The ceremonial outfit consisted of a tight sea-colored body-stocking with a lush white fur-trimmed high-colared cape. She remains untouched by any hint of true love, noble feeling, or honor. Sailors knew that when storms hit their ships and the winds or waves carried sinister cold laughter or hissing words, they were facing the cruel goddess herself. Twice a year the Umberlants ventured into the sea depths aided by their ability to breathe underwater to capture monsters of the deep for sacrificing to their deity. Lady Firehair loves and protects her followers, who in turn ma… Apart from the region around the Sea of Fallen Stars and at Nelanther Isles, Umberlee had places of worship at many ports. 2e Umberlee does have a large number of shrines in the coastal cities, and sailors often leave flowers or small candies at them in hopes that she will spare them on their next voyage. Worshiperalignments 2nd Edition Statistics[16][17] The ornate tower for the faithful of Mystra with her holy symbol in mosaics on the courtyard, with the tower rising from the center of the starburst. LG NG CG LN N CN LE NE CE The desperate sailors made sure the treacherous priests of Umberlee were killed before the ship sank. Alban Arthan (Winter Solstice), the longest night of the year ; Midwinter (Night), 1 Hammer. They pray for spells at high tide (in the morning or the evening), while making offerings and self-anointing on the brow, hands and feet with sea water. Northmen In reality it was just an attempt to receive a temporary relief from "Umberlee's touch that kept the warm-blooded members of the Church feel chill of the sea. When Umberlee required aid, she was likely to call on the Frostmaiden. Maybe I am wrong, but it sure looks small. When the danger was especially severe, the sailors made sure the goods tossed overboard contained living creatures. [4], The lowest on the Church's pecking order were the novice clerics called the Untaken. [17], The Bezanturian Church of Umberlee employed especially aggressive methods of tithe collection. [1], The priestesses of Umberlee considered preserved hands of the drowned people to be a precious and holy object, and some even used them as their holy symbols. Portfolio Most of the tithe collected was carried down the temple's mossy stairs into the sea. Drowning Death (trident) On top of being feared, the clergy of the Queen of the Depths had a reputation of being loose. One was a dusky-skinned human woman with long limbs; perfect and exquisite beauty; wide, radiant, lime-green eyes; and long, ivory-hued hair that fell to her knees. Pholtus is the Oeridian god of light, order, inflexibility, and the sun and moon. She is also venerated in Faerûn as a goddess of light, stars, navigation, navigators, wanderers, questers, and goodly lycanthropes. With the efforts of the alliance of merchants, inhabitants of the coastal cities, and the Iron Throne, of all people, Umberlee was appeased and calmed the Sea of Fallen Stars by 1360 DR–1361 DR.[19] During the same period of time, the Queen of the Depths was responsible for the creation of weresharks within the Realms to spite Selûne . [22], After the Time of Troubles, Umberlee resided in Blood Tor, the 13th level of the Abyss, flooded characteristically to its ruler. Aspects/Aliases To protect the buildings from flooding and collapse, the folk drowned small critters like rats and squirrels in bowls of seawater decorated with seaweed. During the Spellplague, Auril's realm was located within the Astral Dominion of the Deep Wilds and was known as the Land Under Eternal Ice. … All the creatures summoned by Umberlee could not be controlled by any mind-affecting magic. Coastal dwellers, sailors Selûne (pronounced seh-LOON-ay, also known as Our Lady of Silver and the Moonmaiden, is the goddess of the moon. Among them were the first Her holy symbol was a bright pair of eyes of a darkly beautiful human woman, encircled by seven silver stars.Selûne and her teachings of compassion and guidance were appealing to all folk who lived their lives by the moonlit night sky, and hence her faithful were a very diverse group. She was known as a particularly malicious, petty, greedy, and vain deity who controlled the harshness of the sea while reveling in her own power and was not hesitant to drown people if she so pleased. They were to promote the fear of Umberlee's waves and winds unless the travelers were accompanied by her clergy. A cleric of Umberlee. Another was an ethereal young girl of slender frame, dark eyes, and dark hair, wearing diaphanous robes colored white or resembling dappled moonlight, which traile… She empowered Gar Shatterkeel as her chosen, and Olhydra gave him powers of one of the prophets. