Atroa
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| Greyhawk Deity | |
|---|---|
| Atroa | |
| Title(s) | The Sad Maiden |
| Home Plane | Beastlands |
| Power Level | Lesser |
| Alignment | Neutral Good |
| Portfolio | Spring, East Wind, Renewal |
| Domains | Air, Good, Plant, Renewal, Sun |
| Alias(es) | none |
| Superior | Velnius |
In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Atroa is the Oeridian goddess of Spring, East Wind, and Renewal. Her holy symbol is a heart with an air-glyph within.
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[edit] Description
Atroa appears as a fresh-faced blonde woman, often with an eagle perching upon her shoulder. With her sling Windstorm, she can strike the most distant foe, and with Readying's Dawn, her spherical glass talisman, she is able to melt all ice in sight.
Atroa's realm, known as the Grove of Perpetual Spring, lies on the Beastlands.
[edit] Relationships
Atroa is is the daughter of Procan and cousin of Merikka. As one of the Velaeri, she is sister to Velnius, Telchur, Sotillion, and Wenta. She once loved the god Kurell, but he rejected her to pursue his brother Zilchus's lover, her sister Sotillion. She is currently romantically linked with Fharlanghn. To most other gods, Atroa is indifferent.
[edit] Dogma
As Goddess of Spring, Atroa is the invigorating breath that awakens the world from its slumber. She gifts the world with new love and new life, renews old friendships, and plucks the heartstrings of lovers, travelers, and poets. The Sad Maiden promotes spring as a time for burying old feuds, repairing old items, and eliminating old biases. Spring, like the dawn, presages great things; Atroa urges her followers to look to the future with open minds and hearts in order to enjoy them to the fullest.
[edit] Worshippers
Sotillion is usually worshipped with her siblings as part of the Velaeri, the Oeridian agricultural gods. She is thus revered by farmers and others who depend on the land's bounty.
[edit] Clergy
Priests of Atroa tend to be optimistic and willing to try and experience new things. They are often wandering spirits, rarely spending more than a year in the same place. By nature, they are very forgiving and count every foe turned friend with pride. They love revisiting old friends and lovers nearly as much as traveling to new places. Many Atroan priests love exploring strange locales, especially if it's been awhile since their last journey. The sling is their favored weapon.
[edit] Temples
Places of worship to Atroa are often dedicated to the Velaeri as a whole. The locations are found throughout Oeridian lands, including Ahlissa, the Bone March, the Gran March, Highfolk, Ratik, Sunndi, the County of Urnst, and Veluna. Though worship of the Velaeri is forbidden in the Theocracy of the Pale, they are honored in secret by many farmers and country folk.
[edit] Holy days
The week of Growfest is particularly important to Atroa and her faithful.
[edit] References
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes (TSR, 1992).
