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gillrmn
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This thread will be picking up a deity every two days or so and putting forth their details and their relevance to the new post-spellplague Neverwinter.
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Day 1:- Amaunator (Post #3 Link) [p.s. Lathandar of 3e was actually him in hiding]
Day 2:- Asmodeus (Post #5 Link) [p.s. Asmodeus in 4e is different from 3e, he has been rebooted]
Day 3:- Bane (Post ## Link)
Watch this thread for information on them.
(For dates, days etc. and other information check zeb's calendar)
<<>>
Day 1:- Amaunator (Post #3 Link) [p.s. Lathandar of 3e was actually him in hiding]
Day 2:- Asmodeus (Post #5 Link) [p.s. Asmodeus in 4e is different from 3e, he has been rebooted]
Day 3:- Bane (Post ## Link)
Watch this thread for information on them.
(For dates, days etc. and other information check zeb's calendar)
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Amaunator was the ancient deity of sun for Netheril people, but he was abandoned after Karsus's Folly as it was said that he did nothing to prevent the fall of Netherese cities. Amaunator was a lawful deity who always followed the written word of contract but seldom the spirit of the contract. It is said that a punctuation mark mistake in his contract allowed him to officially have the portfolio of Time. Hence the reason why he is also favored by those mortals who respect the law and find comfort in predictability viz, the keeper of calendars and time.
After he was largely abandoned by Netherese people, his power waned to the extent that he was not able to maintain his astral dimension and his fate was unknown.
After sometime, a good deity of Sun, Lathander appeared as a good deity placing freedom before law. It was revealed after spellplague that it was an aspect of Amaunator to gather strength and allies. However, Amaunator was definitely influenced by his aspect and took on lawful good alignment.
p.s. Although he was officially the keeper of time, he never really claimed the domain of time travel in which Mystra had quite a large influence. However, he is regarded as time keeper as all calendars are dedicated to him and the gate of time used in time travel in ancient days (not anymore) is named as "Amaunator's belt".
Its fine, I will use first post as index. It won't be mentioning any days etc. for any deity - just outlines to describe the differences regarding gods of 4e w.r.t 3e(and/or before). It will be kind of an intro to gods.
the Supreme Master of the Nine Hells
Lord of Nessus
For millenia ancient deity Asmodeus waited for godhood denied to him. He got this opportunity after spellplague. After the death of Mystra, Dweomerheart disintegrated. This sent the deity Azuth, who was the god of spells, to Asmodeus's domain while he was dying. Asmodeus took the opportunity to ingest the essence of the god and thus ascend to godhood.
Using this power, Asmodeus "ended" the Blood War by pushing the Abyss to the bottom of the Elemental Chaos. Although it can be said that this "end" is just the beginning of a new and more destructive blood war as demons were not actually defeated by devils.
He is a charismatic and generous deity who quick to reward anyone willing to sign away his soul. However, after death the people contracted are enslaved for eternity.
Asmodeus remains the lord of nine hells.
This thread has been added to my Bookmarks. Thanks Gill!
the Black Lord, the Black Hand, the Lord of Darkness
A mortal who became god, Bane was once thought to have been destroyed during times of troubles when all the dieties were forced to walk on lands as mortals. However, Bane expected this and had his essence hid in Xvim his son. Soon when the time was right, Bane burst back to life literarily and figuratively speaking, and returned stronger than before with more followers. Spellplague has destroyed two of his foes - Mystra and Cyric. And power of Black Lord has increased manyfolds with goblin deities under his command along with Loviatar.
Th Banehold is his abode and the Black Lord of Banehold is the embodiment of tyranny, hatred and destruction. Mortals sworn to him - the banites - are sworn by an oath they must keep out of fear.
Grain goddess, the Great Mother, the Golden goddess, She who shapes all
Chauntea is famous among farmers and all those who depends upon land. She was one of the older deities present during the birth of Abeir-Toril distributing life and fertility in both the worlds. She holds power over the way in which sentient mortals interact with the world.
She is kind and ensures healthy harvest to all who treat land with respect it requires. She is a deity not only to farmers and tillers but also to druids who shape the wild lands naturally which have not been tamed.
