Ayael Dakian

Alignment: CG

Pantheon: Racial Deities

Areas of Concern: Elves, Nature, Fey, Stars

Domains: Chaos, Charm, Good, Luck, Void

Subdomains: Revelry, Captivation, Love, Friendship, Fate, Imagination, Stars

Favored Weapon: Starknife, Elven Curve Blade, Longbow

Symbol: Finger pointing at gold star

Sacred Animal(s): Owl, Fox

Sacred Color(s): Gold, Blue

Obedience: Dance in a random pattern beneath the light of the stars, trusting in the guidance of destiny. If no stars are currently visible, softly sing or chant all of the names of stars that you know as you perform your dance. Let your mind expand and turn your thoughts away from where your feet might land, allowing your steps to fall where chance wills. When the dance feels complete, cease dancing. Ponder the steps you took and the position in which you stopped, and consider what portents these subtle clues might hold for the future. Gain a +1 luck bonus on initiative checks and a +4 sacred bonus on Perception checks made to determine whether you are aware of opponents just before a surprise round.

Lore: Ayael Dakion has been the patron deity of the Elves and Seelie Fey ever since their creation. It is said that humans have been wishing upon the stars for love and friendship, and in return, the stars have cried tears of joy over the planet, creating shimmering dust in the sky. That’s how the first Seelie Fey were created, fey of good will that blessed the people who wished upon the stars, allowing them to find the love they wanted. The children born of such unions were the first Elves, knowing great health, longevity, grace, beauty and happiness. They brought a lot of happiness in the worlds they joined, excelling at any arts they participated in, their sublime voices captivating anyone who would listen to them sing, their grace captivating anyone would look at them dance, and their creativity blessing anyone who would look at their paintings and sculptures.

Of course, not everything always goes well, and when Jharena Mlezziir realized that many were wishing upon the stars for happiness and love, she decided to pull a sadistic act and cursed anyone who wished upon the void of space for love, allowing them to find the worst type of love they could find, marrying others that would use them for their ends and creating a lot of discord. The people wishing upon the void of space for love brought forth the first dark fey, the Unseelie, who played them and pranked them. The children born of such unions were the first Drow, who were quickly shunned from society and went to live underground, unifying into a nation and eventually finding their way into the Underdark, where they could scheme and torture without fear of the societies on the surface that would imprison or kill them if they were found.