Sune

Sune (pronounced SOO-nee), also known as Lady Firehair, is the deity of love and beauty, her dogma primarily concerning love based on outward beauty, with primary importance placed upon loving people who respond to the Sunite's appearance. Her symbol is that of a beautiful woman with red hair.

Appearance

When Sune appears to the mortals of Faerûn she wears only a diaphanous gown. She is known for her lustrous red hair that drapes down to the ground, her eyes of shining emeralds and ruby red plump lips.

Worshipers

Sune's highest priest is known as the Heart Warder, usually being the most handsome/beautiful clergy member both inside and out. They are expected to keep their appearance as flattering as possible and shower others with sweet words at least five times a month.

Orders

Order of the Ruby Rose

The Church of Sune has a small affiliated order of fighters, paladins, and bards who serve to guard temples and holy sites along with the clergy and who sometimes pursue quests or do good works in Sune's name to promote her faith. To become one of the Sisters and Brothers of the Ruby Rose, a candidate stands vigil in a church of Sune all night. If the Lady Firehair appears to the candidate in a vision during the night or somehow shows her favor, the candidate is admitted to the order. Members of this order are given to writing essays and songs of courtly love when not engaged in vital business, and often adopt a beautiful individual to adore from afar whether that individual would be flattered by such attentions or not.

Relationships

Sune is served by Lliira and Sharess, who she rescued from the influence of Shar during the Godswar. For this, Shar considers Sune her enemy; because of this Sune now aids Mystra in her struggle against Shar and the Shadow Weave. She is also allied to Selûne, who once served her much as Sharess does now, but has since gone her own way, Milil, and Lathander. Sune is also known to enjoy long-term relationships, and many casual flirtations.

The Lady Firehair dislikes the Gods of Fury, including Talos and his follower deities, as well as Tempus for the destruction they cause to beautiful things. Despite this, she has no true enemies among the gods, as the Gods of Fury dislike all others and Tempus considers her too flighty and therefore irrelevant to be worth the conflict.