| OSPREM (The Sea Princess), Lesser Power, female, LN Attributes: Sea Voyages, Ships, Sailors Domains: Law, Protection, Travel, Water Symbol: Sperm whale or three barracuda Typical Worshippers: Sailors, shipwrights, fishermen Raiment: Fish helm or bareheaded, coral jewelry, blue-green robes with aquatic decorations. Bronze or gilded breastplates are often worn. Blue, gold and brass colors are preferred for apparel. Preferred Weapon: Trident, sailor weapons Holy Days: Watersday, prayer and meditation |
Osprem (AH-sprem) is a generally begin Power revered by the seaman of Wearth as the protector of those who travel on the water. She is more compassionate than her companion Xerbo, yet she is not adverse to punishing those who offend her or disobey her laws. She is shown as a beautiful gowned women, a dolphin, a barracuda, or a sperm whale; the latter two are interchangably used as her holy symbol.
The seas provide a bounty of food and a means of travel; protect the sea as you would your own home, or face Osprem's wrath. She protects those who sail and their vessels as long as they respect her and abide by her laws. She guides vessels through dangerous waters and is the patron power of naval explorers.
Those who defy her laws are punished by storms of ice, and it is said entire towns were wiped out because of serious transgressions against her. Her clerics are skilled navigators and often become the spirtual leaders of communities that rely on the sea for survival. Clerics not tied to any one place might travel a great deal by ship; though they feel awkward away from the ocean, they are comfortable enough near lakes or rivers to venture inland.