Hanali Celanil (HAN-uh-lee SELL-uh-nihl)
The Heart of Gold
The Seldarine Goddess of life, love and beauty she is often considered the Elven aspect of Sune.
Hanali is a being if timeless beauty and benign nature, she always forgives minor transgressions and feels delight in rewarding her followers with the joy of unexpected love and affection. She embodies romance, beauty, love and joy in all Elven spirits, she is, however, flawed with mild vanity and a flighty nature.
Although rarely appearing to her faithful, Hanali takes joy in seeing the growth of love among Elves, often protecting a young lover's secret.
Among those she includes as her closest allies are the likes of Eilistraee, Lliira, Sune and Tymora, as well as the Seldarine leader, Corellon.
While those among her enemies include the cruelty of deities such as Cyric, Shar and Talona.
She is one of the three Seldarine who make up the aspects of Angharradh. She holds this position along side Aerdrie Faenya and Sehanine Moonbow.
Divine Domains
Life
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Golden heart
Tenets of Faith
Similar to herself, clerics of Hanali Celanil are often flighty and somewhat vain, given to dancing and wild celebrations.
The hierarchy of the church is loosely organised, and clerics are free to join or leave a temple's ranks as they wish. They preside over marriages and rites of passage ceremonies for young Elves, although they aren't required to marry as Hanali's main concern was love, and not necessarily marriage as a result of love.
Many of Lady Goldheart's clerics tend to fine gardens, while others amass personal or temple-related collections of gems; crystal sculptures and other fine works of art, so as to cultivate beauty and love in all forms. While things of gold and crystal are always favoured, especially jewellery or statues, beautiful art in any form is admired, collected and displayed for all to enjoy.
Clerics of Hanali must always be finely dressed, and displaying one's personal beauty to the best advantage is a requirement of ever cleric in her service. Clerics tend to dress in gold robes and worship her by fountains and springs.
Holidays
While followers of Hanali Celanil are often given to frequent and impromptu revels, their greatest celebrations are held every month beneath the bright light of the full moon.
Such holy days are known as Secrets of the Heart, as romantically involved participants are said to experience the full bloom of their affections on such nights, allowing them to evaluate the strength of their feelings.
Likewise, the inner beauty of celebrants visibly manifest as rosy glows in their cheeks and eyes for days thereafter.
Offerings of great beauty are made to Lady Goldheart during such festivals, some of which are swept into her domain, while others are returned and shared among her followers. It isn't uncommon for artists to unveil their latest work at such events, nor was it rare for young lovers to fledge their troth secretly or proclaim it to all assembled, as doing so was to invite Hanali's favour.
It is known in some Elven populations, that instead of a sharing of rings to symbolise a proposal of marriage, those rings shall instead be cast into clean water to be offered as thanks for Hanali bringing them together.
Divine Goals & Aspirations
Life is worth living because of the beauty found in the world, and the love that draws twin hearts together. Nurture what is beautiful in life, and let beauty's rapturous glow enliven and brighten the lives of those around you.
The greatest joy is the rapture of newfound love and the tide of romance that sweeps over those wrapped in its embrace. Find love wherever it takes root, and bring it to its fullest bloom so that all may share in its joy and beauty.
Always give shelter and succour to young lovers, for their hearts are the truest guides to life's proper course.
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