Bala was a goddess of music in Zakhara and emphasized the importance of music to lift the spirit and mitigate suffering. She was a local goddess who was worshiped in the city of Mahabba, but her faith was outlawed and driven underground by the Pantheists. In this persecution her followers spread to other cities. Their sometimes violent resistance against their oppressors brought the goddess the epithet "of Ill Tidings".[1]
Bala's symbol was a zither.[3]
The goddess has been described as a colorfully but modestly dressed, middle-aged woman who played her zither in a way that enchanted gods and genies.[1]
Holy slayers of the Final Chord followed Bala's teachings.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Jeff Grubb (August 1992). Land of Fate (Adventurer's Guide to Zakhara). (TSR, Inc), p. 53. ISBN 978-1560763291.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb (August 1992). Land of Fate (Adventurer's Guide to Zakhara). (TSR, Inc), pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-1560763291.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb (August 1992). Land of Fate (Adventurer's Guide to Zakhara). (TSR, Inc), pp. 49, 53. ISBN 978-1560763291.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb (August 1992). Land of Fate (Fortunes and Fates). (TSR, Inc), pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-1560763291.
Further Reading[]
Related information can be found here:
- Jeff Grubb and Andria Hayday (April 1992). Arabian Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 18. ISBN 978-1560763581.
- Sam Witt (March 1994). The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook. Edited by Dezra D. Phillips, C. Terry Phillips. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 41–42. ISBN 1-56076-828-2.
Hajama • Hakiyah • Haku • Jisan • Kor • Najm • Selan • Zann
Local Gods
Bala • Botu'Astok • Jarmik • Jauhar • Vataqatal
Savage Gods
Akadi • Faceless God • Grumbar • Istishia • Kar'r'rga • Kossuth • Lost One • Lotha • Ragarra • Shajar • Thasmudyan
Genie Lords
Marrake al-Sidan al-Hariq ben Lazan • Kalbari al-Durrat al-Amwaj ibn Jari