The Horned Hunter could also cast some spells, most notably telekinesis far beyond the normal weight limits, and only spoke to other creatures by a telepathic means. He frequently summoned treants to his aid. Even turning animals against their owners. He could shrink or enlarge animals, summon animals to his aid, and command loyalty from any mundane animal, giant animal, or sylvan creature. In addition, the Old Father avatar form of Silvanus could create and animate both plants and fungi, imitating similar spells from any sphere or school of magic. The Old Father form would cast spells from the animal, plant, and weather spheres at triple their normal effect, while for his Young Strider form this only occurred for spells of the weather sphere. Both of his avatar forms could cast spells from any sphere or school of magic. He could also make plants grow or shrink at any rate he willed. His avatar was capable of controlling any number of animals and forest creatures with the sound of his voice. He had a special hatred for those who used fire carelessly or with deliberate intention to cause destruction.

This led some to view him as heartless, though in reality he valued all life. This was considered to be his dogma and he was emotionally distant in regards to its necessity.

When it came to nature itself, he cared greatly for maintaining a balance between growth and decay, water and drought, fire and ice - the natural cycle of life. He paid no attention to the machinations of mortals or other deities. Caring very little for maintaining a proper balance with civilization, being wrathful towards those who threaten wild places. He was chiefly concerned with nature itself, specifically wild nature, in both its natural beauty and fierce savagery. Typical of nature deities, some described Silvanus as being wild and unpredictable, much like nature itself. This form always appeared among the trees, often just to indicate something by a gesturing, nodding, or pointing before disappearing. This form was an always silent man with burning white eyes, sporting a set of stag antlers and shaggy brown fur that was almost bark-like. Īnother form he was known to manifest as was the Horned Hunter, an entity similar in appearance to his fellow Celtic god Cerunnos. He most often assumed this form when a sacred grove was threatened or a circle of druids was attacked during their worship. This was a young, long-limbed humanoid male, with particularly long legs, dressed in a suit of armor made of leaves and wielding a wooden mallet. His young form was known as the Young Strider. The flesh of this form was always brown, gray, and fissured like old wood. It took the form of an old, bearded human male face, either floating midair among trees or sprouting from the trunk of an especially large and old tree. His old form was known as the Old Father. They could be hunting for the pleasure of it, but be decent enough to not be a danger to innocent people (since AL doesn't allow for Evil character, AFAIK).Silvanus had both an old and young avatar form that he was known to manifest in. A merchant who uses divination spells to ensure success in their activity. A cleric of knowledge, devoted to Waukeen. Mask is a common choice, but a character inspired to Robin Hood might be a concept that is rarely used. Could be quite irritating, if done wrong. A character who uses their art to spread joy and bring hope to people.

But Eilistraee doesn't seem to be a rarely chosen goddess, to me), perhaps multiclassing as a bard or a paladin (oath of the ancients). A dancer, or a musician devoted to Lliira (or Eilistraee, if you decide to go for elf/drow. Could be tricky (or boring, depending on your taste) to RP. Only uses healing or protective spells on their allies, refusing to harm anyone. Could be very fitting, given that the Realms get an apocalypse every other year. A strategist who uses their divine spells to devise the best path to victory. A cleric of knowledge, devoted to the Red Knight. Someone who tries to alter how others perceive reality, spreading mistruths and manipulating informations to achieve their goal.

A cleric of knowledge devoted to Savras. I've only experienced first hand a single campaign up to now, so I'll toss some ideas for deities that, according to what I've seen reading forums, come up quite rarely.

Forgotten realms deities by domains