Selûne (seh-LOON-ay)

(a.k.a. Our Lady of Silver / the Moonmaiden)

Together with her sister Shar , Selûne created Abeir-Toril from the cosmic ether and assisted Chauntea as she blessed the twin worlds with life. She has infused her spirit into the moon and forever looks down on the world she helped create.
Selûne’s influence on Toril is felt in the ebb and flow of the tides and in the comforting silver glow of a moonlit night. She brings light to darkness, holding back the tide of evil embodied by her shadowy sister. 
Mostly female, the Selûnite priests known as silverstars administer to their flocks with patience and compassion, letting all know that “anywhere the full moon shines is the place for Selûne.”
Silverstars are particularly interested in combating the dark side of lycanthropy. They wander Toril in search of werecreatures, hoping to aid them in maintaining or regaining control, or destroying those who have allowed their humanity to be overwhelmed by their affliction.

Church

Churches of Selûne are made up of a diverse bunch of worshipers, including sailors, nonevil lycanthropes, mystics, and female spellcasters. Despite the differences between the various worshipers and between different churches, all are friendly and accommodating toward each other. The appearance of Selûne’s temples varies as much as their constituents, from small shrines in the wilderness to open-air or skylighted buildings as large as great mansions. The temples perform fortune-telling, fight evil lycanthropes, give healing generously, and practice self-reliance and humility.

Clerics

Clerics of Selûne pray at night for their spells in the direction of the moon. While most rituals of the church are performed personally and usually involve dancing and offerings of wine or milk, all clerics observe the Conjuring of the Second Moon and the Mystery of the Night. The Conjuring of the Second Moon is performed by a group during Shieldmeet. It calls the Shards, who are blue-haired female planetar servants of the goddess, to do the bidding of the clergy (usually to battle minions of Shar), after which one of the clerics joins the ranks of the Shards. The Mystery of the Night is performed annually. During it, clerics are flown high into the air to commune with the deity while in a trance. Selûne’s worshipers often multiclass as bards or sorcerers.

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Pair of female eyes surrounded by seven silver stars

Tenets of Faith

• Let all on whom Selûne’s light falls be welcome if they desire.
• As the silver moon waxes and wanes, so too does life.
• Trust in Selûne’s radiance, and know that all love alive under her light shall know her blessing.
• Turn to the moon, and she will be your true guide.
• Promote acceptance and tolerance.
• See all other beings as equals.
• Aid fellow Selûnites as if they were your dearest friends.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

From the primordial essence of the world and heavens coalesced twin goddesses that complemented each other as light and dark. Together they created the world (bringing Chauntea into existence) and other heavenly bodies and infused them with life. The twin goddesses then battled over the fate of these things, and from their struggles were created the original deities of magic, war, disease, murder, death, and others. Eventually a balance was reached, but Selûne, the goddess of light, still tries to thwart the plans of her evil sister, Shar . The Moonmaiden’s other enemies are Umberlee and Mask , but she counts among her allies many deities of fortune, light, magic, beauty, weather, and joy.

Alignment

Chaotic Good