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Green Elven Vampire
08-03-07, 01:26 AM I was wondering if there are any stats for Avachel, the boon companion to Erevan Ilesere? I know he's a mercury dragon, which are the most fun loving, trickster, prankster dragons on Toril, but that's all I have really. There is a wee bit of info in the 2ED Demi-Human deities book, but not anything to even begin.

Any help would be great.
Valgard
08-03-07, 12:29 PM Avachel is an alias for Aasterinian (at least in previous editions) so any info you find about Hlal/Aasterinian from these previous editions should run well. In 3rd Edition isn't clear if they are going to stat Aasterinian and Hlal as different entities, so it's possible that Avachel is also going to be another entity. If you are going to stay with 2nd Edition material, possibly Monster Mythology has what do you need. Also, Tom Costa provided this info to me when I was going to run a cleric of Hlal.
Aasterinian
(The Jester, the Pursued, Quicksilver, Winged Serpent)
Lesser Power of Arborea & Ysgard, CG (CN)
Portfolio: Chaos, pleasure, curiosity, imagination, play, mischief, pranks, draconic humor, wit, inventiveness, invention, faerie dragons, pseudodragons
Aliases: Nathair Sgiathach (faeries and dragonets), Hlal (dragons of Abeir-Toril), Avachel (elves of Abeir-Toril), among others
Domain Name: Beastlands/the Seelie Court (wanders), Arborea/Olympus/Arvandor and the Seelie Court (wanders), and Ysgard/ Nidavellir/Brassberg and the Seelie Court (wanders)
Superiors: Io/Asgorath
Allies: Io/Asgorath, Astilabor, the Seldarine and gnome pantheon (except Urdlen), Brandobaris, Tymora, Mystra, Azuth, Lathander
Foes: Null (Faluzure), Tiamat, Queen of Air and Darkness, Malar, Talos, the goblinoid pantheons and evil giantish gods
Symbol: The morning star (a rounded golden star); a huge smile (Nathair Sgiathach); a single white flame (Hlal and Avachel)
Wor. Align: Any

Aasterinian (AH-ass-TER-in-ee-an) is an impulsive, flighty, and deeply chaotic deity who relishes nothing more than disturbing the status quo, being shocking and innovative, and jolting the staid into action. She enjoys learning and expressing herself through play, invention, and pleasure. Generally good-natured and most often found laughing, Aasterinian has nothing of the gravity of her mighty father, Io (also known as Asgorath on Abeir-Toril). However, she can also be stubborn, vain, and cheeky, and despite her lightness and levity, she is a draconic goddess and meetings with her still warrant caution.

As the goddess of draconic wit, Aasterinian delights in sophisticated wordplay, as well as all forms of humor, both dignified and other. Nevertheless, she cannot resist the opportunity to play a prank on an unsuspecting victim, especially very lawful creatures. To Aasterinian’s mind, the more seriously that victim takes himself, the better they are as a mark for her antics, and she can often be found mocking or taunting her “victims,” using her spells to embarrass them.

Chaotic dragons, especially brass, copper, crystal, faerie, and mercury dragons, revere her, although she is rarely the only deity that these dragons worship (there is more to life than play and pleasure, after all… namely, treasure).

Aasterinian serves Io as a messenger for lesser communications with dragons, but not a very reliable one. She is readily distracted from any tasks Io gives her and can often be found hunting down some arcane knowledge she seeks for herself.

In myth, she has no mother and is born directly from Io’s being in a highly complex manner involving many ruminations and symbolic ponderings by the Ninefold Father; this mythology is confusing and exists only in partial forms among dragons (who do not talk much about it, anyway) and is also inconsistent from world to world.

