look icon -- Eluned, goddess of water and the seas, looks skyward from the chipped and broken sandstone tile. This beautifully-detailed icon shows her hair as a thick fall of sea foam, and in one hand she holds a large scroll symbolizing wisdom and learning. Framing Eluned's face in the upper portion of the icon are an ornate sun on the left, and a crescent moon in a field of stars on the right. A dolphin breaches from one of the cracked corners of its lower edge.

[Halasa Temple, South Porch]
The black polished floor reflects the image of a large, azurite carving of a dolphin as it emerges upwards from the suface of the stone. Tendrils and wisps of cloudy mist cling to the columns and swirl through the temple and finally drift southwards out over the waves to blanket the surface of the lake. You also see a nautilus stairway.

The blue-grey carving depicts in life-like detail the creature of Eluned -- at quick glance the dolphin appears to be actually rising from the water with her unmatched strength and knowing look. The stone is smooth and cool to the touch, and the sculptor's touch has captured the essence of wisdom in the eyes of Eluned's emblem.

[Halasa Temple]
This enclosed chamber is a safe harbor, sturdily protected from the wind and weather, unlike the lower levels of the temple. A small arching window to the south looks out over Cha'walkas, its shape a miniature replica of the pointed arches of the walls and ceiling. An altar placed in the center of the room is unadorned but for a low dish of incense that burns with a faint pleasant scent. You also see a nautilus stairway.

The altar rests low to the ground, with a dish of incense placed carefully beside it. Smoke rises in a circling draft and fills the room with a pleasant odor.

The scene depicted in the tapestry hanging on the wall shows a mythological building of the temple, as the Immortals construct the arches and spire of the temple. The island of Tethloren rises from the misty lake as Eluned in Elven form lifts her eyes to the peak of the temple's spire.

[Crystal Cavern] This tiny cavern inside the stone outcropping is alive with the sparkle of a thousand tiny crystals embedded into every facet of rock. The deep, cool waters of the hidden pool surround you, brushing against your skin and lapping at the base of a polished limestone statue of a dolphin emerging from the water. The pleasant echo of dripping water rolls through the cave. You also see some deeper water.
Obvious exits: none.
You reach out and touch a graceful dolphin statue.
look statue - The graceful statue of a dolphin rises from the cool pool, frozen for eternity in mid-leap.

[Halasa Temple, North Porch]
The floor of the temple's northern wing is inlaid with a magnificent albatross -- shells, pebbles and smooth pieces of glass form the shape, feathers and details of Lemicus in her symbolic form. As the open sea air gusts through the temple and fingers of mist twine about the columns, one can imagine flying aloft with the great bird among the clouds. You also see a nautilus stairway.

The image of the goddess of dance, laughter, fresh waters and ocean life shimmers with vibrancy, her grace and power joyfully depicted in flight.

[Temple of Light, Alcove of Lemicus]
A gigantic mosaic of the sun rising over the ocean fills one entire wall of the chapel. An equally large mosaic of a woman bidding her husband farewell before he sets sail covers the opposite wall. A table pushed against the third unadorned wall of the room holds a brazier filled with the ashes of burned prayer scrolls. Two plain wooden benches sit back-to-back in the middle of the room. You also see a smooth marble arch.
Obvious exits: none.

The arch is inlaid with images of seashells made from mother-of-pearl.

[Korhege Apartments, Third Floor]
A small fountain shrine decorates the end of this corridor, bearing an image of Lemicus attended by merfolk. Amplified by the stone walls, the eternally bubbling water takes on a soft, deep murmur.
Obvious exits: north.

look shrine -- The shrine is made out of blue granite, sanded and polished to fine sheen. Lemicus appears as a stern, but kindly woman. Her merfolk are half-sized and wispy, smiling gently, but with wickedly sharp tridents.

[Halasa Temple, East Porch]
The floor of the eastern porch is inlaid with the image of a huge shark, pearly grey shale forming its body and fins. Real sharks' teeth, thousands of them, some as large as a Halfling's head, line its open mouth. The toothy section stretches three paces along the floor, the razor sharp triangles angled upwards to catch at unwary feet.

look shark -- The startling image captures all the beauty and terror of Drogor, here represented in his symbolic form. The teeth that form its mouth are razor sharp.

[Shrine of Drogor]
The top of the pile of rubble is just out of reach of the ceiling of the chamber, where the image of a ferocious shark is clear on a barren circle of stone. Small bones litter the top of the rubble pile, and offerings lie scattered about the loose stone. You also see a crude altar of rock slabs.
Obvious exits: none.

look shark -- A dark pattern in the stone of the ceiling is shaped remarkably like a shark.

look bones -- Small bones from an unidentifiable source or sources litter the floor.

look offer -- Several dried fish and some pretty, colored stones lie about the rubble pile.

