Rahalat was a place spirit who was once a Bedine sorceress in Anauroch.[1]
Description[]
When Rahalat manifested herself, she appeared as a silent, transparent, and floating unveiled woman, young and strong but with a heartbroken look on her face. She spoke to visitors telepathically if she so desired.[1]
Powers[]
As a place spirit, Rahalat was considered a demigod among the Bedine pantheon and held great powers as such. She was granted inherent protection from all forms of magic and was omniscient about everything that occurred at her oasis. However she was limited by the fact she could not leave the area in which she dwelled.[1]
Rahalat could summon herds of phantom goats to push intruders from the cliffs. However, she was sympathetic to the fellow shunned Bedine women and would call off the goats if such an outcast presented herself.[2]
History[]
Long before the mid–14th century DR, Rahalat was a Bedine sorceress outcast, abandoned by her tribe at an oasis. She tried to stop everyone coming to her oasis until a tribe murdered her in order to get water. Soon after, the oasis turned to blood, and for ten years, everyone who drank from it died. By 1358 DR, the Bedine would always sacrifice a camel to honor her before drinking from the oasis. She sometimes appeared near the oasis.[1]
Rahalat still looked after a herd of goats on the mountain overlooking her oasis. She would warn intruders by making them hear the ringing of goat bells in their minds.[1]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Novels
- The Parched Sea
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Ed Greenwood (November 1991). Anauroch. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 71–72. ISBN 1-56076-126-1.
- ↑ Troy Denning (July 1991). The Parched Sea. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 6. ISBN 1-56076-067-2.
Connections[]
At'ar • Elah • Kozah • Mother of Waters • N'asr • Treacherous Lurker in the Sands
Place spirits
El Ma'ra Dat-ur Ojhogo • Rahalat