Pookalon (POOK-ah-LAWN)
The Mischievous, The Last Laugh, Whimsical One
Chaotic Neutral (with Good tendencies) Bunnykin Trickster Goddess
Depicted as a svelte color shifting bunnykin wearing a festive dirndl skirt in pastel colors, carrying a basket full of tricks and treats (which is also one of her holy symbols).Like many Trickster deities Pookalon is difficult to pin down or constrain to simply being one thing or the other. Though primarily a goddess of lightheartedness, pranks, and fun, Pookalon is also essentially a deity of randomness (particularly dumb luck), dreams, the occasional subverted prophecy, and also lighthearted revenge (particularly of the comeuppance variety).
She is prominent in many of the tales of the mythos, both as a causer and solver of problems. Frequently underestimated, particularly by the more warrior-minded deities, many is the tale of Pookalon causing and suffering from various hijinks and shenanigans, seemingly being on the losing end, only to somehow emerge victorious or having gotten the better end of things. Ultimately, she always gets the last laugh (even if she's just laughing at herself).
Few worship Pookalon specifically, but she does have some followers among artistic folk, musicians, practical jokers, gamblers, layabouts, and contrarians. In some older stories Ravenna, Sektni, and Pookalon feature as a trio to decide the fates of mortals, with Sektni responisble for weaving the threads of each mortal's destiny, Ravenna responsibile for deciding where to cut each thread, and Pookalon acting as a sort of foil to allow each mortal the chance to escape their fate in favor of following their own free will.
- Bards: College of Glamour (Wayfarers)
- Clerics: Discord, Trickery, Twilight
- Druids: Circle of the Silvery Skein, Circle of Dreams (the Dreamers)
- Rangers: Fey Wanderer (the Wanderers)
Circle of the Silvery Skein (Mystery Cult)
The Silvery Skein is a very old and formidable mystery cult that venerates Ravenna, Sektni, and Pookalon in the ancient ways, as a trio of goddesses concerned with fate, death, and free will.
Lucid Dreamers (Mystery Cult)
The Lucid Dreamers are an ancient mystery cult dedicated to the power of dreams and glamour. Though they don't worship Pookalon in a traditional way, they do venerate her as their patron and pay homage to her in many of the various rituals they observe. The core of the mystery cult is formed around druids of the Circle of Dreams, but with Fey Wanderer rangers and College of Glamour bards mixed in with no deference asked or given.
- The Circle of Dreams druids are slightly modified; they may only Wild Shape into Fey creatures. They are referred to as Dreamers in this setting.
- The College of Glamour bards are mechanically unaltered, but there is no actual formal college or training; the individuals are simply guided by their own inspiration and are referred to as Wayfarers in this setting.
- The Fey Wanderer rangers are mechanically unaltered, but are referred to as Wanderers in this setting.