The crude altar is a simple slab of stone supported by two small stacks of rock slates.

[Temple of Darkness, Drogor's Alcove]
The tang of salt hangs in the air, coming from the saltwater-filled fountain in the center of the alcove. A glowering statue of Drogor as his Gor'Tog self stands in the center of the fountain, up to his mid-calves in water. A small shark swims through the water, preying on the tiny gobbets of flesh that are dropped in by the local priests.
Obvious exits: west.

look fountain -- Carved out of stone and filled with fresh saltwater imported from Whitewing Haven, the statue that stands in the middle of it flows up from the center.

In the fountain you see some crystal clear water, a small shark swimming happily through the water and a statue of Drogor.

Chiseled out of granite, the artist has made allowances for size by miniaturizing Drogor down from a massive Gor'Tog to an only slightly massive Gor'Tog. Arms folded across his chest and face twisted in a dark scowl, the water that supplies the fountain trickles down from his mouth. On the whole, he looks like a crabby rock troll waiting to swat down the next annoying adventurer to bother him.

[Ratha, Kssintlee Way]
A small shrine stands in a shallow niche in the cliff wall. The concave floor of the niche acts as a basin, currently empty, but streaked with rust-colored stains and bits of feathers. Strands of shark's teeth dangle from an iron pole, clattering against each other in the wind. Passersby hurry past, averting their faces from anyone gathered here. At the back of the niche, a dark hole offers a faint glimpse of scattered bones, silent offerings to propitiate the sea.
Carvings of sharks surround the niche, twisting and turning as though tossed by an angry sea. Tiny models of ships have been placed within the shrine, each bearing the name of the ship and symbols to ward against evil. Peering closely, you can see minature barrels and crates on the deck of one ship, offerings of the cargo to propitiate Drogor.

[The Seerah, Prow]
Heavily pitched mahogany rails along the foredeck of the ship converge on the pulpit just above the headless figurehead. Rusted chains and debris litter the area, most piled upon the lower eastern end of the prow. Occasional spray slickens the deck, making it slightly hazardous. Nestled between the rails is a small shrine, constructed from sea stones and hardened sand.

This small shrine is made from the products of the sea -- smooth stones, curving seashells, and chunks of multi-colored coral decorating the surface. Embedded in hardened sand in the center is a tiny obsidian shark figurine.

Water splashes in an underground pool, reflecting dancing rays of light off the cavern's walls and ceilings. Some acoustical trick makes the splashing of water sound like a chittering sea mammal, lending realism to an exquisitely carved grey marble dolphin which swims beside the statue of an Elothean maiden within the clear water of the pool. You also see a black arch and a white arch.
Obvious exits: none.

look statue -- A graceful Elothean maiden swims within the waters of the pool, Eluned's dolphin at her side to guide her safely back to land.

look dolphin -- Eluned's symbol, the dolphin swims protectively next to a graceful Elothean maiden in the pool, ready to guide her safely back to land.

A white arch reads:
Lemicus, guide those who sail on the sea, and bring them back safely to those who wait upon the shore.
Your vision blurs as you pass through the arch, and you see...
A laughing maiden with long golden hair splashes you as merfolk frolic in the water. Above, an albatross glides across the sky. With a wistful sigh, you shake your head and continue on.

A black arch reads:
May the wrath of Drogor be turned away, that we may return safely to the shore again.
Your vision blurs as you pass through the arch, and you see...
Water surrounds you and the sharks circle ever nearer, while a high waves crash all around. An angry Elothean man with storm grey eyes reaches to drag you under the storm tossed seas. With failing strength, you kick free, and manage to make your way through the arch.

Books:

Festival items:

• a silver kathla of nine delicately carved turquoise plates depicting events surrounding the life of Eluned (look) Herein may be observed celebrated moments in stories about Eluned, goddess of wisdom and the sea. She is seen sporting atop her dolphin in the waves, and teaching the elements of speech to Elotheans, for whom she is the primary deity. On one panel she presents a moon mage who has studied long and hard with a conch shell of wisdom, a mark of honor to only her most zealous followers. - First Shard Festival - Banabu Garam's tent

• a creamy white cotton tabard dyed with the sea green emblem of the dolphin of Eluned on it - Jeraya Lanival Festival - silver tent

