This article is about the deity Mishakal; if you are looking for the moon of the same name see here.
Mishakal the Healing Hand is a goddess of healing, mercy, fertility, beauty and compassion from the crystal sphere known as Krynnspace. Mishakal is the divine personification of restoration, and encourages mortals to become whole and grow, to learn from their mistakes, and to spread healing among others. She is the patron of healing, motherhood, and the restoration of what was lost.
Overview
Mishakal is the goddess of making things right in the world and ridding it of its ills with compassion and love. Her caring nature is sometimes at odds with the conflict and war which often engulf her faithful, but the breadth of her worship is indicative of the deep-seated need among the people of Krynnspace to improve their lot in life and recover.
Mishakal is the mother of the twins, Habbakuk and Kiri-Jolith, and Solinari with her husband Paladine.
Description
Mishakal commonly appears as a breathtakingly beautiful woman in sky blue robes, radiating an aura of peace and well being. However, she occasionally appears either as a matronly or grandmotherly woman in a faded blue smock, or as a blue-eyed child with silver-blond hair. In times of conflict, Mishakal takes the form of a female knight or warrior in gleaming silver-blue plate mail.
Holy symbol
Mishakal's holy symbol is a blue infinity symbol.
Celestial symbol
Mishakal is associated with the constellation Infinity.
Favored weapon
Mishakal wields a quarterstaff known either as Merciful Strike or Healing Strike.
Realm
Krynnspace cosmology
In the cosmology of Krynnspace, Mishakal maintains her realm within the Dome of Creation, along with the rest of the Gods of Light.
Great Wheel cosmology
In the Great Wheel cosmology, Mishakal resides within her realm, known as Healer's Home, which is located on Amoria, the first layer of the Blessed Fields of Elysium.
Worship
Priests of Mishakal must heal all who ask, regardless of their allegiance. Though some may charge a nominal tithe, Mishakal forbids her clerics from refusing to heal those who are unable to afford it. They must work to the common good of the community in which they live.
In Spelljammer
Mishakal is a member of the Gods of Light and is considered native to Krynnspace.