Lurue (luh-RUE)

Lurue is the goddess of intelligent and talking beasts. She is venerated by many sentient beasts who have inherited or magically acquired the ability to speak human and demihuman languages. While some entire species, such as unicorns, pegasi, and talking owls, venerate her as Queen, many of her worshipers are outcasts from their own kind due to their unique abilities. She teaches that life is there to be lived, and one should live it with zest and flair.   The Unicorn Queen was also revered by romantic and swashbuckling adventurers, but she was the center of her own religion long before humanoid notice.   Given to wanderlust, Lurue can be whimsical, but she is infinitely loyal once she takes someone into her trust and never abandons her worshipers in times of need. When faced with no other option but combat, Lurue is a dedicated and intractable foe, but she prefers light banter, clever riddles, new discoveries, and the joyous exploration of life.   Lurue is well-loved by the goodly races throughout northern Faerûn and wherever else she is known. Sightings of any unicorn are considered lucky, and the appearance of the Unicorn Queen is a blessed event. Dour guardians of order and discipline view her as flighty and mischievous, but most sentient creatures admire her free spirit and unrestrained, rollicking joy.   Priests of Lurue spend their days providing aid and comfort to the needy, lending support to dreamers so that they can achieve their aspirations, and rescuing all who need aid from whatever assails them. Few stick to a single duty for any length of time (though they are very good about seeing a single particular task through to the end), and most are periodically struck with wanderlust. Many of Lurue's clergy are adventurers who travel about Faerûn seeking wrongs to right and finding a good balance of merriment, new experiences, and self-improvement in such a profession. Many clerics and druids multiclass as rangers.   Lurue has many beasts in her clergy as well. Most unicorns could be considered lay priests of Silverymoon, as might quite a few pegasi. Lurue grants any unicorn who worships her to cast one beneficial priestly spell of any sphere or level per day.
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