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[Kulan] The Lands of Harqual (Updated: Feb 3/2022)
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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 1854593" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>MAYELA</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>Goddess of Nobility, The Lady Judge</em></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Lesser Deity</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Symbol:</strong></span> Plain silver crown</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Home Plane:</strong></span> Celestia</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Godly Realm:</strong></span> Bastion of Righteousness</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Alignment:</strong></span> Lawful good</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Portfolio:</strong></span> Government, law, nobility, right to rule</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Worshipers:</strong></span> Judges, lawful fighters, nobles, paladins, rulers, sentinels, enforcers</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Cleric Alignments:</strong></span> LG, NG, LN</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Domains:</strong></span> Authority, Good, Knowledge, Law, Nobility</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Favored Weapon:</strong></span> Light or heavy mace</p><p></p><p>Mayela is the North Goddess of Nobility and is known as The Lady Judge throughout the Lands of Harqual. She is the daughter of Cronn and Inanna and is the only one of the original Divine Children, from the Time of the Calling, to survive the Divinity War. (While Hansa and Hela are trapped deities, they are considered fallen by the North Gods.) This is a testament to her strength or will and martial prowess.</p><p></p><p>Mayela’s Avatar usually appears as a Medium-sized human woman, with long following red hair and piercing green eyes, wearing a judge’s robe trimmed in gold and silver. She carries a book of law in one hand and her <em>+5 holy cold iron light mace</em> in the other. (This weapon is considered to be similar to a holy avenger, granting Mayela’s Avatar and anyone within 30 ft of the Avatar, Spell Resistance of 25, in addition to any other SR they might already have from other sources.)</p><p></p><p>Mayela’s Avatar appears differently if on a battlefield. It appears as above but she is clad in perfectly formed plated armor in the style of the most dominant lawful good culture of the region. Regardless, the armor appears to be made of mithral and Mayela’s symbol is always etched into the breastplate. The Avatar doesn’t carry a book of law, instead wielding a <em>+5 holy cold iron heavy mace</em> with both hands.</p><p></p><p>Manifestations from Mayela are commonly the sound of a gavel hitting a wooden surface over and over again or trumpet fanfare (on a battlefield only).</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Dogma</strong></span></p><p>Mayela teaches the balance between law and good throughout society. Actions by those in power must always benefit the concepts of law without harming the good in people. Her followers must always strive to change laws and government within any lawful-based society, even if that society is dominated by evil. These restrictions are loosened only slightly when dealing with neutral or chaotic-based societies. Because many of the deities of the North Gods are neutral and/or chaotic, Mayela teaches her followers tolerance before action. Mayela teach that Evil is worse than Chaos and the faithful must always work towards putting down evil for evil’s sake. Evil in the name of the Tenets of the Balance is harder for Mayela’s followers too stomach and they often clash with the faithful of Aegir, Hades, Lokun, and Narvi over ideology.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Clerics and Temples</strong></span></p><p>The clergy of Mayela is made up of clerics, paladins, sentinels, monks, and any other individual dedicated to the concepts of law and good, regardless of class. A few enforcers are known in the Church of Mayela but they are rare. However, chaotic or evil people aren’t tolerated in the Church of Mayela. (Chaotic people with good hearts are grudgingly accepted as being members of society, as long as they follow the rules of law and only challenge government within the framework of those laws.)</p><p></p><p>Mayela is a favorite deity amongst the nobility and is the patron deity of many judges and rulers of lawful societies. Her followers are dominantly human but she does have followers amongst many dwarven clans as well as the race known as the luminous. Her worship is rare in other humanoid societies. However, the Church of Mayela doesn’t discriminate against race, believing that any soul can be brought into the fold. Thus it’s been known to occur, that silver elves, half-elves, hairfoot halflings, rakasta, and even rockwood gnomes have joined the church, in the past. The church also doesn’t discriminate against males, although most of Mayela’s high priests are female.