Description of Deity

    Lizae is the matron goddess of women and the feminine side of Creation.  Hence, Lizae is more powerful than many other more-worshipped deities.    
 

    A maiden with one breast bared.
 

    Healers and midwives often worship Lizae, as do fertility shamans and some diviners.  Women who seek to better the lot of their gender in various male-dominated areas of Tangorea (most notably the Zenkan and Teunorkan homelands) also worship Lizae.  Lizae has a militant order, known as the Sisterhood of the Rising Moon.
 

    Female, Wisdom 14 or higher, Constitution 10 or higher.
 

    Males, in all but a tiny handful of cases.
 

    Lizaeans care little for social conventions on dress--or other ways.  In areas where Lizaeans may practice openly, they tend to dress as climate dictates, believing that there is nothing wrong with the female body that needs to be hidden, unless for keeping warm.  Of course, in areas where Lizaeans are forbidden (especially in Zenkan regions), Lizaeans will often masquerade as members of other professions, in which case they dress accordingly.
 

    Lizaean temples come in many forms.  In most areas, temples are rather discreet, and, in hostile areas, usually behind a storefront or facade of some kind.  In one Zenkan town, for instance, there is a Lizaean temple underneath a tavern; the sympathetic barkeep's daughter was sold into slavery under the harsh Zenkan code of law.
 

    As is typically the case where many women dwell under one roof, the monthly cycles of Lizaean priestesses within a temple tend to be synchronous; this determines when ceremonies are held.
 

    When fighting for women who are in danger (other than themselves), a priestess of Lizae gains +1 to hit and +10% on damage.  Once per week, a priestess of Lizae may call her matron for increased abilities.  Once per week, a Lizaean may raise an ability score by two points plus one point for every three levels of experience.  This increase lasts for one half-hour, plus 5 minutes per level.  To raise a score above 19 requires two points per point.  To raise a score over 22 requires three points for every point.
    Lizaeans gain a Constitution hit-point bonus as fighters do.  Note that, should a Lizaean raise her Constitution into bonus territory, she immediately gains the appropriate hit point bonus, retroactively.  However, when the effect wears off, the hit points are lost, too.  Should this reduce the priestess below 0, she falls unconscious.  If this reduces her below -10, she must make a system shock roll.  Failure means the priestess dies; success means she drops into a coma until d4 days after she is healed back above 0.
 

    A Woman Scorned  medium-high level  (5th level).
 
    This spell only functions against male targets.  Moreover, the target must have committed some sort of major injustice against a woman (rape, for instance).  If the target is touched unwillingly, he has an increased chance to resist the spell (+2 to saving throw).  However, if the target is touched willingly--even if said target does not realize the touch is part of a spell--the target's chance to resist is markedly lower (-3 to saving throw).
    If the spell takes effect, no immediate effects result.  However, the target receives a curse 2d4 days later.  Possible curses include reduction of a selected ability by one-half,  a 30% chance to stutter uncontrollably whenever attempting to speak, an intense phobia, a powerful enemy, and so forth.  The curse remains until dispelled, or until the subject rights the wrong that he committed.     
 

    Priests of Lizae are duty-bound to come to the aid of any woman who is threatened with harm because of her gender.  Of course, such aid need not/cannot always be overt and immediate...
 

Priests of Lizae may use any weapons or armor they choose.
 

charm, divination, healing, protection, creation, summoning.