Part 1
Deities
Amaunator
The sun is the source of all life. Its warmth draws forth the crops by giving its life sustaining warmth to Chauntea and its radiance drives undead back to the crypts. It holds the underdark creatures back and away making all life in Toril safe. Amaunator causes the sun to burn and sets its course across the sky, giving rise to the celestial clock by which all time is measured. He watches over the lands of humans, dwarves, halflings and elves alike being a provider and guardian for all. Amaunator was the ancient deity of sun for Netheril people, but he was abandoned after Karsus's Folly as it was said that he did nothing to prevent the fall of Netherese cities. Amaunator was a lawful deity who always followed the written word of contract but seldom the spirit of the contract. It is said that a punctuation mark mistake in his contract allowed him to officially have the portfolio of Time. Hence the reason why he is also favored by those mortals who respect the law and find comfort in predictability viz, the keeper of calendars and time. After he was largely abandoned by Netherese people, his power waned to the extent that he was not able to maintain his astral dimension and his fate was unknown. After sometime, a good deity of Sun, Lathander appeared as a good deity placing freedom before law. It was revealed after spellplague that it was an aspect of Amaunator to gather strength and allies. However, Amaunator was definitely influenced by his aspect and took on lawful good alignment. p.s. Although he was officially the keeper of time, he never really claimed the domain of time travel in which Mystra had quite a large influence. However, he is regarded as time keeper as all calendars are dedicated to him and the gate of time used in time travel in ancient days (not anymore) is named as "Amaunator's belt".
Asmodeus
the Supreme Master of the Nine Hells, Lord of Nessus. For millenia ancient deity Asmodeus waited for godhood denied to him. He got this opportunity after spellplague. After the death of Mystra, Dweomerheart disintegrated. This sent the deity Azuth, who was the god of spells, to Asmodeus's domain while he was dying. Asmodeus took the opportunity to ingest the essence of the god and thus ascend to godhood. Using this power, Asmodeus "ended" the Blood War by pushing the Abyss to the bottom of the Elemental Chaos. Although it can be said that this "end" is just the beginning of a new and more destructive blood war as demons were not actually defeated by devils. He is a charismatic and generous deity who quick to reward anyone willing to sign away his soul. However, after death the people contracted are enslaved for eternity. Asmodeus remains the lord of nine hells.
Bane
The servitude or obedience of a banite to Bane is absolute. the Black Lord, the Black Hand, the Lord of Darkness. A mortal who became god, Bane was once thought to have been destroyed during times of troubles when all the deities were forced to walk on lands as mortals. However, Bane expected this and had his essence hid in Xvim his son. Soon when the time was right, Bane burst back to life literarily and figuratively speaking, and returned stronger than before with more followers. Spellplague has destroyed two of his foes - Mystra and Cyric. And power of Black Lord has increased manyfolds with goblin deities under his command along with Loviatar. The Banehold is his abode and the Black Lord of Banehold is the embodiment of tyranny, hatred and destruction. Mortals sworn to him - the banites - are sworn by an oath they must keep out of fear.
Chauntea
The Great Mother is revered by all who depend on the land for their livelihood. Grain goddess, the Great Mother, the Golden goddess, She who shapes all. Chauntea is famous among farmers and all those who depends upon land. She was one of the older deities present during the birth of Abeir-Toril distributing life and fertility in both the worlds. She holds power over the way in which sentient mortals interact with the world. She is kind and ensures healthy harvest to all who treat land with respect it requires. She is a deity not only to farmers and tillers but also to druids who shape the wild lands naturally which have not been tamed.
Corellon
First of Seldarine, Patron of Elves and Eladrin. Corellon in his epic battle with Gruumsh plucked his(Gruumsh's) one eye, but from the blood of Corellon from injuries were born first of Eladrin. A benevolent protector of his followers and of the culture and ways of Elves and Eladrin, he resides in Arvandor(also called Verdant Isles, its an Archipelego) in Astral sea. His court is majestic and called Seldarine. He lives there with Sehanine Moonbow who is absent from the domain as she walks mysteriously in Moonlight. It was revealed that Sehanine Moonbow is an aspect of Sel
Corellon
First of Seldarine, Patron of Elves and Eladrin. Corellon in his epic battle with Gruumsh plucked his(Gruumsh's) one eye, but from the blood of Corellon from injuries were born first of Eladrin. A benevolent protector of his followers and of the culture and ways of Elves and Eladrin, he resides in Arvandor(also called Verdant Isles, its an Archipelego) in Astral sea. His court is majestic and called Seldarine. He lives there with Sehanine Moonbow who is absent from the domain as she walks mysteriously in Moonlight. It was revealed that Sehanine Moonbow is an aspect of Selune herself but the rest remains a msytery even to the wise. However, Sehanine is not a deity herself but an archfey so unlike the Moonmaiden, the aspect can be slain like any other mortal. He banished Arunshaee who became Lolth after a power struggle. He is the father of Elistraee who saved a part of the drow by turning their domain away from Lolth back to Corellon by sacrificing herself. Thus Lolth, his former lover turned spider demon and Gruumsh the orc god are his sworn enemies.