• a driftwood sculpture depicting the goddess Eluned (Look:) Skilled hands have turned this piece of driftwood into a lovely work of art. Eluned, goddess of the seas and water, extends a hand out to greet the sun. Her long hair flows across her shoulders and down her back, turning into sea foam about her waist. Her smile is sublime, her eyes are beguiling. Several dolphins have been etched into the background to keep her company. - Fest Of Eluned - Quiet Alcove

• a dark cambrinth marble sculpted into the image of the black moon Katamba (look) The black marble has been delicately carved in relief, depicting Eluned raising the seas to extinguish a burning Katamba. - Fest Of Eluned - Eye of Damaris

• a booklet bound in dark blue leather (look) The palm-sized booklet is bound with dark blue leather patterned with wave swirls. The gold-lettered title reads -- Eluned. - Fest Of Eluned

• an oaken icon of the goddess Eluned (look) A young woman stands upon a stationary ocean wave, dolphins leaping about her. She speaks, and though the image cannot be heard, the air before her seems to shimmer with the power of her voice. - Fest Of Eluned - Iormethani's Godly Objects

• a gold medallion symbolizing dedication to Eluned (look) Etched into the face of the medallion is the goddess Eluned, her hands outstretched towards a graceful dolphin leaping high over her head. Behind her in the distance, an albatross tries to escape the razor-sharp teeth of a hungry shark. - Ice Fest - Gods Tent

• a scrimshawed ivory pendant hand-etched with the image of a leaping dolphin -- Intricately etched into the ivory is the figure of a golden dolphin leaping beside the silhouetted image of a ship set against a full moon. - Jaal Jeraya - Altared Visions

• a walnut framed painting entitled: "Eluned's Gift"
  The bright blue-green ocean, with foaming waves crashing against jagged rocks, is the background for an Elothean Cleric sitting comfortably on a sandy beach. Attired in a simple pale blue robe, he is waving happily to several other Clerics merrily swimming in the sea behind him. Lying next to him is a dark coral mortar filled with dead fish.

• a mahogany framed painting entitled: "Eluned's Blessing"
  Bold brushstrokes of deep blue and vivid green hues depict a Human Paladin kneeling before an Elven Cleric, his head bowed reverently. Held tightly in the Cleric's hand is a stick of burning incense, its dark smoke enveloping the kneeling form. A pale golden aura emanates from the Paladin.

• a silver-dusted cambrinth orb etched with the figure of a dolphin leaping high above cresting waves - Arthe Dale Mini-fest - Bunglefoot's Tent

• a pale blue watersilk prayer cloth fringed with multicolored seashells -- Intricate embroidery depicts a pale grey dolphin leaping joyously out of the ocean waves. - Temple Re-opening Fest - Sputkin's Splendors

• a baleen-hilted scimitar (look) The dark lines of scrimshaw scroll around a large whale formed of the words to a sailor's prayer beseeching Lemicus for safe passage home. Corik's Quest incidental treasure

• an albatross feather (look) The white pinion feather has minute writing along its quill. An albatross feather reads: "Lemicus, lend me wings! I would laugh with the wind, dance as water flows, find home safe when lost!" - Web Festival - Pyff's tent

• a booklet bound in blue-green suede (look) The palm-sized booklet is bound with pale blue-green suede. The title is written in dancing silver letters -- Lemicus. - Fest Of Eluned

• an oaken icon of the goddess Lemicus (look) A red-haired woman in a blue shift dances over and through billowing waves. She laughs to the sky, her arms outstretched in abandonment. - Fest Of Eluned - Iormethani's Godly Objects

• a crystal-dusted cambrinth orb etched with an albatross circling over waves dotted with frolicking merfolk - Arthe Dale Mini-fest - Bunglefoot's Tent

• a sky blue silken prayer tapestry sequined with tiny aquamarine beads -- The aquamarine beads covering part of the tapestry seem to evoke the form of a graceful albatross in flight. - Temple Re-opening Fest - Sputkin's Splendors

• a booklet bound in battered water-stained leather (look) The palm-sized booklet is bound with battered, water-stained leather. The title is written in bold black letters -- Drogor. - Fest Of Eluned

• an oaken icon of the god Drogor (look) The upper torso of a furious, bearded man arises from a storm-tossed ocean. - Fest Of Eluned - Iormethani's Godly Objects

• an onyx-dusted cambrinth orb etched with the chilling image of a shark fin slicing through a calm sea - Arthe Dale Mini-fest - Bunglefoot's Tent

• a deep blue prayer cloth embroidered with a massive tidal wave -- The edges of the prayer cloth have been fringed with stiletto-sharp shark teeth. - Temple Re-opening Fest - Sputkin's Splendors

Altered Items:

Misc:
Misenseor Abbey, High Altar Chamber Columns
a silver Drogor etching (sold in Temple of Darkness in Shard) will have the same look as this column
You tap the Drogor column. - The column depicts a ship that has broken up in a fierce ocean gale. Sailors and passengers alike find themselves struggling to remain afloat in the violent sea. A wealthy merchant clings to a small piece of debris as he pushes away the grasping hands of a mother and child.

