Morning Star (LL)

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==Morning Star (intermediate god)==
To Morning Star, the Great Spirit has entrusted the Breath of Life, which Morning Star must spread over the earth each dawn. Morning Star is free to use this gift as he sees fit, but he is generally a benevolent god who executes his duty faithfully.
Visible on the Prime Material Plane as the last star in the sky each morning, in his true form Morning Star resembles a young man painted red, wearing moccasins, a heavy robe, single downy eagle's feather, also stained red, and a headdress. Morning Star can animate any material, even rocks.
Role-playing Notes: As long as priests worshiping Morning Star strive to promote life, they remain in his favor. When a priest violates this code, Morning Star generally reveals his displeasure by hiding his presence at dawn. Morning Star punishes transgressions by removal of clerical powers.
Statistics: AL lg; WAL any good; AoC life, morning; SY star above the rising sun.
==Morning Star's Avatar (Fighter 13, Priest 12)==
Morning Star's avatar always takes the form of a young man armed only with his bare hands or a rope. He can cast spells as a 12th level priest, save that he has access to any priest spell of 6th level or below in the creation and healing spheres. He can also use the raise dead spell.
: Str 20
: Int 18
: MV 15 (f)
: AC O
: #AT 2	
: Dex 18
: Wis 18
: SZ 6'
: HD 13
: THAC0 9	
: Con 18
: Cha 18
: MR 35%
: HP 104
: Dmg 1d3 +8
Special Att/Def: Morning Star's avatar is immune to all forms of light or heat attacks, such as prismatic sphere, rainbow pattern, fireball, flame strike, etc. He can animate and control any single object, such as a tepee, tree, boulder, etc. Morning Star's avatar can fly at the same speed he moves upon ground.
==Duties of the Priesthood==
Clerics of Morning Star must pray to his star each morning, and must always strive to promote the creation of new life. They may never kill, even in self-defence, instead attempting to disable attackers without depriving them of life. They are usually called upon to bless the birth of new infants, crop plantings, and anything involving the creation of life.
Requirements: AB standard; AL lg; WP lasso and net; AR b; SP all, creation, healing, animal, divination , plant, and protection ; PW 10) raise dead; TU: turn.
==Sage Advice (Dragon Issue #197)==
Last issue, I promised to start giving unofficial suggestions for using the optional spheres of priest spells from the Tome of Magic with the deities in Legends & Lore. I'll work through one pantheon a month until they're all done. Here's the list for the pantheon:
* Morning Star: Major: Time; Minor: Travellers, Wards.