Demeter (LL)

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==Demeter (intermediate god)==
Demeter is the queen of the fruitful earth and the goddess of agriculture. Without her blessing, no crops may grow on the earth. Demeter will not hesitate to use this fact to blackmail men and other gods if the need exists. In gratitude for help she once received while for searching for her lost daughter Persephone (who had been abducted by Hades), she also taught the men of Eleusis the secrets of making the earth fertile. The exact nature of these secrets, called the Eleusinian Mysteries, remains unknown to this day. In her true form, Demeter is a beautiful woman, but she can change her own shape and that of others at will. She also has complete control over the weather.
Role-playing Notes: Generally, Demeter is a benevolent goddess. However, if her worshipers ignore their duties, she does not hesitate to destroy their crops and send famine upon them.
Statistics: AL ng; WAL any non-evil; AoC agriculture; SY mare's head.
==Demeter's Avatar (Wizard 15, Druid 14)==
Demeter's avatar is usually a beautiful woman, though she sometimes takes the form of a female horse. Demeter's avatar can cast spells from the illusion school of magic, and the all, animal, elemental, healing, and weather spheres.
: Str 18/00
: Int 18
: MV 15
: AC 0
: #AT 1	
: Dex 18
: Wis 18
: SZ 6'
: HD 15
: THAC0 5	
: Con 18
: Cha 18
: MR 25%
: HP 120
: Dmg 1d8 + 5 (spear) +6
Special Att/Def: Demeter's avatar can only be injured by magical weapons and spells. In five rounds, a tree sprouts from any wound made by her spear. Two rounds after it sprouts, the tree becomes so large that the victim must lie on the ground until the roots are torn from his body (doing an additional 1d10 damage).
==Duties of the Priesthood:==
Priests devoted to Demeter must spend a year on Eleusis being initiated into the Eleusinian Mysteries. After that, they must return to Eleusis every February to help with the ceremonies surrounding the Lesser Mysteries, and every five years in September to help" with the Greater Mysteries. Though it might be permissible to miss the Lesser Mysteries for a good reason, any priest missing the Greater Mysteries loses his clerical benefits until he attends the next set of Greater Mysteries in five years.
Requirements: AB standard; AL any non-evil; WP sickle, club, flail; AR b; SP all, animal, divination, elemental, healing, plant, weather; PW1) plant growth; 10) control weather; 20) ability to create a potion of longevity (for the priest only); TU turn (upon attaining 5th level).
==Sage Advice (Dragon Issue #202)==
These are unofficial suggestions for using the optional spheres of priest spells from the Tome of Magic with the deities of the Greek pantheon in Legends & Lore:
* Demeter: Major: none; Minor: Time, Travelers.