Crossings Cleric Guild Monk: A graceful albatross soars by overhead, following the Segoltha's meandering banks. The monk smiles quietly to himself.

prayer
You see: You offer a prayer to Eluned for safe journeys.
Others see: Mellisandre offers a prayer to Eluned for safe journeys.

Constellations:

The Dolphin is composed of a line of eight stars forming the waters of the sea, broken by a group of fourteen stars in the shape of a leaping dolphin.

The Albatross, symbol of Lemicus, glides across the Spring skies in a cluster of twenty-one shining stars.

Symbol of Drogor, God of the angry seas, The Shark swims through the black Winter skies as a cluster of fourteen glimmering stars.

Aesry Kelpbells normally are found only on isolated slopes of the island, but they grow here in abundance. The pale green stems and foliage support the heavy nodding bell-shaped white-green blossoms. Legend reveals that the plants spring up where ever Lemicus walked and left her footprints. It is also believed one should never pick one, but leave them to grow where they will.

[Aesry Surlaenis'a, Ayor Eloir'i'a] - A small shrine surrounded by a large bed of flowers stands off to one side. A trail of the same shells that form the road branches off and leads up towards it. Worshippers have placed offerings of everything from bird feathers and flowers to a beautiful carved ivory albatross at the foot of the small statue.

[Aesry Surlaenis'a, Ayor Eloir'i'a] -- The road curves off to the northwest, allowing an exquisite view of the lake. A statue carved from rose-colored coral sits upon a small balcony where people are gathered to enjoy the breathtaking scenery below.
     look statue -- The base of the statue is carved to form ocean waves. The rest of the statue is carved into the shape of an albatross that leaps through the waves, droplets of water splash outward as it's body gracefully glides through them. The eyes are made from the purest green jade that almost seem to smile as you look into them.

[Aesry Surlaenis'a, Aeliy Ilerthan'a] -- A beautiful statue of a leaping dolphin breaking through cresting waves marks a small shrine dedicated to the Goddess Eluned. Flowers and other offerings have been placed carefully at the base. A small walkway leads to a flowerbed full of daisies.

You close your eyes and begin to meditate on the nature of Eluned, goddess of the seas and water, master of arcane and ancient wisdom, patron of learning and knowledge.

[Crossing Temple, Tower Tunnels] -- This section of the tunnel has seen some recent renovation. The walls have been scrubbed, and much of the dust and debris collected over the ages has been swept off the floor. Bright, new mortar gives a hint of recent repairs to the cracked and crumbling mortar of the older stonework. New sconces have been fastened to the walls, and brightly burning torches bring light and warmth to the cold stone of the passage. You also see a polished mahogany door.
The sconce, made of brightly polished bronze, has been forged in the likeness of a dolphin leaping out of the water.

[Crossing Temple, Tower Tunnels] -- Empty torch sconces cling forlornly to the soot-streaked riverstone slabs of the tunnel walls, the light and warmth that once bedecked this dreary hall long since extinguished. Cast by the merest glimmer of illumination from elsewhere in the corridor, long shadows flick and shudder across the drab stonework like the silent flight of bats at twilight.
The blackened torch sconce, covered with a thick layer of greasy soot, once provided light and warmth to this cold stone passage. The sconce has been forged from bronze into the likeness of an albatross, wings folded at the side and head held high.

The S'Kra woman tears off a bit of bread and tosses it off to the side. "Come little white bird, have some tasty morsels, Eluned preserve you from the storms!" She gazes expectantly up into the sky, waiting for a familiar cry.

Cleric Quest - [Crystal Cavern, Some Deeper Water]
The waters are cold and deep, lightless as the heart of the earth. It surrounds you and cradles you, sustaining your senses, if not your lungs.
Obvious paths: none.

Bubbles pass you as you swim through the thick waters. Chilly and dark, you feel a thrill of fear run through you when you realize you can no longer see the surface above you....

...and the waters are dragging you down.

You swim further and further down, pushed by the invisible tide and the strain in your lungs. Pressure builds in your ears, behind your eyes. Part of you longs to gasp for air, but the rational part says that to do this will only speed you into death....

