Skadia

Lesser Goddess

At A Glance
Alias: The Storm Maiden Symbol:            Six lightning bolts radiating outward, like spokes on a wheel Home Plane:        The Mists Alignment:         Chaotic Neutral Portfolio:         The storm, weather, destruction and rebirth Worshippers:       Barbarians, sailors Cleric Alignments: CE, CG, CN Domains:            Chaos, Destruction, Weather Favored Weapon:    Bastard Sword

History
Born of the union between the Great Blue, Jhoral, and a powerful marilith, Skadia came into being during the imprisonment of the Primordials following the rebellion of the First Age. Staying by her father, she watched his slow descent into madness, and gained some measure of enlightenment from watching him. When they were freed, Skadia stayed with her father out of loyalty and a spark of kindness, but as he grew more and more insane, terrorizing and destroying all in his path, she started to rebel against him. With the words of Lognare and Kunnia, she rebelled completely, attacking Jhoral as he was about to destroy an enclave of gnomes and other refugees from the MistWar. After a vicious battle, she slew her father, causing the magical energies that he absorbed those untold millennia in the Mists to erupt, endowing her with the powers of a goddess. It was in vain, however, as the Mists quickly swallowed her once more, trapping her within them, with the powers of a god, but unable to leave once more.

In the Third Age, she is the goddess of the storm and of weather, working underneath Frihet, who has labored to free her of her prison. Her relationship with the Windwalker is a complex one, and rumored to have a romantic element to it. Within the Mists, she will either manifest herself as a human warrior maiden, or as a blue-scaled marilith with draconic wings, wielding bastard swords with frightful skill.

Dogma
The Storm breaks down so that others can rebuild. Respect the storm, and acknowledge its strength and power. Destruction is useless if renewal does not take place afterwards, so make certain that the Storm does not destroy everything it touches. Channel your anger into the task at hand, and guide your companions through the intensity of the tempest.

Clergy and Temples
Skadia's clergy tend to be from the more barbaric tribes, and she has quite a few followers among the more savage humanoids as well. Though frowned upon by the Empire, her worshippers are not persecuted out of hand, and many of her more civilized followers work as sailors, aiding trading vessels in their journeys. Other more capricious followers urge the weather to destroy vessels that fail to pay her tribute, and many boat captains leave a generous donation to her temple before setting sail. Her followers work closely with the more primal members of Frihet's followers, though her style tends to be a bit 'louder' than the quieter nature of the Unbound and other organizations of Frihet.

One cult that follows Skadia is rather unique. Called the Children of the Tempest, this organization is dedicated to destroying the preconceived notions of prejudice among both the savage humanoid races as well as the more civilized ones. Working together, they hope to destroy the limitations of such thoughts upon the Empire, though given the bloodthirsty nature of the savage races, as well as the overaggressive response of the Empire against such proven foes it is a long struggle to be had. Still, the Children of the Tempest work closely with the Unbound, and though they sound to have altruistic motives, some members use the opening of dialogue to forge groups to conquer and destroy those that have yet to believe in the equality of other races.

Diety Specific Items
Mark of Skadia

This pendant is made of mithril, a circular lightning bolt with eight smaller ones suspending a small white diamond at its center. The chain is fine mithril links interspersed with tiny rubies and sapphires. It functions as a normal holy symbol, and in addition, has the following powers. When worn by one of Skadia's faithful of Chaotic alignment, this pendant provides Elemental Resistance 5/Electricity, and grants the wearer the ability to cast Chain Lightning 1/week. Market Price: 5,830 gp

Tear of Skadia

As the Orb of Storms in the DMG. This is a quest item only.