Lirr

Lirr

Title(s)
Lady Poet, the Lorekeeper
Symbol
An illustrated book
Alignment
Chaotic Good
Portfolio
Love, Literature, Art
Favored weapon
Rapier

Lirr (LIR) is usually depicted as a fresh-faced woman with dark blue eyes and long black hair. The goddess carries a tome that can show any prose, poetry, spell, or artwork ever created. Lirr gladly cooperates with all who respect love, learning, and the arts, and opposes those that would destroy love and art or hide it from others.

Dogma

Lirr teaches that the written word is the lynchpin of civilization. To her, the preservation of written works—-fiction or non-fiction, poetry or prose—-is paramount, and oral works must be transcribed into written format. Art is also to be protected and revered, as pictures are often worth thousands of words.

Clergy

Lirr's priests wander the world searching for love, lore, poetry, historical tales, magic, and works of art. They sneak into lands controlled by oppressive rulers, seeking to rescue items of interest that are in danger of being destroyed out of either ignorance or malice. Many Lirrian priests train as bards, telling stories and creating works of art rather than singing. Such clerics often find work as scribes, tutors, and artists. Novice priests spend months creating copies of the local temple's archives of scrolls, books, and artwork, which are then distributed among the masses so that others may enjoy them.

Vestments

During services, priests wear white robes trimmed with silver and gold. Higher-ranking priests have more elaborate trimmings on their robes.

When adventuring, priests wear clothes or armor appropriate to the task at hand. They often wear their holy symbols on a necklace, and trim their armor with silver.

History

Some claim the hero Helea who imprisoned the escaped Primordials became Lirr but this is denied by the church who claim she became Lirr's foremost servitor and avatar.

Temples

Temples to Lirr are often large libraries, though some are more playhouses than anything else.

Ide Volcar

The Sanctum of Understanding is four-storey building on the corner of Irati Park. All its floors and the five (sub)basements are filled with books and scrolls, leaving little room for the priests who work there. They are in something of a friendly competition with Serisa Library. They are lead by High Priest Gral Serevic, a quite outspoken man who is a staple at all high society functions.

Korint

The Pagoda of Pages is housed in what used to be Lord Zorat's mansion near beautiful Imia Park. The priests here are hard at work trying to preserve all kinds of stories but the climate isn't helping. High Priestess Lady Mairuu Hurara is a scion of one of the original noble families