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Chapter Two: The Gods of Aeliode
Ancestral Worship
Players may choose to worship their ancestors and are
able to gain divine magic from them if their class allows for
divine spell casting. The player may choose any domains
or subdomains which their family would be tied. There
is a limit, however, to the amount of spells that a player’s
ancestors may grant their character.
If a family is a powerful family with a long and well
documented bloodline, spells up to 4th level may be
granted. Smaller families with fewer known ancestors may
only be able to grant 2nd or 3rd level spells. If the cleric
wishes to gain access to higher level spells they must pray to
Allafar, Allamar, or Advenus in addition to their ancestors.

Allafar
Titles: Bearer of the Heavens, Father of the Sky, Noble
Shield, The Eternal Scale
Portfolio: Avitian Empire, cities, spirit of gatherings of
people
Typical Worshipers: those going to war; polititions;
seekers of nobility; merchants; fathers
Typical Worshiper Alignment: LG
Domains: Air, Community, Earth, Nobility, Protection,
War, Weather
Subdomains: Cloud, Cooperation, Defense, Home
Favored Weapon: Longsword
Minor Ritual: Anointing an icon of Allafar with blessed
oil.
Sample Blessing: “May the voices of your ancestors
guide you.”

Symbol of Allafar

Allafar, husband to Allamar, is an exemplar of community,
war, competition, and trade. It was Allafar who created
language and gave it to mortal kind, he who holds back
the pillaging barbarians who seek to destroy the cities, and
he who teaches from his temple upon the peak of Mount
Caelum far above the Arva Plains. By Allafar’s guidance, all
civilization strives forward for the betterment of all.
Allafar resembles the perfect physical form of humanity,
muscular and unmarred by the harshness of living. His hair
is a halo of clouds on the edge of a storm and a fine black
toga woven from volcanic stone covers his frame. He is often
depicted racing his silver chariot across the sky, drawn by
two grey mares whose hooves spark lightning as they stride.
While Allafar strives for the harmony shown by his
wife, such harmony often conflicts with his desire to protect his chosen people. As he wrestles with balancing his
conflicted nature, so too do the populations over which he
presides fall into conflict and strife. Such is his connection
to civilization; many saints have claimed that the conflict
and disorder seen in any city have less to do with the conditions of the city as it does with state of Allafar.
While all these are the realm of Allafar, he does have
his darker side as well. There are times when civilization is
threatened and the only path that lay ahead is that of war.
When the need arises, Allafar dons his armor of silver and
obsidian, gather up bolts of lightning as though they were
pilum, and unsheathes his sword Tempestas whose blade is
the biting north wind itself.
Priests: Priests of Allafar are most commonly found in

cities or with large military units. They are always present
for large civic functions such as important senate votes,
citywide holiday celebrations, the opening of games at
arenas, and the formation of new legions to be sent off to
war. These priests are masters of social functions and are
commonly outgoing personalities. Many priests are also
skilled merchants who may be called upon to bless new
business ventures. As the health and prosperity of a city
is said to be based upon the mood of Allafar, priests take
it upon themselves to make frequent sacrifices and hold
regular celebratory events in the hopes of appeasing Allafar.
Worshipers: Allafar is lord of the social sphere and all that
occurs within. All who wish to excel in society offer prayers
to him be they merchants, politicians, or the common folk.
Gladiators who fight in arenas across the empire know of
Allafar’s love of competition and offer prayers and sacrifices
to him before important events. Soldiers and military types
often wear symbols and idols dedicated to Allafar with the
hope that he will see them through imminent combat.

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