Ivas

Ivas Domain Desire, Lust, Passion Symbol a stylized, green wisp of smoke on a field of red Pantheon Pantheon of Lornon Smite/Bane Bane Critical Grapple

Ivas is the Goddess of seduction.

Possessing a pair of tentacles where most humanoid beings have arms, and with full, sensuous lips hiding a maw filled with shark’s teeth, Ivas cloaks herself in illusion. She appears to the unwary as a woman of unearthly beauty. Preying on those willing to be seduced, Ivas thrives on the jealousy, distrust, and hatred that results. Often times marked by rotting diseases that defy all cures, her adherents form cults which revel in perverted carnal pleasures. However, their primary goal is the seduction of unwary outsiders.

Ivas' preferred humanoid manifestation is that of a beautiful woman with tentacles in place of arms. In manner, she is sensual and insatiable. Her symbol is a stylized, green wisp of smoke on a field of red.

Shrines, Statuary, and Holy Places

Cleric Guilds

Displayed in the Prayer Rooms of each Cleric Guild is a state of Ivas. These prayer rooms are considered a holy shrine to multiple deities.

This statue depicts a strikingly attractive woman who exudes frank sexuality.  Her heavy-lidded eyes seem to burn with a carnal appetite.  Surprisingly, the fact that she has a pair of sinuous tentacles in place of arms does not detract from her seductive allure.

>touch Ivas
You reach out and touch the statue of Ivas.

A chill runs down your spine, as if you had briefly caught Ivas's dread attentions.

Wehnimer's Landing Cleric Guild

Located in the Antechamber of Lornon is a table inset with fist-sized seals depicting all of the Lornon arkati, including one for Ivas. This area is not considered a holy shrine.

A stylized green wisp of smoke on a field of red is painted on the golden seal of Ivas.

Icemule Trace Cleric Guild

Located just inside the tower of the Icemule Trace Cleric Guild is a pair of ice statues depicting Ivas and Oleani. This room is not considered a holy shrine.

[Cleric Guild, Icemule Trace]
The icy walls sparkle in the sunlight, glimmering with silvers and golds. The light caresses the two ice statues standing, backs turned but looking over their shoulders, in the center of the room. Both are female, but one is something less than humanoid in its form. They stand on a base of ice, words carved into the surface. The air is crisp and cold, smelling of melting glaciers and gently falling snow.
Obvious exits: northeast, east, southeast, southwest, west, northwest, up, out

>look statues
Two women of maddening beauty stand back to back, looking over their shoulders.  While one is pure of feature and playful of glance, the other has rows of sharp teeth and tentacles in place of her arms.  Both seem quite distrustful of the other.

>read base
In the Common language, it reads:
"Only through love can we truly come closer to the Gods."

Garden of Desire

Located in Solhaven. The Garden of Desire is considered a holy shrine.

[Garden of Desire]
Lilac bushes burdened with dark purple blossoms line the low walls of this small garden, sirenflowers and lavender filling the beds around them. Standing in front of several fan-shaped trellises laden with fragrant passionflower vines, a bronze statue of a cloaked woman faces all who enter. A boulder bearing a brass plaque rests at her feet.
Obvious paths: out

>look stat
Completely cloaked but for her face, the woman's unearthly beauty has been sculpted by a truly gifted artist.  Only the undulating lines of her cloak seem a bit unusual, and what could be the tips of a pair of tentacles just visible beneath the hem.

>read pla
In the Common language, it reads:
Lovely Ivas, Goddess of Passion and of Lust, Mistress of Seduction -- We, the citizens and merchants of the City of Solhaven do dedicate this courtyard in honor of your immortal beauty and powers of illusion.

Temple of Ivas

Located in the Vipershroud. The Inner Sanctum is considered a holy shrine.

[Temple of Ivas, Inner Sanctum]
The room is bare except for thick crimson rugs that cover the stone floor apart from a wide ring around a central dais. Candles set in niches carved into the walls of this sunless chamber cast their flickering light on vivid frescoes, making the painted figures seem to writhe. The massive jade statue of Ivas crouched upon the dais is a commanding presence despite her lowered gaze. You also see a carved stone arch.
Obvious exits: none

>look stat
The statue of Ivas is of jade polished to a glassy shine, its lustrous curves as inviting to the hand as to the eye.  The goddess's eyes are mostly closed, but her mouth is open wide to reveal the inlaid marble shark's teeth and the carnelian tongue that lolls obscenely from between them.  In one tentacle she holds aloft a spherical ruby the size of a man's head; the stone is perfectly polished, but has a flaw at its heart in the form of a stylized flame.

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