Guide to the Immortals

their land-dwelling brethren. However, Calitha was
always fascinated by the peaceful magnificence of the
ocean and by the eternal ebb and flow of the tides, and
she soon grew nostalgic for the life her ancestors led
under the sea. When she realized Blackmoor's technology
was leading the elves away from the ways of nature, she
started to promote a return to the ocean life among her
clan members, the elendaen. With the support of most of
her brethren, she created a powerful artefact, the Pearl of
Power, which helped her travel to the bottom of the
ocean to request forgiveness and aid from Manwara
(original creator of the Aquarendi). Thanks to her efforts,
most of the Aquarendi returned to the ocean waves in
3100 BC under the patronage of Manwara (Protius).
Calitha left the Pearl of Power to her clan members who
had chosen to remain on Evergrun (ancestors of clan
Meditor) and was then contacted by Ordana, who saw
the great potential Calitha had for immortality. Ordana
advised her not to abandon the Aquarendi to Protius's
inconsistent care. Pushed by her need to protect them
and assure their safety, she embarked on the path of the
Dynast. Calitha travelled through time and helped her
descendants (both Aquarendi and Meditor elves) to
survive the Great Rain of Fire and subsequent
earthquakes. She led them from the southern hemisphere
to the northern one, where each built new nations of
their own both below and above the Sunlit Sea. Calitha
earned immortality in 1730 BC. Later, following
Ilsundal's advice and using the identity of Tallivai, she
gave the Aquarendi the Frond of Life, based on Ilsundal's
Tree of Life, to use as a relic. Meanwhile, the Meditors
were able to revive the Pearl of Power and currently use it
as their clan relic. From that day Calitha became the
caretaker of all aquatic races (in particular sea elves) and
of other land dwelling races. (She is revered as
Barramundje among the Wallaras and as Mother Ocean
by the tortles.) In order to protect the various sea
civilizations, she is constantly trying to mitigate Protius'
lunatic and unpredictable behaviour.
Personality: Calitha's philosophy is called elendaen
and she considers the ocean the cradle of life, pushing her
followers to exploit the bounties of the sea without
harming or impoverishing it. Calitha is a kind immortal,
who is constantly trying to protect her followers and
strives to make the sea a paradise where the races can live
in harmony. Calitha protects seafarers and is also
considered patroness of good luck and fertility by some
cultures. She is a staunch ally of Ordana and friend with
Ilsundal, Polunius, and Malafor (two immortal patrons of
other aquatic races). On the other hand, she despises
Saasskas, the devilfish patroness of necromancy, who is
trying to corrupt the undersea races, and she cannot stand
Slizzark, brutal patroness of the kopru race, because of
her love of slavery and tyranny. She is also an open rival
(although not really an enemy) of Protius, who is
considered too absent minded and egotistical, to
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impervious to the sea races' pleas for help, to be their true
caretaker.
Patron: Ordana
Allies: Ordana, Ilsundal, Polunius, Malafor
Enemies: Saasskas, Slizzark, rivalry with Protius
Classic D&D Stats
Followers' alignment: Any; clerics must be Neutral
Favoured weapons: Trident (allowed only javelin,
harpoon, net, short spear, dagger and crossbow)
Clerics' skills & powers: Clerics can breathe water as
easily as they breathe air and vice versa; bonus Survival
(Sea) and Swimming general skills
D&D 3E Stats
Domains: Time, Good, Travel, Fertility, Sea
Favoured weapon: Trident
Source: GAZ9, PC3, HW, WotI, SCS
CARNELIAN
Patroness of Machetos, Patroness of Tradition
and Nobility
Level, Alignment, Sphere: 7 th (Temporal), LN, Time
Symbol: A silver ring that encloses a golden crown on
a white background
Portfolio: Machetos, tradition, nobility, order,
patriotism
Worshipped in: Known World (Thyatis)
Appearance: Carnelian is an extremely beautiful
woman with light elven traits, with wispy fiery red hair
that comes down to her shoulders, an aquiline and
aristocratic nose, dressed in a long, white cotton tunic, a
mail cuirass and a white tabard on which her symbol is
prominent
History: Carnelian was born into an aristocratic
Thyatian family in the second century AC. Her father,
Palykratus Machetos, was a small noble that, in order to
attain merit in his assignment as judge of the utmost
integrity, gained from Empress Valentia the dominion of
a small fiefdom on the western border of the Empire (in
the area between the Dymrak Forest and the southern
coast). It was here that Palykratus met Faelasyl, young
daughter of an elven clan head, and, enraptured by her
beauty, asked her to be his wife. From that marriage, the
small Carnelian was born, named Glinmir by her mother
(which in elven means “ruddy light”, from the fiery hair
of the baby). On the strength of her social position and
her beauty, Carnelian was always extremely arrogant and
regal. She was convinced that because of her noble birth,
she should receive adoration and obedience from all those
that surround her. Following the death of her parents
during an assault on the villa carried out by the ferocious
goblins of Dymrak, Glinmir inherited the family
propriety shortly after her adolescence, and administered
it in an impeccable manner thanks to her education and
wisdom. However, she quickly understood that the
situation wouldn’t last long if she didn’t secure the
economic and military strength of a more important
noble. She was able to arrange her marriage to Alexandros