Chih-Nii (LL)

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==Chih-Nii (intermediate god)==
The daughter of Shang-ti, Chih-Nii is the goddess of spinners and weavers. She makes clothes for all the gods of heaven, a task that keeps her so busy that she has had no time to find a husband. Fortunately for Chih-Nii, however, her sister convinced her to take a rest and go to earth.
While the women were bathing in a stream, a cowherd came along and hid Chih-Nii's clothes. When he would not return them, Chih-Nii was forced to remain on earth and eventually fell in love with the mischievous cowherd. Unfortunately, the gods soon recalled Chih-Nii. Recovering Chih- Nii's clothes from their hiding place, the cowherd tried to follow her to heaven, but Shang-ti stopped the mortal on the far side of the Celestial River (the Milky Way). Chih-Nii may now cross the Celestial river to visit her lover only on the seventh day of the seventh month each year, when the magpies gather to make a bridge with their wings.
Role-playing notes: As the patron of spinners and weavers, Chih-Nii watches over women who earn their living by making clothes. Her main interest, however, is women who have found love late in their lives, and there is a 10% chance she will send her avatar to punish any male who jilts such a woman.
Statistics: AL eg; WAL any; AoC spinning and weaving, love; SY spinning loom.
==Chih-Nii's Avatar (bard 10, priest 10)==
Chih-Nii's avatar is a very shy but beautiful woman. She can draw upon any school of magic for her wizard spells, and upon the all, charm, divination, elemental, healing, protection, and summoning spheres for her priest spells.
: Str 13
: Int 16
: MV 15
: AC 5
: #AT 1	
: Dex 19
: Wis 12
: SZ 5'
: HD 10
: THAC0 11	
: Con 16
: Cha 18
: MR 15%
: HP 80
: Dmg 1d4 (dagger)
Special Att/Def: Any mortal casting a magic spell against Chih-Nii's avatar loses that spell permanently, and any weapon wielded by a mortal against her loses its magical properties permanently. Anyone hit by her dagger must save versus spells or fall asleep until awakened by another character (this requires one round to do).
==Duties of the Priesthood==
Clerics of Chih-Nii preside over ceremonies concerning silk-worms, sheep, and other textile sources. As a sign of this, they can only wear armor fashioned from hemp or quilted silk. They are also expected to aid and shelter those involved in impossible loves or star-crossed romances.
Requirements: AB standard; AL any non-evil; WP rope, bow and arrow, spear; AR special; SP all, charm, divination, elemental, healing, protection, and summoning; PW 1) create splendid garment (from rags); 6) cause cloth to rot (save allowed).
==Sage Advice (Dragon Issue #200)==
These are unofficial suggestions for using the optional spheres of priest spells from the Tome of Magic with the deities of the Chineese pantheon in Legends & Lore:
* Chih-Nii: Major: Numbers; Minor: Thought.