Sotillion

The Summer Queen

Sotillion
General information
Portfolio:	Summer, South Wind, Ease, Comfort
Alignment:	Chaotic Good (Neutral tendencies)
Superior:	Velnius
Rules items
Domains:	Air, Chaos, Charm, Good, Healing, Plant

In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Sotillion is the Oeridian goddesss of Summer, the South Wind, Ease, and Comfort. Her holy symbol is a winged tiger of pure orange.

Description

Sotillion appears as a beautiful woman dressed in diaphanous clothes, accompanied by a winged tiger of pure orange. She is usually depicted reclining on a blanket, enjoying a bottle of fine wine. Always seeking to enjoy comfort and avoid unnecessary activity, Sotillion often finds herself being prodded to her duties by her friends and family.

Relationships

Sotillion is the wife of Zilchus, whose prosperity allows her to retain her favorite comforts. She is the daughter of Procan and cousin of Merikka. As one of the Velaeri, Sotillion is the sister of Velnius, Telchur, Atroa, and Wenta. The Summer Queen dislikes her husband's brother, Kurell, who spurned her sister Atroa in order to pursue her.

Dogma

Sotillion promotes all the joys of comfort: warm weather, good food and drink, pleasant company, good conversation, and relaxing quiet. Stress and hard work should be avoided when possible. One's comforts should be protected and defended with zeal, as a life without comfort is worth little.

Worshippers

Sotillion is usually worshipped with her siblings as part of the Velaeri, the Oeridian agricultural gods. She is thus revered by farmers and others who depend on the land's bounty. Sotillion is also often prayed to by those seeking any type of comfort or relief from their burdens.

Clergy

The priests of Sotillion aspire to the "good life." They like being pampered, and enjoy attending casual social events where they can meet interesting people, sample good food and drink, and listen to soft music. The Summer Queen's clerics often find work as diplomats due to their ability to make people feel so at ease. They travel in style, whether by carriage, on horseback, or upon a litter, when attending parties and visiting acquaintances. Some of Sotillion's priests believe that comfort and ease become stale and boring without times of hardship and distress. These priests often go adventuring, both to experience these hard times and to acquire wealth with which to purchase the comforts they desire. The net is their favored weapon.

Temples

Places of worship to Sotillion are often dedicated to the Velaeri as a whole. These locations are found throughout Oeridian lands, including Ahlissa, the Bone March, the Gran March, Highfolk, Ratik, Sunndi, the County of Urnst, and Veluna. Though worship of the Velaeri is forbidden in the Theocracy of the Pale, they are honored in secret by many farmers and country folk.

Holy days

The midsummer celebration of Richfest is especially important to Sotillion and her faithful.

Bibliography

• Gygax, Gary. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (TSR, 1983).
• Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
• Miller, Andy. "The Oeridian Lesser Gods, Part II: Raxivort and Sotillon." Dragon #264 (TSR, 1999).
• Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes (TSR, 1992).

the Summer Queen, is a goddess of summer, comfort, ease, and the South Wind, a daughter of the primal storm-deity Procan. She is a lesser deity of Oeridian origin, Chaotic Good with Chaotic Neutral tendencies. She is married to Zilchus, the god of wealth.

Her realm on Ysgard's first layer is called the Green Fields. She is also sometimes found in Grandfather Oak in Arvandor.

Sources: Dragon magazine #264 - "The Oeridian Lesser Gods", http://www.wizards.com/rpga/downloads/LG_Deities.zip, Living Greyhawk Gazetteer, Living Greyhawk Journal no. 3 - "Gods of Oerth", Player's Guide to Greyhawk, The Temple of Elemental Evil, Warriors of Heaven