Aasterinian is generally known by a different name amongst faerie dragons, pseudodragons, and other dragonets and faeries, Nathair Sgiathach (NEIGH-er SKEY-ak), the impudent miniature male dragon who is as unlike the other draconic gods as one could imagine. As such, Aasterinian is seen as one of Io’s offspring, but one who does not concern “himself” with the affairs of other dragons. He has found his home with the chaotic sylvan deities and the delightful sylvan woods, but sometimes his endless frippery and facetiousness irritates even the other sylvan gods, and is the reason for his exclusion from the Inner Court. He makes a grand court jester, but not a very helpful advisor. Nevertheless, among the faerie folk, he indulges his curiosity, love of play, and his love of pranks. The god himself is both pompous and self-deflating and loves a prank of quip at his own expense (though he is swift to come back with a prank or bon mot of his own). He has a grand-sounding name (which simply means “winged serpent”), which he likes to utter very solemnly when introducing himself, only to fall about mocking his own feigned seriousness. Despite this levity, this delightful and playful being loves the faerie folk, and his powerful magical abilities are a great resource which Titania and the others of the Seelie Court readily recognize.

On the world of Abeir-Toril in Realmspace, Aasterinian is known as Hlal (huh-LAL or HLAL), a goddess who epitomizes draconic wit. Myth has it that Hlal played a particularly elaborate practical joke on Null (also known, in part, as Chronepsis among the Outer Planes), and is now bad-pressed to stay one jump ahead of he angry Deathwyrm. Hlal’s most common avatar form is that of a faerie dragon that glows with a yellow gold aura very similar to her Nathair Sgiathach avatar form, with the exception of the gender, and her symbol is a single white flame, representing the light of wit.

Among the Fair Folk of Abeir-Toril, Aasterinian is also known by the male aspect of Avachel (AH-vah-CHELL), the boon companion of Erevan Ilesere, the shapechanging god of elven thieves. Although Quicksilver, as Avachel is commonly titled, is in some respects an interloper power of the elven pantheon, he is more commonly and correctly seen as an ally of the Seldarine. In some elven myths, Avachel is said to have been a great mercury wyrm who underwent apotheosis after sacrificing himself to defeat an invasion by evil humans who threatened a band of green elves. Other legends speak of an avatar of Hlal in the guise of a mortal mercury dragon who joins with the Trickster in a similar series of events. Regardless of the truth behind his ascension, Avachel is nearly Erevan’s equal in his ability to get into trouble, but he is a tireless defender of the Fair Folk, particularly green elves. Quicksilver has demonstrated a fondness for dispatching avatars to wander Evermeet and the other woodlands of Abeir-Toril in the guise of a male silver or green elf, armed only with an enchanted staff, or in the guise of a great mercury wyrm.

Aasterinian’s primary realm, Brassberg, lies in Nidavellir, while her domain in Arborea lies in Arvandor among the powers of the Seldarine, and her time among with the Seelie Court is spent wandering several planes. Aasterinian views her realms in Arvandor and among the Seelie Court as something akin to vacation homes.

References
See the entry for Aasterinian in the draconic pantheon discussions in Monstrous Mythology and in On Hallowed Ground, the entries on Nathair Sgiathach in Monstrous Mythology and On Hallowed Ground, as well as the entry on the Seelie Court in Planes of Conflict, the entry for Hlal in the draconic pantheon discussions in Cult of the Dragon and Draconomicon, and the entry for Avachel in the elven pantheon discussions in Deities & Demihumans and Elves of Evermeet for the original descriptions of the power.
Green Elven Vampire
08-06-07, 10:21 AM Thank you for that bit of information, Do you know if he has any 3ED stats?
Lord Karsus
08-06-07, 10:22 AM -Deities don't have stats...:nonono:
Green Elven Vampire
08-07-07, 09:12 PM -Deities don't have stats...:nonono:

Ohhh, you know what I meant... Divine Rank and all that jazz!
Lord Karsus
08-07-07, 11:38 PM -Yeah, I know. :P

-I guess that Avachel's DR would be the same as Aasterinian/Hlal.
Green Elven Vampire
08-10-07, 09:11 AM -Yeah, I know. :P

-I guess that Avachel's DR would be the same as Aasterinian/Hlal.

