Dungeons and Dragons – Mystara
Patron of Birth

Patron of Birth
Living Group
(6 Gods)
Birth – noun – the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent. act or process of bringing forth young from the womb. A state resulting from being born especially at a particular time or place a Southerner by birth. Lineage, extraction. b : high or noble birth.
Note: Made part of a patron group called Living.
Cleric Domains –
Single Element Organisations –
Associated Secret Crafts –
Immortals – (Chardastes W24, Madarua F26, Simurgh W19, Terra E36, Urd E35, Vanya W23) Gods (6/163 – Energy 1/26 – Matter 2/71 – Time 3/66)
Primary Pantheons – Dragonkin (they fit well for the concepts of Birth being one of the aspects of the Dragonkin beliefs).
Living Group Patrons
This group is linked to the Forest pantheon. They are also associated with the sphere of matter and the Organisation known as The Growth.
Abundance (2), Agriculture (4), Animals/Beasts Group, Lifecycle Group, Fertility (11), Health (2),
Living – Animals/Beasts Group
The Animals subgroup is linked to the Atruaghin pantheon, They are associated with matter.
Animals (2), Cats (1), Dolphins (1)
Living – Life Cycle Group
Note – Lifecycle consists of from Birth to Death of a persons life.
Birth (6), Children (1), Death (11), Family (7)
Energy Immortals – Madarua (Birth), Ninsun (Agriculture), Zirchev (Animals),
Matter Immortals – Faunus (Animals), Terra (Agriculture, Birth), Urd (Birth),
Thought Immortals – Frey (Agriculture), Freyja (Abundance), Ralon (Agriculture),
Time Immorals – Brindorhin (Abundance), Chardastes (Birth), Simurgh (Birth), Vanya (Birth)
Secondary Pantheons – These are pantheons that have these Patron Immortals within it so look at these as lesser beliefs.
Immortal Council Pantheons – These are pantheons that deal with the Immortals councils and consider this to be part of their charter.
References
Primary Birth Pantheons
Dragonkin Racial Pantheon
Guiding Principle – The culture concerned with Dragons first
Associated Nations – Atruaghin, Darokin, Karameikos
Single Element Organisations – Matter – The Growth, Thought – The Wind, Time – The Wave
Dual Element Organisations – Thought/Time – The Storm
Core Immortals –
- Immortals of Matter (1) – Terra (Hierarch 36, as Mother Earth, Birth),
- Immortals of Thought (1) – Ssu-Ma (Empyreal 23, as Keeper of History and Order, Books),
- Immortals of Time (4) – Chardastes (Empyreal 24, as Chardastes, Birth), Simurgh (Eternal 26, as Keeper of the Flow of Time, Birth), Urd (Hierarch 32, as The Maiden, Birth), Vanya (Empyreal 23, as The Grey Lady, Birth),
Forest Elemental Pantheon
Guiding Principles – The elemental culture concerned with life and nature.
Associated Nations – Five Shires, Karameikos
Single Element Organisations – Matter – Growth, Thought – Wind,
Dual Element Organisations – Matter/Thought – Sand
Core Immortals – Djaea (Matter 34), Eiryndul (Thought 20), Faunus (Matter 11),
- Primary Patrons –
- Matter – Living – Abundance (2), Agriculture (4),
- Matter – Living – Animal Group – Animals (2)
- Matter Living – Lifecycle – Birth (6)
- Thought – Science – Agriculture (4),
- Elements – Balance (4)
- Dual Matter/Thought – Living Science (Agriculture (4))
- Primary Secret Crafts – Beastologist (Animals), Naturologist (Abundance, Animals, Agriculture),
Holy Symbols
- Immortals of Energy (3) – Ixion (Hierarch 36, as The Sun Prince, Balance), Ninsum (Hierarch 35, as The Rainbow Path, Agriculture), Zirchev (Celestial 17, as The Huntsman, Animals),
- Immortals of Matter (4) – Atruaghin (Hierarch 32, as Atruaghin, Balance), Djaea (Hierarch 34, as Mother Nature, Balance), Faunus (Temporal 11, as Keeper of the Sylvan Races, Animals), Terra (Hierarch 36, as Mother Earth, Agriculture, Birth),
- Immortals of Thought (3) – Frey (Celestial 13, as Fredar, Agriculture), Freyja (Celestial 14, as Keeper of Souls, Abundance), Ralon (Temporal 9, as Sister Grain, Agriculture),
