Bolka

Bolka

(Deity)

Titles

The Golden Gift

Alignment

Neutral good

Areas of Concern

Beauty
Desire
Love
Marriage
Passion
Committed relationships

Worshipers

Dwarves

Edicts

Encourage those seeking love, see beauty in others, support loving relationships

Anathema

Betray your spouse, disrupt a genuine marriage, prevent a suitor seeking a partner

Follower Alignments (1E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (1E)

Charm, Community, Good, Healing

Subdomains (1E)

Family, Love, Lust, Restoration

Follower Alignments (2E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (2E)

Confidence, family, healing, passion
Alternative: Toil

Favored Weapon

Mace

Symbol

Golden bejeweled ring
Wedding bells

Sacred Animal

Falcon

Sacred Colors

Gold, green

Source: Gods and Magic, pg(s). Inside front cover, 47 (1E)
Highhelm, pg(s). 117 (2E)

Bolka is the dwarven goddess of marriage. She is the daughter of the dwarven god Torag and his wife Folgrit. As the dwarven pantheon's goddess of marriage she helps reluctant suitors summon the courage to ask their partner out and helps foster love between partners in arranged marriages. Miners who find perfectly symmetrical gemstones are said to have her favor.

Home

Bolka has divine offices in Heaven, where sounds of frustration and squeals of delight are often heard by other dwarven gods and angels as she watches mortals grapple with love.

Appearance

Bolka is a goddess whose beauty is without equal among the dwarven gods. She is described as having golden-brown skin, pure bismuth eyes, and long blonde hair.

Church of Bolka

Worshipers of Bolka traditionally hide wedding rings and other wedding gifts in secret compartments within conference rooms near the chapel, with the belief that this strengthens the associated wedding. The event itself includes giving thanks to Bolka for helping bring the couple together, and after the wedding the newlyweds place gold under their pillows to further gain her blessing.

Bolka also has centers of healing, teaching her followers that healing is its own expression of love that helps sustain a community and make it stronger.

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