Talona

Lady of Poison, Mistress of Disease, Mother of All Plagues, The Plague-crone

Talona, called the Lady of Poison, Mistress of Disease, and Mother of All Plagues, was the goddess of poison and disease. Talona was depicted as an old crone who brought misfortune and death. On the other hand, she could also be depicted as a beautiful and innocent woman.

History

Late in the Ascension, a demipower named Kiputytto tried to challenge Talona for her portfolio. The conflict that ensued devastated the nation of Asram with terrible plagues, forcing its citizens to provide Talona devotional power in hopes that she would lessen the plague's effects. Talona ultimately won the conflict and shortly afterwards murdered Kiputytto. In the years that followed, texts would be written that referred to the latter deity as an alias of hers, further cementing Kiputytto's defeat. During the Time of Troubles, a formula to the concoction known as the Chaos Curse was indirectly given to the evil wizard Aballister Bonaduce by an avatar of Talona.

Divine Domains

Death

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Three teardrops in a triangle.

Social

Contacts & Relations

Prior to the Mortalbound Period, Talona was a servant of Bhaal and had a heated rivalry with her fellow servant Loviatar. During that time she was often teased and tormented by her. Mocked for her appearance, the size of her portfolio, and her small number of followers. She would occasionally provide aid to adventurers of good alignments if she viewed their goals as something that would damage Loviatar's reputation. Circa 1369 DC, she developed an alliance with the deity Shar. She despised Chauntea, Mielikki, Kelemvor, and Tyr. She disliked Ilmater for the cures he found

Religions

• Pantheon of the Sister Continents