Tatyana Goddess of Earth and Nature Alignment: Neutral (Good tendencies) Portfolio: Earth, Nature, Motherhood, Life

She is the supreme mother of life in the realm, as well as mother to several of the other Ancients. She is revered as the spiritual embodiment of Tarias, and is the ultimate protector of the lands of this realm. Tatyana's primary goal is to maintain the delicate balance of nature. She and her followers strive to ensure that life continues to flourish and grow in the realm, without endangering the ability of the realm to support that life. She has a loyal following among not only druids and sentient wildlife, but is recognized prominently in the pantheons of demihumans such as halflings, elves, and felosians.

Common Physical Forms

Besides her human and demihuman forms, Tatyana has several other favorite forms, including pixies, unicorns, dryads, and similar magical creatures of the woodlands. She can also assume the form of any natural plant or animal (including giant sizes).

Tatyana in Demi-human pantheons

Like many of the major powers native to Tarias, Tatyana is not limited to just the human and half-elf belief systems. In fact, nearly half of her worshippers are demihumans such as elves, halflings, and felosians.

For the elves native to Tarias, she is known as the Earth Mother or the Supreme Mother. She has become an integral part of the Seldarine on Tarias, and now stands second only to Corellon himself in the elven belief system. According to legend, the elves of Tarias were formed from the Earth - imbued with Tatyana's power - which mixed with the blood of Corellon along with the tears of the moon.

She is worshipped to a lesser degree by the halflings, who call her The Sustainer of Life. For them, she is the one who protects the balance of nature, and governs the passing of the seasons. She is known to work closely with the halfling goddess of Argiculture, Sheela Peryroyl. Though they share a similar portfolio (Nature), Tatyana's focus has always been on the balance of nature as a whole, while Sheela's focus is mostly on plants and crops.

The Felosians also worship Tatyana as the mother of Felos, their patron god. Though the main focus of their worship is on Felos, those Felosians with a particularly strong connection to nature focus their worship to Tatyana.

Organization

Tatyana's church organization is loosely ordered. The structure and rank within the church is informal and full of variety, a reflection of the godesses' own ideals. The vast majority of her church consists of druids, clerics, and specialty priests. Rangers and Ranger/Clerics constitute the "military" arm of the church, as well as serving as emissaries to the settled territories bordering on the woodlands. Rarest of all are the Ranger/Druids, who operate independently from the normal church order, answerable only to the goddess herself and constantly wandering the lands.

Abilities and Restrictions

Listed below are the special abilities and restrictions for the followers of Tatyana. All followers of Tatyana use the abilities and restrictions for their class combination as listed in the Player's Handbook or appropriate class handbook, unless otherwise noted below.

Worshipers

Worshipers of Tatyana can be any allowed race and class combination as long as they are not of evil alignment. The vast majority of her worshippers come from the Human, Elf, Felosian, Half-elf, and Halfling races. Worshippers of other races are extremely rare.

Clergy

The general clergy of Tatyana can be any race, and can be Clerics, Rangers, Druids, or any multi-class combination that includes at least one of these three (race restrictions may apply). Though much rarer than the "standard" classes, Tarian Mystics, Monks, and Shamans are also allowed. They can be any non-evil alignment allowed by their classes.

• All clergy gain Religion as a bonus proficiency.
• All Rangers must choose Survival (woodlands) as a proficiency.
• All Druids must choose Herbalism as a proficiency.
• Can cast Analyze Balance once per day when in a forested area. When used on a person, creature, or object, it functions as the 1st level spell. When cast on a part of the forest, allows the priest to determine if the ecology of the area has been disrupted.

Tatyana's specialty priests are as varied as the trees and animals of the realm, and have different abilities and restrictions based on their class combination. They may only be Clerics, Druids, Rangers, Cleric/Rangers, or Druid/Rangers.

• Clerics
• Druids
• Rangers
• Cleric/Rangers
• Druid/Rangers