Ninlil — Divine Queen, Consort of Enlil

Ninlil — D&D 2024

Medium Celestial (Deity), Lawful Good

Traits

Greater Divine Nature. Ninlil does not need food, drink or sleep; she cannot be aged magically and is immune to disease.

Magic Resistance. Ninlil has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If Ninlil fails a saving throw, she can succeed instead.

Household of Heaven. Chosen allies within 60 feet have Immunity to the Frightened condition and Advantage on saving throws against effects that would force them to violate a freely sworn oath.

Legitimate Succession. Ninlil knows when a creature she can see within 120 feet deliberately presents a false written genealogy or invented inheritance. This feature does not reveal biological ancestry, invalidate adoption or force testimony.

Actions

Multiattack. Ninlil makes three Staff of the Great Lady attacks.

Staff of the Great Lady. Melee Attack Roll: +20, reach 10 ft. Hit: 22 (3d8 + 9) Bludgeoning damage plus 27 (6d8) Radiant damage.

Word of Sanctuary. Charisma Saving Throw: DC 33, one creature Ninlil can see within 120 feet. Failure: until the end of its next turn the creature cannot target one protected creature Ninlil names, unless it first takes 27 (6d8) Psychic damage.

Veil of the Queen (Recharge 5–6). Ninlil creates a 40-foot-radius sanctuary centred on a point she can see within 180 feet, lasting for 1 minute or until she is Incapacitated. Chosen allies inside the area have Half Cover and Advantage on Wisdom and Charisma saving throws. She can maintain only one veil.

Proclaim the Heir (1/Day). One willing creature Ninlil can see within 60 feet gains 50 Temporary Hit Points, Immunity to the Charmed and Frightened conditions, and a 1d10 bonus to its attack rolls and saving throws for 1 minute. The creature retains those benefits while conscious, even if it leaves her presence.

Reactions

Queen’s Intercession. Trigger: an allied creature Ninlil can see within 120 feet fails a saving throw. Response: the ally rerolls the save and must use the new result. No creature can benefit from this reaction more than once per round.

Legendary Actions

Legendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, Ninlil can take one legendary action from the options below; she regains all expended uses at the start of her next turn.

Graceful Step. Ninlil teleports up to 40 feet to an unoccupied space she can see.

Staff Strike. Ninlil makes one Staff of the Great Lady attack.

Close the Court. A willing ally within 60 feet teleports to an unoccupied space within 10 feet of Ninlil.

Queen’s Rebuke (Recharge 5–6). A creature within 120 feet that knowingly broke a protected oath in the previous minute makes a DC 33 Wisdom saving throw; on failure it has the Stunned condition until the end of its next turn.

Divine Estate and Regional Effects

At initiative count 20 (losing ties) inside the Queen’s Court, Ninlil may make a 30-foot-radius area Sanctuary until the next count 20 (DC 33 Wisdom saving throw to attack a sheltered target) or grant allies within 60 feet 25 Temporary Hit Points. The same option cannot be used on successive rounds. Within 1 mile, sincere sworn petitions leave faint luminous marks on clay and wax; defiled sanctuaries slowly restore their doors and thresholds.

Clerical Tradition — Queenship

Queenship is an original campaign domain suitable for a consenting divine patron; a cleric uses its normal subclass, preparation and spell-slot rules.

Ninlil — D&D 2014

Medium celestial (deity), lawful good

Traits

Greater Divine Nature. Ninlil needs no food, drink or sleep and is immune to disease and magical aging.

Magic Resistance. Ninlil has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Legendary Resistance (5/Day). Ninlil may choose to succeed on a failed saving throw.

Household of Heaven. Allies she chooses within 60 feet cannot be frightened and have advantage on saving throws against magical compulsion to violate a freely sworn oath.

Legitimate Succession. Ninlil detects deliberate presentation of counterfeit family records or inheritance claims within 120 feet but does not invalidate adopted kinship.

Actions

Multiattack. Ninlil makes three staff attacks.

Staff of the Great Lady. Melee Weapon Attack: +20 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (3d8 + 9) bludgeoning plus 27 (6d8) radiant damage.

Word of Sanctuary. One creature within 120 feet makes a DC 33 Charisma saving throw. On a failure it cannot attack one creature Ninlil names until the end of its next turn unless it first takes 27 (6d8) psychic damage.

Veil of the Queen (Recharge 5–6). A 40-foot-radius sanctuary centred within 180 feet lasts for 1 minute, or until Ninlil is incapacitated. Chosen allies inside have half cover and advantage on Wisdom and Charisma saving throws. Only one veil may persist.

Proclaim the Heir (1/Day). A willing creature within 60 feet gains 50 temporary hit points, immunity to being frightened or charmed and a 1d10 bonus on attack rolls and saving throws for 1 minute.

Reactions

Queen’s Intercession. When an ally Ninlil can see within 120 feet fails a saving throw, she may allow that ally to reroll the save and take the second result. No creature can benefit more than once per round.

Legendary Actions

Ninlil has three legendary actions, taking one at the end of another creature’s turn and regaining them at the start of her turn.

Graceful Step. Teleport up to 40 feet.

Staff Strike (Costs 2 Actions). Make one Staff of the Great Lady attack.

