Elithane

Elithane [EL-uh-THANE]
Blade of Avarina, Warrior of the Woodlands, Champion of Elven Kind
==General Information==
Symbol: A Sword with a tree for a Handle and Hilt
Alignment: Neutral Good
Strength:  Intermediate Deity
Portfolio: Vigilance, Hunting, Defense, Agility, Preparation, Trees, Woodlands
Worshipers: Elven Warriors, Trackers, Huntsmen, Druids
Cleric Alignments: NG, N, CG, LN
Domains: War, Plant, Animal, Travel
Favored Weapon: Long Sword
Places of Strong Influence:  Tepliri, Portiri
Places of Moderate Influence:  Finturi
Places of Minor Influence:  Xanyahou
==Description==
Elithane is the guardian of the Elven people and some stories place him as being Sulivinar’s younger brother.  Elithane is portrayed as being a wiry Elf with dark hair pulled back into a long ponytail.  He wears a fine vest of studded leather and a gorgeously articulated long sword at his waist with a shimmering cloak that almost seems to vanish when it moves and has the same penetrating eyes as his sister.
==Basic Beliefs & Dogma==
Followers of Elithane are firm believers in the necessary unity between mortals and the natural world.  All things, Elithane says, are connected deeply in nature from the food we eat to the world we live in.  It is all around us and to ignore its importance is to threaten life.  While the use of nature is acceptable to followers of Elithane, its wanton destruction is not.  Elithane is the guardian of the woods and openly encourages his followers to challenge any who would gratuitously violate the natural world.  While Elithane does not abhor the building of homes or raising of towers - realizing that these are necessary to the needs of mortals - he insists that one should give back to the world as they can for what they took and to not destroy any of the natural world without necessity.  Elithane teaches his followers that in order to be effective at keeping those who would destroy the world needlessly that they must be vigilant.  Watch for enemies of the world and those who would destroy your homes.  Remember that as long as you keep your respect of the natural world that you can rely on it to be your defense against encroaching foes.  Trees offer cover and places of ambush, animals can aid you when called upon, and the forests can give you safe travel while impeding your foes.  Treat nature with the respect it deserves and you will never be without an ally in troubled times.