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The Storm Maiden was defeated and disappeared along with her ship. Some of the noteworthy temples: A priestess of Umberlee in the Grotto of the Queen of Latharl'’s Lantern surrounded by sharks. Too long have we forsaken your true way, in our times far from the sea! They were granted divine ability to breathe underwater, the ability to swim[1], and resistance to lightning. Channel divinity All who dared to travel through her domain were to know that Umberlee controlled the monsters of the deep, the drowned dead. The symbol of Umberlee. You can make a holy symbol by using a silver bar on a furnace with a holy mould. Talos [7], The Church of Umberlee did not have a big number of affiliated orders or organizations, although one order of note was the adventuring order called the Queen's Breakers. [18], Two waves breaking left and right on a black background with white streaks. 4th Edition Statistics[11] It was a ritualistic drowning of the Untaken supplicant (novice cleric of Umberlee). [16], The Worshipers of the Wave who lived in the small hamlet of Monksblade claimed a sprawling towered manor as Umberlee's holy house. [2], Umberlant clerics could walk unmolested at almost every port and surrounding areas, and they were always welcomed aboard ships in hopes that their presence appeased their furious goddess. Symbols: A forked wave curling in breakers to left and right; A kraken Worshipper Alignments: Any Core Doctrine: The sea is as savage and cold as the Bitch … Yet we cry unto you in our time of need, and make what humble offerings we can! She controls the harshness of the sea and while reveling in her own power, is not hesitant to drown people, if she so pleases. She took on many shapes, including monstrous-sized sharks, krakens, and aquatic undead and undead lake-dwelling monsters. Sphere of Influence She made home in the realm's deep dark ocean.[10]. A depiction of Umberlee 5th Edition Statistics[9][2] The mercy of the Great Queen of the Sea was to be bought with generous offerings, as they brought fair winds. She was power-hungry and loved exercising it, toying with her worshipers. Buddy is getting a new campaign on the go - a sea-faring pirate campaign. Power Level Sune enjoys attention and sincere flattery, and avoids anyone who is horrific or boorish. ... Umberlee the Bitch Queen rules from her watery lair in a flooded level of the Abyss. She enjoys toying with those who offend her, trapping them in snow storms and then driving them insane with tantalizing visions of warmth and the comforts of home before freezing them to death. The clerics of the Bitch Queen often lived off the offerings by the fearful sailors and merchants. They could breathe underwater, and additionally, more experienced Waveservants could move through water with ease, as if they were wearing a ring of free action. Most outsiders did not know what happened to the treasures taken underwater by clerics, but in reality, Umberlee-worshiping sahuagin retrieved it within an hour after the treasures were taken to the sea and left at the very bottom of the stairs deep underwater. First Tide Great work! Pholtus is a deity in the Greyhawk pantheon. [4], The clerics of Umberlee could rarely be found wearing uniform vestments, as a matter of fact the only thing they had in common was the easily detectable marine theme. Umberlee rising from the sea to meet with her fellow Gods of Fury. Take, now, all the gold this ship carries, every last piece of it-and all the glistering gems, too! With the Bitch Queen's guidance, he was able to find an elemental node off the coast of Turmish at Umberlee’s Maw, opening the rift to the Elemental Plane of Water. Blue-green wave curling left and right Forgotten Realms Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Her watery manifestation in the form of waves, though, did not have many limitations in the sea. Name Alignment Domains Aba : Lawful Good Life, Light, Protection Aberro : Chaotic Neutral Life, Trickery Aeris Mekhaus : Chaotic Neutral Technology, Advancement Chaos, Destruction, Envy, Evil, Gluttony, Ocean, Pride, Storm, Water, Watery Death, Wrath He wears a silky white gown and a cassock trimmed with gold and silver, and embroidered with suns and moons. Sea Especially powerful waveservants could summon and control sharks as long as the waveservant performing the call was within the sharks' natural habitat.