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Tempus teach that war conducted properly is fair in to time while following in Torm's footsteps, but Torm's
that it oppresses all sides equally, and that in any given priests teach that the shame of a minor fall from grace
battle,a mortal might be slain or might become a great is far less severe than declining to rise oneself up to
leader among his or her companions. Mortals shouldn't Torm's standards.
fear war but should see it as a natural force, the storm
that civilization brings about by its very existence. TYMORA
Lady Luck, Our Smiling Lady
TORM
Tymora is the bright-faced goddess of fortune, the one
The Loyal Fury, the True, the Hand of Righteousness
to whom gamblers and game-players pray in Faerun.
Torm is the god of duty and loyalty, revered by those Our Smiling Lady is said to love none so much as those
who face danger to bring about a greater good. Those who gamble with the utmost skill and daring. Yet she
who favor Torm believe that one's salvation can be found is thought to watch over all who take risks to better
through service, that every failure to perform one's their fortunes.
duty diminishes Torm, and that every success adds to The battle cry of the followers of Tymora is "Fortune
his luster. Those who take Torm to heart must strive to favors the bold." Someone might say words to Tymora
fulfill his commandment to go out into the world and before any endeavor in which a little good luck would
be an active force for good, to right wrongs, and to help help, but not when an incidence of bad luck might occur.
the hopeless. They must strive to maintain peace and (On such occasions folk pray to Beshaba to spare them
order while opposing unjust laws. Followers of Torm from bad luck; praying to both is thought to anger both
stand ever alert against corruption and are expected to goddesses.) One common method of divining the future
strike quickly and hard against any evidence of rot in the is to toss a coin to a stranger (typically a beggar) and ask
hearts of mortals. As the sword arm of justice, Torm's if it's heads. If it is, the coin is left with the stranger as
faithful are expected to bring quick deaths to betrayers. payment for Tymora's favor. If it's not, the stranger can
Considering these tenets, it should be no surprise that choose to keep it (and the bad luck) or return it.
most human paladins have Torm as their patron. Those who favor Tymora- as distinct from folk who
Most temples dedicated to Torm are fortresses built invoke her name by mumbling over the dice-tend to be
on heights. These structures offer austere quarters for daring sorts. Adventurers and gamblers make up much
residents and visiting knights, drilling grounds, and of their ranks. They all have the belief that what is good
stables. White granite, lion statues, and armored figures about their lives is the result of having both good luck
predominate in the architecture, with the coats of arms and the bravery to seek it out. Tymora has worshipers
of fallen heroes decorating the walls of the great halls. among all sorts of folk: the dashing young noble, the
Torm is seen as the good right hand of Tyr, and a such risk-taking merchant, the daydreaming field hand, and
his symbol is a white gauntlet made for the right hand. the scheming ne'er-do-well.
It represents Tyr's sword hand, but it is also a symbol of Priests of Tymora and temples devoted to Lady Luck
forbearance. Torm is frequently depicted with his right are scarce, since her faith tends not to stress a need
gauntlet extended palm forward, which worshipers call for intermediaries: "Let the lucky man and the Smiling
the Hand Resolute. It signifies the principle that the Lady suss it out," as the old saying goes. Shrines to
just and true must pause before acting to judge whether Tymora at gambling parlors aren't unusual, however,
their intentions uphold Torm's ideals. Temples, civic and sometimes such establishments attract a priest and
structures, and the homes of the faithful are often dec- effectively become temples.
orated with images of the Hand Resolute as a constant
reminder of this principle.
Worshipers of Torm come from most walks of life, for
he welcomes any who seek the best in themselves and
others, who uphold his tenets of loyalty, responsibility,
duty, and kindness, or who are willing to sacrifice to
keep evil from gaining ascendancy in the world. The
faithful know that all of them will stumble from time
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