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===Clergy and Temples===

Aether is wise and learned, being a keeper of the secrets and knowledge of mortals, gaining secrets simply by his constant habit of always listening to everything upon the Material Plane. Those who wish to learn the truth of an event, recall a forgotten memory or discover a secret often praise Aether, marking their prayer with the sign of the cross. Those who pray to or follow Aether must always be cautious, for Aether is wrathful and temperamental. Thankfully, his vengeance is often quick, as his godly duties keep him far too busy to focus his attention on a single subject for long.

Since it is well known that he listens, some folk keep in mind that a quick prayer to Aether may be just enough to receive divine intervention when situations turn dire. As Aether likes hearing praise of his deeds, he may just assist those who reward his intervening with gracious praise as they spread the word of his doings.

The faithful of Aether often build modest temples for worship.  While sparsely decorated, these temples often serve other purposes, such as concert halls, theaters and docking for airborne vessels. These temples typically house at least one grand pipe organ (if the temple is well funded). Occasionally, bard colleges found near temples of Aether for these reasons, which in turn, furthers the spreading of the words of Aether's teachings and deeds through songs and poetry.

Aether has a small instrument named for him, the aetheroarer. This instrument consists of a long, hollow wooden handle with a leather strap attached to one end and another piece of hollow wood attached perpendicularly at the other end. Often, small holes are carved into either pipe, which can be covered by leather straps, for use as a flute-like instrument. The aetheroarer is typically "played" by swinging it at various speeds by its leather strap, producing a chord of notes. Different regions construct and tune the instrument differently. The general shape of the instrument is the source of Aether's holy symbol, a cross, though, in certain regions, this cross takes on the form of a "T" with a loop at the bottom. As Aether's instrument namesake is often wooden, so are his holy symbols, carved from fine, hard woods. Symbols made from brass or silver are fairly common among the most prestigious faithful.

Winged races, [[SRD:Cloud Giant|cloud giants]] and [[SRD:Storm Giant|storm giants]] often praise Aether, but so do sailors, who pray for favorable winds, as well as anyone who prays for weather to go their way.


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{{3.5e Deities of Rom Breadcrumb}}
[[Category:3.5e]]
[[Category:User]]
[[Category:Deity]]
Alignment	Neutral +
Allowed Alignments	Neutral +, Neutral Good +, Neutral Evil +, Chaotic Neutral + and Lawful Neutral +
Author	Ganteka Future +
Domain	Air +, Knowledge + and Weather +
Favored Weapon	Bow (any) +
Home Plane	Material Plane +
Identifier	3.5e Deity +
Pantheon	Elemental Lord +
Portfolio	Breathing, Gossip, Rumors, Secrets, Wind +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Summary	An elemental air god who takes residency on the Material Plane. +
Symbol	A cross +
Title	Aether +
Type	Lesser +
Worshiper Class	— +
Worshiper Race	— +