Ysilla

### Aliases

The Queen of the Elves, She of Unmatched Beauty, The Elven Goddess, Titania's Foil, The Feytouched Goddess

## Depicitions

### Avatar Description

A beautiful high elf with a golden hand mirror

## Affiliations

### Open Worship

Yes

> *"It is said that beauty is in the eye of the Beholder. I disagree. They are hideous creatures."* - High Priestess El'shalna of the Church of Ysilla
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Ysilla is the Greater Goddess of Beauty and Elves. Progenitor of the Elves, Ysilla created her people from Shendali's original mortals and the essence of Titania, granting Elves their fey 'ancestry'.

As Goddess of Beauty, those who have seen Ysilla are eternally captivated, her divine beauty being too much for mortals to process. Some theologians say that Ysilla's golden hand mirror is not a tool of vanity, but a tool of communication; ancient Elven religious texts claim they have seen Ysilla and retained their minds, but only through the reflection on her mirror.

## Ysilla's Influence

Ysilla has control over beauty; this has lead to a great deal of debate between theologians due to the abstract nature of the domain. Some claim that as Ysilla's power is not limitless, beauty must be objective, while others claim it is beauty is subjective and Ysilla's power waxes and wanes based on perception. The true answer is unknown; however, their is no debate on her influence over the Elves as she created them.

### Ysilla's Goals

Ysilla seeks to bring Eldaron into incomparable aesthetic splendour. There will be no room for imperfection; everything will be brought up to Ysilla's beauty standard. However, Ysilla is aware of the near impossibility of this task, and thus, is happy with small changes wherever possible. She also seeks to aid and support the Elves, the people she created; if all of Eldaron will not be a paradise for them, then an alternative will be found.

### Divine Relationships

Ysilla has three daughters; due to the nature of the divine, they are not daughters in a biological sense, but Ysilla's love for them is boundless. Lady Elista, Lady Alimma, and Lady Iphil all take after their mother, being lesser goddess for beautiful people, natural beauty, and artistic beauty respectively. They seek to aid Ysilla, being grateful for Ysilla finding them and taking them in at the dawn of the Pantheon of Kalix.

Ysilla is fond of Kalix; The Pantheon of Kalix has supported the Deities of Mortals and Ysilla is no exception. Additionally, the splendour and glamour of Kalix is pleasing to Ysilla, with Ysilla viewing Kalix as an excellent example of how a deity should appear.

Ysilla's oldest divine friendship is, strangely, with Mopoloto, God of Theft, Trickery, and Changelings. Mopoloto stole Titania's essence to give to Ysilla, allowing Ysilla to create the Elves. Mopoloto's motives for this are unknown. Ysilla was immensely grateful, and did not oppose his theft of an elf's face because of this. Despite the friendship between their deities, the Elves and Changelings do not have a particularly strong friendship, instead being rather indifferent to each other.

### Primordial Relationships

Ysilla has one primordial relationship that is discussed above all others; her rivalry with the Queen of the Seelie Court, Titania. The Elves were created with Titania's essence, something which Titania finds abhorrent. Titania disdains Ysilla, and delights in exerting her influence on Elves where possible. As a result, the two frequently clash and argue, although due to the rulings of the Pantheon of Kalix, nothing ever progresses past strong words.

Despite her conflicts with Titania, there is a being that Ysilla hates more than any other; the Demon Queen of Spiders, Lolth. During the Illithid Era, many Elves fled to the Underdark in an effort to escape the Mind Flayers. Many lost faith in Ysilla; surely a greater goddess could protect her people from the torment of the Underdark? From the depths, a voice called to them, luring them deeper and into depravity. This was the voice of Lolth, and those who lost faith became the Drow. Ysilla wishes to reclaim her lost children from Lolth, but Lolth's web holds the Drow tightly.

## Worshipping Ysilla

Ysilla is worshipped abundantly; very few people view beauty as something negative. Elves make up the majority of her most devoted worshippers, as she is their patron deity. Offerings made to Ysilla are usually pieces of artwork, and many of her temples act as galleries.

