Ancillia

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The Goddess of the moon, stars, divination, fate, and illusion. She maintains her residence on the Higher Planes, specifically Arborea.

She is referred to as **"The Fated Lady"**

* **Symbol:** Large yellow moon with three black stars within forming a half-circle on the right side
* **Alignment:** CG
* **Portfolio [Domains]:** Moon, stars, divination, fate, and illusion [Knowledge]
* **Favored Weapon:** Glaive

## Description

Ancillia is a quiet, reserved Goddess. She speaks only when she has something important to say. She often listens and is constantly seeing things that others cannot. She often appears as a noblewoman with an elaborate yellow dress with a black glaive strapped to her back.

Ancillia has had a hand in every major event in the world, either by predicting it or doing something to prevent it from becoming worse. She advises all the deities when something important might happen, although she tends to lean towards helping the outcome be beneficial towards the deities of the Higher Planes.

Her relationship with the Higher Planes deities is pretty strong. She loves to have long debates about the nature of knowledge with Lorkayn. She and Khanos have always had a strong, almost romantic relationship because of their mutual belief in death being the end of your fate. She is cordial with the deities of the Nether Planes, but often opposes their goals and machinations.

## Clergy

The temples of Ancillia are often outside the major cities where they have open sky above them. Some of them have large, enchanted telescopes (large spyglasses enchanted with divine magic) to view the stars, moon, and constellations. Some of them are open area temples, merely with walls and no roof. The higher the elevation of the temple, the closer they are believed to be to Ancillia, and the clergy are viewed having better divination abilities. These temples are destinations of pilgrimages for people looking for answers and advice on their path in life.

The clerics of Ancillia wear yellow with black accents. They often have goggle or eyeglasses, divinely enchanted for better vision as they believe they can see fate coming before it happens. Though they provide a service to society in that they divine the best course of action for most people, they usually spend most of their time debating the nature of fate and whether or not it can be changed. A popular philosopher, Damicus, coined a theorem (The Damicus Theorem) that divining your fate doesn’t give you opportunity to change it, since changing it makes the divination false and not truly your fate. True fate cannot be changed or avoided and divining it doesn’t give you an advantage over those who don’t.

Clerics of Ancillia pray for their spells at dusk, under the moon and stars. They also perform divination rituals for divine the fates. Depending on how large the decision someone needs to make, the size and length of the ritual fluctuates. Some rituals are performed periodically when constellations are high in the sky which they ask Ancillia what the world needs to know. They keep a record of all knowledge they receive in scrolls called the “Prophetic Scrolls” and refer to them periodically to avoid disasters and bring about better outcomes.

## Dogma

Do not fear your fate. The moon, the stars, and the constellations will reveal all you need to know to find your path. You perceived fate is always seen through illusions and cloudiness and should be taken with a grain of salt. Not all fates are glorious or beneficial, but it will remain your fate. You find value in your life in how you face and embrace your destiny.

## Character Options

If a Druid chooses the "Circle of the Moon", it just like it is in the Player's Handbook, but specifically these Druids praise Ancillia.