I am a fairly new DM, running a Wildemount Campaign. Presently, characters are level 2. I tried to get my head around Melora straight up being the Celestial Patron and decided to give it a twist. The player character was approached by Loreami - impersonating Melora. At level 3, the pact between the warlock and Patron occurs, the Patron reveals true identity.
BTW, PC is aware of a twist coming up..
My objective: I wanted to add some RP for the warlock..As far as powers/spells go I have a homebrew 2nd level spell for the warlock that will allow for one 'Glimpse' into past ..More like a specific history check that rolled a very high score; Thinking of adding level 5 (Glimpse into present - modified Scry spell) and then level 9 spells (Glimpse into future) for the warlock specifically granted by Loreami
Please lmk thoughts/suggestions
Loreami - Deity of Gossip and Trickery
In Exandria, Loreami (lore-am-i) is portrayed as being conversant with the history todate (History skill proficiency). She has mastery of its six components: pronunciation, grammar, prosody, terms, religious rites and astronomy. All celestial beings revere her for her knowledge - she is supposed to be well versed in all that occurred in ancient time cycles and is termed to be conversant with logic and the truth of moral science. She is a master in re-conciliatory texts and an expert in applying general principles to complex case scenarios. She can swiftly interpret contraries by references to differences in situation. She is eloquent, resolute, intelligent and has photographic memory. She knows the science of morals, politics; She is skilled in drawing inference from evidence, and very proficient in distinguishing inferior things from superior ones. She is competent in judging the correctness and incorrectness of complex syllogistic statements. She is capable of arriving at definite conclusions about religion, wealth, pleasure and salvation. She is a master of the systems of philosophy, conversant with sciences of war and treaty and proficient in drawing conclusions by judging things not within direct knowledge. She knows about the five sciences of treaty, war, military campaigns, maintenance of posts against the enemy and strategies of ambushes and reserves. She is thorough in every branch of learning. She is fond of war and music, and incapable of being repulsed by any science or any course of action.
Hailed as a great traveller and story-teller, Loreami’s knowledge knows no bounds. She can project her essense to and within all the realms and planes seamlessly and effortlessly and is never disliked by anyone.
In the distant past Loreami has been instrumental in restoring peace between the three divine female powers – Melora, Erathis and Ioun.
The truth about Loreami -
Relationship with Melora: She is first and foremost a true devotee of Melora.
Relationship with Ioun: Ioun, pleased with her role in settling the old feud amongst the 3 feminine powers, gifted Her with the boon of GLIMPSE. A glimpse into the past, present and future. (a glimpse is literally a glimpse - so unbeknownst to everyone, she never has the full story/picture ever)
Relationship with Erathis: Loreami is pending a boon from Erathis. She can only get it if the current lover’s spat (Melore and Erathis) is resolved.
She is the primary source of (mis)information among the Gods, and is believed to be the first journalist/gossip column on Exandria.
Her identifying mark is her personal journal she has on her all the time. (Pact of the Tome)
Her commandments are the same as Melora. To which she has added her own:
Always add your own flavor to someone’s opinion when discussing it with others, especially in their absence.
Every event that is explained by you should have a Loreamian flavor.
Always leave a Loreami mark (you choose what it should be) in any place of worship that is not Melora’s
Note to Player character:
Loreami connected with you when you called out for Melora. She impersonated Melora to test your faith in Melora. She is constantly testing you, never ever putting you or yours in immediate danger... But always in pursuit of the ever evasive piece of information she craves to complete the full picture of the jigsaw puzzles/glimpses that haunt her existence. Think of her as a neutral version of Rita Skeeter from Harry Potter. She is constantly seeking partnership with mortals to make pacts - information, knowledge in exchange for some cool powers.
This sounds really interesting and well considered. The main question I can see arising is what will happen when the PC encounters "other" followers of Melora such as clerics or scholars? I think this has the potential to lead to some very interesting role play. I envy your warlock's player. Well done.
Thanks Eriniel! I just recently unveiled this to my player; She is super excited to level up.
