Luontu



The God of nature, wilderness, and Elves. He maintains his residence in the Midplanes, specifically Ysgard.

She is referred to as "The Wild One"


 * Symbol: Green tree with silver veins running throughout
 * Alignment: CN
 * Portfolio [Domains]: Nature, wilderness, and Elves [Nature]
 * Favored Weapon: Mace

Description
Luontu is a wild and chaotic deity. He is unpredictable and often behaves and acts in the moment. He appears as an Elf, usually tall, slender, and a slight green tint to his skin. He is usually garbed with a toga-like article of clothing made of various vines and leaves.

Luontu was not always the deity that represented the Elves. When the Elves’ ties to nature developed, he took them under his wing. He was mostly responsible for the Elves uniting under one banner during the Era of Elves and inspired Aerenoth to form the Circle of Aerenoth during the Era of Man. He was aloof and distant when it came to Divine Cataclysm and wasn’t convinced that they needed to do it again at the end of the Era of Magic.

Luontu is generally cordial with the deities of the Higher Planes, but not overly friendly. He disagrees and argues with both Khanos and Myndel about their portfolios and how they conflict with his own. Luontu opposes Malasar at all costs, as she rules over the Drow, but has no specific quarrel with the other deities of the Nether Planes.

Clergy
Temples of Luontu are often outside the city walls in the wilderness. They are usually open air, roofless structures. They are often safe havens or an oasis for travelers in the wilderness, as long as the traveler isn’t a hunter or lumberjack or wishes harm on anything in the surrounding wilderness. They are meeting places for Druid circles as well as animal sanctuaries.

Clerics of Luontu are often travelers. They typically wear natural colors like brown, green, and some bright colors during the fall. They protect wilderness areas, they fight off illegal poachers, and represent the wilderness in political meetings and discussions.

The clerics pray for their spells at dawn. They perform rituals to erect wards around the habitat of certain animals to protect them when they are away. They also perform rituals at both equinoxes and solstices.

Dogma
The wilderness is where life flourishes. Urban sprawl will ultimately destroy the natural world and all the living things within it. Not all urban sprawl can be destroyed, but it can be stopped and held back. The Elves are the ultimate protectors of the natural world and should be deferred to on decisions about the wilderness.