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The Church's sacred text, the [[Tales of Ages]], tells of nine | The Church's sacred text, the [[Tales of Ages]], tells of According to Halan tradition, it was a collective of nine [[deity|deities]] that brought the world into creation from Chaos' mists. However, the other gods then stood back and left mortal kind to make their own decisions. Hala alone of the Nine Gods saw how mortals lacked insight to make the right decisions, so she came back to alleviate the world's burdens. To a cadre of 13 men and 13 women, she instructed the secrets of [[the Weave]].<ref name="R3E p. 52">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 52</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 66">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 66"</ref> From there, her secretive church grew. | ||
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The Church of Hala describes magic in a different way, a sort of universal weave. It is not clear if witchcraft or the Weave is something separate from magic powers elsewhere in the multiverse. | The Church of Hala describes magic in a different way, a sort of universal weave. It is not clear if witchcraft or the Weave is something separate from magic powers elsewhere in the multiverse. | ||
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The Church of Hala worships Hala. It is a mystical faith loosely based on modern, real-world paganism and witchcraft practices.
Centers
The Church of Hala does not actively recruit and thus is not the major religion in any domain. However, it has hospices for the needy and sick sprinkled throughout the Core.
Beliefs
The Church's sacred text, the Tales of Ages, tells of According to Halan tradition, it was a collective of nine deities that brought the world into creation from Chaos' mists. However, the other gods then stood back and left mortal kind to make their own decisions. Hala alone of the Nine Gods saw how mortals lacked insight to make the right decisions, so she came back to alleviate the world's burdens. To a cadre of 13 men and 13 women, she instructed the secrets of the Weave.[1][2] From there, her secretive church grew.
The Weave
The Church of Hala describes magic in a different way, a sort of universal weave. It is not clear if witchcraft or the Weave is something separate from magic powers elsewhere in the multiverse.
Members
Clerics of Hala are called witches, both male and female. However, in Van Richten's Guide to Witches, a Hospice of Healing Hands in Valachan maintains a group within the mundane functions of the hospice that separates the sexes into "witches" and "warlocks."
A witch is usually a magic user with hereditary or innate power.
Persecution
The Weave is also known as witchcraft and provokes widespread, superstitious fear. Witchcraft’s wretched reputation is largely due to hags, the most infamous practitioners. Although witchcraft is not inherently evil, it is thought to be rife with occult dangers. Exposure to witchcraft is thought to create calibans, and according to folklore, witches who lose control of their magic may be permanently transformed into monstrous hags. Hala’s witches often face hostility when beyond the doors of their hospices. Any witch of Hala unwise enough to encounter the inquisitors of Tepest, for example, should count herself lucky to escape with her life.
Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue
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- ↑ Ravenloft Third Edition p. 52
- ↑ Ravenloft Player's Handbook p. 66"
Subcategories
This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
B
- Benarden Witch Lineage (1 P)
D
H
- Hospice of Hala (9 P)
K
- Keeper of the Archives (1 P)
S
- Sisters of Grace (empty)
Pages in category "Church of Hala"
The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total.
