Liu (LL)

__NOTOC__
==Liu (intermediate god)==
A Celestial Prince, Liu is the god of crops and Superintendent of the Five Cereals: rice, barley, millet, sorghum, and wheat. In addition to supervising the individual deities of each of the five cereals, he is charged with interacting with the gods of rain, hail, insects, and other natural phenomena to ensure an adequate growing season. His is a very difficult job, for he must carefully balance the needs of each of the different cereals, at the same time using diplomacy and other political skills to convince his fellow gods not to send too much or too little rain. Save for his godly bearing and charisma, Liu is a young man who resembles a mortal bureaucrat who might occupy a similar station on earth.
Role-playing notes: Liu's tasks keep him so busy that even when faced with a major agricultural catastrophe, a worshiper has only a 1% chance of attracting the god's attention. Dungeon Masters should increase this to 1% per level for priests dedicated to Liu. Should Liu notice a worshiper's request, he will send his avatar to offer what help he can.
Because he works so hard, Liu is easily affronted if the proper rites are not observed in his honor, which may result in a poor harvest for the offending community. Omens from Liu usually concern the proper time for planting and harvesting, and are associated with the moon, the wind, and the weather.
Statistics: AL n; WAL any; AoC crops and food; SY one stalk of each of the five cereals bound together.
==Liu's Avatar (druid 16)==
Liu's avatar resembles a humble peasant. He can draw upon the all, animal, divination, elemental, healing, plant, and weather spheres for his spells.
: Str 18/94
: Int 17
: MV 15
: AC 0
: #AT 1	
: Dex 17
: Wis 17
: SZ 6'
: HD 16
: THAC0 5	
: Con 15
: Cha 18
: MR 20%
: HP 128
: Dmg 1d8 + 3(staff) +5
Special Att/Def: Liu's avatar carries a staff of command +3 and can control plants in a 100' radius at will.
==Duties of the Priesthood==
Priests dedicated to Liu are expected to work in the fields and to preside over planting and harvesting rites.
Requirements: AB standard; AL any; WP bill- guisarme, sickle, flail; AR a; SP all, animal, plant, healing, sun, weather; PW 5) cure disease (works on plants only); 10) turn insect plague spells; TU nil
==Sage Advice (Dragon Issue #200)==
These are unofficial suggestions for using the optional spheres of priest spells from the Tome of Magic with the deities of the Chineese pantheon in Legends & Lore:
* Liu: Major: Time; Minor: Wards.