- Immortals of Time (6) – Brindorhin (Celestial 14, as High Hero, Abundance), Chardastes (Empyreal 24, as Chardastes, Birth), Simurgh (Eternal 26, as Keeper of the Flow of Time, Birth), Urd (Hierarch 32, as The Maiden, Birth), Vanya (Empyreal 23, as The Grey Lady, Birth), Vethandi (Hierarch 35, as The Mother, Balance)
- Primary Barbarian Paths – Storm Herald – Mountain (Agriculture) / Sea (Agriculture),
- Primary Clerical Domains – Air (Agriculture), Cat (Animals), Earth (Agriculture), Hunting (Animals), Nature (Animals, Agriculture), Tempest (Agriculture),
- Primary Monk Ways – Elements – Air (Agriculture) / Earth (Agriculture),
- Primary Paladin Oaths – Thunder (Agriculture),
- Primary Sorcerer Origins – Draconic Bloodline – Air (Agriculture) / Earth (Agriculture), Elemental Essence – Air (Agriculture) / Earth (Agriculture), Storm Sorcery (Agriculture),
- Primary Warlock Pacts – Genie Lord – Air (Agriculture) / Earth (Agriculture),
- Primary Wizard Traditions – Elementalist – Air (Agriculture) / Earth (Agriculture),
- Primary Feats – Elemental Adept (ph166, Agriculture), Negotiator (Agriculture), Survivor (Agriculture),
Immortal Patrons of Birth
Chardastes (Time, Empyreal 24)
- Favoured Weapon – Mace
- Symbol – A silver bell (Shown on Holy Symbols of Mystara Day 85)
- Other Names – The King-Priest
- Patron of
- Matter – Living – Lifecycle – Birth (6)
- Core Pantheons –
- Single Element Organisations – Matter – The Growth, Time – The Wave
- Dual Element Organisations – Earth/Water – The Mud
- Secret Crafts –
Appearance: a tall man with a noble posture, high cheekbones, deep black eyes, a receding chin and a snub nose, always clean shaven, wearing a long white linen robe of Nithian fashion, a small silver bell hanging from his necklace, and holding the symbols of the pharaoh’s power (crook & flail) in his hands.
Holy Symbols
- Cleric Domains –
- Pantheons – Dragonkin (as Chardastes, Birth), Forest (as Chardastes, Birth),
- Immortal Councils – Assembly (as Chardastes), Empyreals (as Chardastes), Time (as Chardastes)
Madarua (Energy, Eternal 26)
- Favoured Weapon – Shortsword or Sickle
- Symbol – A sickle and a Shortsword crossed under a woman’s visage (Shown on Holy Symbols of Mystara Day 21)
- Other Names – Lady Sif, Sif, The Amazon, Yerella
- Patron of
- Core Pantheons – Norse (as Sif), Ylari (as The Amazon)
- Single Element Organisations – Energy – The Fame, Matter – The Growth
- Dual Element Organisations – Energy/Matter – The Magma
- Secret Crafts – Skaldologist (Aesirs), Warologist (Amazons), Weaponologist (Amazons),
Appearance: a woman with an indomitable gaze wielding a short sword and wearing a green tunic under a chain mail and bronze helmet that hides her face, something that prevents telling which ethnic group she belongs to (this way she is regarded as the typical “warrior woman” by many different cultures).
- Pantheons – Atruaghin (as The Amazon, Amazons), Dragonkin (as Yeralla, Birth), Forest (as The Amazon, Birth), Halfling (as Lady Sif), Land Guilds (as The Amazon), Makai (as The Amazon), Norse (as Sif, Aesirs), Thyatian Empire (as The Amazon, Amazons), Ylari (as The Amazon)
- Immortal Councils – Assembly (as Manarua), Energy (as Madarua), Eternals (as Madarua),
Simurgh (Time, Eternal 26)
- Favoured Weapon – Dagger
- Symbol – The face of an eagle seen from the side (Shown on Holy Symbols of Mystara Day 27)
- Other Names – Keeper of the Flow of Time
- Patron of
- Matter – Living – Lifecycle – Birth (6)
- Racial – Aerial Races – Aerial Races (2)
- Immortal Titles – Ancient (13)
- Core Pantheons –
- Core Councils –
- Single Element Organisations – Matter – The Growth, Thought – The Wind, Time – The Wave
- Dual Element Organisations – Matter/Thought – The Sand, Matter/Time – The Mud, Thought/Time – The Storm
- Tri Element Organisations – Matter/Thought/Time – The Dust Storm
- Secret Crafts – Airologist (Aerial Races), Skyologist (Aerial Races),
Appearance: a giant bird with the head of an eagle coloured silver, his beak armed with two rows of teeth, the body and the legs of a lion, two pairs of wings of metallic orange feathers, and the tail of a peacock.
