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ApPENDIX B: GODS OF THE MULTIVERSE

ELIGION ISAN IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE IN GREYHAWK
THE worlds of the D&D multiverse. When The gods of Greyhawk come from at least four different
gods walk the world, clerics channel divine pantheons, representing the faiths of the various ethnic
power, evil cults perform dark sacrifices in groups that populated lhe continent of Oerik over the
subterranean lairs, and shining paladins ages. As a result, there's a great deal of overlap in lheir
stand Iike beacons against the darkness, it's portfolios: Pelor is the Flan god of the sun and Pholtus
hard to be ambivalent about the deities and is the Oeridian sun god, for example.
deny thei r existence.
Many people in the worlds of D&D worship different DRAGONLANCE
gods at different times and eircumstances. People in The gods of the world of Krynn are three families: seven
the Forgotten Realms, for example. might pray to Sune gods of good headed by Paladine and Mishakal, seven of
for luck in love, make an offering to Waukeen before neutrality headed by Gilean, and seven of evil headed by
heading to the market, and pray to appease Talos when Takhisis and Sargonnas. These deities have been called
a severe storm blows in-ali in the same day. Many by many different names and held in varying leveis of
people have a favorite among the gods, one whose ideais esteem by different peoples and cultures through the
and teachings they make their own. And a few people world's history, but they are the only gods of this world-
dedicate themselves entirely to a single god, usually their place fixed in the stars as constellations.
serving as a priest or champion of lhat god's ideais.
Your DM determines which gods, if any, are worshiped EBERRON
in his or her campaign. From among the gods available, The world of Eberron has many different religions, but
you can choose a single deity for your character to the most important revolves around a pantheon called
serve, worship, or pay Iip service to. ar you can pick the Sovereign Host and their malign shadow, the Dark
a few that your character prays to most often. ar just Six. The gods of the Sovereign Host are thought to have
make a mental note of lhe gods who are revered in your dominion over every aspect of existence, and to speak
DM's campaign so you can invoke their names when with a unified voice. But the Dark Six are the primitive,
appropriate. ]f you're playing a deric or a character with bloody, and cruel gods who offer a dissenting voice.
the Acolyte background, decide which god your deity Eberron's other religions are very different from the
serves or served, and consider the deity's suggested traditional D&D pantheons. The monotheistic Church
domains when selecting your character's domain. of the Silver Flame is devoted to fighting against evil in
the world, but plagued by corruption in its own ranks.
D&D PANTHEONS The philosophy of the Blood of Vol teaches that divinity
Iies within ali mortal beings and reveres the undead
Each world in the D&D multiverse has its own
pantheons of deities, ranging in size from the teeming who have secured lhat immortality. Various mad cults
pantheons of the Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk to are devoted to the demons and horrors imprisoned
the more focused religions of Eberron and Dragonlance. in Eberron's Underdark (called Khyber, lhe Dragon
Many of the nonhuman races worship the same gods on Below). The followers of the Path of Light believe that
different worlds-Moradin, for example, is revered by the world is heading toward a glorious future where
dwarves of the Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk, and many the shadows that cloud this world will be transformed
other worlds. into Iight. And two relaled nations of e1ves revere their
ancestral spirits: lhe Undying Court, preserved as
THE FORGOTTEN REALMS spirits or even undead forms, and the glorified Spirits
Dozens of deities are revered, worshiped, and feared of the Past, the great heroes of aneient wars.
throughout the world of the Forgotten Realms. At least
thirly deities are widely known across the Realms, and NONHUMAN DEITIES
many more are worshiped locally, by individual tribes, Certain gods closely associated with nonhuman races
small cults, or certain sects of larger religious tem pies. are revered on many different worlds, though not always
in the same way. The nonhuman races of the Forgotten
••• Realms and Greyhawk share these deities.
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THE lIFE ANO DEATH DOMAINS Nonhuman races often have whole pantheons of
Many deities in this section suggest the Life domain, their own. Besides Moradin, for example, the dwarf
particularly if they are dosely associated with healing, gods include Moradin's wife, Berronar Truesilver, and
protection, childbirth, nurturing, ar fertility. As described in a number of other gods thought to be their children
the chapter 3, though, the Life domain is incredibly broad, and grandchildren: Abbathor, Clangeddin Silverbeard,
and a deric of any non-evil deity can choose il.
A number of other deities, mostly evil ones, suggest the Dugmaren Brightmantle, Dumathoin, Gorm Gullhyn,
Death domain, which is detailed in the Dungeon Mas!er's Haela Brightaxe, Marthammor Duin, Sharindlar, Thard
Cuide. Most derics who choose this domain are evil NPCs, Harr, and Vergadain. Individual dans and kingdoms of
but if you want to worship a god af death, consult your dwarves might revere some, ali, or none of these deities,
Dungeon Master . and some have other gods unknown (or known by other
•• •• names) to outsiders.

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