Hello everybody Jorphdan here the PH is silent.
Thanks for joining me today as we deep dive
into some more deities of the forgotten realms.
Today we’re covering Mielikki the Forest
Queen and Milil the lord of song.
Mielikki is a forest god.
Her portfolio includes forests, forest creatures,
rangers, dryads, and the season of autumn.
Mielikki’s symbol is that of a unicorn’s
head.
This confuses people into thinking that Mielikki
is actually a unicorn, or takes the aspect
of a unicorn.
You can find Mielikki riding a unicorn at
times but shouldn’t be confused as the patron
of Unicorns.
She is the goddess of the woods and protects
the creatures that live in it.
Mielikki actually makes her home on Faerun.
Because of this she was unaffected by the
Time of Troubles, already spending her time
on the Prime Material Plane.
She serves Silvanus alongside Eldath and considers
Eldath to be almost her sister, and Silvanus
a father figure.
Another belief is that Silvanus is the father
of Mielikki but this is untrue; the confusion
comes from a name given to Mielikki.
She is commonly known as the “Daughter of
Silvanus” but is not directly tied to Silvanus
in that way.
Mielikki is good-humored and quick to smile.
She dislikes speaking formally or leading
large groups.
She is very loyal and protective to her friends
but does not grant friendship lightly.
Clerics, druids and rangers follow Mielikki.
Mostly of good alignment but there are occasional
neutral followers as well.
Although most rangers follow Gwareon Windstrom
they do this as a connection to Mielikki.
Seeing her as too wild to pray to directly,
but acknowledging that she is the goddess
of the forest.
Thus prayers are sent to Gwareon Windstrom
to be delivered to Mielikki on behalf of the
worshiper.
Other followers of Mielikki are dryads, treants,
woodsmen, the occasional elf (especially wood
elves), and a few bards.
The dogma of Mielikki’s church is to stress
the positive and outreaching nature of the
wild.
That intelligent beings can live in harmony
with the wild.
Without requiring it’s destruction.
Mielikkians are taught to embrace the wild
and not fear it, the wild ways are good ways.
Many believe they are to live in the forest
and be a part of the forest.
Because of this many forest rangers of Mielikki
spend their whole lives in the forest.
Protecting trees and animal life from woodsmen
and poachers.
Or anyone that would hunt for sport rather
than food.
The clerics of Mielikki will live close to
forests but among small communities.
There they preach the good word of Mielikki,
attempting not only to convert but to teach
others that one can live harmoniously with
nature.
There is no need to conquer, break, or tame
nature.
Nature is there, it will protect and provide
for you if you let it.
When called upon they will defend the forest
with force of arms if necessary.
Mielikki followers tend to work against those
that use fire magic.
That which can destroy an entire forest.
Because of this they are against the Red Wizards
and followers of Kossuth.
Rangers of the faith are to be assisted whenever
possible.
The most prominent center of their faith is
located at the Falls of Tumbling Stars, west
of Lake Sember.
Mielikki doesn’t really have temples but
shrines set up in forests.
The localcation of the Falls of Tumbling Stars
is hidden in a valley, and it’s entrance
is guarded by rangers and half-elf archers
of deadly skill.
Located here are holy bathing pools where
wounded are restored to life by the magic
of Mielikki.
The clerics and rangers of Mielikki change
their outfits with the color of nature.
So more whites in winter and greens in spring.
This helps them blend in with nature and provides
camouflage on their adventures.
Up next is the deity of bards and song, Milil.
Milil is known as the Lord of Song, the Guardian
of Singers, and the One True Hand of the All-Wise
Oghma.
His symbol is a silver harp, depicted with
five strings whose body is made of silvery
leaves.
He is depicted as a handsome male human or
elf, with a melodic voice.
Milil is the ultimate performer, and is worshiped
by actors, musicians, entertainers of all
kinds, even some painters.
Milil is smart, and well-educated; he is a
master of all sorts of performance techniques.
This has also made him self-centered and egotistical
at times.
Milil loves to be the center of attention
and can be frustrated when eyes are not on
him.
He easily bores and his mind tends to wander.
The followers of Milil tend to be Good or
Neutral, never evil.
And can be either Lawful or Chaotic it does
not matter.
Milil attracts those who love music, who need
to be a part of it not merely a listener.
They love good wine, good food, pleasing art
and architectural or natural surroundings.
His followers tend to be travelers, never
staying in one spot too long and are active
performers.
Musicians, dancers, accomplished composers
all worship Milil.
All temples of Milil have very good choirs,
songmasters and organists.
The church of Milil is highly organized.
Its priests adhere to clear rules and organized
hierarchy.
Each member is given a title that shows his
or her place in the church order.
A novice at the lowest rank is known as a
Mute One, with Songmaster being the title
for top senior clergy.
The temples are soaring cathedrals of splendid
architecture.
With choir lofts, and facilities for stage
performances.
The dogma of the church of Milil is inspiration,
creativity.
Milil represents a finished thought, or taking
an idea from conception to reality.
“Life is a song: Strive always to make it
more beautiful.
Destroy no music nor instrument, nor stop
a singer before the tune is done.”
His priests are charged to listen to the world
around as it fills your own soul with sound.
They are charged with singing to Milil every
day, because music is the most precious thing
one can create.
The major center of worship is Arbalest’s
House in Athkatla.
Milil journeyed here during the Time of Troubles
to personally found a singing circle.
The deity chose a man to oversee the building
of this temple and it’s become a most holy
place.
Other temples exist most notably in Waterdeep.
And that’s it for today!
Milil sounds like an obvious choice for a
bard deity, but honestly it would be fun to
play a cleric of Milil that took the entertainer
background.
Maybe you can convince your DM to give you
some choice bard spells as cleric ones.
Reminds me of Orpheus, because of the obsession
with music, the arrogance, and the wandering
mind.
Deities like that can be a lot of fun.
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