[4]. [57], Around the same year, a northlander who called herself the Storm Maiden led her followers on a crazed mission to take over the Sea of Swords, consumed by the power of the Bitch Queen. Symbol They did send sacrifices into the sea's depths but usually it only consisted of unsalvageable goods and cargo. Travelers by sea were sure to pay their tribute to the Bitch Queen, as the preaching of her clerics were built upon the terrible fate that would befall any who did not bring a sacrifice to Umberlee. [8], By 1479 DR, recently abandoned Port Llast was claimed by Umberlee and her sea monsters. Among these were a temple in Urmlaspyr, Sembia, Murann,[33] a small shrine in the city of Marsember[34] in Cormyr, an opulent shrine in Athkatla,[35] a shrine of Umberlee could be found in the palace Dangwaru on the Snout of Omgar,[36] and another small shrine in Hillsfar on the Moonsea[37]. The members of the adventuring order partook in treasure-hunting activities and various recovery missions both on land and under the sea. These sacrifices stood on plinths in their bowls, left alone in the buildings' basements, creating foul smells of wet decay. Fury's Heart Would be nice to have an elemental summons as well. Druids who worshiped the First Circle also venerated Umberlee, as she was a representation of nature in its cruel form. The outfit represented the waters of the seas and foaming waves. [1] They prayed for spells at high tide (in the morning or the evening), while making offerings and self-anointing on the brow, hands and feet with sea water. Notable Members of the Church of Umberlee. Worshipers Umberlee's avatar laughed with malicious glee as she toyed with the doomed vessel. 1st Edition Statistics[18] The 7th level aerial servant seems week. Chaotic evil Hooked sickle-like knife[4]Drowning Death[5]jellyfish (trident)[5] Umberlee does have a large number of shrines in the coastal cities, and sailors often leave flowers or small candies at them in hopes that she will spare them on their next voyage. Despite that, the Queen of the Depths positioned herself as a flirt, keeping herself in Talos' good graces. On some occasions, ships with Umberlant priests on board ran aground or foundered; in anger, the sailors turned against the priests who promised them safe passage. Chaotic evil [19], Umberlee was temperamental, evil, and malicious. Umberlee took an opportunity to visit the island of Kelthann during the Time of Troubles and exact a revenge on the denizens of the island for their belief that winters storms in the sea came from Grumbar's rivalry with the Bitch Queen. [24], Umberlee openly fought with Selûne,[25] the goddess of the moon; Chauntea, the goddess of the earth and land; Sune, whose beauty spurred jealously within the Bitch Queen; and Valkur, the deity to whom sailors prayed for safe return from the sea. He is a mercurial god, unbridled and wild, who summons storms over land and sea; those who hope for better weather appease him with prayers and spirited toasts. They could be dressed in robes the color of the seas, waves, and storms, shark teeth necklaces,[8] or in hotter regions, such as the Utter East, they could simply be draped in foul-smelling seaweed. You will get an unstrung symbol and can then use a ball of wool on it. Church of Umberlee Symbol The prayer-token was known to raise ghost ships from the sea depths, filled with sea zombies, under the temperamental goddess' control. Is it possible for there to be an air elemental spell for the air sphere? [16], Another common manifestation of the Great Queen of the Sea was the shape of an aquatic monster of terrible size. They also were known to speak some of the aquatic languages, such as dragon turtle dialect of the draconic language, aquatic elf dialect of the elven language, koalinth language, kuo-toan, locathah language, nereid language, merfolk language, morkoth language, sahuagin language, and triton language. Wearing a holy symbol will decrease the chance of Vampyres healing when attacked (this healing is similar to