Cyric
Prince of Lies, the Mad God, the Lord of Three Crowns, N'esr. Ever since the death of the 'Harlot' and bringing in spellplague by killing the goddess of weave, the following of cyric has somewhat diminished. He is the deity of murder, lies and madness. Supporting cruel rulers her tries to ensure end of all wars the people live in constant threat of murder and deception. Hated by all and used by evil gods for their own ends, he was one of the few mortals to ascend to godhood. Right now, he is trapped in the Supreme throne presumably for 1000 years for his role in spellplague.
Ghaunadaur
That which Lurks, the Elder Eye. God of all Oozes said to have emerged from primordial ooze itself is a very ancient deity. He was awaken again when Lolth visited him and used him as a tool. However when her betrayal became apparent and her rejection of the Elder eye made him mad with fury unseen before. He is the god of all abominations and demands living sacrifices in each prayer. He is a cowardly ancient powerful deity with a tinge of madness.
Gruumsh
The One-eyed god, He Who Watches, He Who never sleeps. The orc patron deity is said to have lost his eye in his epic battle with Corellon but he denies that the battle had anything to do with the loss of his eye. He has been fighting the civilization since time immemorial. He is the god of destruction and is worshiped by brutal humans, orcs and half-orcs. He is the deity of pure destruction, plunder and raid.
Kelemvor
Lord of dead. The god of dead is the most fair deity of new Neverwinter and one of the few mortals to ascend godhood. Kelemvor wished to clear all the corruptions in the Realms of Death brought by former Lords of Death. He is fair and represents fair justice and judgment. The Doomguides, follower of Kelemvor know that death is not to be feared but understood. Once understood, one can accept it as a part of the cycle of life and prepare oneself to be judged for one's action in life. His fairness and divine grace is a boon to all who have lost their loved one for they know that the fair and just deity will look after the safe journey of the soul of the departed and judge their fate fairly. It is a duty of Doomguides to fight the undead and protect the living from arts of necromancy. Presence of Kelemvor as a deity represents fair judgment.
Lolth
Queen of spiders and Queen of demonweb pits was once the consort of Corellon and he was smitten by her. However her hunger for power lead her to deceive and conspire against Corellon - a plot which failed. Corellon in turn, took away her beauty turning her into spider form and cast he to the abyss. She strengthened herself in and with time formed a realm of her own - the demonweb pit. Overtime she was able to woo dark elves - her former devotees and turn them into evil drow. With betrayals and murder she expanded her domain but gained many enemies in the process. She is feared by all te surface dwellers and feared by the underdark creatures too. Recently she was outwitted by Elistraee who foiled her plot to damn all drow when Elistraee sacrificed herself to save some drows as dark elves under the domain of Corellon.
Moradin
the Soul Forger. Patron deity of dwarves, the all father forged the race from gems and precious metals and imbued souls by forging them with his hammer. All blacksmiths and those who work with the boon of the mines - gemstones and metals, revere Moradin. He demands strength, honor, endurance and inner strength and is seen as stern but fair deity. His followers are always at war with goblin, gaints, orcs and banished dwarves (duergar). He is said to have the most majestic beard.
Oghma
the Binder of what is known, the Lord of knowledge. All who cherish knowledge - cartographers, writers, bards, wizard, lore (me), scribes, archivists pray to Oghma for seeking knowledge. Oghma thrives on new ideas and innovation regardless of its consequences. He also issues edicts to his followers to share, preserve and disseminate knowledge among others.
