Dana, The Bloodmother

 

Symbol: Teardrop with internal  flame

Home Plane: Elemental Fire

Portfolios: Women, Fire

Worshippers: All females

Worshipper’s Alignment:  Any

Clerics: CN

Domains: Chaos, Charm, Destruction, Fire

Favored Weapon(s): Staff, Dagger

 

Description:

 

Dana is depicted as a stunningly beautiful woman with flowing red hair wreathed in flames. Her age varies from a young virgin to matronly figure. She is typically depicted in flowing robes.

 

History/Relationships:

 

Dana is the mother of Ceiwen, although Ceiwen has no father. She numbers no allies among male deities but does consider Nemain as a daughter and counts Boreala as an ally. She grudgingly tolerates Dumathoin's presence because of the large number s of dwarves who revere fire and the forge. Her demanding temper leaves her distant to most other deities. She directly opposes all machinations of Fordaetha at every turn.

 

Dogma:

 

All women bleed to bring forth life and are to be considered scared and revered. Until men bleed, they are only useful in the creation of daughters. A strong woman is ruled by no man and carries the Bloodmother's fire in her veins.

 

Clergy and Temples:

 

All Danites are female. Temples are found in most major cities, primarily in the warmer, Southern regions. The great northern city of Eyrir is an exception; Danites founded their presence there stemming a massive humanoid invasion. It is thought they remain their solely to vex Fordaetha and her plans. Men are not allowed beyond the temple courtyard, and only that far if they offer blood to the goddess. Danites are celebrate for the year, save one day (Libre 1 - The Day of Spilling), where they abandon their vows of celibacy for one wild night of passion. All children born from these pregnancies are female. Danites eschew armor and shields, preferring to rely on magical protections when they enter combat. Favored weapons are the staff and dagger. Bloodletting is central to many Danite rituals.

 

Danites pray for spells in the morning, loosing a single drop of blood into a bowl as they worship.

 

Special Abilities:

 

3rd level – the cleric gains the Toughness feat

7th level – the cleric gains the bonus spell fireball (1/day)

9th level – The cleric gains the bonus feat Spell Focus [Fire]

12th level -- The cleric gains the ability to Summon Monster V (Fire elemental only) (1/day)

 

Sacred Prayers of Dana:

 

Dana makes special prayers available to her faithful.

 

Rituals:

 

Dana makes many rituals available to her favored.

 

Blood’s Call – The recipient gains a +2 divine bonus on diplomacy checks. The ritual costs 500XP to perform.

 

Caress of Fire - This ritual bestows a permanent fire resistance of 5 upon the recipient. The ritual costs 1000xp to perform.

 

Eternal Flame -- The recipient gains a +1 divine bonus to spellcaster level when using any spell with the fire descriptor. The ritual costs 500xp to perform.

 

Eyes of Fire – The recipient gains a +2 divine bonus on all intimidate checks as she affixes her burning stare on others. The ritual costs 500xp to perform.

 

Fanning the Flames - This ritual grants a +1 to damage on each die of spells bearing the fire descriptor. The ritual costs 2000xp to cast and requires at least two other high priestesses of Dana to cast.

 

Grace of the Goddess - This ritual allows the recipient to channel the divine beauty of Dana. For a period of one hour per day, the recipient's charisma is raised by +4 for purposes of making any charisma-based skill check. The ritual costs 1000xp to perform.

 

Lure of Flames – The recipient gains a +1 divine bonus on charisma when dealing with the opposite sex. The ritual costs 500xp to perform.

 

Pulse of The Unborn – The recipient gains a +1 divine bonus on Fortitude saves. The ritual costs 1500xp to perform.

 

Temper of the Forge – The recipient gains fire resistance 10.