Silva
Silva is the goddess of nature, who protects all living things. Her earthly manifestation, located in the elven nation of Lunethia, is a giant holy tree which reaches the clouds. Her alignment is N+ (neutral leaning towards lawful).
Praying
Praying to Silva has various effects. If you are in a good relation with her, and are missing a limb, then she will summon a new limb for you made from one of her aligned materials.
If you are not missing a limb, then it depends on your location. If you are above ground, she will summon friendly wolves, and if you are underground, she will cause an earthquake in the level, which will destroy traps, explode mines, and cause damage to the walls.
She may also summon her Angel or possibly her archangel Nux.
If you have a bad relationship with Silva, she will polymorph you into a rat, jackal, or mutant ass
Altars
There is always an altar to Silva in UT level 4.
There is also a priestess of Silva in New Attnam who will cure leprosy (20 gold), cure poison (5 gold), re-attach a limb (10 gold), or summon a new limb (20 gold).
Aligned Items
Offering these items to Silva at her altar will receive a greater bonus towards your relation with her:
quarter staff, belt of levitation, thunder hammer
Or an item made of any type of wood, most cloths, all fruits and vegetables, and most types of rock. See the List of materials for more details.