The cult of Chalana Arroy is small but widespread, and usually shrines are the only available temples. Large cities may hold minor temples or larger worship sites.
Holy Days
Wildday of each Fertility week is a seasonal holy day. The High Holy Day is a week-long festival running throughout the second week of Sacred Time.
Initiate
Requirements: None, except acceptance of the restrictive cult vows, and the standard sacrifice of 1 point of POW.
Notes: An initiate must take an oath never to harm an intelligent creature or needlessly cause pain to any living thing. An initiate must give half of their income to the cult of Chalana Arroy. An initiate must become a vegetarian.
An initiate of Chalana Arroy can identify the presence of disease in a person or thing, simply through concentration.
Foes incapacitated by a healer’s action (usually with Befuddle or Sleep) are under her protection. They may not be harmed in any way, though they may be disarmed and captured. Chaotic foes are exempt from this protection.
Cult Skills: Alchemy, Cult Lore (Chalana Arroy), First Aid, Plant Lore, Treat Disease, Treat Poison, Worship (Chalana Arroy).
Favored Passions: Love (any). Spirit Magic: Befuddle, Dullblade, Heal, Light,
Shimmer, Sleep.
Prohibited Spirit Magic: Cult members may not learn: Bladesharp, Bludgeon, Control (Species), Demoralize, Disruption, Fanaticism, Firearrow, Fireblade, Ironhand, Multimissile, Speedart.
Forbidden Sorcery: Cult members may not learn any offensive spell and may not Tap (see page 384).
Rune Magic
Common Rune Magic: All but Warding.
Special Rune Magic: Comfort Song, Cure All Disease, Cure Chaos Wound, Cure Poison, Harmony, Heal Body, Healing Trance, Regrow Limb, Restore Health, Resurrect, Summon Cult Spirit (Healing Spirit).
Enchantments: Ban, Binding Enchantment, Magic Point Enchantment, Matrix Creation, Spirit Armor Enchantment.
Healing Spirits: Chalana Arroy temples attract special cult spirits, called healing spirits. They can be summoned by cult members with a 1-point Rune spell (Summon Healing Spirit), which is otherwise identical to Summon Cult Spirit.
High Healer (Rune Priest)
Requirements: The candidate must have a 90% skill in one of Treat Disease, Treat Poison, or First Aid, and must have a skill of 50% in the other two. They must have a Worship (Chalana Arroy) at 50% or higher. The candidate must know Heal 6 and never have broken cult vows since becoming an initiate. They must have 5 Rune points with the cult and convince the examiners as usual.
Associated Cults
- Aldrya: Provides Accelerate Growth.
- Ernalda: Provides Bless Pregnancy.
- Issaries: Provides Create Market.
- Lhankor Mhy: Provides Analyze Magic.
- Orlanth: Provides the Shield spell.
- Storm Bull: Grants Chalana Arroy worshipers the chance to bring a warrior out of the effects of the Berserker spell. The chances for success are equal to POW×5 for a healer.
- Yelm: Provides Fight Disease.