikely!
LliiraisChaoticGood.Aboutahundredyearsago,hermortalloverwasslainby
worshippersofLoviatar,theLadyofPain,sosomeofherworshippersstillseektocause
troublefor(orkill)anyworshipperofthatgoddesstheycomeacross.
Imgladyourehappy.Imhappyyoureglad.twounnamedLliiranworshippers.
AsChaunteaisthegoddessofagricultureLawfulGood,ofcourseshesveryimportant
tomaintainingcivilisation.Youcantmaintaincivilisationwithoutastablefoodsource.The
clericsofChaunteagenerallyonlyconcernthemselveswiththedaytodaymattersofcaring
forfarmersandtheircrops,preferringtonurtureratherthanengageinopenconflict,but
theywillrisewhenthepeopleandthelandarethreatened.
Duetoherlinkstocivilisation,youmayfindworshippersofChaunteaintheOrderofthe
GauntletortheLordsAlliance.ItsmoreunusualforthemtobelongtotheEmeraldEnclave,
althoughIcouldseeithappeningshesabittoocivilisedfortheEmeraldEnclave.The
ZhentarimaretoomercenarytoworryaboutChauntea.Harpers?Seemsunlikely,but
possible.
InHillsfar,theChaunteansalsooperatealargeorphanageitispossiblethatyourcharacter
mightcomefromthatorphanageandbemoreinclinedtoworshipChaunteaasaresult.
However,itsunlikelythathisfollowerswouldeverbeorganisedenoughtoproperlydo
something.Imightbesurprised,however.
DisparageNoFoeandRespectAlliscarvedabovethedoorstohistemple.Hisfollowers
maybefoundamongsttheZhentarimandtheLordsAlliance,forthemostpart.
Mielikki, the Forest Queen
MielikkidoesnothaveagreatpresencewithinHillsfar,butthenearbytownofElventreeisa
differentmatter,asitcontainsatempletothenaturegoddess.MielikkiandChaunteatend
nottohavetoomuchtodowitheachother,thoughastheyrebothGoodgoddesses,they
arekindlytowardspeople.IvewrittenmoreonMielikkiinmyGodsofGoodarticle.
InElventree,herservantsareveryconcernedwiththediscriminationagainstnonhumans
foundinHillsfar.ManyofherfollowersinthisregionarealignedwiththeHarpers,andare
likelycovertlyworkinginandaroundHillsfartobettertheplightofnonhumanstrapped
withinthecity,whilstalsodealingwiththreatsfoundinthenearbywildernessherfollowers
whoaremembersoftheEmeraldEnclavewouldbetendingtowardsthoseactivities.
HertempleinElventreeisknownastheHalloftheUnicorn.
TheCairnofMysteries,itshighpriestknownastheSentinel,istheplacetoworshipMystra
inElventreeitsashrineratherthanatemple,butalthoughthedescriptionoftheAcolyte
featureintheHarriedinHillsfaradventuredoesntindicatedevoteesofMystracangetfree
spellcasting,itseemslikelyfromtheStateofHillsfardescription.
SelneisChaoticGood.
ElventreehasasmallshrinetoSelne,theSilverShadowCave,andspellcastingservices
canbeacquiredthere.
Selnesworshippersopposeevilforces,especiallyevillycanthropesandworshippersof
Malar.WorshippersofSelnearemostlikelytobemembersoftheHarpers,althoughthe
OrderoftheGauntletorEmeraldEnclavearealsopossible.Afewmightbemembersofthe
LordsAlliance.
(ThataccountofthebeginningofthedrowisntstrictlyaccurateintermsofRealmslore,its
justshorterthanthetruestory.LolthisntjustademonessintheRealms)
Eilistraeeisthepatronofthosedrowwhohavebrokenfreeandnowattempttoliveonthe
surfaceorotherwisetrytoredeemtheirbrethren.Shesnotparticularlywellknownto
surfacedwellers(andmostelveswouldrubbishtheideaofthedroweverbeingredeemed),
buttheHarpersareawareofherandherfollowers,andtrytoaidthemwheretheycan.A
shrinetoEilistraeeliesnearElventree,theDancingStone,anditisnormallyattendedbya
priestessofEilistraee.
EilistraeeisChaoticGood.
Small(likelyunstaffed)shrinestoChauntea,Silvanus(neutralgodoftheForests),Eldath
(guardianofgroves),CorellonLarethian(chiefgodoftheelves)andRillifaneRallthal(elven
godofthewoodlands)canbefoundinElventree.
Membersofotherreligionswillpassthroughthearea,possiblyevenincludingyour
characters!However,thosearethechiefdeitiesworshippedinHillsfarandElventree.