Brunis (Deity)

  • Spheres: Revelry, Dance, Drinking, Rebellion
  • Gender: Male
  • Alignment: Chaotic Good
  • Power: Intermediate Deity
  • Symbol: Chalice
  • Favored Weapon: Spear
  • Influence: Patron of hedonists, dancers, and rebels.
  • Domains: Competition, Courage, Gluttony, Halfling, Liberation, Good, Chaos, War, Feast, Joy, Passion

Description: Often depicted as a large, hearty, obnoxious, muscular humanoid, bare-chested and carrying a stout spear in one hand, and a hefty golden chalice in the other.

Lore and Knowledge: Brunis is the other twin son of Midir. Known as the Giant-Slayer, Boisterous Brunis, or the Merry-Maker, Brunis is worshipped by all those who enjoy a good time, as well as those that thumb their noses at authority. Brunis holds court on the plane of Ysgard.

Followers: Followers of Brunis tend towards Chaotic, but any who plan to hold festivities or celebrations make offerings or prayers to this deity. Brunis is also the patron of those that would usurp authority, though he often encourages rebellion for rebellion’s sake.

    Affiliated Organizations:
  • Order of the Plentiful Horn: The church of Brunis. They always have the best parties.
  • True Anarchists of the People: These individuals strive to overthrow authority, and establish an ideal anarchic society.

Class Information:

Clerics: Clerics of Brunis must be Chaotic, and they cannot be Evil. Services are often performed in simple togas or loincloths. There are no standard vestments for the worship of Brunis. Likewise, there is no formal canon for the church.

Clerics of Brunis cannot Turn Undead. Instead, they are able to Inspire Merriment in a target, 3 times per day, plus their Charisma Modifier. This effect is the same as the spell Hideous Laughter. The cleric’s level is the caster level, and the save DC is 10+1/2 the cleric’s level + Charisma Modifier.

Class Skills: Concentration, Craft, Diplomacy, Heal, Knowledge (Arcana, History, Religion, The Planes), Profession, Spellcraft, Perform (Dance)

Favored Soul: Favored Souls of Brunis are either avid hedonists, and enjoyers of life, or eternal rebels devoted to whatever cause they can find. They must be Chaotic. Due to their free-spirited ways, they gain a +2 to save vs. Compulsion effects.