Milil

(Lord of Song, the Lord of All Songs, Guardian of Singers and Troubadours, the One True Hand of All-Wise Oghma)

Lesser Power of the Beastlands, NG

Portfolio:  Poetry, Song, Eloquence

Aliases:  None

Domain Name:  Brux/Library of All Knowledge

Superior:  Oghma

Allies:  Oghma, Deneir, Lliira, Sune, Mystra, Finder Wyvernspur, Stillsong, Hanali Celanil, Corellon Larethian, Serhanine Monnbow, Rillifane Rallathil, Erevan Ilesere, Labelas Enoreth, Lathander

Foes:  None

Symbol:  A silver harp, often depicted as a five-stringed instrument whose body is made of silvery leaves

Worshipers Alignment:  Any

Milil (Mihl-LiLL) is depicted in religious art and song as a handsome male human or elf with a charismatic manner and a haunting, melodic voice.  He is venerated by human, elf, and half-elf bards, who see him as the One Who Watches While Music is Alive (when they are performing), the Guardian of Singers and Troubadours, and the One True Hnad of All-Wise Oghma.  (Deneir is the other "Hand.") Deneir, Gond, and Milil serve Oghma, though Milil has little in common with Gond, and their relationship is strained.  He is on excellent terms with a number of powerful gods, including Mysta and Sune, and often works closely with Lliira.  He is welcome in the elf pantheon as well as the Faerunian pantheon because of the beauty of his song.

Milil is the ulimate performer: self-confident, inspired, possessed of total recall or anything he sets a mind to remember, able to improvise facilely out of desire or necessity, well-educated in general theories of conduct and broad areas of knowledge, and masterful in all sorts of performance technique (including a passing knowledge of disguise derived from costume theory), especially within his sphere of knowledge--music, poetry, and elegant speech.  However, he is also self-centered and egotistical and likes to be the center of attention.  When he is not the center of attention, he bores easily, and his mind wanders or he leaves.  He is also given to flirtation with both deities and mortals for his own enjoyment, to deep annoyance of more sober powers.

Milil's Avatar (Bard 30, Spellsinger 22, Mage 21, Cleric 21)

Milil oftens appears as a young, charismatic male human or elf with handsome features and a voice of unearthly beauty.  He most commonly appears clean-shaven, with shoulder-length brown or blonde hair.  He dresses in the gard of a troubadour and favors bright clothing, elegantly patterned cloth, and gold or bejeweled clothing decorations and jewerly.

Milil uses spells from any wizard school or priest sphere, though he favors spells that charm or have musical, vocal, sound, or instrumental effects or manifestations.  Any spell he uses with musical, vocal, sound, or instrumental effects or manifestations is cast at triple normal effectiveness in all respects and the targets of such spells receive a -3 penalty to their saving throws in any are allowed. 

AC -2; MV 15, Fl 21; HP 168; THAC0 6; #AT 1

Dmg 1d6+5 (rapier +3, +1 STR)

MR 70%; SZ L (10 feet)

STR 16, DEX 21, CON 19, INT 22, WIS 22, CHR 24

Spells P: 12/12/12/12/10/6/2, W: 6/6/6/5/5/5/4/4/3

Saves PPDM 2, RSW 3, PP 5, BW 7, Sp 4

Special Att/Def:  Milil can conjure weapons and items from midair and is considered proficient with any weapon he uses.  He favors Sharptongue, a magical rapier +3 that has the abilities of a sword of quickness and a sword of dancing when he uses it.  He sometimes loans Sharptongue to people performing a great quest or service for him or his church, and in the hands of a mortal it behaves as either a sword of quickness or a sword of dancing in a round, but not both (and obviously must perform as a sword of dancing if it is apart from its wielder).

Milil can use spell turning and ironguard (detailed in the FORGOTTEN REALMS Adventures tome and jPages From the Mages) spells at will to protect himself from normal attacks.  He can sing so as to shatter magical silence or to make all beings within 90 feet cease all acts of violence, instantly, and remain peaceful until he ceases to sing, even it their weapons or other items are taken from them or they are attacked.  One of Milil's favorite methods of demonstrating his divinity to skeptics is to play a harp woven of flames, which he conjures from the air.

By touch, Milil can place the knowledge of a song--both tune and lyrics--in the mind of a mortal, so that it can never forgotten, or confer upon any being with the ability to play a single type of instrument as if with years of mastery.  He has often used the former power to preserve clues about the whereabouts of treasure or tasks that should be done for generations to come (trusting that his song will be handed down).  Milil can also either convey or cure deafness by touch.  There is no saving throw allowed against deafness caused by Mililm and creatures so stricken can't be cured except by the hand of a deity.

Milil plays any instrument, even those from other crystal spheres or planes, with supreme mastery.  He never forgets any tune that he or any of his priests have ever heard and can perform them all superbly.  When he wishes, he can project his voice as a group of voices in harmony or create the sound of any instrument or combination of instruments from thin air to accompany his performance.

Milil is immune to spells and spell-like effects that have musical, vocal, sound, or instrumental effects or manifestations unless he wishes them to affect him.

Other Manifestations

Milil often manifests as haunting music, particularly in clearing deep in woodlands.  He appears as a wordless, lone male voice soaring through the air where no singer can be seen.  At times, Milil draws the image of two dancing hollyphants in the air in glowing yellow lines or in ink (that appears from nowhere) on parchment to signify his approval.  This seems to indicate his delight in watching such creatures dance to his music.  More often, Milil manifests as a radiance surrounding a bard, storyteller, or epic poet in the throes of inspiration--a sight always heralding a performance that moves an audience to tears, blind obedience, enthusiastic offerings of money, or whatever else the performer desires them to do.  Milil often places helpful visions (mental pictures of the whereabouts of treasure, lost loved ones, or directions overland) in the mind of a singer or musician who pleases him.

Milil also acts through the appearance or presence of aasimar (all accomplished singers), hollyphants, light aasimons, movanic devas, and solars. More commonly he sends songbirds (especially nightingales), white horses or pegasi, calico cats, red or yellow roses, lilies, peonies, perfect gemstones or any sort, and peregrine falcons to show his favor and as a sign to inspire his faithful.