Against the far wall is an ornate white altar, flanked by two large braziers. Described as chaos and timeless nothingness, the sphere was filled with no more than dim misty shadows, neither light nor dark, for such things had not yet separated. Let all on whom my light falls be welcome if they desire to be so. [4][7], During the full moon, a female cleric would perform morning ceremonies to make herself receptive to special insights, intuition, and visions. [2][3] However, there were still many commonalities and shared matters of faith. She is barefoot and wearing a long white robe with a silver cloth belt. She Who Guides is favored in Lastarr, an independent city once part of Estagund which is her most prominent center of worship. The most humble wore plain brown robes, while others wore normal clothes accented with but a little moonstone jewelry. Meanwhile, they communed and communicated personally with Selne through mental visions. I have no words for this, but I can't stop looking. If you wish to submit an images to this site, please contact us. Selne (pronounced:/slun/seh-LOON-eh[1][4][5] or:/slune/seh-LOON-ay[6]), also known as Our Lady of Silver, the Moonmaiden, and the Night White Lady, was the goddess of the moon in the Faernian pantheon. [32] A temple dedicated to Selne, the Abbey of the Moon, was established in 3847DR.[33][34], In the Year of Shadows, 1358 DR, the Time of Troubles came, magic went awry, and the gods were forced to walk the Realms in mortal form. It fits, as one of her pseudonym's is "She Who Guides" and with Knowledge Domain providing innate spells such as Identify, Augury, Arcane Eye, Legend Lore . Basic Information Honestly, I used a lot of Sailor Moon inspiration for my man and it turned out great. A wooden necklace of Selune's symbol, worn by faithful commoners. [2], The diverse faithful all paid homage to Selne in their own individual ways, often adapting the standard rituals into very personalized, even unique rites. The sailors of Thentia took this very seriously. [9][15][16] Other clergy could be druids and rangers. This is a lore pamphlet for players that play clerics, paladins, or worshippers of Selune, goddess of good and neutral lycanthropes, moon, navigation, questers, stars, wanderers, motherhood, and reproductive cycles in the Forgotten Realms. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][note 1] In the Shining Lands of Durpar, Estagund, and Var the Golden, Selne was known as Lucha, She Who Guides, and her worship was part of belief in the Adama. [4][5], She could not be damaged by electricity and light spells, and could not be affected by illusion, enchantment, or charm and charm sphere spells. Many rituals revered a woman's role as a teacher and role model, both in the home and in society. The fragile, eternal balance Lord Ao has charged us gods to uphold. During the Mystery ritual, Selunite priests cast certain secret spells and lie before the Moonmaidens altar, from whence they fly upward and spiral around the moon in a trance while they speak personally with Selune via mental visions. [42] She did indeed, spiriting the entire city and its citizens into the Gates of the Moon, where it was named Selnarra. It must be stressed that outside of Waterdeep and other larger city temples, many departures from these forms of titles will be found. Sehanine Moonbow is the elven goddess of death, dreams, heavens, journeys, moon (full moon to be precise), moon elves, stars, and transcendence as well as the most powerful female member of the Seldarine. [38][39] Later that night, Luna transformed fully into an avatar of Selne, and famously battled Shar over the streets of Waterdeep, her light blasting away Shar's darkness. Mystryl balanced the conflict and mediated an uneasy truce. Selune as Lucha is worshiped by nearly everyone in Durpar. If watched over time, her appearance seemed to grow to full radiance or to age and fade away, in keeping with the waxing or waning of the moon. Favored weapon As the silver moon waxes and wanes, so too does all life. Instead, the term "church of Selne" is adopted for discussion and wiki purposes; the phrase "church of Selne" is mentioned in several sources about it. [2], The clergy of Selne were known collectively as "Selnites", which was also the adjective for the faith. Higher-ranked clergy were instead known as "Priestess/Priest of the" followed by a term traditional to the shrine or temple with which the priest was affiliated. This crept away from the altar to touch or envelop whatever the goddess chose, in turn enchanting items, empowering the faithful, and destroying undead. She encourages her worshipers to do the following: Never lose hope or faith, for every force in the world ebbs and flows. [1][3][4][5][6][7][8] They looked to Selne for guidance, courage, and strength, while couples hoped she would bless them with children when the time was right. Among them were the first Mystra and the second Mystra, who was her greatest ally against Shar since 1358 DR. Eilistraee and Lliira, meanwhile, shared her love of frolicking under the moon. She ignited a heavenly bodythe Sunin order to give warmth to Chauntea. I would have thought Life or Knowledge, from what Domains are available. High Initiate Courynna Jacerryl, upon receiving. [2][3][24] When moonfire appeared, the clergy considered it a good sign, believing the night was blessed and they were worthy. [2][3][4][5][6][6][10], She was generous and freely bestowed gifts and blessings on mortals. [55], After the Spellplague, Selne became a popular deity across Faern, as her priesthood made pilgrimages to every corner of the continent, wanting to bring hope to people in those desperate times. Selunes priesthood is as diverse as her worshipers, with hers being