Desna (pronounced DEZ-nuh) was one of the first deities, but while her peers burdened themselves with the task of creating Other Wrold she spent her time building the heavens. She's changed little since those earlier days, and she and her followers delight in exploring the world.
History:[]
Desna is an ancient goddess of freedom and luck, and is credited with the creation of the heavens. Desna is gifted with the domain of travel; she has traveled the planes and worlds since, opposing both oppression and evil wherever she encounters them, and spreading her word while making an effort to experience new wonders when she can.
Appearance[]
Desna is a Pneumanorian goddess often described as a beautiful elven woman, with butterfly wings containing all the beauty of a clear night sky. She is oft depicted as having dark hair, silvery eyes, and a coy but distant smile, wearing diaphanous gowns and sometimes accompanied by swarms of butterflies.
Church of Desna[]
The church of Desna has few temples to its name, and its priests rarely settle in a single location. The faithful of the Great Dreamer can be found on the roads of Pneumanor, Alfhiem and Lympus.
Worshipers and Clergy:[]
Desna is the goddess of travel and journeys, and there are few who traverse the roads who wouldn't spare her a prayer or a simple-worded plea for benediction. Scouts, sailors, and those who travel for travel's sake make up a large amount of her following, though her domain of luck also makes her a favorite deity among gamblers and thieves. The informal clergy of Desna is primarily composed of clerics, though on occasion bards are called by some song or whisper in the night to follow her path. In addition, spherewalkers are paragons of the Desnan ideal of seeing new sights each day and finding locales unheard of but often dreamed of. The individuals that comprise the clergy usually garb themselves in white robes and silk caps, emphasized by varied decorative elements and usually accompanied by one or more starknives.
Temples and Shrines:[]
Temples of Desna are few and far between, with most locations dedicated to the goddess being no more than roadside shrines erected in her honor; her faithful often leave markings and dedications in newly discovered areas and secluded locales. Those few temples that do exist often serve as observatories and are as open to the night sky as possible.