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Concentration +6 (4r)
Knowledge:Arcana +6 (4r)
Perform:Sing +4 (1r-2CC sp)
Spellcraft +6 (2r)
Spot +2 (2r-4CC sp)
Listen +0 (0r)
Tumble +4 (2r-4CC sp)

Eschew Material Components
Bonus feat(human)
Bonus skill points(human)
Bonus regional language(human)
Celestial Sorcerer Heritage
Celestial Sorcerer Wings
Metamagic Specialist
No familiar

Light Crossbow
20 bolts
Shortspear
Club
Backpack
Sack
Bedroll
Rations (2 days)
Wooden Holy Symbol (Erelune)
Explorer's Outfit
2 sunrods

Xendril loves to sing. Song is something that stirs his soul and lives in his thoughts. He always thought his path was of the bards. He sang almost nightly in his small hamlet's only Inn while growing up, and while his voice isn't the most beautiful, the emotion and energy he puts into his performances are almost legendary in the small village. He was on his way to becoming a bard and wanted to sing the praises of his God, Erelune. Erelune had other ideas on how to praise her. She had infused the boy with holy power, to further her interests. Xendril discovered his powers in a mad rush over the course of a couple weeks. First by diving into a small chasm after a child that stumbled on the edge and was hanging from an out-of-reach branch. A voice in his head told him to leap and trust, and he did, swooping down and scooping up the youth in his arms.
Xendril goes forth in praise of Erelune and seeks a destiny that has been given to him. Song is the medium for his prayers and the voice of his magic. He may not be a bard but his song will be heard.

Erelune, the goddess of the moon, of passion, and of transformation. Erelune is Chaotic Good. Erelune is also the most commonly venerated deity amongst elves (there are no specifically racial gods in Saern), and very common amongst gnomes and halflings as well. While we're on the subject, her domains are Good, Luck, Magic, and Trickery. Her holy symbol is a silver crescent moon with a star between the tips of its horns. Her favored weapon is the longbow. She is the daughter of the sun god (Orran) and the earth goddess (Myra).

Erelune
Erelune is the goddess of the moon, of passion, and of transformation. She is also a goddess of magic.

Erelune is the goddess of the moon and the night sky. This aspect has its greatest significance amongst the elves. They are thought to have started worshipping Erelune first of all races. Their myths tell that in the time when elves lived as immortal spirits, before they descended from the stars, they lived in the night sky with Erelune. She is their Star Queen, the stars around her being the departed souls of elven ancestors.

It is interesting to note that gnomes consider Erelune to be akin to a giant gemstone in the sky, and the stars smaller gemstones twinkling along with her.

Erelune is also the goddess of passion. She is the artist’s muse, inspiring everything from paintings to poetry to dance. But moreover, being the goddess of passion makes her the goddess of love. Love is considered the predominant concern of Erelune when viewed as the passion goddess. From childhood infatuations to courtly love to wild lust, Erelune presides over all true forms of love. Loving couples are thought to conceive more frequently under full moons, when Erelune’s power is greatest, and those conceptions are believed to have fewer difficulties and the resulting children to be healthier and more passionate. Those actually born in the light of the full moon are believed to be blessed and favored by the goddess, marked for greatness (usually as an artist or even mage of some form).

Erelune is also the goddess of transformation. This aspect intertwines with her passion aspect; those gripped by passion experience a kind of transformation in their natures. It also interlocks with her aspect as a goddess of magic, as magic is often a form of transformation. (Scholars esoterically debate whether Erelune’s magic goddess aspect is actually just an extension of her transformation goddess aspect; Erelune’s followers laugh at these scholars). Erelune regularly transforms herself, as evidenced through the phases of the moon. Most wizards who follow Erelune specialize in the school of transmutation, though many (particularly gnomes) often focus on illusions as well, as a kind of transformation.

Erelune’s aspect as a magic goddess is most prevalent amongst elves, but is also highly recognized by gnomes and human mages.

It should be noted that Erelune doesn’t always bring joy to mortals. Any bard worth his salt can sing many woeful songs of star-crossed lovers, marked for each other by Erelune, who met their doom because of it. There are just as many tales of men and women, great and small of all races, who were filled with the goddess’ passion, only to be driven to folly and ruin.

Further, Erelune’s aspects as a goddess of passion and transformation combine in one of the most infamous curses known: lycanthropy. Erelune is widely attributed with being the progenitor of all lycanthropes. The first such beings were particularly atrocious people in the eyes of Erelune, often betrayers of the faith or those who did evil in Erelune’s name. Now those bearing this curse lose themselves whenever the eye of the goddess is full upon them. Of course, there are good lycanthropes as well. These are believed to have first been living saints who earned the blessing of their goddess.

Erelune is the daughter of Orran (LG sun and knowledge god) and Myra (NG earth and life goddess). She is most frequently seen in relation to her father, however. Erelune is a soft and soothing light to Orran’s blinding brilliance. Both love children, but Orran’s followers are more likely to teach them knowledge and virtues. Erelune’s faithful would be more likely to laugh and play with them. There are many tales of Orran and Erelune in a father/daughter relationship. Orran’s priests tell of the god’s loving and kind, but wayward and naïve daughter, to whom Orran must constantly teach the proper way. Erelune’s priests tell these same stories. But their version has Orran continually frustrated trying to find the best way to do the right thing. Erelune then shows him that following rules is less important than achieving good results.

Erelune has a minor antagonism towards her god-uncle, Akar (CN storm and chaos god). This exists on several different levels. To begin with, Akar’s aspect as a chaos god and Erelune’s aspect as a transformation goddess often lead to clashes. The most well known of these clashes deals with the creation of gnomes. All agree that gnomes were once dwarves, but they underwent a transformation ages and ages ago. Virtually all scholars agree a deity was responsible for this. But which one is debated. Gnomes, for their part, almost uniformly believe Erelune created their race. They claim that they are the descendants of dwarves given the gift of magic by the goddess. But followers of Akar say that gnomes (and halflings, whom Erelune does not claim, though she is frequently worshipped amongst them) are the result of Akar’s mighty chaos.

Further, Erelune’s faith is opposed to the reckless and typically destructive ways of Akar, which rarely serve some good cause. Akar’s priests, for their part, don’t feel this antagonism towards Erelune’s faith. They are actually friendly more often than not, though they think Erelune is soft and weak at times.

Erelune’s followers sometimes see a clash existing between their god and Thetos (LN time and fate goddess). This is often because of astrology; most professional astrologers follow Erelune, and yet make prophecies about on the future. They see Thetos’ temple as a rival and will often decry the faith. Thetos’ faithful usually assert that Erelune’s astrologers are charlatans and move on.