The Cult of Ernalda.
Initiate Membership
Requirements: Standard.
Cult Skills: Animal Lore, Dance, Cult Lore (Ernalda), Farm, First Aid, Insight (human), Orate, Plant Lore, Worship (Ernalda).
Favored Passions: Devotion (Ernalda), Loyalty (temple), Loyalty (High Priestess).
Spirit Magic: Befuddle, Demoralize, Heal, Second Sight, Shimmer, Slow, Strength, Vigor.
Rune Magic
Common Rune Magic: All.
Special Rune Magic: Absorption, Arouse Passion, Bless Champion, Bless Crops, Bless Pregnancy, Charisma, Command Snake, Command Swine, Dismiss Earth Elemental (any size), Earthpower, Gnome to Gargoyle (one-use), Heal Body, Inviolable, Regrow Limb, Reproduce, Restore Health, Summon Earth Elemental (any size), Summon Household Guardian.
Enchantments: Ban, Binding Enchantment, Enchant Copper, Magic Point Enchantment, Matrix Creation, and Spirit Armor Enchantment.
God-talker
Requirements: As per priests, except that a God-talker need not have given birth.
Rune Priestess
Requirements: Standard, plus a candidate must have given birth to a healthy child.
Associated Cults
Ernalda is the most important Earth deity and has many associated gods and goddesses. Some are local and not mentioned here; others are universally recognized and enshrined in every great temple of Ernalda.
The following deities are universally recognized as associates to Ernalda at every great temple:
- Aldrya: Provides Accelerate Growth.
- Asrelia: Provides Hide Wealth.
- Babeester Gor: Provides Earth Shield.
- Chalana Arroy: Provides Healing Trance.
- Eiritha: Provides Bless Animals.
- Good Shepherd: This spirit cult provides Seal Soul (one-use).
- Mahome: The hearth goddess is tended to by the priestesses of the goddess. She gives only the spirit magic spell of Ignite, but it is taught free to all initiates.
- Maran Gor: Provides Blast Earth.
- Three Bean Circus: Provides Peace to High Priestesses.
- Ty Kora Tek: Provides Bless Grave.
The Husband-Protectors
Wherever Ernalda is found, her local husbands give her a Rune spell as protection. Orlanth is always one of Ernalda’s husbands, but he shares that honor in many places with one or more of the husband-protectors.
In Esrolia, however, all the following husband-deities are present, and Ernalda’s priestesses there gain Rune spells from all:
- Orlanth: Orlanth is universally worshiped as Ernalda’s husband, even among people who do not worship Orlanth. Ernalda cultists can receive Cloud Call from Orlanth Thunderous, and the Shield spell from Orlanth Adventurous.
- Argan Argar: Argan Argar is only worshiped as Ernalda’s husband in Esrolia and among the rare Darkness-worshiping cultures that respect the Earth deities. He provides Create Shadow.
- Flamal: Flamal is worshiped as Ernalda’s husband primarily among the elves. He provides the Bear Fruit spell.
- Magasta: Magasta is Ernalda’s husband in Esrolia and in some island cultures. He provides Breathe Air/Water.
- Storm Bull: The Storm Bull is worshiped as Ernalda’s husband in Esrolia and by the rare Ernalda worshipers of the Wastes. He provides Impede Chaos.
- Yelm: Yelm is worshiped as Ernalda’s husband by the Pure Horse People of the Grazelands. He provides Cloud Clear.
- Yelmalio: A minority of the tribes in Dragon Pass and the south Pelorian hills worship Yelmalio as one of Ernalda’s husbands. Yelmalio provides Catseye.