</p><p></p><p>As a strongly aligned lawful deity, Mayela has temples in every land where law permeates. They are welcome in good lands and looked upon with suspicion and hate in evil ones. Rarely will the Church of Mayela be persecuted, as it’s tolerance for working within the system, for changes to the system, is highly regarded. Truly lawless lands and societies will work towards discrediting the Church of Mayela, but the faithful of The Lady Judge take this in stride, believing in the power of law and good to sway any soul, no matter how fallen from the Axioms of Mayela.</p><p></p><p>The most prominent temple to Mayela is in the Kingdom of Navirosov, on the island known as Calla. The citizens of the kingdom consider the Temple of Good Justice, in the Capital City of Magdalene, a bastion of goodness and law. While worship of the North God Jalivier is considered the state religion of Navirosov, the Church of Mayela is one of the few North Gods churches to be allowed full status in the kingdom. Its members are some of the most influential in society – nobles, judges, barons, knights, etc.</p><p></p><p>Other major kingdoms and city-states with powerful temples to Mayela are as follows: the Principality of Ambra, the Kingdom of Stonn, the City-state of Reims, the Monarchy of Avion, the Principality of Shaule, the Kingdom of Izmer, the Independent Domain of Anoria, the Sword Protectorate, the Kingdom of the Greystones, the Mines of Morhan, the City-state of Amdrall, the Four Cities of Foxe, the Republic of the Thorn, and the Kingdom of Halaian.</p><p></p><p>Of these, the most notable is the Temple of the Lady Judge located in the city of Shaule. There, the Church of Mayela is the state religion and her followers govern all facets of law throughout the city and the few outlying communities aligned to the Principality. The ruler of the city, His Eminence, Prince Winston Hallet (½e / Ari8/Clr8 (Mayela) / LN), is also the leader of temple and Lord Judge of the city’s courts. His dedication to law is absolute, while his dedication to good could use some help. He is one of the few rulers in the Lands of Harqual who makes use of enforcers (LN holy warriors) as leaders of a Royal Guard and is a follower of Mayela.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 1854593, member: 2012"] [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]MAYELA[/B][/COLOR] [SIZE=3][I]Goddess of Nobility, The Lady Judge[/I][/SIZE] [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Lesser Deity[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Symbol:[/B][/COLOR] Plain silver crown [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Home Plane:[/B][/COLOR] Celestia [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Godly Realm:[/B][/COLOR] Bastion of Righteousness [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Alignment:[/B][/COLOR] Lawful good [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Portfolio:[/B][/COLOR] Government, law, nobility, right to rule [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Worshipers:[/B][/COLOR] Judges, lawful fighters, nobles, paladins, rulers, sentinels, enforcers [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Cleric Alignments:[/B][/COLOR] LG, NG, LN [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Domains:[/B][/COLOR] Authority, Good, Knowledge, Law, Nobility [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Favored Weapon:[/B][/COLOR] Light or heavy mace Mayela is the North Goddess of Nobility and is known as The Lady Judge throughout the Lands of Harqual. She is the daughter of Cronn and Inanna and is the only one of the original Divine Children, from the Time of the Calling, to survive the Divinity War. (While Hansa and Hela are trapped deities, they are considered fallen by the North Gods.) This is a testament to her strength or will and martial prowess. Mayela’s Avatar usually appears as a Medium-sized human woman, with long following red hair and piercing green eyes, wearing a judge’s robe trimmed in gold and silver. She carries a book of law in one hand and her [I]+5 holy cold iron light mace[/I] in the other. (This weapon is considered to be similar to a holy avenger, granting Mayela’s Avatar and anyone within 30 ft of the Avatar, Spell Resistance of 25, in addition to any other SR they might already have from other sources.) Mayela’s Avatar appears differently if on a battlefield. It appears as above but she is clad in perfectly formed plated armor in the style of the most