The avatar promised the faithful her grace and protection. Shes the light in the darkness that illuminates the path and protects travelers by night, by sea, and supports good lycanthropes. Empowered, Luna transformed into a true avatar of Selne. This crept away from the altar to touch or envelop whatever the goddess chose, in turn enchanting items, empowering the faithful, and destroying undead. [2] In the city of Yhaunn, young acolytes of Moonshadow Hall wore blue and silver robes.[25]. The words of Selune, which all novices were charged with. [1] Meanwhile, those conceived under moonlight were believed to "have the moon alive within them" and expected to turn to the worship of Selne. The new Shaman is looking to weaken Selnes strength in the region so she can resurrect Eshowdow, a shadow deity who will unleash legions of shadow on the world. NOPE. One night, a purported avatar of Selne arrived in Waterdeep and summoned the faithful to the House of the Moon, where she was welcomed by high priestess Naneatha Suaril. Your circle could be dedicated to Selune and the moon, and another circle could be dedicated to the sun and be your mortal enemies. [7] Even evil thieves would try to placate her. [11][31], In battle, Selne sometimes wielded a moon blade +3, in fact a lasting form of the moon blade spell. 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 . They fought constantly in all realms of existence, across the sky at night and in other planes, waged through their mortal followers and their servitor beings, and in person. Favored weapon [50], Her true identity unknown to the clergy, Luna was kept as a prisoner at the House of the Moon, completely under the control of the false Selne,[51] who used her stolen identity to confuse Luna and make her doubt herself. The story had a few alternate endings. [2], The highest principle of Selne's ethos was acceptance and tolerance. A wooden necklace of Selune's symbol, worn by faithful commoners. Once the cloak has been used to cast a spell, it can't be used to cast that spell again until the next moonrise. Mooncloak. There is no known proper name for the overall body of clergy dedicated to Selne, nor is there a unified formal organization. [4], Selne was worshiped by the Netherese in the ancient empire of Netheril. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. The ranks of Selne's faithful include mariners, travelers, and those who seek comfort in the night. You can use an action to cast one of these spells. She could freely cast divination spells, even alongside other spells. [5][59], Her eternal enemy was her sister Shar, goddess of the night, a war that had been waged since before all other Faernian gods existed, before time was recorded. Meanwhile, the later priests of Selne had highly variable ceremonial costumes. They would heal or help them if they could, or else escort them to the closest Selnite temple, where senior clerics could aid them. LG NG CG LN N CN LE NE CE [3] LG NG CG LN N CN LE NE CE [2] LG NG CG LN N CN LE NE CE [4] They struggled tirelessly against the followers of Mask and other dark deities. He will need to take down a couple generals, fight his way to the shaman, and stop her ritual before Eshowdow is brought fully into the world. Fountains and plants line the walls. Priests of Selune spend their time wandering Faerun reaching out to the faithful and to potential worshipers of the moon goddess, since Selune can be worshiped anywhere on the surface world. Selunes ethos seems to be one of acceptance and tolerance over any other overriding principle. [2][3], In the time of Netheril, all clergy were good-aligned, but by the 14th century DR they widened to include neutral members. [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. It must be stressed that outside of Waterdeep and other larger city temples, many departures from these forms of titles will be found. Selne's temple is a grand temple built of large marble blocks. [51] At last, Vajra convinced Luna of the truth of her identity, and they realized that the false Selne was in fact Shar in disguise! As the goddess bade them, they were generous with their healing magic and charged very little for it. It levitates in its glass case and glows with a soft, silvery-blue light, though it has no other known magical powers. As it stands, my idea is that the Paladins tribe has come under the sway of a new religious leader who promises them power and loot if they destroy and raid several holy sites of Selune. [30][50] Luna hired an older Vajra Valmeyjar, and from the Year of the Prince, 1357 DR onward, she became involved in the adventures of Vajra, Kyriani, Timoth Eyesbright, Onyx the Invincible, and a returned Conner. [42], Two darkly beautiful human female eyes surrounded by a circle of seven silver stars. [42] She did indeed, spiriting the entire city and its citizens into the Gates of the Moon, where it was named Selnarra. Two darkly beautiful human female eyes surrounded by a circle of seven silver stars[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The Moonmaidens clergy are encouraged to be self-reliant, humble, and yet make as much of a success as they can in the world while always remaining as helpful and friendly to the lonely and to decent folk as possible. Though it fell into the grip of evil beings, Selnites still hoped to liberate and restore it.