Hestia (hes-tee-a)

Goddess of the hearth

As the goddess of the hearth, Hestia rarely worries herself with the vicious battles and shifting politics that seem to dominate the mortal realm. She spends her days preserving the sanctity of the home and ensuring the ancient rules of hospitality are observed.

Hestia’s Champions

Alignment: Usually neutral, often good
Suggested Classes: Cleric, druid, paladin
Suggested Cleric Domains: Fire, Life
Suggested Backgrounds: Acolyte, folk hero, hermit

Worshipers of Hestia tend to be kind, welcoming people with a generous spirit. They show compassion with every act, and seek to inspire the same in others.

Hestia’s Favor

Hestia does not choose champions in the same way as her fellow gods. As she has no self-serving agenda, the only task her chosen servants have is to spread kindness and compassion to as many other mortals as possible

Why did Hestia seek you out as a champion? The following table offers a few suggestions.

D6	Circumstance
1	You have dedicated your life to helping those in need, and have never asked for anything in return.
2	You once invited an exhausted traveller to share what little food you had. That traveller was Hestia in disguise.
3	When a vicious beast attacked your village, you pulled a thorn from its paw and sent it on its way.
4	You once laboured tirelessly through a harsh winter to keep your neighbours warm and fed.
5	When you make an offering to a god, you always say a prayer to Hestia as well.
6	You once lost everything you had to a conman. Instead of seeking revenge, you swore to help their other victims.

Devotion to Hestia

Following Hestia means committing yourself to being kind and welcoming to everyone you encounter. As a follower of Hestia, consider the ideals below as alternatives to those suggested for your background.

Hestia’s Ideals

D6	Ideals
1	Devotion. My devotion to my god is more important to me than what they stand for. (Any)
2	Family. Our loved ones make everything worth the trouble. (Good)
3	Balance. I don’t like taking sides, I would much rather we all tried to get along. (Neutral)
4	Kindness. I truly believe that a good deed is its own reward. (Good)
5	Community. I help my neighbours in the hope they would do the same for me. (Good)
6	Peace. Violence is never the answer in my book. (Good)

Earning and Losing Piety

You increase your piety score to Hestia when you expand her influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these:

• Refusing to ignore or abandon the helpless
• Showing hospitality to strangers, even if it costs you
• Successfully using diplomacy to resolve a situation

Your piety score to Hestia decreases if you diminish her influence in the world or contradict her ideals through acts such as these:

• Benefiting from the suffering of innocents
• Using violence when there are other options
• Judging someone by their appearance or background

Hestia’s Devotee

Piety 3+ Hestia trait

As a devotee of Hestia, the goddess has equipped you to help your friends and allies. You can cast sanctuary with this trait, requiring no material components. You can cast the spell in this way a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Hestia’s Votary

Piety 10+ Hestia trait

You can cast create food and water with this trait. 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 Charisma (Persuasion) checks against creatures that have willingly consumed food or drink prepared by you in the past 12 hours.

Hestia’s Disciple

Piety 25+ Hestia trait

You can cast Mordenkainen’s private sanctum 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.

Hestia’s Champion

Piety 50+ Hestia trait

You can increase your Wisdom or Charisma score by 2 and also increase your maximum for that score by 2.

Divine Domains

Fire, Life

Divine Classification

Olympian

Religions

• The Gods of Tynos

Alignment

Neutral Good

Parents

Kronos