Freya (Intermediate God)
Freya is the goddess of love, unbridled passion, and human fertility. Like her twin brother, Frey, she is one of the Vanir sent to guarantee peace with the Aesir. In the sense that passion is a hot, consuming emotion, she is also associated with fire. She is the patroness of a type of magic called “seithr,” in which the sorceress enters a trance in order to answer questions about the future. As the goddess of fertility, Freya also looks after women in labor. She has the power to kindle passion in any being, to control fires anywhere on Midgard, to
see the future, to bless any woman with a child, and to alleviate pain and injury. Freya also has a beautiful fur-lined cloak that allows her to turn into a falcon. In her true form, Freya is a voluptuous woman of entrancing beauty.
Roleplaying Tips
Freya is a rather vain goddess who enjoys flattery-though she is far from foolish enough to believe it. She is not above using her looks to acquire what she wants, such as her priceless necklace, Brisingamen.
STATISTICS
- Alignment. Chaotic Neutral.
- Worshippers Alignment. Any alignment.
- Spheres of Influence. Human Fertility, Love, Passion.
- Holy Symbol. Fire in shape of a woman.
Clerics of Freya
Priestesses of Freya are all “seithr,” itinerant women who travel the countryside telling fortunes. These women are seldom welcomed into a village by wives. They have the ability to change themselves into horses, in which state they have been known to commit acts against the law for human beings. Only a woman with charisma 16 or more can become a cleric of Freya.
Alignment Restriction. Any chaotic alignment.
Weapons Allowed. Dagger.
Armors Allowed. No armor allowed.
Divine Domains. Grave, Forge, Knowledge, Life, Nature, Trickery.
GRANTED POWERS
- Level 3. Polymorph Self (horse form only).
- Level 6. Freya’s Divination.
- Level 9. Create Freya’s Philter of Love (once per level).