Veträ
Braveheart, the Guardian of
the Shrine, the Terrible, the Thunderer
Braveheart, the Guardian of
the Shrine, the Terrible, the Thunderer
Sphere of Influence:
Rain, Storms, Thunder, War, and Winds.
Symbols: Bear, Drum,
Eagle, Girdle, Ram, Spear.
Favored Weapons: Shield & Spear
Favored Weapons: Shield & Spear
Relationships: Married
to Sieva.
Veträ is the most widely worshipped deity throughout the
Trollenmere. He is the storm god, whose spears are as lightning and whose
shield blows are as thunder. The distant rumbling on the winds of a storm are
the wheels of his ram-drawn chariot as he bolts across the sky. He is the
embodiment of the male ideal – strong, courageous, thoughtful, wise, steadfast,
and forthright, but his one failing is his love of women – particularly mortal
ones. He is renowned for his numerous affairs with mortal women, and the extreme
jealousy it inspires in his wife, Sieva.
More than for his lecherousness, Veträ is known and worshipped
for his strength, prowess, and unshakeable courage in combat. He wears a
magical girdle that grants him tremendous strength and bears a metal shield of
such weight that no other being can lift it. He often takes the form of either
a tall, powerfully-built man with a scruffy red beard or a particularly large
bear.
Morality
As the embodiment of the male ideal, Veträ blesses those who hold
themselves to a similar standard. Thus his priests should be willing to
sacrifice for those they protect – Selfless or Sense of Duty (Nation) –, honest
– Truthfulness –, and honorable – Code of Honor (Gentleman’s or Soldier’s).
Unlike other deities who enjoy blood sacrifices, Veträ prefers sacrifices of
weapons. This is represented by Disciplines of Faith (Ritual Sacrifices)
specified to weapons and has the same effect of doubling weekly cost of living
to pay for those sacrifices. Furthermore, it is appropriate to sacrifice the
weapon of a fallen opponent in thanks for one’s victory; treat this as Trademark
(Break opponent’s weapon) [-5].
Divine Servitors
The spirits who serve Veträ are all War spirits, but those who
embody storms also take Fire, reskinned as Lightning, or Air. A natural
companion to warrior spirits is Fear, as are Good and Evil, depending on how
malicious they are. Nature fits those servitors who embody raw forces of
nature, like storms. And while the Winged lens would not be out of place, it is
not prevalent enough to suggest that it’s the norm, either.
Shrines
Veträ’s shrines typically resemble great halls with an alter on
the dais where the lord would normally sit. There, broken shards of weapons are
placed in offering, alongside horns of mead and roasted hog. Such shrines are
common places of gathering for feast and celebration by warriors, who will go
as far as to build such shrines in staging grounds while at war. Rites
performed in these halls usually involve feats of strength, grappling, drinking,
and eating.
In pantheons, Veträ stands above his alter with spear in hand,
bearskin on his back, and an eagle perched upon his broad shoulder. His alter
holds a large, cauldron-like brazier in which offerings are placed.
Clerics of Veträ
Priests of Veträ should generally be built using the Initiate
template with the following modifications:
Advantages: Remove Animal
Friend, Channeling, Green Thumb, Licensed Exorcist, Medium, Spirit Badge,
Spirit Empathy, Spirit Weapon from the list of optional advantages and add Combat
Reflexes [15], High Pain Threshold [10], and Striking ST 1 or 2 [5 or 10].
Disadvantages: Add
a required -10 points in any of the disadvantages listed under Morals, above
and reduce the -30 points in disadvantages to -20.
Skills: Remove Herb
Lore, Hidden Lore (Faeries), Naturalist, Pharmacy (Herbal), and Poisons from
the list of optional primary skills and add Jumping (E) DX+1 [2]-12; Running
(A) HT [2]-11; Throwing (A) HT [2]-11; and Weather Sense (A) IQ [2]-13. •
Remove Diagnosis, Research, Surgery, and Veterinary from the list of optional
secondary skills and add Armoury (Armor or
Melee Weapons) (A) IQ-1 [1]-12; Carousing (E) HT [1]-11; Connoisseur (Weapons)
(A) IQ-1 [1]-12; Lifting (A) HT-1 [1]-10; Naturalist (H) IQ-2 [1]-11; Savoir-Faire
(Military) (E) IQ [1]-13. • Add Polearm (A) DX+2 [8]-13; Two-Handed Axe/Mace, Two-Handed
Flail, and Two-Handed Sword, all (A) DX+2 [8]-13 to the melee weapon options. •
Remove Blowpipe, Bolas, Lasso, Net, and Thrown Weapon (Stick) from the ranged
weapon options and add Thrown Weapon (Axe/Mace) (E) DX+1 [2]-12. • Remove Cartography,
Disguise (Animals), Fishing, Mimicry (Animal Sounds or Bird Calls), Navigation (Land), Survival (and), and Traps from
the list of optional background skills and add Fast-Draw (any) (E) DX [1]-11; Knife
(E) DX [1]-11; Skating (H) HT-2 [1]-9; Skiing (H) HT-2 [1]-9; Soldier (A) IQ-1
[1]-12; Swimming (E) HT [1]-11; and Tactics (H) IQ-2 [1]-11.
