Chauntea - Piety System Page

Goddess of the Harvest

From the earth comes life, and to earth all life shall return.

Chauntea is the goddess of the harvest, and is widely worshipped by smaller communities all across Ilvara. Those who live close to the land hold her in the greatest regard, but her clerics and priests can be found anywhere one cares to look.

Chauntea’s Champions

Alignment: Often good
Suggested Classes: Cleric, Druid
Suggested Cleric Domains: Life, Nature
Suggested Backgrounds: Folk Hero

Champions of Chauntea often hail from remote communes and farming villages which sustain themselves. They are frequently stalwart folk used to proving themselves and caring for others.

Chauntea’s Favor

Chauntea’s favour is oft given to those who take care of their communities and provide for those around them. Chauntea prizes not only bravery, but selflessness and collective responsibility.

Chauntea’s scions tend to have large hearts and empty pockets as they look out for the needs of their team members.

Why did Chauntea seek you out as a champion? The following table offers a few suggestions.

d6	Circumstance
1	You saved a village from famine
2	You have a green thumb
3	You took in a stranger from the rain and invited them to dine with you. It was the goddess in disguise.
4	You always tithe some of the harvest to the goddess
5	You are the secular leader of a town or village
6	You were found abandoned in a field as a baby

Devotion to Chauntea

Following Chauntea means dedicating yourself to plenty and community. As a follower of Chauntea, consider the ideals below as alternatives to those suggested for your background.

d6	Ideals
1	Devotion. My devotion to my god is more important to me than what they stand for. (Any)
2	Community. We have a responsibility to those around us.
3	Humility. We all rely on the earth for food. We must respect it, and give thanks for what it offers.
4	Generosity. True hospitality never turns away a stranger in need.
5	Bounty. If we work together, we will have enough for everyone to share.
6	Stewardship. The land is on loan to us from the gods. We must not abuse this trust.

Earning and Losing Piety

You increase your piety score to Chauntea when you expand the god’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these:

• Encouraging a community spirit in face of adversity
• Providing hospitality to strangers
• Feeding anyone at your table

Your piety score to Chauntea decreases if you diminish Chauntea’s influence in the world or contradict her ideals through acts such as these:

• Showing unkindness and hostility to strangers
• Selfishly hoarding resources
• Poisoning or desecrating the land

Deity Traits

Favoured God: Chauntea

Piety 3+ Chauntea trait
You gain Inspiration when you cook a meal or provide rations for strangers

Flexible Recipe

Piety 10+ Chauntea trait
Choose a recipe you know. No matter the circumstances, you can always find the ingredients (or a close proxy) for that recipe somewhere nearby. This extends to potions and alchemy.

The Earth Sustains Me

Piety 25+ Chauntea trait
You can endure indefinitely without food or water if necessary.

Chosen of Chauntea

Piety 50+ Chauntea trait
You can spend an inspiration die to cast plant growth with this trait. Once you cast the spell in this way, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for this spell.