Goddess of Love and Fertility
Intermediate Deity
Symbol: Falcon
Home Plane: Asgard
Alignment: Neutral Good
Portfolio: Fertility, love, magic, vanity
Worshippers: Bards, sorcerers, wizards, lovers, husbands and wives, elves, gnomes, half-elves
Cleric Alignments: CG, LG, NG
Domains: Air, Charm, Good, Magic
Favoured Weapon: Longsword
Freya (fray-ah) is the deity of erotic and sensual love, adept at the practice of magic. Some myths say she taught the Vanir art of witchcraft to the Aesir. Freya is the daughter of Njord and the twin sister of Frey. She delights in romantic poetry and is considered the most magnanimous of the goddesses. Freya weeps tears of gold when her husband, Odur, goes on his journeys. She possesses the Necklace of the Brisings, sometimes called Brisingamen, a fantastically beautiful and priceless piece of jewellery crafted by the dwarves. She rides to battle in a chariot pulled by twin lions. Half those slain in battle, and all women so slain, come to Freya’s hall Sessrumnir.
Freya’s cults tend to be exuberant and passionate. Whatever they do, they do with full enthusiasm. Racially and culturally one of the most diverse Asgardian cults, they find beauty in magic and vice versa. Physical appearance is irrelevant to those seeking initiation. Instead, they must demonstrate the kind of ardor promoted by the cult.
Freya’s clerics revere her role as a warrior deity. They actively practice the arts of war, including the arcane arts. Many of the clergy are sorcerers or wizards in addition to being priests.
Freya’s temples are lavishly decorated with the gold that is her gift to the world. The doors face the setting sun, since Odur returns to his wife at sunset. The temples contain heavily secured display areas where sumptuous jewellery rests as offerings to Freya. They also contain armouries, arcane libraries, training areas and arcane laboratories.
Visitors to Freya’s temples receive greetings from enthusiastic members of the community or the clergy. The warm welcome quickly dissipates without an offering of jewellery or an honest expression of the passion prized by their deity. Offerings of magical knowledge, items or songs are accepted as warmly as jewellery.
Source: Deities and Demigods (Page 176)