Molanni,
the Calm Air
By Nick Eden
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When the world was first made, Good Emperor Yelm sat on his
throne and ruled with dignity and justice. All was good. But then
the world was broken and Orlanatus, the crude Rebellus Terminus
defied the Emperor's rule and brought strife to the world. At first
great Yelm ignored the howling barbarians at his gate, but they
broke into his palace and stole some of his treasures. Shargash and
Lodril chased the villains to the ends of the world, but they kept
coming back and causing trouble.
One day Yelm was astonished to wake and find one of the rebels in
his bed chamber. She was Molanni, and she spake thus; "Great and
Merciful Yelm, my father and his brothers make unjust war upon you
and your people. Though you think us coarse and unmannered, you
should know that we have rules, and first of these rules is that kin
must always be honored. Take me as your wife and my father will
submit to your rule as a kinsman should." So Yelm took Molanni as
his wife, and of this union a child was born. His name was Daga.
Daga was the blessed child, the union of Sun and Rain. In his
footsteps the grass grew greener and his only had to reach out for a
tree to spring into fruit and bow it's boughs to his hand. All who
saw him loved him, and all agreed that his would bring peach to the
world. Molanni and Daga set out in search Orlanatus' camp so that
she should tell her people what had been done so bring the peace
that she craved. Their journey was long and hard, for Shargash then
had the rebels cornered at the top of a great mountain, but
eventually she reached her kin's' camp and told her people what she
had done.
Orlanatus was not pleased. He refused to recognize his kinship
with great Yelm, and saw the child Daga as a threat. He ripped
Daga's powers from him and divided them among his henchmen and then
imprisoned the child in a clay jay. Molanni was cast out of the camp
and returned, shamed by her failure to Yelm's bright palace. Yelm
was sad to see her return alone, but offered her a place in his
household.
| Entry
Requirements: |
Women only. |
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Homeland: |
Lunar Provinces. |
| Abilities: |
Devotee
of Molanni or Initiate of Molanni, Mythology of Molanni, Soul Vision,
Sing, Walk Long Distances. |
| Virtues: |
Humble, Peaceful. |
| Affinities and Feats: |
Calm Air (Still winds,
Stop Rain, Banish Clouds, Dissipate Wind Spirits)
Bring Peace (Endure Scorn, Reconcile Enemies, Seduce) |
| Secret: |
Unleash Daga (Induce
drought. Resistance is 14 + modifiers for Duration + modifier
for Range (radius). May also serve to attack any creature or
spirit tied to the Water Rune). |
| Other Side: |
Molanni worshippers emerge in the
Servants Quarters of Yelm's Celestial Palace. |
| Disadvantages: |
Scorned by most Orlanthi, hated
by those that know about Unleash Daga. Orthodox Yelmites have
little more respect. |
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