truly a faith that promotes equal access and understanding. Selne's light blasting Shar's Rod of Oblivion, during their battle over Waterdeep. [4], Worshipers were also urged to be humble and self-reliant, to use common sense and practicality,[2][3][4][7] and to find their own practical paths through life to be as successful as possible while not neglecting their compassion for others. Priests of Selne spend their time wandering Orben reaching out to the faithful and to potential worshipers of the moon goddess, since Selne can be worshiped anywhere on the surface world. The walls are etched with beautiful murals, and statues circle the room. She alternates between deep passions and casual flirtations and has been romantically tied to many of the other . A crate with the symbol of Sehanine Moonbow on the side. They then went to see the false Selne for themselves. Relationships [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] She was also known as Bright Nydra in the Farsea Marshes; as Elah among the Bedine of Anauroch; and as Lucha, called She Who Guides, in the Shining Lands, where she was part of the faith of the Adama. [1][2][3][4][5][9] Under the subsequent World Tree cosmology, the Gates of the Moon was considered its own plane. When the moon was out, even if not visible, it was known as "moonlight". Worshipers: Female spellcasters, good and neutral lycanthropes, navigators, monks (Sun Soul), sailors A rock painted with the symbol of Sehanine Moonbow. [7][33][34][35], The two goddesses then fought over the fate of their creations. The Dark Moon heresy was the belief that Selne and Shar were two aspects of the same deity. Shaman taking over just that one tribe? The idea that Selne has a father seems at odds with the conventional creation myth of the Realms, in which Selne is said to have coalesced out of the primordial essence of Realmspace and no "father" is mentioned. Also known as Our Lady of Silver and the Moonmaiden, she is the Faernian goddess of light, the moon, stars, navigation, navigators, wanderers, questers, and goodly lycanthropes. [2][3][5] This could be just a simple solitary night-time walk under the moonlight, hence its name. [4], Selne was believed to be one of the oldest deities known in Faern. [4][5][26], To indicate her favor or presence or to help mortals, Selne might send owls; weredragons or song dragons; certain breeds of good lycanthropes or other shapechanging creatures; or one of her loyal planetar servants known as the Shards,[4][5][25] or lesser beings known as slivers. [2], The goddess exhorted the faithful to find those who carried the curse of lycanthropy, and to cure those who desired release from it and to destroy those who surrendered to the beast inside. [56], Selne counted as her allies fellow deities of the moon, beauty, fortune, joy, light, magic, and weather. [3] By the 14th century DR, the priests of Lucha in the Shining Lands still wore white robes, circlets of flowers and vines, and no shoes, while priests carried staffs wrapped with flowers and vines. I found two magic items on the wiki that were listed as items used by the clergy of Selne, and figured they were simple enough to convert for 5E. She bade the faithful to encourage and exemplify acceptance, equality and equal access, tolerance, and understanding; to treat all other beings as equals; and to make all welcome in the faith. Im definitely gonna hit up the tvtropes website and read all the bits and bobs on there. Selunes eternal foe is the evil goddess Shar, and she battles her ceaselessly on many planes of existence, both through mortal worshipers and servitor creatures. She was also allies with Angharradh, Corellon, and Cyrrollalee. [1] They fought incessantly to undercut the other. [4], In Durpar, the clergy of Lucha enjoyed the worship of almost everyone in the land. Her church's main objective is to fight evil lycanthropes and summon the Shards, blue-haired female planetar servants of Selne, to battle the minions of her archnemesis and twin, Shar. We've already been saving your edits, so if you [39] A temple dedicated to Selne, the Abbey of the Moon, was established in 3847DR.[40][41], In the Year of Sundered Webs, 339 DR, Karsus's Folly triggered the death of Mystryl and caused the cataclysmic Fall of Netheril. [14], Suiting the goddess's chaotic and changeable ways, the church hierarchy was highly variable, shifting from place to place and even with the predictable phase of the moon and other, unpredictable heavenly events. Selne to Shar during their battle over Waterdeep. JavaScript is currently disabled. In others, Selne died because of her sacrifice, but was resurrected come the next full moon. Two female eyes surrounded by seven stars, Mariners, travelers, people needing comfort, Pair of female eyes surrounded by seven silver stars, Two darkly beautiful human female eyes surrounded by a circle of seven silver stars, Circle of seven stars around two feminine eyes, This article is about the goddess. [2][3], In the time of Netheril, all clergy were good-aligned, but by the 14th century DR they widened to include neutral members. [1][2], In everyday life, Selnites wore fashionable but not gaudy attire. [7], This is the battle you and I must fight forever, Sharnight devouring the light of the moon, the moon replenishing itself. This conflict was later known as the Dawn War. Im thinking about having the violent tribe misusing some artifacts of Selune that they have looted. I was going to be Tuxedo Mask and I was going to find my Sailor Moon and we were gonna do idk moon stuff. Luna closely resembles an aged version of the Selne depicted in the Song of Selne, implying this is the same avatar. Ive read basically everything handy on the forgotten realms wiki and Im pleased