Sehanine Moonbow - Piety System Page

Elven Goddess of Dreams and Mysteries

The answers were always there, in the stars. You have learned to turn your gaze away from the earth, and of that I am proud.

Sehanine is the elven goddess of dreams and mysteries. She is an aspect of Selune according to some sages, but spreads her blessings wherever she sees fit. A force of truth in contradiction and stillness in cycles, she represents a spirit of errant temperance and cosmic truth that defies easy description.

Sehanine’s Champions

Alignment: Usually good
Suggested Classes: Cleric, Wizard, Bard
Suggested Cleric Domains: Grave, Knowledge, Light
Suggested Backgrounds: Hermit, Acolyte

Champions of Sehanine are dreamlit wanderers who connect the waking and the dreaming world.

Sehanine’s Favor

Sehanine’s favour is bestowed on any who truly need it, seeping into their dreams to warn them of dangers to come. Sehanine’s blessing most often falls on elves, but could wend its way to any creature she deems wanting of her wisdom.

Sehanine’s scions are those who appreciate her innate mystery and complexity. Not all questions were meant to be answered, and those who walk the path of Sehanine understand that the beauty of the riddle far exceeds any solution to it.

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

d6	Circumstance
1	You dreamed of Sehanine, once. Or she dreamed of you. Perhaps there’s little difference.
2	You saw the astral sign of the moonbow lurking over the shadow of a new moon. It portends tragedy.
3	You were born with pupils shaped like crescent moons, and they shine in the dark.
4	You were Sehanine in a past life, or something close to it.
5	You walked the Shadowfell until you couldn’t remember what the light looked like. The goddess reminded you.
6	You lost favour with Corellon, who cursed you out of anger and spite. Sehanine softened the blow, and gave you a second chance

Devotion to Sehanine

Following Sehanine means dedicating yourself to mysteries and revelations. As a follower of Sehanine, 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	Destiny. As the goddess tells me, so it shall be.
3	Mystery. The night is filled with questions. This is well.
4	Knowledge. Each night I spend in communion with the goddess brings me closer to the Truth of all things.
5	Secrecy. Even if I thought I could explain to you what I’ve seen in my dreams, I don’t think I would.
6	Acceptance. The stars don’t change, we just change how we look at them.

Earning and Losing Piety

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

• Discovering a new question or mystery
• Noticing or deciphering an omen
• Paying heed to the events of your dreams

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

• Becoming concerned with real world pragmatisms
• Ignoring omens, dreams and signs

Deity Traits

Favoured God: Sehanine

Piety 3+ Sehanine trait
You gain Inspiration when you have a dream or another mystic experience.

Moonlit mysteries

Piety 10+ Sehanine trait
You can cast dream 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. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Clarity

Piety 25+ Sehanine trait
Your never receive false answers from divination spells. You cannot gain madness traits.

Chosen of Sehanine

Piety 50+ Sehanine trait
You may spend an inspiration die to cleanse your mind of malign influence. You are cured of all enchantments, illusions and mind altering curses affecting you.