dominant lawful good culture of the region. Regardless, the armor appears to be made of mithral and Mayela’s symbol is always etched into the breastplate. The Avatar doesn’t carry a book of law, instead wielding a [I]+5 holy cold iron heavy mace[/I] with both hands. Manifestations from Mayela are commonly the sound of a gavel hitting a wooden surface over and over again or trumpet fanfare (on a battlefield only). [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Dogma[/B][/COLOR] Mayela teaches the balance between law and good throughout society. Actions by those in power must always benefit the concepts of law without harming the good in people. Her followers must always strive to change laws and government within any lawful-based society, even if that society is dominated by evil. These restrictions are loosened only slightly when dealing with neutral or chaotic-based societies. Because many of the deities of the North Gods are neutral and/or chaotic, Mayela teaches her followers tolerance before action. Mayela teach that Evil is worse than Chaos and the faithful must always work towards putting down evil for evil’s sake. Evil in the name of the Tenets of the Balance is harder for Mayela’s followers too stomach and they often clash with the faithful of Aegir, Hades, Lokun, and Narvi over ideology. [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Clerics and Temples[/B][/COLOR] The clergy of Mayela is made up of clerics, paladins, sentinels, monks, and any other individual dedicated to the concepts of law and good, regardless of class. A few enforcers are known in the Church of Mayela but they are rare. However, chaotic or evil people aren’t tolerated in the Church of Mayela. (Chaotic people with good hearts are grudgingly accepted as being members of society, as long as they follow the rules of law and only challenge government within the framework of those laws.) Mayela is a favorite deity amongst the nobility and is the patron deity of many judges and rulers of lawful societies. Her followers are dominantly human but she does have followers amongst many dwarven clans as well as the race known as the luminous. Her worship is rare in other humanoid societies. However, the Church of Mayela doesn’t discriminate against race, believing that any soul can be brought into the fold. Thus it’s been known to occur, that silver elves, half-elves, hairfoot halflings, rakasta, and even rockwood gnomes have joined the church, in the past. The church also doesn’t discriminate against males, although most of Mayela’s high priests are female. As a strongly aligned lawful deity, Mayela has temples in every land where law permeates. They are welcome in good lands and looked upon with suspicion and hate in evil ones. Rarely will the Church of Mayela be persecuted, as it’s tolerance for working within the system, for changes to the system, is highly regarded. Truly lawless lands and societies will work towards discrediting the Church of Mayela, but the faithful of The Lady Judge take this in stride, believing in the power of law and good to sway any soul, no matter how fallen from the Axioms of Mayela. The most prominent temple to Mayela is in the Kingdom of Navirosov, on the island known as Calla. The citizens of the kingdom consider the Temple of Good Justice, in the Capital City of Magdalene, a bastion of goodness and law. While worship of the North God Jalivier is considered the state religion of Navirosov, the Church of Mayela is one of the few North Gods churches to be allowed full status in the kingdom. Its members are some of the most influential in society – nobles, judges, barons, knights, etc. Other major kingdoms and city-states with powerful temples to Mayela are as follows: the Principality of Ambra, the Kingdom of Stonn, the City-state of Reims, the Monarchy of Avion, the Principality of Shaule, the Kingdom of Izmer, the Independent Domain of Anoria, the Sword Protectorate, the Kingdom of the Greystones, the Mines of Morhan, the City-state of Amdrall, the Four Cities of Foxe, the Republic of the Thorn, and the Kingdom of Halaian. Of these, the most notable is the Temple of the Lady Judge located in the city of Shaule. There, the Church of Mayela is the state religion and her followers govern all facets of law throughout the city and the few outlying communities aligned to the Principality. The ruler of the city, His Eminence, Prince Winston Hallet (½e / Ari8/Clr8 (Mayela) / LN), is also the leader of temple and Lord Judge of the city’s courts. His dedication to law is absolute, while his dedication to good could use some help. He is one of the few rulers in the Lands of Harqual who makes use of enforcers (LN holy warriors) as leaders of a Royal Guard and is a follower of Mayela. [/QUOTE]
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