The Dawnfather
The Dawnfather (a.k.a. Pelor)
The Dawnfather stands lord over sun and summer, his
vigil encircling the ages as the keeper of time. Lord of
agriculture and harbinger of the harvest, his followers
commonly include farmers and most common folk, his
priests welcome in lands all over. Supporter of the needy
and destroyer of evil, the Dawnfather is often the patron
to Paladins and Rangers who follow a similar creed. The
Dawnfather is also known for his defeat of the Chained
Oblivion, and is revered by those who hunt aberrations.
Tapestries of old match early text describing the Dawnfather
as a patronly figure in silver and gold armor, his
head a beacon of light and fire so bright that a face could
rarely be seen within. Many statues in holy places treat
the head as a brazier, lit with each dawn and extinguished
with the dusk.
The Dawnfather’s holy day is called Highsummer, and
takes place on the fifteenth day of the seventh month.
In Emon, the entire week is celebrated with gift-giving
and feasting. Festivities begin on Highsummer day and
end at midnight on the twenty-first, the day that Zan
Tal’Dorei dethroned Trist Drassig at the Battle of the
Umbra Hills. In Whitestone, the feast of Highsummer is
instead a festival of lights around the Sun Tree; gift-giving
is traditional, but the recent Briarwood occupation and
the subsequent recovery means money is thin. Most folk
choose to spend Highsummer with their family, recounting
the small things they are thankful for.
Divine Domains
Life, Light
Tenets of Faith
- Be ever vigilant for evil. People are quick to forget the lessons of the past.
- Help relieve the suffering of the innocent wherever it exists.
- Deliver the light of the Dawnfather where darkness dwells, with kindness, compassion, and mercy.
Holidays
Highsummer
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