Goddess of Luck and Revelry
The Birth of Antallia:
Shallorn, whilst a good husband, was not as attentive as Sarnea would have desired. Frustrated, Sarnea began to ply Shallorn with wine of the forest. Overcome with a fit of whimsy, Shallorn took Sarnea across the astral plane on a drunken journey. Drinking, gambling and cavorting for several weeks, it all culminated in Sarnea falling pregnant. When Antallia was born, Shallorn was shaken from his revelry and was stricken by what he and his wife had done. Fearful that his new
child would fall prey to her grandfather, Laul, Shallorn cursed his child to wander the astral plane,
forever a nomad, so that she might evade the clutches of the power hungry Laul. This curse, while well
intentioned, did not enamor Antallia to Shallorn and so while she may be the Goddess of revelry, she
has been mildly embittered by her father’s curse, seeing it as a perverse interpretation of her dominion over the realm of chance.
Appearance:
Antallia often appears to her chosen people, the Halflings, in times of joy. Appearing as yet another halfing so as to partake in the festivities. Many Halfings don’t even realize she’s attended unless
she chooses to reveal herself. If working in perhaps a more official capacity, Antalia appears as a woman,
around 8ft tall (short for a God), clad in a shimmering, rainbow dress. Where she walks, joyful music
follows, food is plentiful and coins appear on the ground (whether they are real or not is, of course, entirely up to chance).
Temperament:
Antallia is not a cruel or power hungry God, despite her father’s fears she does not take after Laul in the slightest. If she deals with mortals, she treats Elves with coldness and all other races other than Halflings the same. Halflings are greeted with joy, possibly gifts. If mortals request her aid, she will often provide it freely if she feels that some merriment will come of it. Antallia can also be a subject to flights of fancy however. As begets a God of luck that was essentially abandoned at birth, she can occasionally see fit to leave outcomes to chance. Her dress will turn black and white, the music will cease and coins on her path are cursed; Antalia may be the Goddess of luck, but she is also the Goddess of bad-luck. When Antallia feels that chance must play a part in mortal’s lives, she will do what she can to ensure the outcome is balanced, no matter what.
Worship:
She is worshiped in most large cities with the majority of temples focusing less on revelry and more on the uncaring, luck based aspect of her power. Priests and priestess’s dress in black and white, talk about the balance of the universe and observe the universe’s chances. Antalia can’t stand them and many of the priests moonlight as bookies. Outside of stuffy temples though, Antalia is freely worshiped as a Goddess who knows how to have a good time, provided chance is on your side. Worship generally involves the giving of coins, cards or other tokens to a shrine; as well as the normal offerings of thanks. It is considered bad form to ask Antallia for good luck, rather, one should ask that misfortune doesn’t strike.
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