Banshees). She fed her sadistic nature by destroying naval vessels and feeding shipwreck victims to her sharks while watching the others drown. Every 12 hours, the avatar of Umberlee was able to summon water elementals of various sizes and power to serve her. The preserved hand of a drowned person is thought to be a particularly holy object, and some of her few clerics use such severed hands as holy symbols. There have been bloated corpses of the Bitch Queen's priests washed ashore with as many as 30 cutlasses stuck in them. [56], After the end of that calamitous period of time, Kelthann remained ravaged by storms for some time, although not as powerful as when the Queen's avatar was personally stirring the sea. [16], She rarely favored individual mortals unless it benefited her in some way. Symbol: Blue-green wave curling left and right Home Plane: Fury’s Heart Alignment: Chaotic evil ... Holy Days/Important Ceremonies. [4], The clerics of Umberlee charged exuberant amounts for their services, as per the Church's creed. It was a ceremony dedicated to placate the Bitch Queen, during which tithes were given by dropping coins, including those collected during Fleetswake by increasing the normal docking fee to 1 gp, into the deepest reaches of the harbor. [16] On cargo ships, the sailors often tossed the transported valuable trade goods overboard to gain favorable winds, while the sounds of mouthpipes played tunes dedicated to the goddess. It was a common tribute among sailors and ship crews to toss gems, gold, and valuables overboard to appease Umberlee and calm the storming waters. 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It might be an amulet depicting a symbol representing a deity, the same symbol carefully engraved or inlaid as an emblem on a shield, or a tiny box holding a fragment of a sacred relic.Appendix PH-B "Fantasy-Historical Pantheons" lists the symbols commonly associated with many gods in the multiverse. Such tributes were also often paid by merchants who transported their trade cargo by sea, townsfolk of costal cities and islands who did not have a powerful patron deity and were in danger of storms and hurricanes. Istishia (is-tish-ee-ah) is the elemental embodiment of water. Coastal dwellers, sailors, sentient sea creatures, krakens, and weresharks Chaotic evil Alignment Valkur's philosophy often put him in conflict with the capricious ocean-goddess Umberlee and he was a sworn enemy of the Deities of Fury. Avatar Wiki Le Monde des Royaumes Oubliés (French), Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms, Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition, Neverwinter Nights: Pirates of the Sword Coast, https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Church_of_Umberlee?oldid=613449. This symbolized the goddess claiming what was rightfully hers. She is most often worshiped by sailors or people traveling by sea, out of fear for her destructive powers. All of the water magic the avatar was able to cast manifested at triple strength, making it extremely hard to avoid. They found another holy symbol of Umberlee, which they gave to George. Sea, Storm[10] Sea The Deep Wilds[10] Umberlee Blood Tor [8], A waveservant, the tribute-gatherers and enforcers of Umberlee, playing the seas.[29]. Her hands had talons, her elbows had fins, and green hair of seaweed and kelp. Umberlee was strongly opposed to Selûne, whose stars guided navigators at sea; Valkur, who guided travelers safely home; Sune, whose beauty made her green with envy; and Chauntea for her dominion over land. Symbol [21] Umberlee did not tolerate any one member of her clergy becoming famous and overshadowing the church and the goddess herself. Alignment Once the goddess acknowledges them as her clergy they became entitled to collect offerings and donations to the Bitch Queen, lead prayer ceremonies, and dispense her blessings. The First Circle consisted of the gods who lorded over nature: Chauntea, Eldath, Mielikki, Silvanus, Auril, Malar, Talos, and Umberlee herself. Umberlee is to be worshiped daily with offerings, prayer, and self-anointing on the brow, hands, and feet with sea water. Like the moon itself, the quietly mystical Lady of Silver has many faces. [16], Following the Time of Troubles, Umberlee's powers were decreased and she could manifest gales of wind 4 times a day. 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