D&D 5E Melora = Eilistraee (in non-canon games)?

[SkidAce]

Melora = Ehlonna.

 

[Staffan]

Melora = Ehlonna.

Ehlonna is a Greyhawk deity though, not a Realmsian one. And she's really not that great of a fit for Melora - there's some overlap, yes, but if I was converting an adventure featuring Melora stuff to Greyhawk I would probably use Obad-Hai (for land-based things) or Procan (if it's sea-related).

Ehlonna'a portfolio is considerably narrower than Melora's - Ehlonna's about the woodlands and its inhabitants, whereas Melora is about all sorts of nature. Ehlonna also has a more "positive" outlook on nature (from a human perspective) than Melora - she is Neutral Good whereas Melora is Unaligned (OK, different alignment systems, but I'm pretty sure Ehlonna would be Good in 4e). Ehlonna wants a romantic ideal of nature where humans and animals frolic together in the forest, whereas Melora also represents nature's more destructive aspects.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

You're not wrong, which is why I wondered if Eilistraee may have "absorbed" Melora upon her return.

It's all DM specific, really, which I get. I have plans of playing a Half-Drow follower of Melora, and Eilistraee is an excellent fit for the vision I had for her. In our campaign, the Drow aren't all Evil, just tribal and misplaced and the DM has established that all the elves used to be of one creed.

Also, as an afterthought - maybe the 4e's Wellblade (Hexblade with the Well pact) imprisoned Goddess could be this Eilistraee? That would be amazing, as this character's father is a Wellblade (and also my current PC)!

I would not bother if are you playing in the realms. If you are then just worship Elistraee. Melora is not a Realms god and has no influence there. They are not similar enough for you to bother fusing them. (Added on Melora is Neutral while Elistaee is good.) If you are not playing the realms and Melora is a god, then just worship her, Elistraee is a realms god and has no influence out of there. Plus as mentioned they are not similar.

Pretty much. The two are from different pantheons in 5e and 4e. In 4e Elistraee was dead and Melora had nothing to do with the Realms being part of the Dawn War Pantheon. As of 5e, Elistaee has returned and is part of the Realms pantheon again. Melora is still a member of the Dawn War pantheon and nothing has changed. The two gods don't have anything to do with each other and I don't know why you thought they did.

 

[SkidAce]

Ehlonna is a Greyhawk deity though, not a Realmsian one. And she's really not that great of a fit for Melora - there's some overlap, yes, but if I was converting an adventure featuring Melora stuff to Greyhawk I would probably use Obad-Hai (for land-based things) or Procan (if it's sea-related).

Ehlonna'a portfolio is considerably narrower than Melora's - Ehlonna's about the woodlands and its inhabitants, whereas Melora is about all sorts of nature. Ehlonna also has a more "positive" outlook on nature (from a human perspective) than Melora - she is Neutral Good whereas Melora is Unaligned (OK, different alignment systems, but I'm pretty sure Ehlonna would be Good in 4e). Ehlonna wants a romantic ideal of nature where humans and animals frolic together in the forest, whereas Melora also represents nature's more destructive aspects.

Oh, I'm aware.

I took Melora from 4e and mixed her in with Ehlonna to make her a little more edgy. But as far as info goes, you are spot on.

 

[Herobizkit]

In 4e's White Well story, Lolth (then Araushnee) tricks Sehanine into 'cheating' on Corellon by disguising herself as Corellon; the White Well lady is the result of this union. Corellon is ticked at Sehanine's infidelity and locks the daughter in the Well.

In FR Canon, Eilistraee is also the daughter of Corellon and Araushnee.

Admittedly we're not going to follow FR canon, but my DM seems to like the idea and that's how we're playing it at our table.

Eilistraee is thus going to be a demigod tied to Melora's "camp" via their common hunting/wilderness angle and will also resume her mantle as one of the Seldarine.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

In 4e's White Well story, Lolth (then Araushnee) tricks Sehanine into 'cheating' on Corellon by disguising herself as Corellon; the White Well lady is the result of this union. Corellon is ticked at Sehanine's infidelity and locks the daughter in the Well.

In FR Canon, Eilistraee is also the daughter of Corellon and Araushnee.

Admittedly we're not going to follow FR canon, but my DM seems to like the idea and that's how we're playing it at our table.

Eilistraee is thus going to be a demigod tied to Melora's "camp" via their common hunting/wilderness angle and will also resume her mantle as one of the Seldarine.

Once again why are they in the same pantheon, which setting are you playing in.

They also don't need to be connected ether as Melora does not have a hunting angle just a wilderness angle. Eilistraee is way more about dancing and the moon then the wilderness anyway, also being a good person which Melora does not give a crap about.

It feels like your trying to put in a connection that is not there. Melora shares the liking the forest thing with tons of gods in D&D. Eilistraee liking wilderness is a footnote for her character most elven gods like the Forrest. And this entire thing just does not make sense to me. If your going to feature her anyway I think she makes way more sense as an independent god with no connection to Melora.

 

[Herobizkit]

It's a homebrew setting. The only connection Melora is going to have to Eilistraee is that, previous to becoming a Dark Maiden, my character was formerly an Acolyte (but not priestess) of a Meloran temple. The attachment between the two is tenuous at best, as you said, but in our game Melora is the only "verified" and True Deity while the rest of the world's faiths remain mostly agnostic.

In other words, some Melorans (specifically the ones who favor her Wilderness aspect) may branch off and become Eilistraee cultists; this will likely be one of my character's goals. The Seldarine are established as the centre of Elven lore/belief and while they are not Deities themselves, they are Immortal Elves Of Great Power and Wisdom as one might expect.

How this affects the world at large (or at all) is entirely in the hands of the DM.

 

[SkidAce]

It's a homebrew setting. The only connection Melora is going to have to Eilistraee is that, previous to becoming a Dark Maiden, my character was formerly an Acolyte (but not priestess) of a Meloran temple. The attachment between the two is tenuous at best, as you said, but in our game Melora is the only "verified" and True Deity while the rest of the world's faiths remain mostly agnostic.

In other words, some Melorans (specifically the ones who favor her Wilderness aspect) may branch off and become Eilistraee cultists; this will likely be one of my character's goals. The Seldarine are established as the centre of Elven lore/belief and while they are not Deities themselves, they are Immortal Elves Of Great Power and Wisdom as one might expect.

How this affects the world at large (or at all) is entirely in the hands of the DM.

I like it.