Intercede (Costs 2 Actions). One chosen ally within 120 feet has advantage on the next saving throw it makes before the start of Ninlil’s next turn.

Queen’s Rebuke (Costs 3 Actions). One creature within 120 feet that knowingly broke an oath or sanctuary in the past minute makes a DC 33 Wisdom saving throw, becoming stunned until the end of its next turn on a failure.

Lair Actions and Regional Effects

On initiative count 20 (losing ties), Ninlil may bless a 30-foot-radius sanctuary for 1 round (Wisdom save DC 33 to attack anyone within) or grant chosen allies within 60 feet 25 temporary hit points. No consecutive identical lair actions. Written vows near her court gleam when voluntarily affirmed.

Clerical Tradition — Queenship

Queenship is a campaign domain concerned with sanctuary, maternal authority and rightful adoption. Domain spells follow ordinary cleric preparation and slots.

Ninlil — Pathfinder 1e

Ninlil CR 36/MR 10
LG Medium outsider (divine, good, lawful, mythic)
Init +14; Senses darkvision 120 ft., true seeing; Perception +69

DEFENSE

OFFENSE

STATISTICS

ECOLOGY

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Queen’s Intercession (Su). Once per round as an immediate action, when an ally within 120 ft. fails a saving throw, Ninlil lets it reroll. The ally must accept the second result. If Ninlil has spent her immediate action she cannot use one until her next turn.

Household of Heaven (Su). Allies Ninlil chooses within 60 ft. are immune to fear and receive +4 sacred bonus on saves against charm and compulsion. The effect ends outside the aura.

Legitimate Succession (Su). Ninlil knows if a creature she sees within 120 ft. deliberately claims a forged adoption, inheritance or lineage, without acquiring the creature’s actual blood relationships.

Veil of the Great Lady (Su). Three times per day as a standard action, a 40-foot-radius ward within 180 ft. grants chosen allies +4 sacred bonus to AC and +4 on Will saves for 10 rounds. The effect can be dispelled against CL 42.

Proclaim the Heir (Su). Once daily as a standard action, one willing creature within 60 ft. gains 50 temporary hp and a +5 sacred bonus on attack rolls and saving throws for 10 rounds; the effect also suppresses fear and charm during its duration.

Divine Estate. In the Queen’s Court Ninlil can open one sanctioned sanctuary door per round as a move action; impostors are confronted by a DC 47 Will save or become shaken for 1 round. No involuntary mind-reading is implied.

Domains and Domain Spells

Clerics select their usual domains from Community, Good, Law, Nobility and Protection. The Queenship progression is a campaign alternative, not extra spell slots.

The high challenge rating and mythic rank are campaign extrapolations beyond ordinary published deity entries.

Ninlil — D&D 3.5e

Ninlil
Medium outsider (extraplanar, good, lawful); greater deity, divine rank 16; lawful good

Combat and Divine Powers

Epic progression. Ninlil has 20 outsider Hit Dice and 30 cleric levels (50 total Hit Dice). After 20th level she uses epic attack and saving throw advancement. All Hit Dice have maximum hit points. Rank 16 grants a +16 divine bonus on her attack rolls, saves and checks and the greater deity’s automatic best result on die rolls.

Cleric spells. Ninlil casts as a 30th-level cleric (Wisdom 38). Domain spell-like abilities from Community, Good, Law, Nobility and Protection are at caster level 26th (10 + divine rank); DC = 10 + spell level + 14 (Cha modifier) + 16 (divine rank).

Queen’s Intercession (Su). Once per round as an immediate action, Ninlil permits one ally within 120 feet who failed a save to reroll it, taking the second result. This is a campaign-specific miracle.

Legitimate Succession (Su). Ninlil recognises knowingly forged inheritance seals, family records and adoption claims within 120 feet. She does not judge a household’s worth by bloodline.

Queen’s Sanctuary (Su). Three times per day as a standard action, a 40-foot-radius area within 180 feet grants chosen creatures +4 sacred AC and +4 sacred saves against mind-affecting effects for 10 rounds. Deities of equal or higher rank are not affected against their will.

Salient divine abilities. Ninlil has 21 selections (16 from divine rank and five bonus choices for a greater deity): Alter Reality, Automatic Metamagic (Extend Spell), Avatar, Clearsight, Divine Armor Mastery, Divine Fast Healing, Mass Life and Death, Divine Shield, Divine Spell Focus (enchantment), Divine Spell Penetration, Divine Spellcasting, Extra Domain, Extra Energy Immunity (fire), Extra Sense Enhancement (hearing), Gift of Life, Know Secrets, Lay Quest, Life and Death, Power of Nature, Power of Truth and Rejuvenation. She has the necessary cleric spellcasting, feats, ability scores and divine-rank prerequisites; Rejuvenation is supported by Divine Fast Healing, and Life and Death by Gift of Life.

Estate and regional effect. The Queen’s Court keeps records of voluntary kinship and lawful sanctuary; a sealed refuge within 1 mile cannot be opened by a merely mundane lockpick while its grant remains valid.

Domains and Domain Spells

Community, Good, Law, Nobility and Protection define her official-domain options. Queenship is an optional campaign alternative with one domain spell at each level, never an extra set of slots.

The divine ranks, ability progression and salient divine abilities follow the epic divine framework; Ninlil herself and her Queen’s Court are original setting interpretations.