The Sky Bear
Odayla is the son of Orlanth and the Lady of the Wilds. He is best known for his hunt of the great Sky Bear. One slew the other and took his skin to wear, fooling the ignorant. Initiates know the truth of course: that there were never two at all, but that the hunter and the hunted are always part of one being.
His companion is always a shadowcat, and Odayla’s hunters are forbidden to slay these animals except in extreme need.
Odayla is often worshiped as a subcult of the Orlanth cult.
Holy Days
Each season, the Windsday of Movement week is a seasonal holy day, as are the Windsdays of Sacred Time. The High Holy Days of the cult are the three weeks just prior to Sacred Time, when a Great Hunt is performed.
Initiate Membership
Requirements: Standard. An initiate must hunt, kill, and skin a bear as part of the initiation rite.
Cult Skills: Climb, Hide, Missile Weapon, Move Quietly, Peaceful Cut, Scan, Survival, Track, Worship (Odayla).
Favored Passions: Love (family).
Spirit Magic: Detect Life, Disruption, Heal, Mobility, Protection, Slow, Speedart, Spirit Screen, Strength.
Rune Magic
Common Rune Magic: All.
Special Rune Magic: Bear’s Skin, Bear’s Strength, Claws.
Enchantments: Ban, Binding Enchantment, Magic Point Enchantment, Matrix Creation, Spirit Armor Enchantment.
Bearwalker (Rune Lord)
Requirements: A candidate must have a 90% weapon skill plus 90% proficiency in any four skills chosen from among the following: Climb, Hide, another Melee Weapon, Missile Weapon, Peaceful Cut, Scan, Search, Survival, Track, and Worship (Odayla). A Bearwalker must participate in the annual Great Hunt.
Associated Cults
- Daka Fal: Odayla is friendly with Daka Fal, despite his beastly nature, and his cult is often combined with ancestor worship.
- Foundchild: Members of both cults participate together in the same Great Hunt ceremonies.
- Lady of the Wilds: Provides Transform Self.
- Orlanth: Provides Summon Air Elemental (small).
- Yinkin: Odayla’s uncle is his constant companion. Both cults participate together in the annual Great Hunt.