[2]. Here dozens of silver-robed priestesses harp out tunes to the moon or sell healing drafts, potions that keep one alert for an entire night and yet bestow the benefits of a solid sleep, and other potions that give their imbibers darkvision from one dusk to dawn. [11] Through the moon, she controlled the powers of lycanthropes. A high priest carried as their symbol of office a wooden staff wrapped with silver, including silver flowers and vines, and topped with a moonstone. When the moon was out, even if not visible, it was known as "moonlight". [4][6][7] Finally, she could be aggressive and fierce, but cold, and with little mercy for her enemies. [2], The Selnite religion was an ancient one in Faern. I might give the Paladin a Moonblade as a reward and have it unlock runes as they progress in levels so that its not a legendary weapon right out of the gate. Yet they were so close they saw themselves as one being, known later as the Two-Faced Goddess or the Sisters-Who-Were-One. The most humble wore plain brown robes, while others wore normal clothes accented with but a little moonstone jewelry. 10 comments. In both her avatars and her religious artwork, Selne appeared in many forms, like the phases of the moon. Press J to jump to the feed. They complemented each other[6][33][34][35] and brought order out of the chaos. When followers of each faith encountered one another, open battle invariably broke out. In her weeping, she shed one crystalline tear, which fell to ground as a meteor in the land of Thar. [6][7][33][34][35] Shar was cast into her darkness for centuries, enabling light and warmth to bathe Abeir-Toril and the other worlds. However, Mystryl saw Selne as smothering and maternal and sometimes rebelled against her well-intentioned wishes. A circlet woven with vines and flowers rest on her brow. Trust in my radiance, and know that all love alive under my light shall know my blessing. The walls are etched with beautiful murals, and statues circle the room. Under the harvest moon, my Paladin will receive a vision of the cleric tomb being consumed by shadow, and a mysterious beast emerging from the rubble and soaring into the sky to blot our the moon, dappling the land in darkness. Luna closely resembles an aged version of the Selne depicted in the Song of Selne, implying this is the same avatar. Selne's essence tore through Shar, bonding with some of Shar's essence and pulling it loose. The only other symbol of office is a staff wound about with vines and flowers. I did the same things when I tried figuring out what she wanted because my character had a rock that glowed in the moonlight and knew my direction. We've already been saving your edits, so if you [7], Meanwhile, the church's philosophy of self-reliance and finding one's path made her popular with all kinds of mavericks, eccentrics, and outsiders, such as adventurers and outcasts. Selune is a beautiful, dusky-skinned human woman with long limbs. She radiated protection from evil to a distance of a 100 yards (90 meters), and no good summoned creature within this range could be dispelled or banished. As for twists, I like when the thing goes WAY deeper than originally planned. Together, they created from the cosmic ether Abeir-Toril and the other heavenly bodies and infused these worlds with life. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. [66][67], According to Moonsea superstition, one who mocked Selne while aboard a ship would never complete their voyage. [9] Then she was remote and weighed down by sadness at defeats and tragedies, even those that happened long, long ago. There is no single unified druid culture that has to exist. The eternal war between Selne and Shar was waged through their servitor creatures and mortal worshipers and thus their respective religions, reflecting the unending tension between good and light versus evil and dark. The Lunar Lady, Daughter of the Night Skies, the Luminous Cloud, Lady of Dreams. Relationships [26], The itinerant Gurs of the Western Heartlands followed Selne, for she was a goddess of wanderers and navigation. Astrologers, diviners, fortune-tellers, mystics, and those just curious about the future acknowledged her as a ruler of fate. [5][63], The Zakharan deity Selan was a moon goddess who shared a similar name and outlook with Selne, but had a somewhat different area of interest, namely beauty. The basics of these are open-air dances and prayers under the moonlight with offerings of milk and wine poured upon a central altar during the nights of every full moon and new moon. 