We do have a Melora cleric in the group. Having said that, Loreami will reveal herself to the warlock at level 3. So it should be fine going forward..hopefully
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I am a fairly new DM, running a Wildemount Campaign. Presently, characters are level 2. I tried to get my head around Melora straight up being the Celestial Patron and decided to give it a twist. The player character was approached by Loreami - impersonating Melora. At level 3, the pact between the warlock and Patron occurs, the Patron reveals true identity.
BTW, PC is aware of a twist coming up..
My objective: I wanted to add some RP for the warlock..As far as powers/spells go I have a homebrew 2nd level spell for the warlock that will allow for one 'Glimpse' into past ..More like a specific history check that rolled a very high score; Thinking of adding level 5 (Glimpse into present - modified Scry spell) and then level 9 spells (Glimpse into future) for the warlock specifically granted by Loreami
Please lmk thoughts/suggestions
Loreami - Deity of Gossip and Trickery
In Exandria, Loreami (lore-am-i) is portrayed as being conversant with the history todate (History skill proficiency). She has mastery of its six components: pronunciation, grammar, prosody, terms, religious rites and astronomy. All celestial beings revere her for her knowledge - she is supposed to be well versed in all that occurred in ancient time cycles and is termed to be conversant with logic and the truth of moral science. She is a master in re-conciliatory texts and an expert in applying general principles to complex case scenarios. She can swiftly interpret contraries by references to differences in situation. She is eloquent, resolute, intelligent and has photographic memory. She knows the science of morals, politics; She is skilled in drawing inference from evidence, and very proficient in distinguishing inferior things from superior ones. She is competent in judging the correctness and incorrectness of complex syllogistic statements. She is capable of arriving at definite conclusions about religion, wealth, pleasure and salvation. She is a master of the systems of philosophy, conversant with sciences of war and treaty and proficient in drawing conclusions by judging things not within direct knowledge. She knows about the five sciences of treaty, war, military campaigns, maintenance of posts against the enemy and strategies of ambushes and reserves. She is thorough in every branch of learning. She is fond of war and music, and incapable of being repulsed by any science or any course of action.
Hailed as a great traveller and story-teller, Loreami’s knowledge knows no bounds. She can project her essense to and within all the realms and planes seamlessly and effortlessly and is never disliked by anyone.
In the distant past Loreami has been instrumental in restoring peace between the three divine female powers – Melora, Erathis and Ioun.
The truth about Loreami -
Relationship with Melora: She is first and foremost a true devotee of Melora.
Relationship with Ioun: Ioun, pleased with her role in settling the old feud amongst the 3 feminine powers, gifted Her with the boon of GLIMPSE. A glimpse into the past, present and future. (a glimpse is literally a glimpse - so unbeknownst to everyone, she never has the full story/picture ever)
Relationship with Erathis: Loreami is pending a boon from Erathis. She can only get it if the current lover’s spat (Melore and Erathis) is resolved.
She is the primary source of (mis)information among the Gods, and is believed to be the first journalist/gossip column on Exandria.
Her identifying mark is her personal journal she has on her all the time. (Pact of the Tome)
Her commandments are the same as Melora. To which she has added her own:
Note to Player character:
Loreami connected with you when you called out for Melora. She impersonated Melora to test your faith in Melora. She is constantly testing you, never ever putting you or yours in immediate danger... But always in pursuit of the ever evasive piece of information she craves to complete the full picture of the jigsaw puzzles/glimpses that haunt her existence. Think of her as a neutral version of Rita Skeeter from Harry Potter. She is constantly seeking partnership with mortals to make pacts - information, knowledge in exchange for some cool powers.
This sounds really interesting and well considered. The main question I can see arising is what will happen when the PC encounters "other" followers of Melora such as clerics or scholars? I think this has the potential to lead to some very interesting role play. I envy your warlock's player. Well done.
Thanks Eriniel! I just recently unveiled this to my player; She is super excited to level up.
We do have a Melora cleric in the group. Having said that, Loreami will reveal herself to the warlock at level 3. So it should be fine going forward..hopefully