Gods and Their Specialty Priests

Beast Cults

All are lesser powers of the various elemental planes.

Portfolio: An elemental aspect Requirements: Same as clerics Major Spheres: Animal Minor Spheres: Plant, Combat, Charm, Weather (any one)

Weapons Allowed: Any two Armor Allowed: None Magical Items Allowed: Same as clerics

Granted Powers

Like elemental cults, beast cults vary from location to location and from beast to beast. Two cults which venerate a "lion god" could be very different in their ceremonies, appearance, and powers.

Typical Beast Cult Powers are shown on this page. Each Beast Cult can have one of the following Granted Powers:

• The cult priest can summon a number of creatures of the worshiped type. This will be 2-12 small creatures, 14 medium creatures, 1-2 large creatures, or 1 huge creature. The creatures arrive in 1-3 turns.
• The cult priest can transform into the type of beast he worships, gaining all the abilities of that creature for 3-18 turns, once per week.

Other Notes

The beast cults believe in the existence of perfect forms of animals. A dog cult, for example, believes there is a perfect dog, who is leader of all other dogs. A cat cult believes there is a perfect cat, who is master of all cats regardless of breed and size. They seek to tap into the power of these beings, who may or may not be gods in their own right. Perhaps with sufficient worship, one or more beast lords could achieve full-fledged godhood (though Malar, the Beast God, might have a few words on the matter).

Beast cults may worship monsters in their "ultimate forms" as well as normal animals. Priests of these cults only gain their special abilities at level 10 or higher.