Akadi Akadi ( pronounced " ah - KAH - dee " ) , the Queen of Air , was the embodiment of the element of air and goddess of elemental air , speed , and flying creatures . As an immortal being of freedom and travel , she instructed her followers to move as much as possible from place to place and from activity to activity . History . Technically , Akadi was not a true goddess but a primordial , a member of an elemental race once in competition with the gods before they were driven away to Abeir . As one of the few primordials who did not war with the gods , Akadi remained in power on Toril . Akadi was considered one of the four elemental deities , a god who remained unchanged by history and the passage of time . Over the course of the Second Sundering , Akadi left Toril for Abeir . Relationships . Akadi had many allies , including Quorlinn and Syranita , but she was enemies with Grumbar , the elemental god of earth and a fellow greater power . The archomental Yan - C - Bin wanted to challenge her power , but in truth Akadi had no superiors among aerial beings . Although a primordial and not a god , Akadi acquired a fey aspect , and under the name Aerdrie Faenya has functioned as an active member of the Seldarine for millennia uncounted . Worshipers . Akadi , like all the elemental gods , with the exception of Kossuth , had a very small following . Being a greater power , she did not care much for her group of followers , and usually required a fitting sacrifice . One example was the burning of incense that was carried to her on the winds , a necessary action before she would recognize her followers . Appeals to Akadi could affect or change the winds , such as producing a strong current of air or creating a bout of rain , but would not bring about or end more severe storms , which lay within the portfolio of Talos , or if at sea , Umberlee . Traveling across the extensive lands of Faerûn , listening to the howl of the many winds , spreading the word of Akadi ' s glory , and spontaneously choosing to act upon the interests of the moment were the most common of the activities that the followers of Akadi took part in . Also , occasionally clerics of Akadi became absorbed in something called a " life experiment " , an absolute goal of either a useful or personal manner . For example , one cleric might have been devoted to raising sleeker and faster hawks or running hounds , another might try and deduce how orc s accommodated to powerful windstorms , or perhaps a cleric with a more unique attitude might try and deduce a design for artificial wings on cats . Before dawn , clerics of Akadi prayed for their divine spells so they were able to chant their incantations on the morning winds . The church of Akadi did not have many official holidays , and there was only one holy day of the order , which was Midsummer . Worshipers gathered in the Shaar , at the ruins of Blaskaltar , where the first shrine to Akadi was constructed . The ancient shrine itself was lost to many years of erosion by wind and rain . The chant of heroes of their faith was spoken , while new names were added to the list of those who died during the past year . Orders . The followings of Akadi were often divided into small sects , and these sects varied in the manner in which they spread her dogma , though were similar in their practices . Worship in Zakhara . On the continent of Zakhara , Akadi was called one of the cold gods of the elements . As they were seen as uncaring for human affairs , they were considered opposed to the Land of Fate ' s pervasive culture of Enlightenment . Only a few Zakharans were willing to worship a cold god in order to gain power . Worship in the Hordelands . Within the Hordelands , Akadi was known as Teylas , also called the Lord of the Sky and Lord of Storms , and was the God of Heaven to the nomads of the steppe . Teylas monitored the nomads and herdsmen of the great steppes , sending rain and blessings to protect them from evil spirits . He also sent savage storms when he was angered to strike at his enemies . Appendix . Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition ( 1977 - 1988 ) . Ed Greenwood initially used Misha , one of Michael Moorcock ' s Elemental gods as found in the original " Deities & Demigods " , as the elemental lord of air for his home " Dungeons & Dragons " campaign set in the Forgotten Realms . As Greenwood indicated in his article " Down - to - earth Divinity " in " Dragon " # 54 ( October 1981 ) , Moorcock ' s elemental gods " may later be replaced in [ his ] universe by " official " " AD & D " beings as these are published " . Akadi first appeared in the original " Manual of the Planes " ( 1987 ) , and was featured as one of the elemental lords for the Forgotten Realms in the " Forgotten Realms Campaign Set " ' s " Cyclopedia of the Realms " booklet ( 1987 ) . Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition ( 1989 - 1999 ) . Akadi was described in the hardback " Forgotten Realms Adventures " ( 1990 ) , the revised " Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting " ( 1993 ) in the " Running the Realms " booklet , and " Faiths & Avatars " ( 1996 ) . Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition ( 2000 - 2007 ) . Akadi appears as one of the major deities of the Forgotten Realms setting again , in " Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting " ( 2001 ) , the " Deities " web enhancement , and is further detailed in " Faiths and Pantheons " ( 2002 ) . Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition ( 2008 - Present ) . Akadi appears in the fourth edition as a primordial , not a god .