Aerdrie Faenya

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name=Aerdrie Faenya
title=The Winged Mother, Lady of Air and Wind, Queen of the Avariel, She of the Azure Plumage, Bringer of Rain and Storms
home=Arborea and Ysgard
power=Lesser
alignment=Chaotic Good (CN tendencies)
portfolio=Air, Weather, Avians
domains=Air, Animal, Chaos, Good (also Elf and Storm in Forgotten Realms)| alias=Angharradh (Forgotten Realms only)
super=Corellon Larethian
Symbol=Cloud with a bird silhouette

In the "Dungeons & Dragons" roleplaying game, Aerdrie Faenya is the elven goddess of Air, Weather, and Birds. In many campaign settings, the elven pantheon of gods (also known as the Seldarine) consists of the leader Corellon Larethian, as well as Aerdrie Faenya, Deep Sashelas, Erevan Ilesere, Fenmarel Mestarine, Hanali Celanil, Labelas Enoreth, Rillifane Rallathil, Sehanine Moonbow, and Solonor Thelandira. Other elven gods may be present in different campaign settings.

Description

Aerdrie appears to be a tall, elf-like woman with feathered hair and eyebrows. Her back has a pair of large bird-like wings. Her feathers are constantly changing color. The lower half of her body vanishes into a misty whirlwind, so that she never appears to touch the ground.Citation | last1=Moore | first1=Roger | last2=Moore | first2=Georgia | title=The Gods of the Elves | publisher=Dragon | volume= | issue=60 | page=11 | year=1982 | date=April 1982 | url=http://www.geekfu.org/things/Dragon%20Magazine%20%23060.pdf]

Realm

Aerdrie Faenya lives in the realm of "Arvandor" on the plane of Arborea as well as the realm of "Alfheim" on Ysgard.

Worshippers

Aerdrie particularly loves, and is loved by, the avariel, although many elves who wish for the prospect of good weather and gentle brews of air also worship the Winged Mother. A small number of air genasi close to elven communities also take her as their deity.

Clergy

Aerdrie's clerics dress in sky-blue robes, wearing a single feather in their hair, and conduct worship services on open hilltops. Any bird can be her sacred animal.

Holy days and rituals

Aerdrie's holy days are on the spring and fall equinoxes, and sacrifices of beautiful feathers are made to her semi-annually.

References

*Boyd, Eric L. "Demihuman Deities" (TSR, 1998).

*Boyd, Eric L, and Erik Mona. "Faiths and Pantheons" (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).

*Gygax, Gary. "Unearthed Arcana" (TSR, 1985).

*McComb, Colin. "On Hallowed Ground" (TSR, 1996).

*Moore, Roger E. "The Elven Point of View." "Dragon" #60 (TSR, 1982).

*Sargent, Carl. "Monster Mythology" (TSR, 1992).