Theora (CG)The Muse
The goddess of creativity and inspiration. She acts through dreams and sudden realizations, gently prodding people to greatness. She is slow to act, but her work shakes the world.
Those who are followers of Theora are part of the Hadurin church, but put an emphasis on discovery, and creativity in their work. One must be dedicated to their craft to appease Theora. Artists, and Sculptures are often know to be followers of this variant of the
Hadurin religion.
Relations:
-Theora has always worked closest to Hadurin, as both share a drive of creation and craftsmanship.
-She admires gods with the greatest passion. She has great appreciation for Velona, and has long looked up to her mother Feyja.
-Her worst relationships are with those she believes lack passion, such as Balmoth and Oros; or those that destroy instead of creating, such as Gazek and Sithrak.
Scripture: Clay Passions
Adds to the stories in Hadurin's The Way of Mountains, Theora adds "The Sculptor" & "The Painter" to the text. The lives of two artists and the lessons they learned from their creative works. While it does discuss the benefit to society (primarily as inspirations to other characters in the world) these chapters are more distinct about the personal benefits this kind of work had. The lessons and discoveries that can only be learnt from putting ones all into the creative process.
The Painting of Gabriella an oil painting of a dark haired woman bathing her child in the glassy lake mid autumn. Is believed to be an actual painting by "The Painter" the painting matches a description noted in Clay Passions. Finding other artwork and sculptures from either the Sculpture or the Painter would be of great value to the church of Theora.
Heralds:
Theora possesses no heralds. Choosing instead to act as muse to her faithful. Many a time has a fit of creative passion served to pass her guidance on through a work of art
Curse/Blessings:
-A spark of inspiration is said to be a gift of Theora's blessing, and a rainbow is supposed to indicate good fortune to come
-A fault in the center of your sculpting stone, Dull Grey Skies, or Creative Block are all signs of Theora's Displeasure, so it is often advised to change projects completely if this is happening.
Major God
Hadurin
Obedience
Paint a small picture, carve a piece of wood, sculpt a piece of clay, or create another work of art, whispering praise to Theora's brilliance as you do so. The art piece need be neither large nor complex, but heartfelt and made to the best of your ability. Gift the piece of art to a stranger and pay him a sincere compliment as you do so. If there are no suitable individuals around to receive the gift, leave it in an obvious place with a note praising Theora and asking whoever finds it to take it with your warmest wishes. Gain a +4 sacred bonus on Craft checks.
Evangelist
1: Master Sculptor
Crafter's Fortune 3/day
Mud Buddy 2/day
Stone Shape 1/day
2: Sensibility of Crafting: Your understanding of the inner workings of magical crafting has won you a protective boon from your ancestors and from Theora herself, allowing you to better avoid powers drawn from magical items. You gain a +4 sacred bonus on any saving throw against an effect generated by a magic item. This includes spells cast from scrolls, staves, or wands.
3: Crafter's Pride: You have learned the intrinsic nature of what gives life to objects, and can pour your soul into the construction of a given creation to infuse it with a semblance of blessed life. Once per week, you can cast animate objects on a single object that you’ve created. The effect does not have a duration; the animated object remains indefinitely as a companion, following your commands as best it can. You cannot animate a new companion while one is already serving you, though as a full-round action you can dismiss a companion, reducing it to lifelessness. If your companion is destroyed, you cannot use this ability again for another week. You cannot affect an object animated in this way with a permanency spell.
Exalted
1: Colorful Artistry
Color Spray 3/day
Hypnotic Pattern 2/day
Enter Image 1/day
2. Swift Creation: Once per day as a standard action, you can conjure an object into existence in your vicinity. Objects created in this fashion are always artistic in appearance— otherwise this spell-like ability functions as major creation.
3: Crafters Ally: Once per day, you can summon a construct to do your bidding. This functions as summon monster IX, but you can only choose to summon one iron golem, 1d3 clay golems, or 1d4+1 glass golems
Sentinel
1: Divine Repairs
Entropic Shield 3/day
Make Whole 2/day
Minor Creation 1/day
2: Splendorous Ally: Once per day as a standard action, you can summon a lillend azata. You gain telepathy with the lillend to a range of 100 feet. The lillend follows your commands perfectly for 1 minute for every Hit Die you possess before vanishing back to its home on Elysium. The lillend doesn’t follow any commands that would cause it to take evil or overly lawful actions, and the creature could even attack you if the command is particularly egregious.
3: Chromatic Scourge: You Channel Theora's power into your weapon, Once per day as a swift action, you can imbue your weapon with Theora's Grace, it begins to glow with a shifting colored light . If your target is evil, you gain a +20 sacred bonus on your next single attack. If your opponent is an evil-aligned Devil creature, treat your next single attack roll as both an automatic hit and a critical threat. You gain a +4 profane bonus to confirm the critical hit.