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. She had infused her spirit with the moon, and there eternally watched over the world. [24], If the goddess was pleased by a ceremony, she bathed the milk or wine poured on the altar with moonlight, transforming it into a holy substance known as moonfire. [5], Avatars of Selne most often wandered the Outer Planes, seeking out magical lore or an advantage to help her destroy Shar once and for all. Sehanine's priestess has long flowing white hair neatly braided, and on her head a silver diadem with a moonstone pendant dangling above the brow. In their work, they adopted whatever was practical for the task at hand. [4], When manifested as an avatar, she could cast a wide variety of magical spells, except those of the plant sphere and any that conjured darkness. She was quietly mystical and, as a being of chaos, well used to change. Members of the Selunite priesthood also face lycanthropes fearlessly and thereby win respect among farmers and other members of the common folk. The symbol of the church was the holy symbol of the goddess: a pair of eyes, of a darkly beautiful human woman, encircled by seven silver stars. Wiki Le Monde des Royaumes Oublis (French). Such changes only affected her external appearance and did not reflect any change in might, at least to mortal eyes. May Selune guide your steps in the night, and bring them to the new dawn is the common blessing ot priests of Selune to the faithful. Women were honored for their roles as teachers and as role models in society and in the family. [46], A legend titled the Song of Selne told of her as a youthful goddess, residing in a mystic realm populated by deities. [1][2][3][4][7], The clergy held a wide assortment of titles. [30], However, the battle left Selne deeply wounded, and thereafter her power would wax and wane with the ages, though she would gain strength from alliances with her daughters and sons, as well as interloper deities from other planes. Selnite doctrine implied that the moon had a subtle effect on the natural cycles of the female body; at a full moon, a female cleric felt closest to the goddess. [39], After the Spellplague happened in the Year of Blue Fire, 1385 DR, 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. [2][3] There were also a scattered few lycanthropes, both natural and afflicted, but all of good heart. One was a dusky-skinned human woman with long limbs; perfect and exquisite beauty; wide, radiant, lime-green eyes; and long, ivory-hued hair that fell to her knees. Updated to post-Sundering status quo. [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. The priests cast certain secret spells then prostrated themselves before an altar, where they fell into a deep trance. The holy symbol of Selne in the form of a silver pendant. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Spellcasters and barbarians too, if they don't use armor or shields. Burlap sacks with Selne's symbol on the side. I would have thought Life or Knowledge, from what Domains are available. With divine guidance, they were more successful than ordinary folk. 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. Selunite clergy embroider their rituals into quite individual, unique observances. Updated to post-Sundering status quo. Forgotten Realms Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. For example, Naneatha Suaril, high priestess of the House of the Moon in Waterdeep, presided over ceremonies in a majestic dress with a wide-bottomed hooped skirt and a great fan-like collar ascending from the back of her neck, both stiffened with whalebone, all set with clusters of pearls and other precious stones. The twins immediately fell to fighting and were separated only by Selne, Lathander, and Azuth. Luna was shaken by the news and was shocked to discover she could no longer access her divine powers. [5] More involved ceremonies involved dances under the open sky and prayers in the moonlight, with libations of milk and wine over a central altar. [2][3][24] When moonfire appeared, the clergy considered it a good sign, believing the night was blessed and they were worthy. The war between the sisters would go on forever more, with battles both large and small, obvious and subtle, but life struggled and flourished on the worlds, watched over by Chauntea. Some sought her for protection in the dark or from the dark forces of Shar. [5] They prized these, for they were a powerful ingredient in many beneficial potions and healing drafts and ointments. Statues to the goddess flank the tall entrance doors, made of wood with silver inlays. The Church of Selne [24][note 3], The most sacred rituals, observed by all clergy, were the Mystery of the Night, an annual holy day, and the rare Conjuring of the Second Moon. [1][3][4][5][7][9], She was also ever changing, ageing but ageless. You gain a +1 bonus to AC and saving throws while you wear this cloak. Suggested Price $1.99. [26][30][52][53] Her light blasted away Shar's darkness, while she reminded her of their unceasing battle and the balance they must uphold, a balance restored by her friends. 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