...and still, the waters are dragging you down.

All around you the world begins to grow darker, and you can feel your consciousness slipping tenuously out of your grasp. You no longer feel cold, only numb. Your limbs feel heavy as you sink....

...and the waters drag you down to the bottom at last.

Beyond the darkness you see a glimmer of something -- light. Shining through the deep waters, it glances off kelp and flashing schools of fish, glittering sands and the glittering predatorial eyes of the hunters of the sea.

Slowly, the light moves over to you and coalesces into a graceful silver dolphin.

The dolphin gazes down at you, then speaks in a high-pitched voice. "Greetings, pilgrim. You rest now in Eluned's domain. Have no fear for your life -- Eluned protects those who seek knowledge, and you would not have come here if you were not hunting information."

The dolphin swims about, flipping its tail. "My mistress is named Eluned, goddess of the oceans and the knowledge of the lands. She has a bright aspect -- that of Lemicus -- and a darker one, that of the god Drogor. All are masters of the ocean, and possessors of knowledge beyond mortal ken. It is believed that Meraud and Eluned are sister and brother in the respect that both greatly prize knowledge." The dolphin makes an odd, clucking noise that you would swear is chuckling.

"The symbols of each aspect correlate to what they are. Eluned's is a dolphin, Lemicus -- she of the fresh waters -- is an albatross, and Drogor -- he of hurricanes and angry oceans -- is a shark." The dolphin flips its tail, as if agitated.

"Now," it continues when it has calmed down, "you have come here seeking knowledge. So shall I instruct you. Protection I have given you while you remained here, so protection can you give unto yourself. Simply wave holy incense at yourself and then commune. If pure you be, and in favor with the gods, then you shall receive my lady's protection. Else...." the dolphin swims about silently.

The dolphin swims closer and peers at you with its laughing eyes. "I hope you have learned well for you cannot return here ever again. I see within you the fires of Tamsine; this is good. Now know the cool waters of Eluned, and all that they can quench and succor."

As the dolphin finishes, a giant air bubble enfolds you and begins to lift you upward. Cool shades of green and blue pass you as you continue up, and finally you see the promise of light, and the glancing, flashing glow of crystal....

Excerpt from "Hamael's Song" By: Joy Chanticleer

As Hamael did weep and wail, a voice did gently chide.
As she looked up, a maid, she saw, a dolphin by her side.
'Your love still lives,' Eluned said, 'though deep beneath the sea.
A mermaid's hand stole him from you, yet you can set him free.
If you would gain his freedom, then three things will you need:
A ship to sail, a net of hair, and a heart which holds no greed.'

Each morning I wake to the scent
Of salt and brine upon the breeze and
To the kiss of the ocean's breath
The soft caress of my heart's ease.

I rise to the sound of the waves
Crashing upon the rocks and sand
And I stretch my arms in praise
Of great Eluned's seaborne hand.

And I pray...

Let there always be an ocean's wind
To carry away my dreams
On canvas sails and seagull's wings
Where nothing is as it seems.

I work to the touch of the zephyr
Caressing the salt of my skin,
I laugh with the dance of the dolphins
The sea is without and within.

Each day I splice, and sew and sail
To the sound of the sea's soft laughter
Eluned's voice among the blue and green
Singing as my hands fly faster.

And I pray...

Let there always be an ocean's wind
To carry away my dreams
On canvas sails and seagull's wings
Where nothing is as it seems.

Each evening as I lay my head down
The day's work done at last
I listen to the the gentle sound
Of halyard upon the mast.

Asleep within the salted spray
That scents the sweet night's breeze
Resting in Eluned's strong arms
Next to the ocean, my heart's ease.

And I pray...

Let there always be an ocean's wind
To carry away my dreams
On canvas sails and seagull's wings
Where nothing is as it seems.

The last note hangs in the air.

 

Eluned, wise wave of life
who gave me words to sing,

Soft wave wash over me
as I seek my path along the sands,

As I wet my feet to return
walk the edges of the whale-road

Where thy children came.

You hum softly to yourself, rocking from side to side.

O Eluned, return me to learn your sea-song
send me forth, my heart is pure.

Let my words praise the flow of life
the wave of wisdom wash me.

The foam of faith lift me
the shell of me house my soul.

My soul be a psalm to thy sea
my heart a home to your hope.

My words lift as the wave
and as true as the tide.

You rock gently back and forth.

The Starfish dwells with you,
still reflects the image of the far stars,

So let my sea-song be with you,
yet echo the light of you, Eluned,

Illumine us creatures all
that we so honor your gifts and heart,

That we so sing your refrain.