Post by Admins on Aug 6, 2023 3:00:36 GMT 10
Halav
(Red-Hair; Patron of Warfare; The Invincible; Heironeus)
Symbol - Fist holding a lightning bolt; A sword laid on an anvil
Alignment LG
Clerics LG, NG, LN
Portfolio - Valor, chivalry, justice, honour, war, daring
Domains - War, Good, Law
Home Plane - Celestia
Weapon - Longsword
Halav is worshiped under various aspects, but all of them emphasise valour and the need to overcome evil. He appears as a tall coppery skinned man in armour appropriate to the culture worshipping him - he is most popular among the ethnic Traldar of Karameikos, and his cult has spread throughout Darokin and Thyatis as well. The church as a whole is very militant, always championing a cause or embarking on a crusade against evil or injustice. "Glory is the reward for defeating evil, while virtue is the reward for upholding the tenets of Halav" say the clerics. In life, Halav was a great hero of the Traldar people, a Bronze age people living in what is now Karameikos. Around BC 1000, a massive gnollish invasion moved into Traldar territories; Halav took the chieftainship of his village from a less resolute king and organized a massive defence against the gnolls. With the help of his confidants Petra and Zirchev, he kept the Traldar from being obliterated. In the make-or-break battle of the war, Halav led his forces against the gnoll-king's encampment, killing that humanoid leader. Halav was also killed in the fight, but his ally Petra raised him back to life. Later, Halav became Immortal under the sponsorship of Odin in the Sphere of Thought. Temples to Halav always have a slightly militaristic look to them. In unsettled areas, they double as fortresses. Even in settled or urban areas they usually contain open, grassy courtyards where soldiers can train.
(Red-Hair; Patron of Warfare; The Invincible; Heironeus)
Symbol - Fist holding a lightning bolt; A sword laid on an anvil
Alignment LG
Clerics LG, NG, LN
Portfolio - Valor, chivalry, justice, honour, war, daring
Domains - War, Good, Law
Home Plane - Celestia
Weapon - Longsword
Halav is worshiped under various aspects, but all of them emphasise valour and the need to overcome evil. He appears as a tall coppery skinned man in armour appropriate to the culture worshipping him - he is most popular among the ethnic Traldar of Karameikos, and his cult has spread throughout Darokin and Thyatis as well. The church as a whole is very militant, always championing a cause or embarking on a crusade against evil or injustice. "Glory is the reward for defeating evil, while virtue is the reward for upholding the tenets of Halav" say the clerics. In life, Halav was a great hero of the Traldar people, a Bronze age people living in what is now Karameikos. Around BC 1000, a massive gnollish invasion moved into Traldar territories; Halav took the chieftainship of his village from a less resolute king and organized a massive defence against the gnolls. With the help of his confidants Petra and Zirchev, he kept the Traldar from being obliterated. In the make-or-break battle of the war, Halav led his forces against the gnoll-king's encampment, killing that humanoid leader. Halav was also killed in the fight, but his ally Petra raised him back to life. Later, Halav became Immortal under the sponsorship of Odin in the Sphere of Thought. Temples to Halav always have a slightly militaristic look to them. In unsettled areas, they double as fortresses. Even in settled or urban areas they usually contain open, grassy courtyards where soldiers can train.