Religion in Maerisport

The citizens of Maerisport worship a variety of gods in a variety of ways. Though the Church of Pelor is the largest organized faith in the city, the city is also home to several smaller cults, including most notably those of Bahamut and Heironeous. Shrines to the patron deities of the elves, gnomes, dwarves, and halflings can also be found in neighborhoods where those races reside in any great number.

The Church of Pelor
The Church of Pelor, god of light, good, and healing, is the largest and most widespread faith within the city of Maerisport. Temples to the Sun Father can be found in almost every neighborhood, where the brothers and sisters perform regular services, give sermons to the citizens, and provide basic healing for minor injuries and illnesses.

The Church of Pelor is vast and heirarchical, with deacons, subdeacons, priests, and bishops. Within the city, Church business is overseen by Bishop Tanner, who presides over the Cathedral of St. Maleron near the center of the city. Tanner holds a seat on the Council of Lords, which she uses both to try to alleviate conditions for the city's poor and to further the interests of the Church. Bishop Tanner is answerable to the Heirarch in Solanna.

The Order of Heironeous
The Order of Heironeous maintains a presence among the city guard, where its paladins and clerics provide their swords and magic for the defense of the city. The head of the order in the city traditionally serves as bodyguard to the Lord Mayor; the current head is Ser Cerwyn.

The Order of Heironeous maintains no public temples within the city.

Bahamut
As god of wind, Bahamut is an important figure for the sailors that ply the waters of the Maeris Bay. Few sailors will depart the port without offering a gold coin to the Platinum Dragon's horde. The Festival of the Fair Winds, held each year on the dawn of the Spring Solstice, is one of the greatest feast days of the year.

Though there are several shrines to Bahamut near the docks, there are no full size temples to the dragon god anywhere in Maerisport. The city only has one dedicated cleric of Bahamut, an eccentric dragonborn named Tyrenus. Tyrenus maintains the shrines and oversees the annual parades for the Feast of the Fair Winds.