Special Abilities and
Spells: Choose the following 25-point package:
Cleric of Veträ:
Either Power Investiture 2 [20] or Divine Favor 5 [20]. • Choose [-10] points
from disadvantages mentioned in Morality, above. • 15 points total in any
combination of Power Investiture 3 [10], Divine Favor 6 or 7 [5 or 15], Learned
Prayers, or clerical spells.
Holy Warriors of Veträ
Holy warriors of Veträ are usually built using the Squire
template with the following modifications:
Advantages: Add Divine
Favor 4, 5, or 6 [10, 15, or 20], Lifting ST 1-3 [3/level], and “or Learned
Prayers” to the list of optional advantages.
Disadvantages: Add
a required -10 points in any of the disadvantages listed under Morals, above
and reduce first -20 points disadvantages to -10.
Skills: Add Weather
Sense (A) IQ-1 [1]-9 to the list of optional background skills.
Cleric Spells
Veträ grants his clerics the following spells:
PI 1 Bravery,
Coolness, Darkness, Detect Magic, Extinguish Fire, Fear, Iron Arm, Lend Energy,
Lend Vitality, Might, Purify Air, Quick March, Recover Energy, Sense Foes,
Sense Life, Share Vitality, Shield, Silence, Slow Fall, Thunderclap, Umbrella,
Vigor, Warmth.
PI 2 Air Jet,
Armor, Aura, Awaken, Cleansing, Command, Create Air, Create Water, Final Rest,
Gloom, Grace, Great Voice, Haste, Light, Minor Healing, Mystic Mist, Predict
Weather, Purify Food, Purify Water, Resist Cold, Resist Disease, Resist
Lightning, Resist Pain, Resist Pressure, Sense Spirit, Shape Air, Soilproof,
Wall of Wind, Windstorm.
PI 3 Animal
Control, Astral Vision, Breathe Water, Clean, Clouds, Command Spirit, Hawk
Vision, Lightning, Magic Resistance, Oath, Rain, Relieve Sickness, Resist Acid,
Resist Fire, Restore Hearing, Restore Sight, Restore Speech, Stop Bleeding,
Strengthen Will, Summon Spirit, Terror, Truthsayer, Turn Spirit, Walk on Air,
Watchdog, Wind.
PI 4 Affect
Spirits, Body of Wind, Cloud-Walking, Compel Truth, Continual Light, Control
Air Elemental, Create Food, Cure Disease, Dispel Magic, Dispel Possession,
Explosive Lightning, Fog, Hail, Lightning Weapon, Neutralize Poison, Relieve
Madness, Repel Spirits, Seeker, Sunlight, Suspend Curse, Turn Zombie, Vigil,
Weather Dome, Wisdom.
PI 5 Astral Block,
Banish, Bless, Concussion, Create Air Elemental, Curse, Divination, Flight,
Gift of Tongues, Great Haste, Great Healing, Lightning Whip, Major Healing,
Remove Curse, Storm, Summon Air Elemental, Suspend Mana.
PI 6 Bind Spirit,
Cloud-Vaulting, Drain Mana, Entrap Spirit, Lightning Missiles, Lightning Stare,
Pentagram, Planar Summons (Divine Servitor), Resurrection, Sanctuary, Wall of
Lightning.
Divine Favor
Veträ answers prayers regarding physical power, masculinity, and
weather. His priests bring rain to drought-stricken areas, wind to stranded
sailing ships, and deluges to their enemies, and his holy warriors are as an
unstoppable force of nature on the battlefield.
Abilities Affliction,
with Stun and Secondary, Heart Attack; Alternate Form (Body of Air); Burning,
with Surge and Side Effect, Stunning; Combat Reflexes; Control (Weather or a
subset), with Natural Phenomena; Crushing Attack, with Environmental (-5%);
Damage Resistance, with Limited, Air (-40%), Limited, Electricity (-40%),
Limited, Elemental (-20%), or both
Force Field and Limited, Physical (-20%); Detect, for weather, clouds, rain,
storms, etc.; Doesn’t Breathe; Energy Reserve (Heroic Feats); Enhanced Move
(Air); Hard to Kill; Hard to Subdue; High Pain Threshold; Lifting ST; Obscure,
if justifiable as fog, snow, wind, etc.; Piercing Attack, for hail; Pressure
Support; Recovery; Resistant to any kind of inhaled threat; Sealed; Striking
ST; Telekinesis, with Environmental (-5%); Terrain Adaptation, for mud,
slippery, or other weather-induced ground conditions; Terror; Vacuum Support;
Vibration Sense (Air).
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