with her advocacy of protecting the light forces of the world and combating darkness. Other allies were Sehanine Moonbow, an elven goddess of the moon, whom she worked closely with; fellow gods of travelers and mariners Shaundakul and Valkur; the goddesses of nature Chauntea and Eldath; and Tymora, goddess of luck. Look into some of the arcs of that and see what you like and what inspires you. She was fiercely protective when confronted by evil. [37] Their infiltration of the temple culminated in a battle with the Lunatics. No shoes are worn at ceremonies. [54], When the city of Zhentil Keep in the Moonsea lands was ruined by the mad god Cyric's actions in the Year of the Banner, 1368 DR, the sacred Tear of Selne and the Seekers who found it were reported to have been in the city at the time. After the Godswar, she went her own way again. Selune is a beautiful, dusky-skinned human woman with long limbs. 10 comments. [26], In both her avatars and her religious artwork, Selne appeared in many forms, like the phases of the moon. These included:[2][3][24]. Many sages expect Selune to rise again to great might among the powers, perhaps within their lifetimes. [35]) In time, Selne coalesced from the primordial essence, alongside her twin sister, Shar. Here she is known as Lucha, She Who Guides. A pendant with the symbol of Sehanine Moonbow. Selune is served by the Shards, a group of shining female servitors. Thats such a large body of work with imagery and symbolism and complete story arcs. [4], Although the church had no central base, its greatest and most magnificent temple was the House of the Moon in Waterdeep in the 14th century DR. Because of it, much Selnite activity took place in Waterdeep and its environs. [4][7] After this time, silverstars were the prestigious champions of the faith. [71], By 1489 DR, some tiefling followers of Selne claimed to have received visions of her in their own image, describing her as the "pale horned goddess of the moon". Every Shieldmeet, at every temple to Selne in Faern, the clergy chanted in coordination and the confluence of their devotional energy summoned the Shards, the planetar servants of the goddess. If you wish to submit an images to this site, please contact us. For example, Priestess of the High Moonlight Naneatha Suaril was high priestess of the House of the Moon in Waterdeep. [2], The highest principle of Selne's ethos was acceptance and tolerance. Alignment: Chaotic good Cleric Alignments: CG, CN, NG Conner claimed to be on a mission from a god to protect the child and the Catlord allowed him to carry the child away, and Conner was guided by the foretold signs. The holy symbol of Selne. [7][33][34][35][note 2], This greatly enraged Shar; she renewed her assault on her injured sister and began to blot out all light and warmth in the universe, or the lights of Selne, gravely weakening her. Around her neck is a thin silver chain with a single moonstone hanging down the front. A kite shield with the symbol of Sehanine Moonbow. On Selunes Hallowing, a yearly Waterdhavian temple holiday, Naneatha carries it before her at the head of a parade of worshipers that leave the House of the Moon at moonrise and move down to the harbor. FOES: Shar, Umberlee, Mask, Moander (now dead). Over time, she broke her spirit and bent her to her will. She had a serene and peaceful nature and was slow to anger; she would not fight if she could help it, but nor did she hold back if she must. He was injured grievously and Selune revealed the location of a forgotten tomb of one of her historic clerics. Finally, do what I never did and GET THE MOONBLADE. Thanks to Selne's help, the dragonborn survivors were able to gather and found the city-citadel of Djerad Thymar. The central chapel is large, circular, and open to the night sky. The undying enmity between the two goddesses predates the existence of most, if not all, of the present-day existing Faetunian deities. [10], In any form or state, whenever she was in darkness, Selne's avatar continually emanated a faint blue-white glow like moonlight. [1][2][3][7] However, with such variety, they could divide into many different factions; the order of silver ladies was established to better accommodate them. [68], Moonstones were believed to be sacred to Selne by her followers. Clerics of Selne are a very diverse group, including sailors, nonevil lycanthropes, mystics, and . Doors near the back lead to other areas of the temple. Such changes only affected her external appearance and did not reflect any change in might, at least to mortal eyes. A circlet woven with vines and flowers rest on her brow. [4] Rituals often involved offerings of milk or wine and dancing, and were performed as personal matters. A cleric of Selne casting the handfire spell. Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. [9] Then she was remote and weighed down by sadness at defeats and tragedies, even those that happened long, long ago. Her relationship with Sune and Lliira is still extremely friendly and cooperative. Imgig Zu seized the wand of power and intended to kill the deceived goddess. By this long-sighted policy Selune allows her clergy to become happy, fulfilled, important people, and sees her faith steadily gain power thereby. She returned to her realm and found Selne, a dear friend, had come to speak with her, as well as the god of the dawn Lathander, Tyche's ex-lover and instigator of the Dawn Cataclysm, and the god of mages, Azuth, who'd come to mediate. [6][7] Nevertheless, the great majority of members were women,[4] and the senior ranks were dominated by female humans. It summons the Shards to do the bidding of the mortal clergy, often to do battle with minions of Shar.
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