Yondalla

## Basic information

### Titles

The Protector and Provider, the Nurturing Matriarch, the Blessed One, (as Dallah Thaun) the Lady of Mysteries

### Home Plane

Seven Mounting Heavens of Celestia, Green Fields

### Served By

Arvoreen Brandobaris, Cyrrollalee, Sheela Peryroyl, Urogalan

## Influence

### Portfolio

Protection, Bounty, Halflings, Children, Security, Leadership, Wisdom, Creation, Family, Tradition, Shorelin

### Domains

Life,  Protection, Unity, (Dallah Thaun) Trickery

## Worshipers

### Worshipers

Halflings Children, leaders, paladins, parents

## Manifestations

### Favored Plants

Pumpkins, Gourds, Corn, Oaktree, Daylilies

### Favored colors

Green, Brown

**Yondalla** (pronounced: /jɒnˈdɑːlɑː/ *yon-DAH-lah*) was the creator of the Shore Folk or Halflings and matriarch of not only the halfling pantheon, but the whole race itself. With her charming personality and friendly demeanor she was an example to all halflings; who almost all shared her curiosity, loyalty and sense of mischief.

## Description

Yondalla is represented as a strong female halfling with red-golden hair, looking determined and proud. She dresses in green, yellow, and brown, and carries a shield. Yondalla has two aspects that the halflings speak of in front of others: the Provider and the Protector. As the Provider, she is a goddess of fertility and growing things, of birth and youth. She can make barren things fertile and increase the growing rate of plants and animals to any speed she chooses. She can equally easily make fertile things barren, if she chooses. She can age, wither, and slay as easily as she can create, though it takes much to drive her to do this.

As Protector, Yondalla wards off evil influences and intrusions and gives halflings the strength and determination to defend themselves. In this aspect, Yondalla most often uses her illusionist abilities to protect her worshippers.

### Dallah Thaun

Dallah Thaun, the Lady of Mysteries, is Yondalla's dark, hidden aspect. She is the great secret of the halfling race, who do not share knowledge of Dallah Thaun with outsiders. She was physically split from Yondalla when she created (or discovered) the halfling race, but she and Yondalla are still one being. What one knows, the other knows, and those that worship Dallah Thaun are also worshipping Yondalla (and vice versa).

Dallah Thaun is Chaotic Neutal, and considered an intermediate goddess. She is represented with dark hair and eyes, and dresses all in black. Where Yondalla nurtures the survivors of a tragedy, Dallah Thaun seeks vengeance. Where Yondalla the Provider creates fertility and plenty, Dallah Thaun urges the halflings to seek wealth. Dallah Thaun, in short, does the dirty work, while Yondalla keeps her hands clean. Dallah Thaun is the goddess of secrets, lies, half-truths, flattery, manipulation, and stealth. The two halves of the goddess do not, and cannot quarrel over their respective methods, different as they may be. They are the same person, with each fulfilling her respective role.

## Relationships

Yondalla's allies within the Court of Melodies include Berronar Truesilver, Corellon Larethian, Garl Glittergold and Moradin. Yondalla is the leader of the halfling pantheon of gods, often collectively known as Yondalla's Children. They include Arvoreen, Brandobaris, Cyrrollalee, Sheela Peryroyl, and Urogalan.

Her foes include the goblin pantheons, and Urdlen, But her biggest animosity if for Lolth and her children. For during Lolth's Rule as Empress the Halfling race was first enslaved.

## Realm

Yondalla lives in the halfling realm of the *Green Fields* on the plane of Mount Celestia.

## Dogma

Yondalla espouses harmony within the halfling race and stalwart defense against its enemies. She urges her people to work with others but to remain true to their halfling heritage. Most halflings heed this advice, which allows them to form close-knit enclaves where halflings are welcomed, even when they have settled in areas where other creatures predominate. Yondalla also teaches that opportunities are there to be seized, which leads most halflings to be both adaptable and somewhat opportunistic. Yondalla brooks no evil among halflings, but she does not despise any halfling. Rather, she seeks to guide halflings who have lost their way back to their homes and friends.

## Worshipers

Yondalla smiles upon her followers when they aid and help others and respect the dead. She frowns upon sacrifices and killing fellow halflings. Her sacred animal is the dove,

### Clergy

Yondalla's clerics wear yellow-green or brown saffron cloaks.

#### Wayward Wardens

Yondalla has a special order of priests called "The Wayward Wardens". It is made of priests stricken with wanderlust who wish to see the world. They never settle long in one place for long periods of time. They come to the aid of halfling communities needing protection.

The Wayward Wardens are a loosely organized fellowship of Yondallan priests. Wayward Wardens serve the Provider and Protector by coming to the defense of besieged or threatened halfling communities in need of additional protectors.

## Temples and rituals

Yondalla is worshipped in the homes of halflings. Weekly food offerings are sacrificed to her. Since reclaiming their homeland the Halflings in Shorelin have dedicated one great grove to Yondalla and her pantheon called the Holyfield unlike most halfling communities this one is run by and for priests monks and servants of Yondalla and her children. Holyfeild and much smaller community based temples usually also act as storehouses and safehouses for the community when it is under attack.

### Prayers

Yondalla’s prayers are models of understatement. A prayer for healing might begin, “I am in such fine health, yet…” and a prayer for intercession might begin, “A minor annoyance is visited upon me…”

### Rites

Yondalla’s rites center around family and community, with weddings having particularly elaborate and joyous ceremonies. Priest of Yondalla also are known to bless Shorelings upon birth with a rite called, The Unbounding, Freeing the soul of the Halfling from the spiritual chains placed on its soul by Lolth.

## Holidays

Halflings set aside one day a week for worship of Yondalla (they call this day "Safeday"), a day which is mostly spent in rest, playing, and eating.

When harvest time nears it celebrates three main Holidays, it’s a sure bet that Yondalla’s worshipers plan to hold a carnivallike Pageant of the First Fruit during First Harvest, Harvest Feast for Second harvest on Autumn Equinox, and Last Fruit a month later.

The Duel Aspects of Yondalla and Dallah Thaun