Barleycorn

"Crazed lunatic, but I'll tolerate his existence as long as he stays in his blasted fields" - Sylveri

Barleycorn
(Greater deity)

Basic Information

Title(s)	Lord Barleycorn, Stalker of the Fields, Reaper of Crows
Symbol	A doll of straw bound around animal bones / Skull of a crow / A Scythe
Domain	Harvest, Fear, Scarecrows, Protection of Crops
Power level	Greater deity
Status	Alive
Alignment	Chaotic
Worshippers	Druids, Farmers, Guards on Patrol
Temple	Fields filled with crops, most farming communities will have shrines dedicated to this god.
Weapon of Choice	The Scythe

Player Options

Classes	Druid, Ranger, Bard
Restrictions	Unable to cast Produce Flame and Faerie Fire
Boons	The Druid has access to Fear/Dispell Fear from the Cleric list and Animate Scarecrow (5th Level Spell). These spells will always be considered memorized and won't count towards the limit of spells currently memorized. Druids get access to the hand scythe and scythe weapons

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Once a minor deity of scarecrows, with stories of fear and dread to scare farmhand children to behave.
When the great mourning hit everything changed however. Being one of the few gods to survive, Lord Barleycorn soon took on the responsibility as god of the harvest to aid the farmers who still needed to grow vast amounts of produce for the cities.

There are few beings respected more by the farming community than Lord Barleycorn as when the hordes of undead came for them, it was he who made the scarecrows jump to life to defend the living. A practice continued by his druids today, who animate scarecrows to help protect the fields and farmers.

Druids who worship Lord Barleycorn is required to help any farmstead of their choosing during harvest season and may not continue his/her adventuring until their duties are complete. Additionally fire magic is not granted by this god and any use of fire as a weapon or tool to destroy is considered a sin.