The highest spiritual authority in the Talenta Plains is the priest known as Holy Uldra. Plainsfolk who follow her believe Holy Uldra to be an avatar or chosen representative of Balinor.
Holy Uldra hopes to lead the Talenta tribes back to their traditional ways, and she believes that the human nations have tainted the halflings and their relationship with the land. A charismatic figure, Holy Uldra could one day be installed as lathon—which would spell trouble for the Plains.
Characters who meet the young priest known as Holy Uldra are hard-pressed to guess that she is the single most powerful religious figure in the Talenta Plains. Holy Uldra speaks of herself as a simple cleric, but she makes no attempt to hide the devoted following she has acquired. Although she does not covet power for her own gain, she is deadly earnest in her belief that the path she espouses is the best one for her people.
Holy Uldra believes that the mere act of creating a nation encompassing the Talenta Plains is an affront to half ling culture and the will of Balinor. Land is a gift of the gods, and to claim ownership over it is a senseless desecration of the kind practiced by humans and other races. She believes that if these new ways are allowed to continue, emotional bankruptcy and spiritual genocide can be the only results.
Holy Uldra is the lath of a small tribe, but her powers of oratory and persuasion have made her one of the most important leaders in the Plains. Her contempt for House Ghallanda, House Jorasco, and Lathon Halpum is well known, as is her belief that the actions of the half ling houses and the tribal council threaten to debase the Plains’ traditional culture and the spiritual core of half ling life. Her often strident followers share these beliefs.
Holy Uldra and her acolytes have no formal organization yet, and she gives her followers no specific mandate or orders. However, in some instances militant half ling tribes have used her teachings as motivation for attacks against the dragon marked houses and even the tribal council.
Holy Uldra travels with a group of bodyguards and mystical guard animals whenever she attends large gatherings. Her guards are typically half ling prowlers, at least half of which stay incognito in the crowd in case of trouble. When they watch over Uldra, these guards are deferential to nonbelievers. However, Uldra’s forces have been known to target plainsfolk who publicly oppose their master’s views.