Avandra, the Changebringer
Goddess of Luck and Change
Description
As the goddess of change, Avandra delights in freedom, trade, travel, adventure, and the frontier. Her temples are few and far between in civilised lands, but her wayside shrines appear throughout the world where the her followers can be found. Halflings, merchants, and all types of adventurers are drawn to her worship, and many people raise a glass in her honor, due to her role as the goddess of luck. Following her tenets, Avandra wishes those who worship her to proactively take their lives into their own hands. Whilst she does not denounce the concept of fate, she teaches that those with enough determination are able to change theirs. To that end, she actively opposes any and all who would seek to hold people back and restrict their autonomy. She asks her followers to push back against any forces who would do this and to inspired others to do the same. Finally, whilst she teaches her worshipers to accept change in their lives and be willing to adapt, she urges them against being complacent towards change which brings harm and insure that any change only leads to the betterment of their lives and those around them.Tenets of The Changebringer
- Luck favors the bold. Take your fate into your own hands, and Avandra smiles upon you.
- Strike back at those who would rob you of your freedom, and urge others to fight for their own liberty.
- Change is inevitable, but it takes the work of the faithful to ensure that change is for the better.
Piety Abilities
Avandra's Devotee
Piety 3+ Avandra traitAs a devotee of Avandra, you have proven yourself to be a passionate wanderer, keen on travelling far and fast. You gain the ability to cast Expeditious Retreat with this trait. Avandra's blessing manifests in the form of magical, golden bursts of light appearing from your feet and dancing through the air with every step you take. When you cast this spell this way, it does not require your concentration. You may cast this spell in this way a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting modifier for this spell.
Avandra's Votary
Piety 10+ Avandra traitAvandra imparts latent luck onto you. When you make an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw, you can choose to roll an additional D20 and choose which of the D20s to use. Alternatively, when an attack roll is made against you, you can roll a D20 and choose which of the D20s to use, the one you rolled or the one the attacker rolled. If the original D20 roll has advantage or disadvantage, the additional D20 is applied after advantage or disadvantage has been applied to the original roll. Once you have used this trait, you can't do so again until you have finished a long rest. In addition, you have advantage on saving throws against being grappled.
Avnadra's Disciple
Piety 25+ Avandra traitAvandra's blessing bestows you with an unnatural ability to avoid capture or restraint. You gain the ability to cast Freedom of Movement with this trait, requiring no material components. This blessing manifests in a similar way to your first, with strings of golden light extending from your fingertips and toes as you move. Once you cast this spell, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest. Dexterity is your spellcasting modifier for this spell.
Champion of The Changebringer
Piety 50+ Avandra traitYou can increase your Dexterity or Constitution score by 2 and also increase your maximum for that score by 2.
Holidays
Seasons' Renewal
Avandies 1st LightbreakSeasons' Renewal marks the beginning of the year and a celebration to Avandra, the Changebringer, as the past gives way to the future. It is one of the largest celebrations of the year, with city's putting together large light displays to commemorate the event alongside plenty of food and drink. Celebrations start on the last night of Icethaw, with its height at midnight of 1st Lightbreak. In smaller communities, people typically band together and stay up till midnight before praying to Avandra for good fortune in the new year.
Dealer's Day
Avandies 1st FrondfallFollowing the end of First Harvest, this marks the beginning of Concordia's business year due to it being a time when many merchants across have access to fresh produce and materials. Originally to celebrate this, a number of merchant guilds banded together and announced this to be a day when they would provide discounts on their wares (more so than they usually would). This soon caught on across the continent and now merchants and traders all use this day as an opportunity to draw in new business, with discounts across many of their wares, all the while praying to Avandra, the Changebringer to bring them good fortune in the year to come.
History
The Prime Millenia
During The Prime Millenia, Avandra watched as the other gods began to bring life to the world they had created. She watched as these creatures spread across all the lands and waters of Albion, and as she did, she gifted them with adaptations they would need to thrive in the environments they had chosen to call home. She did this though divinely influencing the offspring of these creatures, accelerating what would normally be a slow evolutionary process. Many of these adaptations can still be seen in the descendants of these creatures.The Age of Ascension
To Be ConfirmedThe Post-Aspect Era (The Era of Restoration)
Following The Aspect Wars, Avandra sent what remained of her worshippers to every corner of Albion to aid with adapting to the cataclysmic changes Albion had undergone during that time. She knew her followers could not undo the damage dealt during the last century, but she pushed for them to help where they could. Since then however, with much of the world returning to stability, she has shifted her focus back to her true patronage, that of freedom, adventure and luck, in the hopes of promoting a positive environment for all of Albion's people in which can coexist once more.Worship
Places of Worship
- Prosperity Hall. A temple dedicated to The Changebringer, located in Caer Carden.
- The Shrine of the Changebringer. A purpose-built church dedicated to The Changebringer, located in Wealdstone.
- The Sundry Hall. A communal religious space in Wesdale where worship towards The Changebringer can be observed and practiced.
- The Tabernacle of Faith. A communal religious space in Newport where worship towards The Changebringer can be observed and practiced.
- The Wayfinder's Sanctuary. A communal religious space in Mossgate where worship towards The Changebringer can be observed and practiced.
Notable Worshipers
- Bishop Callie High-Hill. The resident bishop of The Changebringer at The Shrine of the Changebringer Sanctum in Wealdstone.
- Bishop Keothi 'Pathfinder' Vaimei-Laga. The resident bishop of The Changebringer at Propserity Hall in Caer Carden.
Divine Classification
Creator God
Alignment
Chaotic Good
Current Location
Children
Gender
Female (she/her)
Nature and Trickery
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