Naneatha Suaril

Naneatha Suaril was a human cleric of Selûne and the Priestess of High Moonlight of the House of the Moon in the Sea Ward of the city of Waterdeep in the mid–14 century DR.

History
Naneatha Suaril was high priestess of the House of the Moon by 1357 DR.

Naneatha provided counselling and friendship to Lord Ultas Maernos, who had fallen into a deep depression after the deaths of his family in the Year of the Saddle, 1345 DR, and for atrocities committed as a mercenary earlier in life. She brought him out of his grief and he found forgiveness in faith, converting to Selûne and becoming a generous patron of Waterdeep's temples by 1357 DR.

During the Time of Troubles of 1358 DR, a purported avatar of Selûne arrived in Waterdeep and summoned the faithful to the House of the Moon, promising her grace and protection. As high priestess, Naneatha was there to welcome her. She also stood by as the avatar ordered the capture of the disbeliever, Luna, who was the true avatar of Selûne, and claimed the Wand of the Four Moons.

Afterward, Naneatha felt guilty for falling for Shar's ploy. She led multiple crusades against the church of Shar because of it.

Personality
Suaril was a proud noble with a rich sense of fashion. She was also a devoted enemy of Shar and her faith. While this was a common personality trait among silverstars, being duped by Shar herself gave it personal touch.

Description
The House of the Moon was known to have the most grandiose ceremonial vestments of Selûne's church. Naneatha Suaril presided over ceremonies in a majestic dress with a wide-bottomed hooped skirt and a great fan-like collar ascending from the back of her neck, both stiffened with whalebone. The skirt was set with clusters of pearls and the collar with precious stones.

Activities
As the high priestess, in the annual temple holiday of Selûne's Hallowing, Naneatha Suaril bore the sacred replica Wand of Four Moons—created and blessed by Selûne to commemorate her battle with Shar during the Time of Troubles and kept in the temple by 1369 DR—at the head of the parade.

As mentioned above, she led multiple crusades against Sharrans and fittingly most of the senior priests under her learned to become silverstars, a type of cleric who was, even by Selûnite standards, inflexible in their enmity to Shar.

Under her, the church of Selûne was quite an exclusive society. An established knowledge of Selûne's tenets as well as a vow of devotion were required to become a member but no matter their knowledge or devotion, people who weren't bards, clerics, druids, rangers, sorcerers, or wizards were forbidden to acquire membership. The biggest hurdle though was probably the high monthly membership fee of 5 gp.

Rumors
It was claimed by some that Naneatha could, with a plea to the goddess, summon the real Wand of Four Moons in place of the replica and wield it with its full power.

Appearances

 * Selune Rising