In the Dalelands, Ethelyra is known as the "Heartbeat of the Blizzard." While her siblings in the Thalpolyres represent the external comforts of a warm room or a shared meal, Ethelyra represents the internal furnace. She is the goddess of the flush—that sudden rush of heat to the cheeks when you see a lover, or the surge of adrenaline that keeps a traveler moving through a drift. She is often depicted not in heavy furs, but in sheer, silken robes of deepest violet and pink, standing barefoot in the snow. Where she steps, the ice doesn't just melt; it turns directly into steam.

In the biting heart of the Dalelands, village dwellers whisper the oral tradition of the Thalpolyres, a pantheon of restorative deities who provide the essential "thaw" of warmth and harmony against the dread of a February blizzard. These gods of comfort and multifaceted love do not remain distant in their divinity; instead, they are deeply entwined with the lives of the mortals who brave the frost, maintaining a close bond with devoted Warlocks and Clerics while frequently descending to share the hearth with common folk to keep the frigid winter air at bay. This month we will add the 4 Pillars-with their representative god, for the Creature of the Week.

I am so sorry! I totally spaced posting last week's creature stats to finish out January! So, here it is! And this week's creature will be here this weekend-if not also today!

Can you guess who it is related to?! Stats to come later this week!