Gods and Their Specialty Priests

Sune (Firehair)

Granted Powers

• Specialty priests of Sune may turn undead as clerics.
• Specialty priests of Sune may attempt to charm (as the wizard spell) individuals of the same race and opposite sex. The priest may attempt this charm once per day, but it if fails (the victim is allowed a saving throw vs. spells) he cannot use it again until he has made proper offerings and meditations at an established shrine or temple. The victim is penalized one point on his save for every point of Charisma the priest has above 16 (-1 at 17, -2 at 18).
• Those priests who have earned a great boon from Sune (by completing some great task in her name) may be gifted with a draught of Evergold, which raises the Charisma of the individual by 2d4 points for one day. Only priests of Sune may benefit from this draught--to all others it is poison. Charisma may reach godly levels in this fashion. Followers and henchmen gained at high Charisma will drift away after the draught wears off, but initial reactions and the effects of the natural <charm> spell will remain.
• Should a specialty priest of Sune drop below 16 Charisma, then he is cast out of the faith until he recovers from the loss. This does not apply to clerics, though the prejudice within the church hierarchy against those who are marred is very strong.
• Elves and half-elves may become specialty priests of Sune, though these invite the wrath of Hanali Celanil, the goddess of elven beauty.

Other Notes

Sunites are called priests regardless of their status as specialty priests or clerics. Their leader is a high priest or priestess, regardless of level. Organization is loose and informal, so a high priestess can easily abdicate her position for adventuring (or a good party) without creating much scandal in clerical circles.

The standard ceremonial and official garb of Sune priests are monastic robes for men, habits for women, both cut to show off the figure and dyed a deep crimson. Men wear a crimson bandanna while women wear a red wimple with a v-shaped forehead piece. Hair is normally worn long, and while red hair is considered touched by the goddess, all shades of hair and skin are welcome, provided they are unmarred and lovely.

When fighting or adventuring, clerics of Sune prefer as much protection (magical and otherwise) as they can afford--not that they are cowards, but they want desperately to avoid scars or even magical healing.

Other faiths tend to regard Sunites as flighty and vain, but basically harmless. The Sunites have an intense rivalry with the followers of the Elven goddess Hanali Celanil. The only other conflict currently stirring the church is which is more beautiful, the graceful arches of the House of Firehair in Nethathon or the proud towers of the Temple of Beauty in Gothos.