Blessed of Ninkash

Ninkash, also known as the Mother of Beer and the Goddess of Merriment, is a much-beloved deity within the Crossroads. Zobeck’s working class drinks ale as if it were water (indeed, dwarven beer is often cleaner than water in the city), and many dwarves from the nearby Iron Cantons now live in Zobeck and extoll their matron goddess’s tenets wherever they go. Since Ninkash has no temples in Zobeck, and her priesthood lacks a central authority even in the Ironcrags, the Beer Goddess’s followers instead heed the authority of master brewers known as the Blessed of Ninkash.   The Blessed of Ninkash have no formal priestly authority, and only a few of them command any divine magic, but they possess such a mastery of the art of brewing that the people of Zobeck agree they must possess the divine gifts of Ninkash herself. Likewise, the Blessed of Ninkash are not an official guild or club; the title of Blessed is often given by patrons of bars who delight in a local brewer’s experimental draughts.   Those who bear the title of Blessed of Ninkash are rarely professional brewers, and those who do make money from their craft are not a part of any guild. The Blessed are typically professional barflies who make a hobby of brewing, gambling, and playing music while keeping a paying job elsewhere in the city.

Features

Blessings at the Bar

You feel more at home while in taverns and inns than you do at your own home, your workplace, or your school. Determine with your GM the name and location of your favorite tavern; what city is it in, and where in that city is it located? Before being thrown  into your adventures, you visited that pub every day and know all the regulars. Because of your famed brews, 50 percent of all other taverns in the city also know your name.
When in a tavern that knows your identity and knows of your fame, its bartender will give you and your companions free meals and lodging as long as you spend 4 hours brewing and succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence check made with brewer’s supplies to make them a barrel of your brew. Additionally, while in this tavern, you can call upon its patrons for assistance, provided the assistance you ask for does not risk their lives and you remain in good standing with the tavern’s patrons.

Suggested Characteristics

Traits

Ideal

Bond

Flaw