Shards

The Shards, or simply shards, were a cadre of planetar servants of the goddess Selûne the Moonmaiden.

Description
Each of the Shards was female and had long flowing blue hair and pearly white skin with shining aspect. They could display or dismiss their wings as they desired. It was told they were formed from equal parts moonlight and fire.

Activities
The Shards were sent by the goddess to show her favor or presence or to give aid to mortals, such as by bestowing gifts or boons.

The Shards could be summoned by the church of Selûne in the sacred ritual of the Conjuring of the Second Moon, conducted only during Shieldmeet, which occurred every four years. This required a coordinated chant performed in every temple of Selûne in Faerûn, and the confluence of the energy of this devotion summoned the Shards. The priests could have the Shards do their bidding, usually to battle the minions of Selûne's arch-nemesis and twin, Shar, but only for a single night. However, at dawn, the Shards always took one mortal priestess to join their number before departing the world.

Base
The Shards dwelled at the Gates of the Moon, the realm of the goddess Selûne.