Hanali Celanil

The Heart of Gold, Winsome Rose, Archer of Love, Kiss of Romance, Lady Goldheart

Hanali Celanil
Hanali Celanil bathing in the waters of Evergold, as depicted in Dragon #60 (1982).
General information
Portfolio:	Love, Romance, Beauty, Fine Arts, Artists
Home:	Olympian Glades of Arborea
Alignment:	Chaotic good
Gender:	Female
Superior:	Corellon Larethian
Rules items
Domains:	Chaos, Community, Domination, Good, Magic, Nobility, Protection

Hanali Celanil is the elf deity of Romantic Love and Beauty.

Relationships

The elven pantheon of gods (also known as the Seldarine) consists of the leader Corellon Larethian, and also includes Aerdrie Faenya, Deep Sashelas, Erevan Ilesere, Fenmarel Mestarine, Hanali Celanil, Labelas Enoreth, Rillifane Rallathil, Sehanine Moonbow, and Solonor Thelandira.

Realm

Hanali lives in the realm of Arvandor on the plane of Arborea.

Worshipers

Clergy

Hanali's clerics wear gold robes, and must always be finely dressed. Displaying one's personal beauty to its best advantage is a requirement of every cleric of the Heart of Gold. Hanali's clerics are flighty and somewhat vain, given to dancing and wild celebrations. Clerics of Hanali pray for their spells each day whenever the moon is highest in the sky and romance is in the air.

The clerical hierarchy is loosely organized, and clerics are free to join or leave a temple's ranks as they wish. They preside over marriage and rites of passage ceremonies for young elves, although they are not required to marry, for Hanali's concern is love, not necessarily marriage. Members of Hanali's clergy spend their days cultivating beauty and love in all their myriad forms. Many of Lady Goldheart's clerics tend fine gardens, while others amass personal or temple-based collections of gems, crystal sculptures, and other fine works of art. While things of gold and crystal, particularly jewelry and statues, are favored, beautiful art in any form is admired, collected, and displayed.

Temples

Hanali is worshiped by fountains and springs.

Holy days and rituals

Hanali's holy days are on the full moon, and beautiful objects are sacrificed to her monthly. While Hanali's clerics are given to frequent impromptu revels, their greatest celebrations are held every month beneath the bright light of the full moon. Such holy days are known as, Secrets of the Heart, for romantically involved participants are said to experience the full bloom of their affections on such nights, allowing them to evaluate the strength of their feelings. Likewise, the inner beauty of celebrants visibly manifests as a rosy glow in their cheeks and eyes for days thereafter. Offerings of objects of great beauty are made to Lady Goldheart during such holy festivals, some of which are swept into Arvandor while others are returned to be shared among Hanali's followers. It is not uncommon for artists to unveil their latest work at such holy days, nor is it rare for young lovers to either pledge their troth secretly or proclaim it to all assembled, for doing so is said to invite Hanali's favor.

Bibliography

• Boyd, Eric L. Demihuman Deities. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.

• Boyd, Eric L., and Erik Mona. Faiths and Pantheons. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2002.

• Conforti, Steven, ed. Living Greyhawk Official Listing of Deities for Use in the Campaign, version 2.0. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005. Available online:[1]

• Gygax, Gary. Unearthed Arcana. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1985.

• McComb, Colin. On Hallowed Ground. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1996.

• Moore, Roger E., and Georgia Moore. "The Gods of the Elves." Dragon #60. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1982.

• Sargent, Carl. Monster Mythology. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.

External link

• Hanali at the Forgotten Realms Wiki.