Iilea (aɪ liː' ə)

Symbols:

Balance scales in front of a ‘sun/star’* or eggs, sometimes it may have both. Fireflies are considered sacred to the priest/ess.  

Physical Form Appearance:

She has been most known to appear as a snow-white-haired woman, standing about 5 ½ feet tall. Lean in stature with long fingers and legs, dressed in a shimmering gossamer silver gown. Her eyes have no pupils but appear as lightly shining stars. Her ivory-white skin glows a light blue visible aura, this aura, it has been said, sparkles when she is carrying souls to the final resting place. The sparkling was reported to be quite vivid when she has been seen on a battlefield or just after a major loss of life. When she walks it appears as though she does not ever touch the ground, but glides across it. She also carries a staff that at will can change into any non-projectile weapon with the capability of doing maximum damage and also primal damage at will.  

Personality/Demeanor:

Iilea never speaks above a whisper if she chooses to speak at all; she primarily uses telepathy to communicate. When she does communicate with someone, they immediately feel at ease and at peace, even if in mortal danger or near death. She never angers and cannot be driven to anger even by those she finds ‘detestable’. She will always comfort those in dire need, but will not interfere. This means that if death is imminent, she will not prevent or assist in their death, but just ensure they have no fear of what is coming. She is always willing to help even the most heinous of beings and will guide them to their final peace.  

History/Ascension:

Sang to the dying and infirmed sang until she died after witnessing a great battle. Resurrected and took on the mantle of supporting the yet unborn and those bearing children. Also, guiding those that have died to the afterlife.  

Divine Powers:

• Dispel Undead - No undead can be in her presence for more than the number of rounds per HD they possess, after that they start to take twice the number of HP that they have HD in damage per round, a saving throw cuts damage in half, this is checked at the end of every round e.g. 6 HD Vampire can stay in her presence for 6 rounds after that they start to take 12 hp of damage per round they stay and fail a saving throw only 6 hp in damage. 1 HD undead instantly crumble to dust, irrevocably destroyed.


• Redirect Soul – Able to redirect the soul of an individual to another body or to a new body but without all the memories of the previous life


• Grant/Deny Fertility – She is able to grant or deny the ability to bear children regardless of age or circumstances. This could be by immaculate conception or procreation and is not limited by race.


• Create Natural Death – Make a creature/person that is undead or has some form of unnatural slowing of the aging process to catch up to their natural age.
• 1-99 years over racial max – a year for a day
• For every year over max they live one more day for the number of years they have been alive
• 100-149 years over racial max – a year for an hour
• For every year over max the live one more hour for the number of years they have been alive
• 150-499 years over racial max – a year for a turn
• For every year over the max they live one more turn for the number of years they have been alive.
• >500 years over racial max – a year for a segment
• For every year over the max they live one more segment for the number of years they have been alive


• Guide any soul/spirt to its final resting place whether that be to the depths of Gadmere's wood to the heights of Iilea's peaceful plains.
• If soul is contested by another deity, the soul is then returned to a new body where they live out another life and based on their choices with this new life their soul is then sent to it final resting place, this can have the effect of someone living out more than one lifetime (it is up to Iilea and the contesting deity(ies) to decide if they remember their previous life.

  Priests:

• Duties: Marriage, Last Rites, Present at birth, Consecration of home, Bless, Take in orphan/abandoned children
• Priest/ess can at the request of the mother that is in the order to save their child’s life at birth in exchange for their own life if the mother is expected to die during delivery.
• Priest/ess can but not before trying to dissuade the mother from having an abortion, provide the means for the mother to abort the unborn.
• Circumstances and location have variations on this
• If mother decides to not have abortion, the priest/ess may take the child into the church until they come of age and then decide if they wish to stay or leave.
• The age is different for locations.

  Requirements

• Ability Score(s):
• Wisdom 12
• Charisma 13
• 1 at 15 or better =5%
• both=10% for XP bonus
• Alignment: Any Good
• Bonus Proficiencies:
• Herbalism
• Read magic
• Detect Magic

  Bonus/Bestowed Abilities:

• 3rd level
• her priest/ess can turn all undead as if they were 1 level higher
• can instill calmness upon by singing Iilea's Dirge for no less than 1 hour to those that are dying simply by presence and providing a full cup of ‘Iilea’s Tears’ tincture. This allows the dying to 'relive' their most cherished moment
• 5th level
• knows exactly the date of conception
• can create a ghostly visage of the dying one’s more endearing person through a scrying method (crystal, smoke, water)
• 7th level
• All undead turnings are increased (e.g. D goes to D+2d4, D+2d4 goes to D+4d4. A roll of 7 required becomes a roll of a 4 required, etc.)
• can create the physical visage of the dying one’s most endearing person
• 10th level
• Creates a complete ghostly appearance of the dying one’s most endearing person
• High Priest/ess ONLY
• Completely changes into the dying one’s most endearing person.
• Must rest for a complete day after performing this ritual.

  Restrictions

• Armor – not allowed to wear any armor
• Weapon -Wooden only – can be any weapon but only be made of wood and used only in defense.
• Can carry a ceremonial/birthing Khyber knife that is then given to the mother to give to the child upon their coming of age. (if ever used in combat, it must be destroyed and another one made).
• Priest must fast and pray for the duration of the creation of the blade and is only allowed to sleep for no more than 1 hour per day.

    Sphere(s) (M=major / m = minor)  

All	M	Astral	M	Combat
Divination	M	Guardian	M	Necromatic
Protection	M	Sun		Chaos
Numbers		Time		War
Animal	m	Charm		Creation	M
Elemental	m	Healing		Plant
Summoning		Weather		Law
Thought		Travelers		Wards	M

    Turning:

Skeleton	D+2d4t	Ghast	D+2d4t	Ghost	T
Zombie	D+2d4t	Wraith	D+2d4t	Lich	4
Ghoul	D+2d4t	Mummy	D	Special	7
Shadow	D+2d4t	Specter	D
Wight	D+2d4t	Vampire	T

          Omens:

Fireflies over a fresh grave/body (G)

Stillborn (B)

If a child is stillborn parents must fast and pray starting the first full day after the loss. They must do this for one week and are ‘required’ to try to conceive again. If another stillborn happens then they are required to separate never to attempt conception again together.

Painful Birth (B)

Déjà vu (G)

Firefly landing on you (G/B)

Conception in the presence of fireflies (G)

A death and a birth within a family on the same day. (G)

A firefly landing on a newborn (B)

Unable to conceive (B).

  Followers Alignment: Any   Notes & Remarks: During a solar eclipse, all followers of this faith, will stop what they are doing, and they will sing the song of Iilea for the duration of the eclipse. This is from the moment it starts to the complete reappearance of the sun. This action will override all other actions unless the action will cause loss of life or limb, as soon as feasible the person will pick up the song.   Spells(in avatar form):       The servitors of Iilea are viewed very differently depending on the event that is happening. They are never really seen but can be heard if they are near, in the presences of a recently (no more than an hour) deceased person, the faint sound of crying can be heard, in the presence of a new birth (no more than an hour), the gentle sound of a child giggling can be heard.   Iilea's servitors are angels in the truest sense just that no one can say if they have ever seen one.   Some followers believe in burying family members under their house or at least a house/building of their own -The devout completely tear down their home and bury their loved one and build a new one over the grave site. Members of the community help to rebuild the home of the grieving and the deceased’s belonging are distributed to the those that helped.