Siamorphe

Siamorphe (SIGH-a-morf) the Noble is a demipower worshiped primarily among the noble class of Waterdeep, and she is relatively unknown outside of that limited environment and Tethyr, where Zaranda Star has recently brought her worship into vogue. Siamorphe's ethos is that the noble class has the right to rule and the responsibility to rule in the best manner possible for the people who serve under it. This is a very appealing ethos to some, particularly to nobles looking for some reason to explain why they are in charge.

The current incarnation of Siamorphe is one in a long line of deities who have held the position and name. The previous incarnation was a male demipower known as Siamorphe (pronounced SEE-a-morf) whose faith was centered in Baldur's Gate. His cult had declined over several centuries into a decadent, self-serving council of nobles who considered themselves entitled to the fruits of the city's labours due solely to their refined, true-blue blood and who felt no obligation to lead the city's masses responsibly. Consequently, he was beginning to die from lack of worship.

Each incarnation of Siamorphe chooses a mortal successor when he or she is dying to inherit the mantle of godhood. Ideally, the successor muse be a direct descendant of the deity from when he or he was a mortal, though anyone of noble birth is ultimately acceptable in a pinch. Siamorphe of Baldur's Gate chose Lady Siamorphe of Waterdeep to succeed him when he was killed in a riot in the Year of the Dusty Throne (1256 DR). Lady Siamorphe was known for her generous nature, kind wisdom, and her ability to generate a vision for the future and deal with the day-to-day hardships of those she ruled. By the time the nobles of Waterdeep were restored to power after the Guild Wars in the Year of the Black Wind (1262 DR), she had come to be looked on as a patroness of nobles, who now spoke of her "ensuring the restoration of our rightful power" and claimed that she watched over them.

Siamorphe's cult was prominent in Waterdeep for a few years after the noble restoration, but it eventually dwindled to a single aged priestess who hung on through the decades through the repeated use of potions of longevity. The goddess 's mortal family eventually died out except for a distant branch in Tethyr - the Gulderhorn noble family. When the Guiderhorns fled the Ten Black Days of Eleint, Siamorphe guided them co Waterdeep, where they married into the Assumbar noble family and set about revitalizing the faith. Today Siamorphe has a modest presence in the City of Splendors, a growing influence in Tethyr, and a few scattered followers elsewhere in the Realms. In Waterdeep in particular, the Gost, Gundwynd, and Maernos noble families are prominent contributors to her faith.

Siamorphe is kind and quiet with individuals, but firm and charismatic when dealing with large groups. Her soft voice is tinged with great wisdom, but she brooks no argument when she gives an order. She likes to think of her duty as one of building a sturdy skeleton of continuity in government through a noble infrastructure so that the body politic can grow and develop properly under the leadership of a royal ruler.