Artemis - Greek - Priests - Gods
An illegitimate daughter of Zeus, the huntress Artemis is the patroness of young girls, and the mistress of beasts and all wild things. She will have nothing to do with men, perhaps because she has often helped women in childbirth and blames men for all the pain involved. Although renowned as a huntress, Artemis kills only to feed herself and others, never for sport. In her true form, she is a slim young girl.
Unlike the other Olympian gods, she dwells in the forests of Arcadia, surrounded by a band of chaste and hardy nymphs. She has complete control over any non-magical animal while it is in the forests of Arcadia.
Role-playing Notes:
Artemis loves the rugged life of a huntress. Except for helping women during childbirth, she avoids involving herself in any other human matters. She values her privacy, and will severely punish any man violating it. Omens from Artemis are always delivered by wild beasts.
Gods Information
Alignment: NG
Worshiper's Alignment: Any Non-Evil
Area of Control: Hunting, Wild Beasts, and Childbirth
Symbol: bow and arrow on a lunar disk
Avatar Information
Artemis' avatar appears to be a slim young girl resembling Artemis herself. She can draw upon the all, animal, divination, elemental, healing, plant, and weather spheres for her spells. (Druid 16, Ranger 16)
| Str 17 | Dex 18 | Con 18 | ||
| Int 18 | Wis 18 | Cha 18 | ||
| MV 18 | SZ 5' | MR nil | ||
| AC 0 | HD 16 | HP 128 | ||
| #AT 2 | THAC0 5 | Dmg 1d10 (arrow) +1 |
Special Att/Def: No magic spell affects Artemis' avatar, and any attack rebounds against the caster. Up to a distance of 1,000 yards, range does not affect the avatar when shooting her arrows. In melee combat, she uses a common dagger that has been poisoned. Anyone hit by this weapon must save versus poison or suffer an extra 1d10 points of damage per round until a neutralize poison can be cast upon them.
Worshipers Requirements
Requirements: as Druid
Alignment: N
Turning: Nil
Armor: Any Non-Metal
Weapons: as Druid
Spheres
Major: All, Animal, Divination, Elemental, Healing, Plant, Weather
Minor: none
Powers:
7th - ignore range modifiers in archery to a distance of 500 yards
14th - complete control over all animals within 1,000 yards
Duties of the Priesthood
Only women may become druids of Artemis. They must live in the forests, tending the animals, avoiding men, and, above all, remaining chaste. Artemis punishes any violation of the rules concerning chastity by the permanent withdrawal of all powers and standing in her church.
