Saimpt Ralon
by Giampaolo Agosta(The Holy Queen)
Demipower of Arborea, NG/Initiate of
Thought, L
PORTFOLIO: Life, good food, fun, health, wealth, farmers,
merchants, good producers
ALIASES: Sister Grain (tortles)
DOMAIN: Arborea/Ossa/Les Iles aux Vignes
DATE OF ASCENSION: 954 AC
SPONSOR: Korotiku
ALLIES: Korotiku, Ka, Calitha, Saimpt Mâtin, Saimpt
Clébard
FOES: Yazak goblinoid pantheon
SYMBOL: A golden ear of wheat
WAL: Any
In her mortal life, Ralon was Princess of Renardy and priestess of
Saimpt Renard. During the last years of her father's reign, a
considerable number of Glantrian lupins sought refuge in Renardy.
While many Renardois lupins considered the newcomers as a threat,
and tried to have the king outlaw them, Ralon saw them as an
opportunity to improve the lupin society. Not only she advised her
father to welcome the Glantrians, but she also sponsored their
leader, Clébard de Clairvault, into the Renardois nobility.
The two became first allies on the nation's political scene, then
friends, and in the end they married. After the demise of Ralon's
father, she became queen, sharing the leadership of the nation with
her husband king Clébard. During their reign, she worked to
modify the social structure of Renardy, from tribal to feudal. Her
greatest accomplishment was the introduction of the "golden leaves"
as a method of social status improvement, redirecting the
competition between the lupin clans and the newcomers to a
sublimated form, the wine contest. She attained immortality under
Korotiku sponsorship in 954, as did her husband.
The Church
CLERGY: Priests, shamans (tortle tribelands)
CAL: Any (generally non-evil)
WEAPONS: Any bludgeon
ARMOUR: Any
MAJOR SPHERES: All, Animal, Elemental, Healing, Plants, Weather
MINOR SPHERES: Creation, Divination
GRANTED POWERS: Create food and wine for 1 person/level, once a
day
BONUS PROFS: Agriculture, and Winery (Renardy only) or Fishing
(Tortles only)
DOGMA: Ralon is concerned mostly with the production of food and
other trade goods. Hospitality and generosity are the most
important virtues for a follower of Saimpt Ralon.
DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES: Many followers of Saimpt Ralon are
commoners, farmer, traders or peasants. Their work itself is a
practice of worship. As for the upper classes, the same applies to
the wine making. Even the monasteries of the Congregation of Saimpt
Ralon keep extensive farmlands and vineyards.
IMPORTANT CEREMONIES/HOLY DAYS: The main ceremony is held after the
judgement of wines. In the Abbey of Saimpt Vezy, the winning wine
is used for the rites.
MAJOR CENTRES OF WORSHIP: Ralon is revered everywhere in Renardy,
though she is especially patron of the Noijou region. She is also
revered by the tortles.
AFFILIATED ORDERS: The Brotherhood of Vintages can be considered an
affiliated order of the Ralonite clergy, even though it is an
independent board of wine tasters. In fact, the President of the
Brotherhood is always the Prior of the Congregation of Saimpt
Ralon, and the headquarters are in the Abbey of Saimpt
V&eaucte;zy, were the mortal body of Ralon is entombed.
PRIESTLY VESTMENTS: During ceremonies, the priests wear white
tunics with bright red surplices, and they wreath their heads with
shoots of vine.
ADVENTURING GARB: When travelling or working, the priests wear
earth-brown tunics instead of their brightly-coloured
vestments.
Ralonite Spells
Saimpt Ralon's Mystical Vine (Alteration, Enchantment)
Level: 5
Sphere: Plants
Range: 10'
Components: V, S, M
Duration: permanent
Casting Time: 1 day
Area of Effect: 1 vine
Saving Throw: none
Through this spell, the priest can permanently enchant a vine,
giving it extraordinary powers. Such vine may be used to produce
wine, which has powers similar to that of a potion. A vine whose
product was awarded at least seven golden leaves is required. If
the spell fails, it can never be cast again on the same vine (which
otherwise is not damaged). The result is not certain: the
probability* that the correct effect is obtained is twice the
priest's level, plus his wisdom score, plus the number of golden
leaves awarded to the vine. This chance may be adjusted for more or
less powerful effects and for more or less faithful priests. The
enchantment requires a one day long ceremony, which cannot be
interrupted, lest the spell be ruined. Material components are a
potion with the power desired, a pearl of at least 1000 gp value
(i.e. at least double the normal value), and the priest's holy
symbol. The Mystic Wine obtained from the vine has the same
properties as the potion, but duration depends on the ageing of the
wine (one turn per year of ageing). The wine may easily been ruined
if not properly cared. In this case, the magical properties are
gone as well. *Faith and co-operative magic are often used to
enhance the success chances.