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For the forgotten realms main pantheon of gods, we only have 5 or 6 videos left.
Then I’ll cover some of the non-human deities that you have been asking about.
Today we’re covering two very different deities.
Sune the goddess of love and beauty and Talona goddess of poison and disease.
Sune, also known as the Lady of Love, Princess of Passion and Lady firehair she is the goddess
of love and beauty.
Her worshipers can be of just about any alignment, but almost no evil aligned creatures worship
Sune.
She conveys peace and love and her worshipers focus on creating beauty in the world.
Whether that is through art or their own physical appearance.
Sune is the fairest of the deities.
When represented in paintings or statues she is portrayed as a beautiful woman with red
hair and incredible charms.
Sune is a popular deity and has many faithful.
Artists follow and worship her, as well as the majority of nobility, and just people
looking to fall in love, or searching for their lifemates.
Sune is benevolent and often whimsical.
Both her and her followers alternate between deep passions and shallow flirtations both
with their work and people.
The church of Sune is predominantly women, at a ratio of 8 women to 1 man within the
clergy.
Charisma is essential to being a priest of Sune, and those who acquire some type of imperfection
that cannot be masked or healed often leave the clergy.
Which sounds terrible that her followers are so vain they cannot serve their goddess anymore
because of a scar or something, but I guess that's life.
The organization of the church is loose and informal.
The leadership changes regularly with the whims of the clergy.
Often the most charismatic and beautiful become head of the church for a period of time, until
their whims change and they leave with another stepping into place.
There are many Sunite temples throughout the realms and they are beautiful and fantastic.
Elegant structures with formal gardens and gorgeous flower beds.
Everything is carefully pruned to create a beautiful aesthetic.
The dogma of the church revolves around beauty, but it says that beauty is more than skin
deep.
The core of one's being should be beautiful willing to do good in the world and promote
a beautiful lifestyle.
Fated matches, impossible loves, and the ugly duckling becoming a swan are all part of the
teachings of Sune.
“Love none more than yourself save Sune.”
“Perform a loving act every day, and seek to awaken love in someone each new day.”
And “Encourage beauty wherever you find it.”
are all part of the teachings of Sune.
Sunites are often thought of as hedonists and that’s not necessarily wrong.
They seek out pleasure and beauty saying it is the only way to be closest to their goddess.
Sunite clergy buy beautiful pieces of art, and will sponsor artists or commission them
for grand projects.
Prayers to Sune are made in front of a mirror so the Sunite can check their appearance while
communing with their goddess.
The major center of worship is The Temple of Beauty in Waterdeep.
This amazing temple has become an important and sacred site to not only Sunites but the
city of Waterdeep.
Nobles of hostile houses will meet there to pursue romance together putting their differences
aside.
It is a popular destination for tourists!
The church has a small affiliation of knightly orders, paladins, fighters, and bards who
serve to guard the temple and other holy sites.
In super contrast to Sune we have Talona the goddess of poisons and disease.
Known as the Mother of all Plagues, and She of the Deadly Kiss Talona is not surprisingly
a fairly unpopular goddess.
Her name is invoked for protection against that which she delivers, poison and disease.
Often people will curse her name if they come down with some kind of sickness and her symbol
is used as a deterrent and warning to others.
Such as they will paint her symbol of three drops in a triangle on buildings where a plague
is contained.
Or on vials of poison to warn against accidental ingestion.
Talona’s power is often in flux.
During a plague many pray to her for protection and to take pity on those affected by her
diseases.
But in times of health she has no prayers and few worshipers which causes her to unleash
another plague soon to retain her position of power.
If you follow the history of the Forgotten Realms there are periods of plagues that sweep
through communities then disappear.
Way back in Talona’s history during the Netherese empire she fought against another
demipower who challenged her portfolio.
Named Kiputytto this rival goddess lost a battle with Talona which strengthened Talona’s
portfolio on poisons and disease.
The battle between the two though resulted in a plague that destroyed countless people
and followers of both deities.
Evil people follow Talona, she is one of the most chaotic evil gods.
Like Bashaba she is more feared than worshiped.
What people do worship her are underground, nobody wants clerics of Talona around because
they promote death and disease.
They worship and gather in secret catacombs beneath cities.
Temples can be found in sewers, or places ripe with fungi and mold.
In the wilderness worshipers can be found in swamps or disease-laden marshes.
Often wererats worship Talona, praying for extra disease to use against their foes.
Evil cruel people worship Talona.
Her dogma teaches that life and death are in balance, but death is more powerful and
should be paid proper respect.
Death is the true power, and the lesson that waits for us all.
Priests of Talona sell poisons, but also antidotes and medicines.
Faithful will inoculate themselves to numerous diseases and build up immunities to poisons.
This way they can treat the diseased.
Often because of this they gain the position of royal food taster.
Clerics of Talona pray to her three times a day, morning, midday, and evening.
The major center of worship is the House of Night’s Embrace in Tashluta near Chult.
This temple is defended by black-masked guards, gargoyles, and golems.
Talona does not have a military or knightly order, she is mostly served by rogues and
other creatures that lurk in the shadows.
And that’s it for today.
Sune has been often requested so I’m happy to finally bring this video to you all.
A pompous Sune bard would be a fun character to play.
Talona is super interesting and I couldn’t help think of the Spore Druid.
Not that Talona is a good fit for druids but she is a good fit for the spore druid.
Maybe a death cleric focused on disease would be a fun character to play.
I like the weird evil gods like Bashaba, Loviatar and now Talona.
Thanks for watching everyone, and super thank you to my patrons on patreon who make these
videos happen.
I’ll see you all next week!