'chapel of nature' chapel

==== Chapel of Nature ==== Habbakuk has created and rules all creatures of land and sea. Rangers and sailors especially revere him. He made creatures in his likeness, and he is as feral and merciless as they are. Still, in the furious cycle of predator and prey, there resides a natural harmony that also embodies Habbakuk. He is thus as fierce as a lion when dealing with Evil and as innocent as a doe when dealing with Good. Needless to say, Habbakuk is as much feared as he is loved. Because he represents the eternal cycle of nature; Habbakuk has become a symbol of eternal life beyond the world. Hale and hearty, Habbakuk is always immersed in and obsessed with the present moment. This obsession makes him care-free and noisome one moment and predatory and silent the next. Some confuse this latter aspect with cruelty or Evil, but Habbakuk unfailingly acts for Good. Just as he allows a hungry tribe of plainsmen to bring down a fattened buck, so too, Habbakuk does not flinch from other violent acts for the purpose of Good. Habbakuk, as Paladine's son and Kiri-Jolith's twin, wants to heal the scars on Ansalon itself, trying to reverse the damage done during the War of the Lance. Habbakuk specifically seeks to reclaim the Silvanesti homeland. To this end, he works with the Neutral Gods of nature. Because Habbakuk founded the Knights of the Crown, their quests often help nature. In addition, Habbakuk works to keep the Evil Sea Queen Zeboim at bay. The main goals of the High Monks and High Priests of Habbakuk, The Fisher King, are thus: - To protect the Nature from those who would destroy or squander it, to restore nature from a terrible threat. - To leave friends and community to wander the land, taking nothing but a walking stick and the clothes he wears. - To prevent evils from slaying those who cannot defend themselves well, inhabitants of forests and seas. - To follow Habbakuk's orders and requests. - To oppose any followers of Zeboim, The Darkling Sea, who is Habbakuk's immortal enemy.