Saimpt Clébard
by Giampaolo Agosta(The Holy King)
Demipower of Arborea, LG/Initiate of Thought, L
PORTFOLIO: Loyalty, fidelity,
family, the law, love between those of good breeding
ALIASES: None
DOMAIN: Arborea/Olympus/The Plain of Lilies
DATE OF ASCENSION: 954 AC
SPONSOR: Korotiku
ALLIES: Korotiku, Saimpt Malinois, Saimpt Ralon
FOES: Yazak pantheon, Saimpt Loup
SYMBOL: Fleur de Lis on azure field
WAL: Any
In mortal life, Clébard de Clairvault was a wizard and one
of the lupin followers of Sire Claude d'Ambreville. After his
presumed death (and the disappearance of Château
d'Ambreville) in 896, Clébard left Glantri, as he already
disagreed with the Glantrian succession laws that excluded Claude
from inheritance of his title. He reached Renardy with other
Glantrian lupins, and there he became Baron de Marmandie.
Clébard married Princess Ralon of Renardy and inherited the
throne, starting the feudal age of his country. It was under
Clébard's rule that most of the current Renardois law was
codified, unifying ancient lupin traditions and the legal
principles that Clébard learned from Sire Claude.
Clébard also gave his name to the royal dynasty and added
his Fleur de Lis to the old Golden Fox in the kings' coat of arms.
Having ruled his country for nearly twenty years, he abdicated in
favour of his eldest son Gaston in 928. He attained immortality
only in 954, under Korotiku's sponsorship.
The Church
CLERGY: Priests, defenders
CAL: LG, LN, LE
WEAPONS: Sabre, rapier, dagger, staff, lance, spear
ARMOUR: Any
MAJOR SPHERES: All, Law, Protection, Thought, Healing, Guardian
MINOR SPHERES: Divination, Wards
GRANTED POWERS: Calm Others 1/day
BONUS PROFS: Law
DOGMA: Loyalty and goodness are the
main concerns of this Immortal, who stands as the paragon of the
civilised lupin. Followers must be loyal to their liege, and should
be peaceful, but ready to defend their lord and their families.
DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES: Clergy of Saimpt Clébard preside over
weddings and other ceremonies related to family life. Individual
priests also act as advisers for noble families. Even though
Clébard has been acknowledged as a Saimpt only half century
ago, his clergy is now quite powerful, mainly thanks to the support
received from the royal family and other noble houses of
Renardy.
IMPORTANT CEREMONIES/HOLY DAYS: Many marriages are celebrated on
the day of Saimpt Clébard, the 1st of Klarmont.
MAJOR CENTRES OF WORSHIP: Saimpt Clébard is revered in all
Renardy, the major centres of worship being Mons-en-Plécy and
Louvines. Most lupin nobles are followers of Saimpt Clébard
or Saimpt Renard, and many monasteries are held by
Clébardite clergy.
AFFILIATED ORDERS: There is no affiliated order, but lupin
Honourbound commonly follow Saimpt Clébard's teachings, in
addition to the Warrior's Code.
PRIESTLY VESTMENTS: Priests of Saimpt Clébard wear pure
white tunics with the symbol of their patron, a white lily on blue
field.
ADVENTURING GARB: Most priests of Saimpt Clébard aren't
great travellers, but those who enjoy adventuring often dress as
the upper classes do (priests of Saimpt Clébard often are
nobles).
Clébardite Spells
Compared Analyse Balance (Divination)
Level: 3
Sphere: Divination
Range: 10' radius
Components: V, S, M
Duration: 1 round
Casting Time: 1 round
Area of Effect: 2 persons
Saving Throw: Neg.
This is a variant of the first level spell Analyse Balance (from
the Tome of Magic). Clébardite priests use it during the
betrothal ceremonies. The spell allows the caster to sense the
difference of the alignments (on each axis) of two creatures in a
10' radius from the priest (who cannot be one of the two affected
creatures). This spell never shows the direction of variation, but
the priest as a 5% per level chance of forecasting the possibility
of a dissension within the couple, and the approximate time of such
event. The priest must then do his best to keep this event from
happening.
Priest of Saimpt Clébard may
also use Personal Reading (ToM), even if they do not have access to
the sphere of Numbers.