Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

(Nancy Kaufman) #1
THE GNOMISH PANTHEON
Deity Domains
Nature

Symbol
Baervan Wildwanderer, god of woodlands Face of a raccoon
Baravar Cloakshadow, god of illusion and
deception

Alignment
NG
NG Arcana, Trickery Dagger against a hooded cloak

Callarduran Smoothhands, god of mining
and carving stone

N Knowledge, Nature Golden signet ring with six-pointed star

Flandal Steelskin, god of metalwork
Gaerdal Iron hand, god of protection

Knowledge
War
Trickery

Flaming hammer
Iron band
Gari Glittergold, god of trickery and gems Gold nugget
Nebelun, god of invention and luck
Segojan Earthcaller, god of earth and the
dead

NG
LG
LG
CG
NG

Knowledge, Trickery
Light

Bellows and a lizard tail
Glowing gemstone

Urdlen, god of greed and murder CE Death, War White clawed mole emerging from ground

THE ORC PANTHEON
Deity
Bahgtru, god of strength

Alignment
LE

Domains Symbol
War
Gruumsh, god of storms and war
llneval, god of strategy and hordes
Luthic, mother-goddess offertility and
healing

CE Tempest, War

Broken thigh bone
Unblinking eye
LE War
LE Life, Nature

Upright blood-spattered sword
Orcish rune meaning "cave entrance"

Shargaas, god of stealth and darkness NE

Yurtrus, god of death and disease NE

AMAUNATOR


The Keeper of the Eternal Sun, the Light of Law, the
Yellow God

Trickery

Death

The rule of law and the glory of the sun are both in Am-
aunator's dominion. His priests help establish bureau-
cracies and lawful order in communities. They often wit-
ness contracts and signed agreements, stamping such
documents with the sun-symbol of Amaunator to signify
their validity.
His priests teach that Amaunator has died and been
reborn time and again. Like the sun, he might pass into
the realm of darkness, but inevitably his bright gaze
will fall on the world once again. Amaunator is seen
as a stern and unforgiving deity, not unlike Silvanus in
comportment, but his concern isn't for the balance of
life-he cares that things proceed according to the ce-
lestial order, that promises are kept, and that the rule of
law persists.

SYMBOL OF AMAUNATOR

Red crescent moon with a skull between the
moon's horns
White hand, palm outward

Farmers and travelers beseech him when they pray
for rain or sun, as do any others looking for a favorable
change in the weather. But the most common form of
propitiation to Amaunator is the practice of swearing
oaths, signing contracts, and declaring laws under the
light of the sun. So ingrained in the common perception
is the connection between a solemn oath and the sun
that those engaged in closing deals or issuing edicts
often pause and wait for a passing cloud to clear the sun
before completing the transaction or pronouncement.

ASMODEUS
The Lord of the Ninth, The Cloven, Old Hoof and Horn
Open worship of Asmodeus began roughly a century
ago when small cults with charismatic leaders sprang
up in the aftermath of the Spell plague. That catastrophe
left many asking why the gods were angry or had aban-
doned them. To those questioners, the faithful of Asmo-
deus provided answers and a god who would forgive all

SYMBOL OF AsMODEus
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