Balaam

Balaam is the God of incorporeal, spiritual, and invisible energies, and is their guardian and champion. The spirit of Balaam inhabits every every entity in Aasha and connects them in a vast and eternal spiritual web. 
It was Balaam that created the prison in Liimbo, and when the Archprisioned were weak threw them to their eternal anguish. They teaches that like those Archprisoned, mortals are trapped in trapped in their own prisons. To achieve enlightenment, and thus salvation, mortals must break free of the physical and spiritual chains that bind them and transcend to a higher way of life. More than any other God, Balaam desires mortals to achieve their fullest potential which in thier eyes and nothing short of godhood itself.
Balaam chooses to not inhabit a corporeal form, and instead uses the gentle quiet power of spirit and wind to guide his followers to enlightenment. Those mortals who are mindful enough to hear and follow often find the inner strength to conquer any challenge. Those who follow Balaams words precisely are often chosen to be an Avatar of Balaam chosen to help others on the path to enlightenment. It is these spiritual powers that touch the soul directly that makes Balaam the associated with enchantment magic.

Divine Domains

Air, Transcendence, Self-Improvement, Gratitude, Spirituality, Enchantment Magic

Divine Symbols & Sigils

The most common symbol of Balaam is of five swirls arranged like petals of a flower. In literature, Balaam is depicted most frequently as an Eagle, but often times it is other birds like an owl or a sparrow.

Tenets of Faith

Harmony fill your soul

Followers of Balaam believe that mortality is temporary, and that the spirit is forever. And so because of that, the worshipers of Balaam tend to have very long sense of time. They believe that self-improvement is an eternal process that one must participate in very small steps every day.
Gratitude is the most important virtue to a follower of Balaam. Balaamites often meditate for and hour or more living "in the moment" and reflecting on all of the blessings for which they should be grateful. Through meditation and spiritual enlightenment, many Balaamites learn to sense the spirit of all things both animate and inanimate. A common practice among the followers of Balaam is to thank their possessions for the service that they give - this is especially true during the Spring Festival when people clean out their houses and get rid of things they do not need.

Following Balaam

Alignment: Usually Chaotic, Often Good
Suggested Classes: Barbarian, Cleric, Druid, Monk, Bard
Suggested Cleric Domains: Life, Knowledge
Suggested Backgrounds: Acolyte, folk hero, hermit, outlander, sage, sailor

Earning and Losing Piety

You increase your piety score to Balaam when you expand the god's influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these:

• Returning an undead back to the afterlife.
• Turning a weakness into a strength.
• You assist a creature or mortal suffering from mental illness.
• Protecting an avatar of Balaam

Your piety score to Balaam decreases if you diminish Balaam's influence in the world or offend thier ideals through acts such as these:

• Participating in excessive consumerism
• Playing a part of wonton destruction
• Destroying or desecrating a shrine or temple
• Performing an act of ingratitude

Piety Bonuses

Piety Score	Description
Devotee: +3	As a devotee of Balaam you have learned to use your spirit to directly speak to another mortal's spirit. You can cast command with this trait a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you fisnish a long rest. Wisdom is your spell casting ability for this spell.
Votary: +10	You can cast clarvoyance with this trait, requiring no material components. Once you cast the spell in this way, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for this spell. In addition, you have advantage on saving throws against being charmed.
Disciple: +25	You are attuned to the guidance of Balaam at all times, allowing you to sense the world with your spiritual eye. You can't be surprised, provided you aren't incapacitated.
Champion: +50	You can increase your Charisma or Wisdom score by 2 and also increase your maximum for that score by 2.

Holidays

The Spring Festival is the most common holiday associated to Balaam and is usually held on or around the first day of Balaami. During the festival, people clean out their houses, get rid of things they don't need or want, buy new clothes, and make "Balaam Resolutions" which are goals of improvement they people strive for during the next year.
In some cultures, a tradition of people throwing colored chalk is common to kill the drab of winter and welcome the warmth, life, and color of spring.

Divine Classification

God

Church/Cult

The Church of the Spirit