Jascar (JAS-car)

The Lord of the Dells, the Mist Upon The Hills, the Dweller Upon the Heights, the Voice of the Hills

Hills and Mountains

Lesser God of, Lawful Good

Origin: Suloise
Domain: Centerspire in Bytopia, a mountain that connects Shurrock with Dothion
Symbol: A white-capped mountain
Allies: Fortubo, Phaulkon
Enemies: Beltar

Jascar is a strong god devoted to protecting hills and mountains as well as advancing the cause of good; Phaulkon often associates with him on the latter goal. He has a fierce hatred of Beltar, whose sites he sees as a corrupt inversion of the places he loves, and has a friendly rivalry with his brother Fortubo. He takes pride in forming hills from flatlands and mountains from hills, placing treasures in each for good people to find. Jascar appears as a powerful man with a long brown beard — an atypical Suel — and long hair, wearing a thick silver breastplate.

Dogma

Hold no quarter for evil nonhumans like orcs and goblinoids, and equally hate those who would make the beautiful hills and mountains ugly. Protect the hills and mountains from plundering by evil forces and you will be rewarded with the treasures Jascar places under the earth for good folk to find.
The church teaches common tactics used by evil nonhumans

Major Centers of Worship

Places of worship devoted to Jascar are always made of stone; the main chamber is often below ground, sometimes in a natural cave. Temples to Jascar are often shared with Phaulkon's clergy, and vice versa. However, a temple consecrated solely in the name of Jascar can obtain special protection. The head priest of such a temple, if of 9th level or higher, can pray for this protection. If Jascar grants the request, the temple is rendered immune to earthquake or disintegration magic — unless the temple's altar is defiled.

Specialty Priests (Mountaineers)

Jascar's priests study hills and mountains, searching for entrances to underground lairs where evil humanoids and monsters lurk. They lead mining-survey expeditions and crusades against marauding humanoids. Each carries a small hammer or pick as a holy symbol (not usable as weapons). They are usually human, but some dwarven and gnome clerics devoted to Jascar do exist.
Jascar is worshiped in the mountains and hills of the Flanaess, especially in the Flinty Hills and the hills and mountains within the Iron League.
Priests of Jascar choose a species enemy just like a ranger, with all of the benefits and penalties of this choice.
Jascar’s clerics often lead cross-country and underground crusades against evil nonhumans. They survey for precious metals, and advise miners on how to dig their tunnels safely and cause a minimal amount of damage to the surrounding environment. Their single-mindedness often alienates them from others, but their dependable nature means that an entire temple can be called upon in times of crisis; the network of the multi-racial Jascarian faith is strong as stone

Requirements

Ability Scores: Strength 13, Constitution: 13
Alignment: Lawful Good
Armor: any metal
Raiment: earth-tones, with white cloth headdresses or white metal caps during ceremonies
Major Spheres: All, Combat, Elemental (Earth), Guardian, Healing, Protection
Minor Spheres: Divination, Elemental(Fire)
Additional Spells: none

Granted Powers

1) Protection From Evil
3) Meld Into Stone
5) +1 to saving throws vs. petrification (bonus increases by 1 per level thereafter until it reaches the point where only a roll of 1 will cause the save to fail)
7) shapechange into heavy warhorse (MV 15, D/Att 1-8/1-8/1-3) The cleric retains his normal hit points and armor class, and in this form attacks as a monster of as many hit dice as the cleric has levels. The horse cannot speak or cast spells. Any gear worn or carried by the cleric that is affected by the shapechange is turned into tack, harness, saddle, saddlebags, etc. Magical items, except for armor, obtain a saving throw of 14 to see if they resist the change; however, artifacts and relics will not be shapechanged in any event.
11) Priests of Jascar gain the additional ability to shapechange into a Pegasus that can fly at a 48" movement rate; all other particulars regarding combat are the same as for the heavy warhorse described above, and the cleric's gear changes in the same manner. The pegasus can speak in the language(s) known to the cleric, and can cast any spells known by the cleric of the 4th level of power or Lower - as long as the spell has only the Cleric's holy symbol as its material component, or has no material component at all. The maximum duration for either shapechange is 1 hour per level of the cleric, and only one change of either sort can be made per day.
13) Move Earth, Stone to Flesh

As compensation for these special benefits, clerics of Jascar must earn an extra 5% above and beyond the usual number of experience points needed to rise to 5th level and each level thereafter.
Turn Undead: Yes
Command Undead: No

[Note: Jascar could possibly be the male aspect of the Goddess Ulaa]

[Adapted from The Scarlet Brotherhood by Sean Reynolds, the Living Greyhawk Gazeteer, and Gods of the Suel Pantheon by Lenard Lakofka in Dragon Magazine #92]