Ever since i played the icewind dale games i grew fond of the goddess Auril. Don’t know why. I guess badass goddess that have bad temper, go around creating blizzards, ride the icy winds and build ice palaces has a soft spot in me 
I was creating a character to play lost mines of Phandelver and decided to go for a cleric. So why not create a cleric of Auril...
But then what is the roleplaying of a cleric of Auril? What is it purpose in life? What could he hope to attend in a region so south of Ice wind dale...
So i got stuck :-( Don’t want to create a cardboard character that would simply not fit as a PC.
It is not like there is a lot snow in phandelver, at least not enough to promote Auril´s Dogma. I suppose there are better thing to be doing in town than put out the fireplaces or removing the straw roofs of the local inn…
Any help of here?
In the mountains of the Swordcoast to Amn, Auril is often the patron of minor settlements (like Nashkel, at the nothern border of Amn), since if you're making your living at high altitudes, you definitely want your winters to be as merciful as possible. And these settlements aren't even evil, it's just to please the evil Auril, who brings these hard winters, if you aren't pleasing her. And Phandelver is also a place, which needs the Sword Mountains and the mining business there.
Maybe you want to make your own shrine/temple of Auril in Phandalin and need the financial support and trust of the villagers to build it and that's the reason why you're joining Gundren in his quest. Gundren mentioned something big around Phandalin and this is not only a good opportnity to gather some gold, but to actually make a name for yourself and show the people of Phandalin, that Auril might be with them, if they want to (so kick out Tymora! ;)). And to show the 'merciful' side of this merciless goddess, you might help them here and there. First show them the power of Auril and her generosity and then order them to pray to her, unless they want to know her wrath, too.
Umbacano wrote:
The Neverwinter region still has Winter in its climate description. Hence the feature that is so unusual that the city got its name. People in the area can relate to your cleric's message.
You long for the day that you have enough power to bring the first frost earlier in Autumn, and hold the last chill later in Spring. 3e supplement Frostfell may give you some ideas.
If you achieve high level and go NPC, your Ultimate Villian's Plot can be making Faerun swing around on its axis so the North Pole is driven further south - creating Ice Age / perma-winter conditions across the Known World. (inspiration: Maps of the Ancient Sea-Kings by Charles Hapgood.)