Tyaa (LL)

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==Tyaa (intermediate god)==
Tyaa, is a force of evil and chaos. She chooses to manifest her powers through the actions of malicious birds. She has created an offshoot of the raven that is both smarter and stronger than its ancestral cousin. It should be noted that, while she prefers to employ the Birds of Tyaa, she is perfectly capable of using any carnivorous bird to do her will on Nehwon. The city of Lankhmar has always been her favorite because she has the most worshippers in this place.
Tyaa's cult has been banned in Lankhmar because of its evil teachings and ways. This has only caused the movement to go underground and to other cities. There are several large caches of diamonds and jewels hidden in several abandoned manors in Lankhmar. The high priestess of the cult knows of these locations and will use these riches to support the cult and make it grow.
Role-playing Notes: Tyaa desires worshippers above all else. She is currently very weak and needs the support of supplicants all over Nehwon. In past centuries her evil birds have been used to steal flashy treasures from the upper story apartments of the rich. Her special ravens can tell useless fake jewelry from the real materials and are perfect thieves. Tyaa can supply large numbers of these birds to each of her priests, thus making them rich.
Statistics: AL ce; WAL any evil; AoC avians; SY large raven head or a black feather.
==Tyaa's Avatar (thief 15)==
Tyaa's avatar always appears as a lovely young female with a high, sharp voice. She is there to spread the cult, but very often gets caught up in stealing pretty baubles for herself.
: Str 15
: Int 15
: MV 12
: AC 4
: #AT 2	
: Dex 15
: Wis 15
: SZ 5'
: HD 10 + 10
: THAC0 13	
: Con 15
: Cha 15
: MR Nil
: HP 60
: Dmg (by weapon)
Special Att/Def: Every avatar of Tyaa can summon 2-20 of her special ravens (see Birds of Tyaa) which all have poison coated claws.
==Duties of the Priesthood==
Priests of Tyaa are actually thieves with spell casting abilities.
Requirements: AB as thief; AL any evil; WP poisoned dagger; AR as thief; SP all, animal, summoning; PW 1) when slain, the character is polymorphed into a Bird of Tyaa. If slain in this form, then death is final.; 5) shape change into a giant Bird of Tyaa (twice normal hit dice and damage per attack) once per week; TU nil.
==Sage Advice (Dragon Issue #205)==
These are unofficial suggestions for using the optional spheres of priest spells from the Tome of Magic with the deities of the Nehwon pantheon in the Legends & Lore book:
* Tyaa: Major: Time; Minor: None.