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I lift up your name, O First of Dragons, and pray
Within his temples and carvings, the Stormlord is
to uphold your sacred charge.
shown as a paragon warrior, often nude and physically the
epitome of muscle and strength. Often with beard and
Let me protect those around me, as your wings
short, curled hair, most depictions have the Stormlord in
enfold us.
mid-wrestle with a terrible beast, and always in a stance of
Let me seek for truth, as your eyes watch over us. dominance.
The Stormlord’s holy day is the Day of Challenging,
Let me strike against wickedness, as your talons and is celebrated on the seventh day of the second month.
defend us. The Day of Challenging is one of the most raucous hol-
idays in Emon, and thousands of spectators attend the
Let me resist temptation and falseness, as your annual Godsbrawl held in the Temple of the Stormlord
heart guides us. to root for their favored deity’s champion, particularly the
chosen of the Stormlord and the Platinum Dragon.
I lift up your name, O First of Dragons, and pray
to uphold your sacred charge. commandmentS of the Stormlord
• Bravery above all. There is no glory in cowardice.
-The Sacred Charge, a morning
• Strength is the path to greatness, but greatness is the
ritual performed by many faithful of
responsible use of strength.
the Platinum Dragon
• The glory of the Stormlord lives through your glory on the
battlefield.
the wildmother

Alignment: Neutral • Domains: Nature, Tempest
Dragon adorns many halls of high leadership and jus-
The realm of the Wildmother extends to wherever the
tice, his will expected present at all just judgments. To
seas shift and the land grows over. Keeper of the wil-
follow him is to look after those who cannot look after
derness, she represents the wild creatures of nature, the
themselves.
rush of the angry rapids, and the heat-harried stillness
This majestic being is often seen emblazoned on
of the desert. Elves take up her worship, as do hunt-
shields and armor, both functional and decorative, in the
ers of natural lands, accepting her guidance to exist
form of a brilliant silver dragon head in profile. Temples
harmoniously within savage lands. Those seeking safe
and art pieces present a massive, glittering dragon of
passage across dangerous waters give prayers to her to
vibrant platinum sheen and seemingly endless wingspan.
guide them. The druids of the Wildmother and clerics
The Platinum Dragon’s holy day is called Embertide,
of her lover, the Lawbearer, work together to preserve
and is celebrated on the fifth day of the eleventh month.
the balance of nature and civilization. It is said that the
This is a day of remembrance, solemnity, and respect to
two goddesses grow furious when this balance is upset,
those who have fallen in the defense of others.
and this fury manifests in Tal’Dorei as devastating nat-
commandmentS of the platinum dragon ural disasters.
Seen immortalized through wooden reliefs and carved
• Stand as a paragon of honor and justice.
idols in hidden, overgrown groves and rural shrines, the
• Smite evil wherever it is found, yet show compassion to Wildmother often is depicted as a beautiful woman of
those who have strayed from righteousness. green skin nearly swallowed by a wild, tangled wreath of
• Defend the weak, bring freedom to those without, and pro- hair, leaves, and vines that dwarf her lithe form.
The Wildmother’s holy day is Wild’s Grandeur, and is
tect the ideals of just order.
celebrated on the vernal equinox, usually the twentieth
the stormlord day of the third month. The people of the southern wilds
celebrate the Wildmother’s strength by going on a journey
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral • Domains: Tempest, War to a place of great natural beauty, like the top of a moun-
Where thunder cracks and conflict rises, prayers to the tain waterfall, or the center of a desert. Wild’s Grandeur
Stormlord are shouted into the maelstrom. The Storm- is rarely celebrated in Emon, but some folk will plant trees
lord’s followers revel in all tests of strength, and his in observance of the holiday.
blessing finds those who prove themselves on the battle-
commandmentS of the wildmother
field. He is worshipped by athletes and warriors across
Exandria, and his will exalts those whose force of spirit • Protect the untamed wildernesses of the realm from
and pension for victory call his attention. He brings exploitation and destruction.
tumultuous storms over land and sea, and those who wish
• Slay abominations and other dark mockeries of nature.
for clearer skies offer their praises and prayers in hopes of
• Embrace and respect the savage nature of the world. Exist
appeasing his will.
in harmony with it.

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