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Yelmalio Tharkantus
Loyal Son and Frontier Guardian
Yelmalio is Yelm’s loyal son, one of many such sons who
bravely served the Solar Court. Unlike his brothers, he
took the initiative, bringing war to the enemies of the
empire and settling his people in the hills between the
cities of Dara Happan and the barbarian storm gods.
Yelmalio fought many of Yelm’s fiercest enemies as
he strove to protect his people. He stood firm until he
journeyed to the Hill of Gold. There he was disarmed
by Orlanth, and then ambushed by Zorak Zoran. The
darkness demon stole his fire powers, leaving him for
dead. Only his honour and his bright light remained.
Despite his maiming, he continued to struggle, helping
the Elves to fight against Chaos. He was one of the few
deities to survive until Dawn and was able to greet his
Father as Time began.
The cult was strong at the Dawn among the surviving
Aldryami forests and in the hills of Talastar and Brolia.
During the wars that followed, it became very popular as
a frontier war-cult for the Dara Happan Empire and then
the Bright Empire, which spread the worship of the Sun
Dome widely. Yelmalio is depicted as a warrior wearing
gold armour and carrying a long spear. The cult of
Yelmalio is also known as the Sun Dome Temple due to
its habit of building immense temples which have golden
domes. Many temples survive through the training and
hiring of its worshippers as mercenaries, the famous
Sun Dome Templars. The famous Sun Dome temples
established along the frontier of the Dara Happan Empire
are all major Temples. The most recently established,
Ularovar, lies in Dragon Pass itself and houses a shrine to
the Sun Dragon. Shrines to Yelmalio teach Sunbright.
Runes: Light, Truth.
Type: Sun, War.
Pantheon: Solar, Elf, Orlanthi.
Worshippers: Religious mercenaries, tough frontiersmen,
converted barbarians, warrior elfs.
Worshipper Duties: Defending Dara Happan integrity
and honour, fighting for a new Golden Age.
Initiate Membership
Requirements: Standard. Any son of a Yelmalio initiate
may join automatically. Those who have served in the
Sun Dome Templars for over two years must become
initiates or leave the unit.
Special Notes: Upon initiation into the cult, initiates
may, at their option, accept a gift from Yelmalio and its
required geas(es). If an initiate refuses to take a gift when
first joining, they may not take a gift until they become
a Light Son, Light Priest or Light Servant. Gifts and
their requisite geases are chosen randomly (see below).
Initiates of Yelmalio are forbidden to learn or know the
Bludgeon, Darkwall, Fireblade, Firearrow spells. If they
know these spells, they immediately forget them.
Cult Skills: Athletics, Bow, Lore (Yelmalio Tharkantus
Theology), Perception, Spear, Shield, Throwing.
Yelmalio
Tharkantus
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