Lathander - Piety System Page

God of Beginnings and Rebirth

There is always another dawn.

Lathander is the lord of the morning, god of beginnings and rebirth. He watches over new enterprises and the unbounded potential of a new day.

Lathander’s Champions

Alignment: Usually good, often lawful
Suggested Classes: Cleric, Bard
Suggested Cleric Domains: Light, Life
Suggested Backgrounds: Guild Atristan, Acolyte, Entertainer

Champions of Lathander are those who bring hope and light wherever they walk, christening new beginnings and bold new ventures.

Lathander’s Favor

Lathander’s favour is given to those who exhibit the things he values - youth, energy and hope. He fills the soul of those who burn with new ideas, inspirations and encouraging words for those around them.

Lathander’s scions are usually upbeat, reflecting their favoured god’s youthful optimism in the face of a dangerous world. Gregarious to a fault, they frequently hail from backgrounds that involve working closely with other people.

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

d6	Circumstance
1	You start a new venture every week. Finishing them is...not your strong point.
2	Each day, you wake up in time to greet the dawn.
3	You entertained the dawn god with a flattering ode.
4	A priest of Lathander blessed you at your birth.
5	Your eyes are tinted with pink and gold radiance.
6	You’ve always felt that you were blessed with great potential, but you’ve never known where to direct it.

Devotion to Lathander

Following Lathander means dedicating yourself to hope and rebirth. As a follower of Lathander, 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	Rebirth. We must divest ourselves of the old in order to change for the better.
3	Heroism. Every day is a new opportunity for acts of valour
4	Change. We must not be shackled to tradition. Change is healthy and natural.
5	Hope. The night may seem long and dark, but dawn will come.
6	Optimism. Things can only get you down if you let them.

Earning and Losing Piety

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

• Providing motivation to the forlorn and hopeless
• Starting each day filled with optimism
• Christening a new enterprise, business idea or plan

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

• Becoming tied down to a failing system, business or enterprise
• Allowing yourself or those around you to succumb to despair

Deity Traits

Favoured God: Lathander

Piety 3+ Lathander trait
You gain Inspiration when you provide hope and motivation to someone else.

Words of Encouragement

Piety 10+ Lathander trait
You can cast heroism with this trait, requiring no components. Once you cast the spell in this way, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Light of Renewal

Piety 25+ Lathander trait
If you complete a long rest lasting from dusk until dawn, you are cured from a single disease or curse of your choice when the first ray of sunlight strikes you.

Chosen of Lathander

Piety 50+ Lathander trait
You can spend an inspiration die to cast revivify with this trait, requiring no material components. Once you cast the spell in this way, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for this spell. A creature revived by this spell must change its Ideal to reflect what they learned from their death.