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Campaign Guide
Being thus removed from concern of the souls that
inhabit the bodies it creates, Esus has been known to
reanimate some of its creations to further their work on the
physical plane. Sometimes this is done by replacing the soul
in the once-dead body, but as often as not Esus has been
known to restore bodies without souls from the other gods.
Priests: Those who have devoted their life to Esus are few
when compared to the clergy of other deities. As most
individuals go through their life without much thought as
to their physical bodies, few are motivated to focus their
life on understanding the mysteries of Esus.
Those who do, tend towards a more reclusive life, set
apart from the everyday hustle. These clerics typically mark
the passing of days by the number of people who have been
born or died within their community. As these events tend
to radically change the lives of all who are connected to
the birth or death, the clerics of Esus are typically more
comfortable with adapting to life-altering changes than the
average person.
Priests’ holy symbols are typically made out of clay.
This is not a requirement, however, and some priests chose
to wear holy symbols made from stone or metal. Wooden
holy symbols are rare as many priests feel that clay, stone,
and metal more accurately portray the nature of Esus.
Worshipers: There are few who pray or make offerings
to Esus on a daily basis; however this does not reflect a
worshiper’s view of the importance of Esus to creation. A
priest is often sought out to preside over births and funerals. Many also offer up prayers to Esus when building or
tearing down a building, starting or dissolving a business,
and during birthdays.

Meliki
Titles: The Ethereal Rain, the Lawbringer,
Portfolio: agriculture, laws of nature, seasons
Typical Worshipers: farmers; rural lawmakers; seers
Typical Worshiper Alignment: LN
Domains: Animal, Community, Knowledge, Plant,
Weather
Subdomains: Decay, Growth, Family, Home,
Seasons
Favored Weapon: Flail
Minor Ritual: Mixing soil with a little blood and using
the resulting paste to mark ones forehead with an arc.

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Sample Blessing: “The tenets of Aeliode are clearly set.
Follow them and your path shall be blessed.”

Symbol of Meliki
The other gods of the Viscian Pantheon play their games of
war. The have their petty rivalries, their acts of vengeance,
and act without reason or purpose.
Or so it seems to the goddess Meliki. While the other
gods argued and fought over trivialities when it came to
creation, Meliki alone was able to bring order. Seasons
proceed in a specific order one into another, mortals are
born live and then die, the rains in spring come so that the
seed may grow and, in turn, produce more seeds. There is
an order by which the world moves and it is Meliki who

brought that order into being.
Meliki is the goddess of agriculture and the rural
hearth. She believes that hard work, sacrifice, and following
the rules are needed to bring creation to perfection to say
nothing about a successful community and harvest. She has
set the seasons to function with a specific purpose and the
sun the right distance away in order to cause creation to
flourish. If worshipers decide to plant on days other than
the prescribed times or in ways other than the proscribed
ways she has been known to send a blight upon their crops.
The goddess does have a flaw; she only seems to be
able to see existence in terms of complex and enormous
systems of laws. She is unable to understand that laws may
be elegant, but ultimately detrimental to individuals.
Her avatar is one of a voluptuous female with dark hair
dressed in brown robes. Her hands are stained with soil.
Priests: Priests of Meliki are most comfortable when
outside working in the earth. Most temples are open air
allowing the priests to feel the gaze of their goddess upon
them, Most priests of Meliki are closely tied to the affairs
of their village and little happens that the priests have not
had a say in.
Worshipers: She is prayed to by those who farm or raise
animals and is often the patron goddess of small farming
communities. She is prayed to by whole villages during the
planting and harvesting of the local fields. Many prayers are
also offered to her for perfect growing weather.