Loviatar (Low-vee-A-tar)		Maiden of Pain

	General Information:	LE

		Portfolio: Pain, hurt, torture

		Realm:	Major Spheres: All, Charm, Combat, Elemental, Healing, Sun
			Minor Spheres: Animal, Divination, Guaardian, Summoning, Weather
		Worshipers:
		Symbols: A black whip of nine strands with barbed tips
		Colors:
		Holy Days:
		Sacrifices:


Description: Appears as a pale maiden dressed in white pleated armor, carrying a slim white
	wand. And when she speaks a cold wind blows.

	Her main concern is the inflicting of pain. She carries a slim white wand that makes
	her immune to all magical spells. When attacked or confronted the attacker will
	re-experience the worst pain he or she ever suffered (if the worst pain was a 49
	point fireball, then it will re-occure no saving throw). On the next attack then
	the next most painful event, and so on. The damage is as real as the suffering is,
	totally.


Clerical Information:

	Clericy Name:

	Main Temple Location:

	Clericy Description: Priests of Loviatar wear a pleated armor that resembles scale
		mail, both when	adventuring and during ceremonies. However, the ceremonial
		garb is light-weight, designed for fashion rather than protection. The AC
		of ceremonial scale mail is 6 instead of 4.

		Loviatar maintains a small but tightly organized clergy, there is an elite
		arm of priests operating as a seperate arm of the faith, the priests of
		which are called Pains, moving from place to place and ensuring that the
		goddess's will is carried out. The priests of the individual temples hold
		the pains in great regard as it is they whom deal out any punishment. If
		an organized temple or shrine of Loviatar is present in a city, 1-3 Pains
		will be found within the organization.

		As is stated in the Clerical Extras, the priests of Loviatar have a hatred
		for any other being who	grants its specialty priests the ability to resist
		Loviatar's pain-inflicting abilities. In particular, priests of Ilmater are
		actively hunted and killed when possible. The root of this hatred is simply
		that Ilmats are so stupidly cheerful when they are hurt, and pain seems to
		make them more fervent about their deity.

	Requirements: Constitution 15,  Wisdom 15

	Weapons Allowed: All bludgeoning weapons plus whip and scourge.

	Armor  Allowed: Scale mail and shield

	Magical Items Allowed: same as cleric

	Clerical Extras:
		Priests of Loviatar may inflict a Pain Touch on their opponents. The recipient
		is allowed a saving throw vs. spells  If this throw succeeds, he suffers no
		effect. If the targed fails the saving throw, he is wracked by pain, suffering
		-4 penalties to attack rolls and -2 to all Dexterity checks for as many rounds
		as the priest's level. The priest may attack one individual of size H or
		smaller each day for every three levels of experience (one person at levels
		1-3, two at levels 4-6, etc.). Certain special abilities of other priests
		negate the effect of this ability. As a result, there is great hatred
		between the clergy of Loviatar and that of these gods.

		Individuals who have brought great pain and suffering to others sometimes
		receive a boon from the goddess in the form of a white wand. This white wand
		is a magical item that may only be used by the one it was given to. If anyone
		else touches the wand it dissolves like ice melting in the sun. The wand
		absorbs hostile spell energy sent a gainst the holder, sucking up 1-10 levels
		of spells before being used up and dissolving. A spell which is partially
		absorbed is totaly spoiled (a 3rd level Fireball spell cast against a priest
		with a white wand that can absorb only two more spell levels will still fail).
		Loviatar usually grants  these boons to priests who have cause extreme
		suffering in her name. However, she has been known to grant such wands to
		individuals outside her faith who have, willingly or not, caused widespread
		suffering. She preferes to grant them to those who have unwillingly or
		unknowingly done so, in particular good and lawful types who will be
		tormented just knowing that they have advanced her cause.

	Clerical Limitations:
		Priests of Loviatar cannot turn or command undead.