I honestly don't know what Hlal's DR is either so I'm still kinda stuck.
Lord Karsus
08-10-07, 11:17 PM I honestly don't know what Hlal's DR is either so I'm still kinda stuck.

-Well, neither Dragons of Faerūn, nor The Draconomicon say. So...Make it up! ;)
Green Elven Vampire
08-10-07, 11:21 PM Well Erevan Ilesere is a Intermediate god, so I would imagine Avachel is either intermediate or lesser deity. What say you LK?
Lord Karsus
08-10-07, 11:27 PM Well Erevan Ilesere is a Intermediate god, so I would imagine Avachel is either intermediate or lesser deity. What say you LK?

-It always seemed, to me, that Erevan was "in charge" of their little duo. Though, that really isn't reflective of the deity's actual power. Ah, I'd go out on a limb and say that Avachel would be an Intermediate Power.
Green Elven Vampire
08-10-07, 11:46 PM -It always seemed, to me, that Erevan was "in charge" of their little duo. Though, that really isn't reflective of the deity's actual power. Ah, I'd go out on a limb and say that Avachel would be an Intermediate Power.

I as well was thinking intermediate, leaning towards lesser deity. And I too always felt Erevan was "in charge" of the duo, which leads me to believe Avachel is a lesser deity. I'm not really much good at giving deities DR and all that deific jazz.
Lord Karsus
08-10-07, 11:48 PM I as well was thinking intermediate, leaning towards lesser deity. And I too always felt Erevan was "in charge" of the duo, which leads me to believe Avachel is a lesser deity. I'm not really much good at giving deities DR and all that deific jazz.

-Wait...The Draconomicon lists Aasterinian as being a Demigod. Sorry for the confusion. :embarrass

-So, if Aasterinian is a Demigod, Avachel would be too, by extension.

