Auril
Auril the Frostmaiden is a lesser god of cold indifference who embodies winter’s cruelty. Auril’s beloved ice grasps all things in her clutches, preserving them against the ravages of time. She hoards beauty in all forms, from art objects and flowers to skilled artisans and their wondrous works, freezing them in magical ice for her pleasure alone.
Auril was aligned with the gods Talos, Umberlee, and Malar. Together they wrought terrible destruction, inspiring fear that compelled tribute to hold their power at bay. Umberlee, queen of the wrathful sea, grew to despise the enduring nature of the ice and snow Auril created. Umberlee seethed when Auril’s frigid cold transformed her chaotic, unpredictable tides into rigid, motionless sheets of ice. Umberlee brought Talos and Malar into an alliance against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner of Toril to escape their fury.
After a world-shaking event known as the Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern their own fates without the gods’ meddling, but the Frostmaiden could not stay away for long. Auril returned to her icy realm in the far north and, after a time, plunged it into frigid darkness using her magic.
Title(s) | The Cold Goddess
The Queen of Cold and Frost Queen of Frozen Tears The Frostmaiden Brittle Maiden Frost Sprite Queen Lady Frostkiss Lady Icekiss Storm-bringer Soverign of Summers Lost General of Winter's War Winter's Womb Icedawn |
Adjective(s) | Aurilian
Aurilite |
Aspects/Aliases | Aurilandur
Alaphaer (Archaic) Saukuruk (Great Glacier) |
Pantheon | Deities of Fury, Faerunian Pantheon |
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