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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 2817616" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>RAMARA</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>Goddess of Love, Beauty and Joy, The Love Goddess, The Moons' Mistress</em></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Intermediate Deity</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Symbol:</strong></span> Silver heart between two moons</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Home Plane:</strong></span> Arborea</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Godly Realm:</strong></span> Moonlit Grace </p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Alignment:</strong></span> Neutral good</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Portfolio:</strong></span> Beauty, love, Novan and Lithe (Kulan's twin moons)</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Worshipers:</strong></span> Bards, elementalists (air, earth, fire, & water), elves, half-elves, lovers</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Cleric Alignments:</strong></span> NG, CG, LG</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Domains:</strong></span> Charm, Good, Joy, Love, Moon</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Favored Weapon:</strong></span> Light mace</p><p></p><p>Ramara is the North Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Joy. She is often referred to as The Love Goddess and The Moons’ Mistress. She is the wife of Rel and is one of the goddesses that lost all her divine children during the Divinity War. Now, she and her husband have a new child, Draven, who has also become a member of the Seelie Court.</p><p></p><p>Ramara’s avatar always appears as a Medium-sized comely, redheaded female of the same race as the mortal she is appearing to. If there are many mortals present then she will choose to appear as the most abundant race in the group of mortals. Her Avatar often appears in the nude or in silk, see-through garments. Sometimes the Avatar appears in more traditional garb, especially when Ramara wishes to bless adventurers. Regardless, the Avatar’s clothing looks to be the finest and most beauteous ever made. Thus, a barbarian of the Northlands would see her Avatar as a tall, strong, attractive, and covered in the finest furs – cut to enhance her figure.</p><p></p><p>Ramara’s Avatar rarely appears wearing armor or carrying a weapon. When the Avatar does the armor is either elven or mithral chainmail of the finest quality, and she carries a <em>+5 defending disruption light mace</em>. Ramara is more likely to manifest on Harqual then send an Avatar, however. These manifestations come in the form of beautiful music playing nearby or the sound of the pleasure of lovers.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Dogma</strong></span></p><p>Ramara’s faith teaches that love comes before everything in life, even before beauty. Beauty is as important, but one should never reject the love of another just because they aren’t as “pretty” or “handsome”. Beauty is also about what is inside, not just about outward appearances. The Moons’ Mistress’s faith also favors those that see how the moon enhances beauty, love, and life in general. The elementals are important to the faithful of Mirella as well, being the source for power and so much beauty in the natural world.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Clerics and Temples</strong></span></p><p>The clergy of Ramara are made up of not only clerics but of bards and elementalists. The Church of Ramara has few holy warriors and those amongst the faithful who are called to that path are always sentinels. Druids rarely worship Ramara, as she has little to do with nature beyond Kulan’s twin moons and the four elements. Powerful bards and elementalists are more likely to gain prestige in the Church of Ramara. Ramara only accepts good-aligned individuals into the clergy, but will accept neutral followers amongst the masses.</p><p></p><p>Ramara’s flock is made up mostly of humans, especially Northerners, but almost any race can gain the embrace of The Love Goddess. Elves and half-elves are common amongst her faithful, and many other demihuman races pay homage to her as well. Members of races that tend towards evil are almost never welcomed into the Church of Ramara. Gnolls, orcs, goblinoids, and the like just don’t fit into the Ramaran way of life. There are a few half-orcs amongst the faithful, however, and many of these half-breeds fight as holy warriors in Ramara’s name.</p><p></p><p>Ramara’s faith is widespread throughout the Lands of Harqual, as she is one of the most popular deities of the Pantheon of the North. Her faith has spread as far south as countless city-states of the Far South, and, it is rumored, beyond. Her strongest presence, in the northern lands, is in the Avion Region, in the west, and the Calla Island Region, in the East. The Monarchy of Avion boasts as many as four active temples, and the lands surrounding Avion have at least one temple dedicated to Ramara. The largest is the Temple of the Two Moons in the City-state of Gillian, which even outstrips the largest temple in Avion City, known as the Sanctuary of Love.</p><p></p><p>The main temples in the Calla Island Region are found, of course, on Calla Island. There are three such temples dedicated to Ramara. Two are located in the major cities of the Kingdom of Navirosov, which dominates that island. However, the third is an independent temple located in the Calla Island mountain range near another temple dedicated to Jalivier. The Temple of the Rising Moons is considered a sister temple to the Temple of Elevated Light, which marks the passing of the sun each day. The clerics of Ramara do the same for Kulan’s twin moons, Novan and Lithe.</p><p></p><p>Ramara’s strongest presence, in the southern lands, is in the Heverkent Region. High in the Hinderfall Mountains of the Far South is the best place to see the world’s moons and the mountain range is one of the most beautiful places located anywhere in the Lands of Harqual. Shrines to Ramara are common throughout the communities of the Hinderfall Mountain and the Heverkent Forest, but the region has its temples too. The largest is the Temple of the Beauteous Moons in the mountain city of Wateredge, located on the shores of Lake Torr.</p><p></p><p>Other major kingdoms and city-states with notable temples to Ramara are as follows: City-state of Finder, City-state of Reims, the Carillon Kingship, Domain of Varan, Four Cities of the Foxe, Free City of Acquadeipe, Hallowed Lands, Highwall Plateau, Kingdom of Halaian, Kingdom of Honor, Kingdom of Jewels, Kingdom of MaShir, Lands of Xulvana, the Relaini Alliance, and Thunderwall Crater.