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Green Elven Vampire 08-03-07, 01:26 AM	I was wondering if there are any stats for Avachel, the boon companion to Erevan Ilesere? I know he's a mercury dragon, which are the most fun loving, trickster, prankster dragons on Toril, but that's all I have really. There is a wee bit of info in the 2ED Demi-Human deities book, but not anything to even begin. Any help would be great.
Valgard 08-03-07, 12:29 PM	Avachel is an alias for Aasterinian (at least in previous editions) so any info you find about Hlal/Aasterinian from these previous editions should run well. In 3rd Edition isn't clear if they are going to stat Aasterinian and Hlal as different entities, so it's possible that Avachel is also going to be another entity. If you are going to stay with 2nd Edition material, possibly Monster Mythology has what do you need. Also, Tom Costa provided this info to me when I was going to run a cleric of Hlal. Aasterinian (The Jester, the Pursued, Quicksilver, Winged Serpent) Lesser Power of Arborea & Ysgard, CG (CN) Portfolio: Chaos, pleasure, curiosity, imagination, play, mischief, pranks, draconic humor, wit, inventiveness, invention, faerie dragons, pseudodragons Aliases: Nathair Sgiathach (faeries and dragonets), Hlal (dragons of Abeir-Toril), Avachel (elves of Abeir-Toril), among others Domain Name: Beastlands/the Seelie Court (wanders), Arborea/Olympus/Arvandor and the Seelie Court (wanders), and Ysgard/ Nidavellir/Brassberg and the Seelie Court (wanders) Superiors: Io/Asgorath Allies: Io/Asgorath, Astilabor, the Seldarine and gnome pantheon (except Urdlen), Brandobaris, Tymora, Mystra, Azuth, Lathander Foes: Null (Faluzure), Tiamat, Queen of Air and Darkness, Malar, Talos, the goblinoid pantheons and evil giantish gods Symbol: The morning star (a rounded golden star); a huge smile (Nathair Sgiathach); a single white flame (Hlal and Avachel) Wor. Align: Any Aasterinian (AH-ass-TER-in-ee-an) is an impulsive, flighty, and deeply chaotic deity who relishes nothing more than disturbing the status quo, being shocking and innovative, and jolting the staid into action. She enjoys learning and expressing herself through play, invention, and pleasure. Generally good-natured and most often found laughing, Aasterinian has nothing of the gravity of her mighty father, Io (also known as Asgorath on Abeir-Toril). However, she can also be stubborn, vain, and cheeky, and despite her lightness and levity, she is a draconic goddess and meetings with her still warrant caution. As the goddess of draconic wit, Aasterinian delights in sophisticated wordplay, as well as all forms of humor, both dignified and other. Nevertheless, she cannot resist the opportunity to play a prank on an unsuspecting victim, especially very lawful creatures. To Aasterinian’s mind, the more seriously that victim takes himself, the better they are as a mark for her antics, and she can often be found mocking or taunting her “victims,” using her spells to embarrass them. Chaotic dragons, especially brass, copper, crystal, faerie, and mercury dragons, revere her, although she is rarely the only deity that these dragons worship (there is more to life than play and pleasure, after all… namely, treasure). Aasterinian serves Io as a messenger for lesser communications with dragons, but not a very reliable one. She is readily distracted from any tasks Io gives her and can often be found hunting down some arcane knowledge she seeks for herself. In myth, she has no mother and is born directly from Io’s being in a highly complex manner involving many ruminations and symbolic ponderings by the Ninefold Father; this mythology is confusing and exists only in partial forms among dragons (who do not talk much about it, anyway) and is also inconsistent from world to world. Aasterinian is generally known by a different name amongst faerie dragons, pseudodragons, and other dragonets and faeries, Nathair Sgiathach (NEIGH-er SKEY-ak), the impudent miniature male dragon who is as unlike the other draconic gods as one could imagine. As such, Aasterinian is seen as one of Io’s offspring, but one who does not concern “himself” with the affairs of other dragons. He has found his home with the chaotic sylvan deities and the delightful sylvan woods, but sometimes his endless frippery and facetiousness irritates even the other sylvan gods, and is the reason for his exclusion from the Inner Court. He makes a grand court jester, but not a very helpful advisor. Nevertheless, among the faerie folk, he indulges his curiosity, love of play, and his love of pranks. The god himself is both pompous and self-deflating and loves a prank of quip at his own expense (though he is swift to come back with a prank or bon mot of his own). He has a grand-sounding name (which simply means “winged serpent”), which he likes to utter very solemnly when introducing himself, only to fall about mocking his own feigned seriousness. Despite this levity, this delightful and playful being