Hiatea
| Hiatea | ||
|---|---|---|
| Flaming spear | ||
| Alignment | Neutral Good | |
| Divine Rank | Greater Goddess | |
| Pantheon | The Ordning (Giant) | |
| Portfolio | Nature, Agriculture, Hunting, Women, Children | |
| Domains | Animal, Community, Fire, Good, Plant, Sun, Weather | |
| Home Plane | Woodhaven (Elysium) | |
| Worshippers | Female Giants, Firbolgs, Voadkyn | |
| Favoured Weapon | Spear | |
Hiatea is the Neutral Good goddess of Nature, Agriculture, Hunting, Women, and Children. Like her sister Diancastra she is the result of a union of her divine father Annam and her mortal mother. Annam originally intended to use magic to ensure Hiatea was male; when her mother learned of this she sent her to be raised by Firbolgs. When her mother died Hiatea learned of her divine parentage and presented herself to her father. Like her sister she was tested; she opted to show that she was a warrior to be reckoned with by killing the Tarrasque and presenting its head to her father. He was impressed and elevated her to divine status. She is popular with Firbolgs and Voadkyn, who hold her in high esteem. There are two kinds of clerics of Hiatea: the community priests (who tend to the land and people) and the protector priests (who patrol the woodlands to protect the community). Hiatea often communicates with her priests and holds that good relations with the neighbouring races (often Wood Elves of some kind) are important. All of Hiatea's priests are required to be able to participate in regular hunts and the ritual monthly or annual hunt. Those who cannot are forced to retire.