Coyote (LL)

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==Coyote (lesser god)==
Coyote is the most clever and cunning of animal spirits. He is credited with teaching men crafts such as making weapons, pottery, as well as the summoning and controlling of fire. Despite the generous side of his personality, however, Coyote is a cowardly thief who often resorts to trickery.
Coyote can polymorph himself into any natural animal once per day. He can make himself or any object invisible for an indefinite period of time, and can animate any object for up to one week. His true form is that of a giant, silver-furred coyote.
Role-playing Notes: Coyote is greedy and conniving. During his frequent attempts to swindle a fellow god, he often assigns difficult jobs to his worshipers, promising great rewards if they succeed. Most often, he "forgets" to keep such promises. He is not above bullying a mortal to get what he wants.
Omens from Coyote take the form of strange noises in the night. Typically, he will only punish his clerics for failing at an assigned task or daring to cheat him. Such punishments take the form of a cruel trick, such as stealing a cherished possession and giving it to the victim's enemy.
Statistics: AL cn; WAL any; AoC crafts, thievery; SY bushy, drooping tail.
==Coyote's Avatar (Thief 14, Illusionist 6)==
He can cast spells as a 6th level illusionist, and can call upon any spell under the 3rd level in the illusion/phantasm school. Despite his lack of hands. Coyote's incredible Dexterity allows him to utilize all of the thiefly abilities appropriate to his level.
: Str 19
: Int 15
: MV 15
: AC 2
: #AT 1	
: Dex 20
: Wis 18
: SZ 7'
: HD 14
: THAC0 7	
: Con 18
: Cha 7
: MR 15%
: HP 112
: Dmg 2dlO +7
Special Att/Def: On any natural attack roll of 20, the avatar's victim must save versus death magic or have his neck snapped by the creature's powerful jaws.
==Duties of the Priesthood==
Coyote's priests must meet all of the normal requirements for clerics, save that they must have a Dexterity of at least 12. In addition, priests of Coyote must sacrifice 1 gp per level worth of treasure (or one magic item) a week. Failure to do so results in a loss of spells and powers until the missed sacrifice is made up. They must also defend coyotes whenever they encounter an endangered one. To lure young worshipers to him, Coyote grants all of his priests the abilities of a thief of similar level—to a maximum of tenth level.
Requirements: AB standard, Dexterity 12+ ; AL any c;WP as thief; AR b; SP all, animal, summoning, charm; PW 1) thief abilities (see above); TU nil.
==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:
* Coyote: Major: none; Minor: Chaos, Travellers.