The Moonmaiden, Our Lady of Silver. She is the most ancient deity of the Abeir-Toril who existed even before the worlds were shaped. She and her anti-thesis Shar are constantly at war.Selune prefers direct approach while Shar prefers hidden and silent warfare.Selune is the body of the Moon herself and it is said that she set the sun aflame to save Chauntea which is the cause of conflict between two sisters. Her power after the war with Shar became very weak and she waxed and waned while hidden to recover her power. Sehanine Moonbow the archfey of Selderine is said be an aspect ofSelune. Thus her chief enemies are Lolth and Shar. Lurue and Mystrl are two of her daughters who are Unicorn Queen and former goddess of weave. Both these goddesses had easy access to arcane source because of unknown but mysterious connection of Moon and arcane. Unicorn Queen was able to access magic freely and teleport herself anywhere while Mystryl created weave which for a long time(before spellplague) was only known way to access the magic. Many known ways to access magic without using weave exist now, however the mysterious connection of the Moon with arcane has not been unveiled. The followers ofSelune are able to access both arcane powers and divine powers - something only possible with our Lady of Silver.Selune fights madness, curse of Lycanthropy and most undead (except for Seldarine undead). She is always at war with Shar and guides the sailors by navigating them safely from the claws of Umberlee.
Shar
Mistress of the Night. UnlikeSelune, Shar has retained all of her former strength and has always been a powerful deity. She longs for the return to nothingness for she is the manifestation of the void which existed before the creation. She longs for darkness and shadow and is resentful of any deity who transgresses on to her domain of darkness. She prefers shadows to nurture hatred for small offenses, lust for revenge and unnatural desires. Of all the evil deities after spellplague, threat from Lolth, Asmodeus and Shar are the greatest ones in Neverwinter. Like her ancient sister who is the Moon and accessed elemental plane of fire to save Chauntea, Shar is even more powerful and was the first one able to access shadow plane, was able to create shadow-weave and seduce Netherese remnants to follow her. Even when her role in spellplague is well known, her indoctrination of Sharites makes them believe that spellplague was Mystra's fault.
Silvanus
The forest father. The deity of nature is the oldest and most prominent deities of Fearun. Unlike Chauntea who favors those who shape the land, Silvanus is the father who protects the wild from encroachments of civilization. His followers are unpredictable and wild given to bouts of savagery against those who intrude the woodlands. An ally of Chauntea and served by Mielikki(in turn served by Lurue). Even though enemies, Malar(deity of hunt) also resides in Silvanus's home the deep wild. Silvanus dislike Malar because the actions of hunting into civilization bring chaos in the wilds. Silvanus resides in Summeroak which is a heavily forested area of deep wilds.
Sune
the Lady of Love. The deity of beauty, love and tender emotions has a tender loving and flirtatious nature. She however is aloof and pledges her heart only to the faithful. She is served by Lliira and Sharess. She has a close relationship withSelune who served her when her power was lost after her war with Shar. She has no true enemy except for Shar who resents her for taking away Sharess.
Tempus
the Foehammer. The deity of war respects honorable battles, despises cowardice and encourages conflict of arms to settle disputes. Many gods of war emerged from the battle between Shar andSelune and fought with themselves. The victor absorbed the strength of the defeated and finally Tempus was the only victor left and a powerful deity, except for Garagos who is now the exarch of Tempus. Uthgar is also an exarch of Tempus.
Torm
the loyal Fury. Torm has always been loyal to his portfolio something which was recognised by Ao itself. After spellplague, Tyr conferred all his power to Torm and instructed hi followers to follow Torm shortly before his death. He is the only unblemished lawful good deity followed by most paladins and protectors of weak.
goddess of Magic?
Unlike many who believed before, the spellplague and its aftermath has showed that Mystra was not the goddess of magic itself. It is now known that Mystra was the goddess who controlled th weave which was a way to exploit magic. After her death, many other ways to harness the magic have become known without using the weave. So using the weave is not the only way to harness magic as thought before. Also spellplague may not have been caused by Mystra's death. Mystra has died before and spellplague did not occur, only magic using the weave stopped working. Hence a goddess or a deity of magic never truly existed.
It is said they it was decided to club Torm, Tyr and Helm into one and Tyr was supposed to live. But considering his killing of Helm WotC decided to give the folio to Torm instead who was unblemished as Tyr would have been ridden by self-imposed guilt otherwise...