Taliah

===Taliah (Tal-ee-ah)===
The War Priestess, Healer of the Valorous, Stout Heart
==General Information==
Symbol: A Shattered Shield
Alignment: Neutral Good
Strength:  Lesser Deity
Portfolio: Healing, Protection, Boons of Battle, Defiance
Worshipers: Warriors, Beleaguered Soldiers, Dying or Doomed Troops, Mercenaries
Cleric Alignments: CG, NG, CN, N
Domains: Protection, Liberation, Destruction, Healing
Favored Weapon: Long Spear
Places of Strong Influence:  Harkaz
Places of Moderate Influence:  Yargald
Places of Minor Influence:  Finturi, Vartia, Eblund, Urdur, Rygild, Adara, Gurgolmaash
==Description==
Taliah is the wife of Asak and mother of Heska.  She is a healer and priestess of war to a race that lives or dies by the blade.  She is a tall, lean, minotaur with white fur.  She nearly always wears her plate mail and carries her massive shield and spear.  While a beneficial deity to nearly any soldiering people, she is mostly worshiped by minotaurs and most of the best Minotaur companies have priests and priestesses of Taliah who follow and aid them in and out of conflict.
==Basic Beliefs & Dogma==
Taliah is often referred to as the Stout Heart.  Where many healers tend to stay at the back of the battle, she teaches her followers that their rightful place is at the front with the very souls they are to protect and aid.  She teaches a strong doctrine of bravery and strength of spirit and to stand at the front lending boons and healing while unleashed havoc on your foes.  Stand firm to your foes and true with your friends and companions.  Free those beleaguered, never show fear, stand firm in the face of fear, be the very symbol of strength of will and courage.  Do what you can for those in pain and in need, never turn your back on them.  While many different warriors and deities have been cited as the source of the saying, ‘Stand firm and no fear!  The brave do not fear the grave!’ is actually the traditional chant for priests of Taliah and warriors of all three of her people’s deities.