Brihaspati (LL)

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==Brihaspati (intermediate god)==
Brihaspati is the teacher of the gods, the lord of prayer, and the heavenly priest. He is wisdom incarnate, and it was he who taught Indra the arts of government so that he could lead the gods when the Aryans first entered India. In order to teach his fellow gods the virtues of secular life, he wrote a treatise on married life, and he personally guided the hand of the worldly priests who wrote ancient law code that bears his name. In his true form, Brihaspati has seven mouths, a set of sharp horns, a hundred wings, and is usually armed with both an axe and a bow.
Role-playing Notes: Brihaspati is primarily concerned with teaching men to live well and wisely. He often sends his avatars to act as advisors to worthy rajas. Brihaspati has also been known to send an avatar to particularly cruel or inept rajas, hoping to teach them the error-of their ways. Omens from Brihaspati come in the form of sudden insights and realizations.
Statistics: AL lg; WAL lg; AoC wisdom, worship; SY quill and scroll.
==Brihaspati's Avatar (priest 18)==
Brihaspati's avatar takes the form of an ancient sage. He can draw upon any sphere for his spells. If attacked, the avatar will not defend himself, for he will only use his weapons in order to defend a mortal being who is under attack.
: Str 18/00
: Int 19
: MV 15
: AC 2
: #AT 1	
: Dex 18
: Wis 20
: SZ 6'
: HD 18
: THAC0 3	
: Con 18
: Cha 18
: MR 15%
: HP 144
: Dmg 1d8 (axe) +6
Special Att/Def: Brihaspati's avatar carries a bow that fires arrows of brilliant light which render his targets blind for 1d10 days (save versus paralyzation to negate). While carrying his axe, Brihaspati cannot be hit by any creature with a Wisdom of less than 16.
==Duties of the Priesthood==
Brihaspati's priests serve as teachers or, when possible, noble advisors. They must uphold the laws of their community, even when those laws are created by evil men for evil purpose (though, in such cases, they are expected to use every legal means at their disposal to show the evil lawmakers the errors of their ways). They may only take up arms in the lawful defense of another being.
Requirements: AB standard; AL lg; WP axe, bow; AR a; SP all, charm, divination, healing, protection; PW 1) know alignment; 10) foresight; TU nil.
==Sage Advice (Dragon Issue #203)==
These are unofficial suggestions for using the optional spheres of priest spells from the Tome of Magic with the deities of the Indian pantheon in Legends & Lore:
* Brihaspati: Major: Thought; Minor: Law, Wards.