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Focus on Stern Alia (Patreon)

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2023-12-07 21:00:03
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Today's early access video - I take a look at one of the more enigmatic deities in Greyhawk.

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Focus on Stern Alia

I take a look at a somewhat enigmatic deity from Oerth, Stern Alia. 0:00 What's today's video about? 0:35 Origin in Tamoachan 3:57 Mother of Hextor, Heironeous, and Stratis 7:32 No complete description 14:28 Thanks Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfpYI8JymTfgyp30X2kkmzA/join Interested in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror? Check out my new channel, Starbase Nerdtron! https://tinyurl.com/4yk9bhzy Want more Greyhawk and OSR content? Check out the links below. Free downloads on the blog! Blog: http://www.greyhawkgrognard.com Store: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/3728/BRW-Games Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Greyhawk_Grognard Find me on the Tavern video network: https://tenkarstavern.substack.com #Greyhawk #D&D #OSR #DnD

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Anonymous

I always thought it was meant to be "stern" Alia and not Stern Alia. As in Alia is stern meaning: "serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline."

Earl Rumburg

Religion in Greyhawk has always been challenging to codify. With some deities being commonly worshipped and others being more culturally specific it becomes a mishmash of faiths and beliefs. Add to this the fact that "real world" deities are also worshipped in Greyhawk and you have an abundance of deities and a real headache for religious leaders in the setting. Imagine being the high priest of Pholtus and trying to convert everyone to your way of thinking with literally dozens, if not hundreds, of varying faiths in the world. You would almost certainly go mad from the effort. Never mind the actual opposition, just the vast number of possible alternatives makes your plan nearly impossible. It's one of the reasons I love the setting. You can use religion and religious zealots as story plots and ideas with reckless abandon. Especially since we know the Gods take an active role in the setting.