Mayaheine

In-universe
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name=Mayaheine
title=The Shieldmaiden
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power=Demigod
alignment=Lawful Good
portfolio=Protection, Justice, Valor
domains=Law, Good, Protection, and War
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super=Pelor
In the "World of Greyhawk" campaign setting for the "Dungeons & Dragons" roleplaying game, Mayaheine is the demigoddess of Protection, Justice, and Valor. Her symbol is a downward-pointing sword with a V on either side.

Appearance

Mayaheine is an unusually tall woman with auburn-gold hair with blue eyes. She carries a bastard sword and a longbow, and is garbed in silvery plate mail.

Relationships

Mayaheine is a servant and paladin of Pelor, and her faith serves as a more strongly martial complement to Pelor's church.

Her relationship with Heironeous is more uncertain, but most of their respective clergy sees their roles as complementary, Mayaheine as protector and Heironeous as the one who marshals the hosts to battle.

Worshipers

Mayaheine's faith is still a young one, still organizing itself and still very much tied to the church of Pelor. Her worshipers see her as a savior come to rescue them from the darkness that threatens the world in these grim times.

Clergy

Priests of Mayaheine are often guided by and always defer to priests of Pelor. Her clerics are often relatively young. They train for combat and help organize the defense of communities.

Paladins

Temples

A small temple to Mayaheine exists in Greyhawk's Old City, cared for by the priest Veni Jarrison. She is also worshiped in Perrenland, Hardby, and Zulern.

History

Mayaheine was originally a mortal paladin of Pelor, brought to Oerth from another world during the Greyhawk Wars to help fight the rising tide of evilFact|date=October 2007. Her first recorded sighting was in 583 CYWho|date=October 2007.

References

*Conforti, Steven, ed. "Living Greyhawk Official Listing of Deities for Use in the Campaign," version 2.0. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005. Available online: [http://www.wizards.com/rpga/downloads/LG_Deities.zip]
*Holian, Gary. "Paladins of Greyhawk." "Dragon" #306. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2003.
*-----. "Paladins of Greyhawk." "Dungeon" #104. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2003.
*Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. "Living Greyhawk Gazetteer". Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
*Reynolds, Sean K. "Core Beliefs: Pelor." "Dragon" #346 (Paizo Publishing, 2006).
*Sargent, Carl. "From the Ashes". Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.