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 2817616, member: 2012"] [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]RAMARA[/B][/COLOR] [SIZE=3][I]Goddess of Love, Beauty and Joy, The Love Goddess, The Moons' Mistress[/I][/SIZE] [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Intermediate Deity[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Symbol:[/B][/COLOR] Silver heart between two moons [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Home Plane:[/B][/COLOR] Arborea [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Godly Realm:[/B][/COLOR] Moonlit Grace [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Alignment:[/B][/COLOR] Neutral good [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Portfolio:[/B][/COLOR] Beauty, love, Novan and Lithe (Kulan's twin moons) [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Worshipers:[/B][/COLOR] Bards, elementalists (air, earth, fire, & water), elves, half-elves, lovers [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Cleric Alignments:[/B][/COLOR] NG, CG, LG [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Domains:[/B][/COLOR] Charm, Good, Joy, Love, Moon [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Favored Weapon:[/B][/COLOR] Light mace Ramara is the North Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Joy. She is often referred to as The Love Goddess and The Moons’ Mistress. She is the wife of Rel and is one of the goddesses that lost all her divine children during the Divinity War. Now, she and her husband have a new child, Draven, who has also become a member of the Seelie Court. Ramara’s avatar always appears as a Medium-sized comely, redheaded female of the same race as the mortal she is appearing to. If there are many mortals present then she will choose to appear as the most abundant race in the group of mortals. Her Avatar often appears in the nude or in silk, see-through garments. Sometimes the Avatar appears in more traditional garb, especially when Ramara wishes to bless adventurers. Regardless, the Avatar’s clothing looks to be the finest and most beauteous ever made. Thus, a barbarian of the Northlands would see her Avatar as a tall, strong, attractive, and covered in the finest furs – cut to enhance her figure. Ramara’s Avatar rarely appears wearing armor or carrying a weapon. When the Avatar does the armor is either elven or mithral chainmail of the finest quality, and she carries a [I]+5 defending disruption light mace[/I]. Ramara is more likely to manifest on Harqual then send an Avatar, however. These manifestations come in the form of beautiful music playing nearby or the sound of the pleasure of lovers. [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Dogma[/B][/COLOR] Ramara’s faith teaches that love comes before everything in life, even before beauty. Beauty is as important, but one should never reject the love of another just because they aren’t as “pretty” or “handsome”. Beauty is also about what is inside, not just about outward appearances. The Moons’ Mistress’s faith also favors those that see how the moon enhances beauty, love, and life in general. The elementals are important to the faithful of Mirella as well, being the source for power and so much beauty in the natural world. [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Clerics and Temples[/B][/COLOR] The clergy of Ramara are made up of not only clerics but of bards and elementalists. The Church of Ramara has few holy warriors and those amongst the faithful who are called to that path are always sentinels. Druids rarely worship Ramara, as she has little to do with nature beyond Kulan’s twin moons and the four elements. Powerful bards and elementalists are more likely to gain prestige in the Church of Ramara. Ramara only accepts good-aligned individuals into the clergy, but will accept neutral followers amongst the masses. Ramara’s flock is made up mostly of humans, especially Northerners, but almost any race can gain the embrace of The Love Goddess. Elves and half-elves are common amongst her faithful, and many other demihuman races pay homage to her as well. Members of races that tend towards evil are almost never welcomed into the Church of Ramara. Gnolls, orcs, goblinoids, and the like just don’t fit into the Ramaran way of life. There are a few half-orcs amongst the faithful, however, and many of these half-breeds fight as holy warriors in Ramara’s name. Ramara’s faith is widespread throughout the Lands of Harqual, as she is one of the most popular deities of the Pantheon of the North. Her faith has spread as far south as countless city-states of the Far South, and, it is rumored, beyond. Her strongest presence, in the northern lands, is in the Avion Region, in the west, and the Calla Island Region, in the East. The Monarchy of Avion boasts as many as four active temples, and the lands surrounding Avion have at least one temple dedicated to Ramara. The largest is the Temple of the Two Moons in the City-state of Gillian, which even outstrips the largest temple in Avion City, known as the Sanctuary of Love. The main temples in the Calla Island Region are found, of course, on Calla Island. There are three such temples dedicated to Ramara. Two are located in the major cities of the Kingdom of Navirosov, which dominates that island. However, the third is an independent temple located in the Calla Island mountain range near another temple dedicated to Jalivier. The Temple of the Rising Moons is considered a sister temple to the Temple of Elevated Light, which marks the passing of the sun each day. The clerics of Ramara do the same for Kulan’s twin moons, Novan and Lithe. Ramara’s strongest presence, in the southern lands, is in the Heverkent Region. High in the Hinderfall Mountains of the Far South is the best place to see the world’s moons and the mountain range is one of the most beautiful places located anywhere in the Lands of Harqual. Shrines to Ramara are common throughout the communities of the Hinderfall Mountain and the Heverkent Forest, but the region has its temples too. The largest is the Temple of the Beauteous Moons in the mountain city of Wateredge, located on the shores of Lake Torr. Other major kingdoms and city-states with notable temples to Ramara are as follows: City-state of Finder, City-state of Reims, the Carillon Kingship, Domain of Varan, Four Cities of the Foxe, Free City of Acquadeipe, Hallowed Lands, Highwall Plateau, Kingdom of Halaian, Kingdom of Honor, Kingdom of Jewels, Kingdom of MaShir, Lands of Xulvana, the Relaini Alliance, and Thunderwall Crater. [/QUOTE]
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