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BERRONAR
Mother of Safety, Truth, and Home
Greater goddess
ARMOR CLASS: -4
MOVE: 12"
HIT POINTS: 370
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 6-36 (+9)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: See below
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 80%
SIZE: L (18')
ALIGNMENT: Lawful good
WORSHIPER'S ALIGNMENT: Lawful good (dwarves)
SYMBOL: Two silver rings
PLANE: Seven Heavens
CLERIC/DRUID: 15th level cleric/12th level druid
FIGHTER: 14th level paladin
MAGIC-USER/ILLUSIONIST: 16th level magic-user
THIEF/ASSASSIN: Nil
MONK/BARD: Nil
PSIONIC ABILITY: III
| S: 21 (+4, +9) | I: 25 | W: 25 |
| D: 20 | C: 25 | CH: 19 (25) |
| Com: 20 (25) | - | - |
The greatest of all dwarven goddesses is usually held to be Berronar,
who lives with Moradin in the Seven Heavens at the Soul Forge beneath
the mountains. Berronar is seen as the patroness of marriage
and love (but not necessarily romance). Her name is often invoked in
small home rituals, for protection from thieves and duplicity. But
Berronar
is not a passive homebody; her efforts to preserve and protect
dwarven culture and civilization have spanned many universes, and
dwarves of both sexes revere her name.
Berronar appears to be a huge dwarf wearing + 5 chainmail of bright
silver. Her brown beard is braided into four rows. If a braid is cut
off, it
will regrow in a single day, and at the end of that day the lock of
hair
which was cut off will turn to gold (worth 10,000 to 40,000 gold
pieces). She sometimes gives locks of her hair to dwarven communities
that are exceptionally poor or hard-pressed and otherwise unable
to get on their feet economically. This is an extremely rare occurrence,
of course, and must be invoked by a lawful good dwarven
cleric of the highest level in the colony. If this gold or any part
of it is
used for other than good purposes, it will all disappear.
Berronar wields a + 4 mace of gold and steel that will slay evil thieves
and all assassins on contact (save versus death magic at -4). She
wears two silver rings of great power; one prevents anyone from
knowingly telling afalsehood within 10”of her, and the other prevents
the use of a// thieving abilities by any mortals within the same area,
unless they make a save versus spell at -2 in every round an attempt
is made to use the skill.
Dwarves have a custom of exchanging rings with those for whom they
feel exceptional, mutual trust and love; this independently parallels
a
human custom used in marriage rituals. This dwarven ceremony is
not lightly taken, and is almost never undertaken with a non-dwarf
except
in the most unusual circumstances. Both participants must be
lawful good. Berronar is said to have inspired this practice, and several
variations of it exist around the dwarven realms.
Clerics Raiment Sacrifice/Propitiation
| Sphere of Control | Animal | M | F | N-H | Head | Body | Color(s) | Holy Days | Frequency | Form | Place of Worship |
| safety, truth | - | - | - | X(f) | silvered helm | chain mail | silver | new year's day | annually | silver | underground temple |
If a lawful good dwarven fighter appeals to Berronar for aid for a particular
purpose and makes an appropriately large sacrifice, there is a
5% chance she will bestow upon the individual the powers of a paladin
of equal level for 3-6 days. Only dwarves of exceptionally pure
heart will be considered for this honor, and it may be granted only
once every 10 years to any individual.
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