"May the 18 Saints watch over you, guiding your way," said the cleric of Urdanzer to the departing adventurer. "I don't care much for the Saints, they mean nothing to me," replied the dwarf, Argodar Ironcrag, to the cleric. The cleric replied, "Care or care not... they are your gudes to success or failure. Unlike the gods, they do not require your blessing or prayers in order to do you grievous harm, or guide you toward prosperity." Later that day, Argodar was slain in the cave of the Gnarlbear.
Background: Saints are intermediaries and active forces in the world of Otha. Though far less powerful than the gods and goddesses, the saints possess cross disciplines, and some hold a deific domain all their own. Anyone, regardless of alignment, may appeal to the saints for intercession on their behalf. Often, the saints will carry the prayers of the pious or needy toward loftier ears, but are often capable of handling the request all on their own.
Game Mechanics: Knowlege of the saints earns a knowledge category of its own. Ranks cannot be selected unless the player character invokes the Saint's name during play, prior to earning an available skill point. The actions of the saints can have in-game effects, especially when a successful invocation is conducted by player characters during key story moments with a successful Knowledge (The Saints) check.
The Poison Arrow, St. Sasserine
 | Sphere: Poisons, diseases, physical maladies. Deity: Story: Related Adventures:
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The Revealer, St. Mogon
 | Sphere: Riddles, puzzles, conundrums. Deity: Story: Related Adventures:
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The Curemaker, St. Ibsom
 | Sphere: Ability damage, ability drain, injuries minor or major. Deity: Story: Related Adventures:
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The Inspiress, St. Sidadari
 | Sphere: Inspiration, muse, following interests, finding and searching, motivaiton, hints and clues Deity: Story: The face of the Inspiress is never seen. When she appears, she is doing something or going somewhere - oftentimes these visions of her backside hold clues and messages of inspiration. As a mortal, she was once an aloof young lady who met her doom by following others. Her overall message is to inspire those who feel defeated or helpless to change their overall circumstances through action. Related Adventures: |
The Diviner, St. Pithra
 | Sphere: Divinations, choices among known options, creating focus from diffused chaos, selecting the right doorway or lover. Deity: Story: Related Adventures:
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The Radiance, St. Riefann
 | Sphere: Identifying magic, area effects of magic. Deity: Story: Related Adventures: |
The Widow, The Great Witch, St. Caasprevian
 | Sphere: Potions, speaking with dead, witchcraft of any kind, restoration/ressurection magic, saving throws vs. death Deity: Otha Story: In life, a young maiden was torn from the material plane and taken to the spires of Hell by the minions of Hell's president, Caasimolar. To protect her from the fires and horrors of the realm, she was embued with an undying curse. Caasimolar planned to use her as a vessel for his unholy seed, by joining her in union with his only son. During the wicked ceremony of consumation, Caasimolar's son was slain by an Asmodaen competitor who was the architect of the revolution to remove Caasimolar from the seat of the Presidency. Having pity on her beauty and horrible curse to never die, the aggressor returned her to the prime material plane where she has spent an eternity attempting to brew an elixir that will remove the growing hellspawn growing within her woumb. Because Caasimolar's only son was sain during intercourse, his hellish seed grows slowly over the eternity that is St. Caasprevian's sad life of black despair. Related Adventures: The relationship between Otha and the Great Witch is obvious. The Widow cannot die, and can never meet Otha, but still needs the precious fruit of the earth to brew her elixirs and potions. Some say Caasprevian searches for death, others say she wishes to speed her impregnation along to remove the evil from her body. In every case, Otha shows mercy upon Caasprevian by providing the substances necessary to deal with the merciless pain the widow must endure associated with being "with child". When 'eer adventurers dring potions or elixirs of any kind, thoughts often go to the Great Witch's plight, and many wonder just how many created or duplicated potions are the result of Caasprevian's failed attempts affect herself, her child, or both... either to heal, to kill or to augment in some way. |
The Avenger, St. Arthas
 | Sphere: Vengence, wrongful death, friends who have been harmed, prayers of desperation, near-death situations. Deity: Story: Related Adventures: It is said that St. Arthas hears all prayers of desperation, even those not directed to him. In life he was an adventurer who's final prayer was not heard or answered. |
The Crestfallen, St. Bothus
 | Sphere: Despair, failure, those who have lost hope, curses. Deity: Story: Related Adventures:
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The Squire, St. Sir Theatrian
 | Sphere: Crafting/mending, care of domestic animals, service to others. Deity: Story: Related Adventures:
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The Blood Angel, St. Elothain
 | Sphere: Ancestry and heraldry, midwifery, chiurgy. Deity: Story: Related Adventures:
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The Risen Angel, St. Gazrille
 | Sphere: Resisting temptation, ascending social class or breaking social caste, patron saint of those who wish to turn from evil. The scourge of St. Mar. Deity: Story: Once a concubine of devils, this risen angel still bears the horns of hell, but a heart just as warm. Her story is one of transcendence and lifting ones-self up from the station we are born into. Those who pray for intercession through the risen angel are often victims of circumstance, societal caste, or those who wish to turn away from temptation or evil and rise to a new way of life. Related Adventures: |
The Dark Angel, St. Mar
 | Sphere: Temptation, seduction, repression; patron saint of those who embrace selfishness and evil. Nemesis of St. Gazrille. Deity: Story: Related Adventures:
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The Pathfinder, St. V'Lore
 | Sphere: Travel, trade, lost places, philosophy. Deity: Story: Related Adventures:
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The Greenman, St. Ahnktimeon
 | Sphere: Nature, hunters/hunted, virility. Deity: Story: Related Adventures:
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The Detailer, St. Galena
 | Sphere: Details, memory, specifics, recall, minutae, geography. Deity: Story: Related Adventures:
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The Chaste One, St. Sanctimeon
 | Sphere: Piety, solitude, divine focus, chastity, holiness, devotion, prayer, smiting, rebuking, resistance against charms or mind-compulsing effects. Deity: Story: Related Adventures: Those tempted by lust, those beguilled by fell witches or succubi, those who's minds focus on the divine when facing evil typically invoke the name of Saint Sanctimeon. In life, he was the envy of women but denied their wiles and charms, opting for a quiet life of solitude and prayer. His power to focus on pure thoughts made him the target of evil witches who saught to harvest his soul energy for malevolent purposes. It is said that his life was a constant retreat into prayer and holy meditation, yet his battle against hags, witches, succubi, and other temptresses was waged with merciless onslaught as he braised his mighty scimitar against them. Soon, evil forces began fearing his might and despite terrible odds, Sanctimeon's power over them grew. On his last day of mortality, Sanctimeon's armor and clothes were removed from him in a plot to diminish his power. Sanctimeon fought naked against an onslaught of demonic beasts and temptresses. To this day, chappels dot the lands where Sanctimeons story of virtue and chastity is still told to young men. |
The Hierophant, St. Trivineus
 | Sphere: Orthodoxy, tradition, stability, resistance to change. Deity: Story: Related Adventures:
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