Hylea (high-LEE-UH)

Hylea is the goddess of birds, the sky, child-birth and creative inspiration. Residing in her Court of Birds, she is described as wrapped "in a mantle of many colors, made from the feathers of every species of bird that had ever been seen". She is thought to use birds as her eyes and ears.
Hylea's clergy is a mix of formal and informal followers. Her temples are usually many-windowed, with skylights and aviaries. Her informal clergy of country midwives show their devotion to their practice by wearing charms of colourful feathers. Artists will keep birds in their homes in hopes of inspiration.
Halflings, in an attempt to capture inspiration, catch and eat the most beautiful birds they can find. It's believed that this is an affront to Hyla, and the painful childbirth that Halflings experience is because she has no clergy amongst them.
The Sea Elves often worship her as Amira, and believe she hatched the world from an egg.

Divine Domains

• The sky
• Birds
• Maternity
• Creativity
• Language
• Song
• Invention
• The arts

Divine Symbols & Sigils

• A sky-blue bird's egg
• An egg nestled between two feathered wings

Divine Classification

Goddess

Realm

The Land Between

Honorary & Occupational Titles

• Amira (Sea Elf)
• Sky-Mother
• Queen of Birds