- Clerical Domains – Air (Aerial Races),
- Pantheons – Darkness (as Keeper of the Flow of Time), Dragonkin (as Keeper of the Flow of Time, Birth), Dwarven and Gnome (as Simurgh), Forest (as Keeper of the Flow of Time, Birth), Giantkin (as Keeper of the Flow of Time), Outcast (as Keeper of the Flow of Time), Sky (as Simurgh),
- Immortal Councils – Ancient Ones (as Simurgh), Assembly (as Simurgh), Eternals (as Simurgh), Time (as Simurgh)
Terra (Matter, Hierarch 36)
- Favoured Weapon – Warhammer
- Symbol – A circle of stones with any sort of plant (often a flower) (Shown on Holy Symbols of Mystara Day 15) or A living creature (usually an animal) growing from it. (Shown on Holy Symbols of Mystara Day 16)
- Other Names – Cay, Dun, Frigg, Maderakka, Magna Mater, Marau-Ixui, Mother Earth, Mut, Sumag, Yamag, Yamuga the Yurt Dweller
- Patron of
- Matter – Living – Agriculture (4),
- Matter – Living – Lifecycle – Birth (6)
- Thought – Science – Agriculture (4)
- Dual Matter/Thought – Living Science – Agriculture (4)
- Core Pantheons –
- Single Element Organisations – Matter – The Growth, Thought – The Wind
- Dual Element Organisations – Matter/Thought – The Sand
- Secret Crafts – Earthologist (Agriculture), Naturologist (Agriculture),
Appearance: a human woman clad in simple brown robes with dark skin without any particular somatic traits and a squat shape, showing an expression which is a the same time stern and compassionate. Hair colour varies with the time of the day: rosy red at dawn, brown during first part of the day and afternoon, blond at midday and black from sunset till sunrise.
Holy Symbols
- Pantheons – Dwarven and Gnome (as Mother Earth, Agriculture), Dragonkin (as Mother Earth, Birth), Earth (as Mother Earth), Forest (as Mother Earth, Agriculture, Birth), Halfling (as Mother Earth, Agriculture), Land Guids (as Mother Earth), Myoshima (as Mother Earth),
- Immortal Councils – Assembly (as Terra), Hierarch (as Terra), Matter (as Terra), Spheres (as Terra),
- Barbarian Paths – Storm Herald – Mountain (Agriculture) / Sea (Agriculture),
- Clerical Domains – Air (Agriculture), Earth (Agriculture), Nature (Agriculture), Tempest (Agriculture),
- Monk Ways – Elements – Air (Agriculture) / Earth (Agriculture),
- Paladin Oaths – Thunder (Agriculture),
- Sorcerer Origins – Draconic Bloodline – Air (Agriculture) / Earth (Agriculture), Elemental Essence – Air (Agriculture) / Earth (Agriculture), Storm Sorcery (Agriculture),
- Warlock Pacts – Genie Lord – Air (Agriculture) / Earth (Agriculture),
- Wizard Traditions – Elementalist – Air (Agriculture) / Earth (Agriculture),
- Available Feats – Elemental Adept (ph166, Agriculture), Negotiator (Agriculture), Survivor (Agriculture),
Urd (Time, Hierarch 32)
- Favoured Weapon – Staff
- Symbol – A black pit (Shown on Holy Symbols of Mystara Day 86)
- Other Names – The Maiden
- Patron of
- Core Pantheons –
- Core Councils –
- Single Element Organisations – Matter – The Growth, Time – The Wave
- Dual Element Organisations – Matter/Time – The Mud
- Secret Crafts –
Appearance: Unknown.
- Clerical Domains –
- Pantheons – Dragonkin (as The Maiden, Birth), Forest (as The Maiden, Birth),
- Immortal Councils – Ancient Ones (as Urd), Assembly (as Urd), Hierarch (as Urd), Time (as Urd)
Vanya (Time, Empyreal 23)
- Favoured Weapon – any sword, though mainly Shortsword
- Symbol – A vertical lance with two horizontal shortswords, one above the other, crossed over it (Shown on Holy Symbols of Mystara Day 87) A black rampant lion on a white background – also the Heldannic Knights standard (Shown on Holy Symbols of Mystara Day 88)
- Other Names – Belbion, Fana, Matera, The Grey Lady, The Inquisitor, Varellya
- Patron of
- Matter – Living – Lifecycle – Birth (6)
- Core Pantheons –
- Core Councils –
- Single Element Organisations – Matter – The Growth, Time – The Wave
- Dual Element Organisations – Matter/Time – The Mud
- Secret Crafts –
Appearance: a human woman of medium height with brown eyes and long brown hair worn in a single braid, wearing a red armour with scales of a red dragon, horseman’s clothes and spurs on the boots, and carrying a pair of weapons always fastened at the belt (long sword or short sword and spear).
- Clerical Domains –
- Pantheons – Dragonkin (as The Grey Lady, Birth), Forest (as The Grey Lady, Birth),
- Immortal Councils – Assembly (as Vanya), Empyreals (as Vanya), Time (as Vanya)
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