Ysilla, like most deities, has a large temple in Temple Row, Silvershield. An impressive building designed by renowned architect Wickly Castov, the building is kept immaculate by the efforts of clergy and the strict rules on how the congregation should present themselves. Statues and paintings lie the corridors between the many picturesque gardens and alcoves in the temple.

Ysilla's Day is the 2nd of Midspring. The day is marked by extravagant celebrations within different Elven communities. High Elves tend to mark the day with elaborate dances and concerts, while Wood Elves tend to celebrate via feasting. However, in Drow communities loyal to Lolth, the day is traditionally marked by the raiding of Elven settlements on the surface, as a way to spite Ysilla.

## Myths of Ysilla

The myths of Ysilla often discuss her relationship with the Elves.

***Elfbirth.*** Ysilla was not satisfied with Shendali's first mortals; to Ysilla, they were imperfect and lacked beauty. This caught the attention of Mopoloto, who travelled to Arborea and stole Titania's essence, gifting it to Ysilla. With Titania's essence and her own power, Ysilla created the first Elves.

***The Three Ladies.*** Just after the Divine Explosion, when Ysilla came into being, she felt three presences in her domain; lesser deities that overlapped with her power. Elated, Ysilla searched for these lesser deities and found Elista, Alimma, and Iphil. Ysilla took them in as her own daughters and protected them from the many vicious forces in the universe that would seek to harm them. Ysilla granted them the title 'Lady', thus their modern names.

## Ysilla's Champions

**Alignment:** Often good, sometimes chaotic

**Suggested Classes:** Ranger, Cleric, Druid, Monk

**Suggested Cleric Domains:** Life, Light

**Suggested Backgrounds:** Guild Artisan, Acolyte, Entertainer, Athlete, Courtier

Ysilla is worshipped by those thankful for the beauty in the world or those who desire to be beautiful. She is also worshipped by Elves as their progenitor.

### Ysilla's Favour

Whether Elven or not, Ysilla's favoured are always people of outstanding beauty. . The Ysilla's Favour table offers several suggestions for the nature of your connection to the Goddess.

 **6** | You have no idea why Ysilla shows interest in you.

### Devotion to Ysilla

Servants of Ysilla gain strength from their devotion to all that is beautiful. As a follower of Ysilla, consider the possibilities on the Ysilla’s Ideals table as alternatives to those suggested for your background.

 **6** | **Creativity.** Ysilla is the greatest muse I could have. (Chaotic)

### Earning and Losing Piety

You increase your piety score to Ysilla when you expand the goddess’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these:

* Aiding Elves except Lolth-sworn Drow
* Appreciating beauty
* Creating beautiful artwork/clothing
* Building or restoring a temple to Ysilla

Your piety score to Ysilla decreases if you diminish Ysilla’s influence in the world, contradict her ideals, or make her look ridiculous or ineffectual through acts such as these:

* Aiding Lolth-sworn Drow
* Destroying art
* Harming or working against Elves except Lolth-sworn Drow
* Threatening anything that is beautiful in the world.

Ysilla is not just worshipped openly; it is viewed as a matter of prestige by her worshippers to flaunt their devotion to the Goddess of Beauty. If the devotion comes from Ysilla being the Goddess of Elves, the worship is usually quieter and less public.

#### Ysilla's Devotee

*Piety 3+ Ysilla trait*

As a devotee of Ysilla, you value all that is beautiful. You can cast charm person with this trait a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

#### Ysilla's Votary

*Piety 10+ Ysilla trait*

You radiate beauty. You have advantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks.

#### Ysilla's Disciple

*Piety 25+ Ysilla trait*

You can cast hallucinatory terrain with this trait, requiring no material components. Once you cast the spell in this way, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

#### Champion of Beauty

*Piety 50+ Ysilla trait*

You can increase your Dexterity or Charisma score by 2 and also increase your maximum for that score by 2.