loves the faerie folk, and his powerful magical abilities are a great resource which Titania and the others of the Seelie Court readily recognize. On the world of Abeir-Toril in Realmspace, Aasterinian is known as Hlal (huh-LAL or HLAL), a goddess who epitomizes draconic wit. Myth has it that Hlal played a particularly elaborate practical joke on Null (also known, in part, as Chronepsis among the Outer Planes), and is now bad-pressed to stay one jump ahead of he angry Deathwyrm. Hlal’s most common avatar form is that of a faerie dragon that glows with a yellow gold aura very similar to her Nathair Sgiathach avatar form, with the exception of the gender, and her symbol is a single white flame, representing the light of wit. Among the Fair Folk of Abeir-Toril, Aasterinian is also known by the male aspect of Avachel (AH-vah-CHELL), the boon companion of Erevan Ilesere, the shapechanging god of elven thieves. Although Quicksilver, as Avachel is commonly titled, is in some respects an interloper power of the elven pantheon, he is more commonly and correctly seen as an ally of the Seldarine. In some elven myths, Avachel is said to have been a great mercury wyrm who underwent apotheosis after sacrificing himself to defeat an invasion by evil humans who threatened a band of green elves. Other legends speak of an avatar of Hlal in the guise of a mortal mercury dragon who joins with the Trickster in a similar series of events. Regardless of the truth behind his ascension, Avachel is nearly Erevan’s equal in his ability to get into trouble, but he is a tireless defender of the Fair Folk, particularly green elves. Quicksilver has demonstrated a fondness for dispatching avatars to wander Evermeet and the other woodlands of Abeir-Toril in the guise of a male silver or green elf, armed only with an enchanted staff, or in the guise of a great mercury wyrm. Aasterinian’s primary realm, Brassberg, lies in Nidavellir, while her domain in Arborea lies in Arvandor among the powers of the Seldarine, and her time among with the Seelie Court is spent wandering several planes. Aasterinian views her realms in Arvandor and among the Seelie Court as something akin to vacation homes. References See the entry for Aasterinian in the draconic pantheon discussions in Monstrous Mythology and in On Hallowed Ground, the entries on Nathair Sgiathach in Monstrous Mythology and On Hallowed Ground, as well as the entry on the Seelie Court in Planes of Conflict, the entry for Hlal in the draconic pantheon discussions in Cult of the Dragon and Draconomicon, and the entry for Avachel in the elven pantheon discussions in Deities & Demihumans and Elves of Evermeet for the original descriptions of the power.
Green Elven Vampire 08-06-07, 10:21 AM	Thank you for that bit of information, Do you know if he has any 3ED stats?
Lord Karsus 08-06-07, 10:22 AM	-Deities don't have stats...:nonono:
Green Elven Vampire 08-07-07, 09:12 PM	-Deities don't have stats...:nonono: Ohhh, you know what I meant... Divine Rank and all that jazz!
Lord Karsus 08-07-07, 11:38 PM	-Yeah, I know. :P -I guess that Avachel's DR would be the same as Aasterinian/Hlal.
Green Elven Vampire 08-10-07, 09:11 AM	-Yeah, I know. :P -I guess that Avachel's DR would be the same as Aasterinian/Hlal. I honestly don't know what Hlal's DR is either so I'm still kinda stuck.
Lord Karsus 08-10-07, 11:17 PM	I honestly don't know what Hlal's DR is either so I'm still kinda stuck. -Well, neither Dragons of Faerūn, nor The Draconomicon say. So...Make it up! ;)
Green Elven Vampire 08-10-07, 11:21 PM	Well Erevan Ilesere is a Intermediate god, so I would imagine Avachel is either intermediate or lesser deity. What say you LK?
Lord Karsus 08-10-07, 11:27 PM	Well Erevan Ilesere is a Intermediate god, so I would imagine Avachel is either intermediate or lesser deity. What say you LK? -It always seemed, to me, that Erevan was "in charge" of their little duo. Though, that really isn't reflective of the deity's actual power. Ah, I'd go out on a limb and say that Avachel would be an Intermediate Power.
Green Elven Vampire 08-10-07, 11:46 PM	-It always seemed, to me, that Erevan was "in charge" of their little duo. Though, that really isn't reflective of the deity's actual power. Ah, I'd go out on a limb and say that Avachel would be an Intermediate Power. I as well was thinking intermediate, leaning towards lesser deity. And I too always felt Erevan was "in charge" of the duo, which leads me to believe Avachel is a lesser deity. I'm not really much good at giving deities DR and all that deific jazz.
Lord Karsus 08-10-07, 11:48 PM	I as well was thinking intermediate, leaning towards lesser deity. And I too always felt Erevan was "in charge" of the duo, which leads me to believe Avachel is a lesser deity. I'm not really much good at giving deities DR and all that deific jazz. -Wait...The Draconomicon lists Aasterinian as being a Demigod. Sorry for the confusion. :embarrass -So, if Aasterinian is a Demigod, Avachel would be too, by extension.