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       THE  GREAT  NET  PANTHEON
       =========================

 Version 2       18/3/93

 Introduction.

 I first started to compile this work in June 1992. At the time I was
beginning to put together a new gaming world for my own use. I had written
some new deities for this world called Ogygia, but was beginning to run short
of inspiritation. Thus, I asked for help from the contributors to the ADND-L
([e-mail]) and Forgotten Realms ([e-mail]) lists.
I decided that it would be a good idea to share these new Gods, Goddesses,
and Demi-Gods with other list members, and so the Great Net Pantheon came
into being.
 It has taken almost six months to reach this stage and yet it is still not
complete; in fact it will never be complete as long as the creativity and the
imagination of other list members continues to create new deities.
 I hope you enjoy this work, and that it proves uselful and inspirational to
you.
 I will be trying to improve and expand this work in subsequent versions, so
if you have any comments, advice, corrections (especially spelling), or
contributions, then please send them to me at the following address:

    [e-mail]
or  [e-mail]

                       Steven R. Hamby.   13/12/92


  About the Great Net Pantheon.

  I have formed this work is into two major parts and an appendix.
 The first part deals with the new Gods that people have created for use
within their games of ADND. Though grouped by author, they will be cross
referenced by spheres of control to make choice of deity simple and quick.
This section also includes the re-writes of some of the Demons and Devils of
the first edition Monster Manual as deities. I did this for those who would
like to see these beings "reborn" in the second edition game.
In many cases it will not state a power level for a particular deity as I
believe it us to the individual GM to decide how strong he/she would be in
their world. For instance, in a mainly agricultural society Frethenti would
be classed as a Greater Deity, whilst in a war-like society he would only be
classed as a Lesser Deity.
 The second part will consist of existing deities that people have re-written
or updated for use in their campaigns. These are again grouped by author, but
are not cross referenced as there are in some cases two re-writes of the same
deity.
 Finally, the appendix contains a light-hearted list of Gods who have strange
worshippers and followers. This is included for those who wish to try to
put some humour into their campaigns; though I'm not guarenteeing that these
will work.

  Contributors to the Great Net Pantheon
  ======================================

Brian Baker       [e-mail]
                  Frenzick the Wild

Del Hart          [e-mail]
                  Vofos

"Ristonofer"      [e-mail]
               or [e-mail]
                  His whole pantheon of deities

Petri J. Kokko    [e-mail]
                  The Seasons

Ethan Roe         [e-mail]
                  Gilveus, Pimpliel, Terra, Treaton

"Grabbit"         [e-mail]
                  Garjarvan

Tim Larson        [e-mail]
                  Re-written FR, Greek, and Norse deities

"Grim Reaper"     [e-mail]
                  Orin

Reid Bluebaugh    [e-mail]
                  Re-written Moradin

Beth Gaynor       [e-mail]
                  Re-written Lathander, Oghma, Mystra, Sune, and Tempus

Daniel Waisley    [e-mail]
                  The Screwy Gods

"Mylok Stormhand" [e-mail]
                  The Screwy Gods

"Adelheyde"       [e-mail]
                  The new Cthulhu mythos

"Joe"              [e-mail]
                   Neodig Beowulf

Darrin E. Meade    may be contacted via [e-mail]
                   Zattaze


  THE NEW DEITIES.
  ================

Adventurers    Lukane
Agriculture    S'yl
Air            Elondar
Animals        Bhon, Geryon
Art            Deneir
Bards          Garjarvan, Rushlyn, Tilvaretu
Beserkers      Frenzick
Birds          Elondar
Chaos          Geryon, Zattaze
Crops          Frethenti
Darkness       Da,har Su'revar
Dead, the      Eregul
Death          Eregul, Ulbreg
Despair        Dispater
Destruction    Tabrahil
Disease        Aphyx
Drow           Pimpliel
Duty           Ibrahil
Dwarves        Albrecht, Tobrig, Ulbreg
Elves          Elondar, Tilvaretu
Evil           Asmodeus
Exploration    Albrecht
Farming        S'yl
Fate           Lyganver
Fields         Frethenti
Forestry       Orion
Forests        Brogine
Gamblers       Lukane
Harmony        Lisori
Harvests       Frethenti
Healing        Lor, Manitaga, Treaton
Hunting        Orion
Justice        Ibrahil
Knowledge      Nethlar, Vofos
Land, the      S'yl
Lies           Baalzebul
Life           Flor, Treaton
Light          Orin
Love           Lisori
Loyalty        Ibrahil
Luck           Lyganver
Luck, good     Lukane
Mages          Kaeal
Magic          Albrecht, Kaeal
Martyrs        Manitaga
Metalwork      Tobrig
Mining         Tobrig
Mind, the      Neodig beowulf
Mischeif       Azril
Music          Rushlyn, Tilvaretu
Musicians      Rushlyn
Nature         Brogine, Treaton
Night          Da'har Su'revar
Obedience      Ibrahil
Pain           Gilveus
Peace          Lisori
Pestilence     Aphyx
Poetry         Rushlyn
Prophecy       Othmus
Psionics       Neodig Beowulf
Seasons        The Seasons
Seduction      Terra
Shades         Da'har Su'revar
Sky            Elondar
Spells         Zattaze
Storms         Tabrahil
Strength       Cyr
Symbols        Deneir
Temptation     Terra
Theives        Da'har Su'revar, Pimpliel
Torture        Gilveus
Travellers     Garjarvan
Trickery       Azril
Undead         Orcus
War            Creegus, Hubris, Ulbreg
Wanderers      Vofos
Water          kir
Weather        Elondar, Tengri
Writings       Deneir


Albrecht, Dwarven God of Magic

         name : Albrecht
        title : Dwarven god of magic and exploration
 armour class : -3
   hit points : 154
      attacks : 2
damage/attack : 1d10 +5 + str. bonus
         move : 12
         size : M (4')
magic resist. : 75%
    alignment : NG
  worshippers : unknown
       symbol : 8 pointed silver star
        plane : unknown
      fighter : 15
       priest : -
         mage : 22
        rogue : 11
         str. : 23
         int. : 25
         wis. : 20
         dex. : 21
         con  : 24
         cha. : 22 (25)

 Albrecht (in my world) was the original God of the Dwarves, responsible for
the creation of the race and the definition of their ethics. He was also the
God of dwarven magic, which was totally different from that of the magic of the
Elves (which later races such as humans learnt to call their own). Dwarven
magic dealt with two principles, those of contagion and sympathy. Simply stated
these laws are:
  Contagion - once together, always together.
  Sympathy  - like objects will always react in a like manner.
 Albrecht was also inflicted with wanderlust and loved to explore the known
worlds and planes of existance. He was also responsible for the discovery of
new planes of existance and it was whilst exploring a new world that he found
a gateway through to a new world. Albrecht entered this new world and was never
seen again, though it is still beleived that he will return one day.
 After the loss of Albrecht Dwarven magic went into decline, until in this age
it is completely unknown.
 Albrecht was described as a tall but thin dwarf with silver hair and grey
eyes. His favourite weapon was an adamantite and silver club which was
equivalent to a +5 defender.
 Rumours of appearances of Albrecht have been reported many times since his
disappearance, but none have been proved. It is said by some that he is still
around but has been profoundly changed by his experiences and is now reclusive,
only appearing in times of great need.

Asmodeus the Devil Lord

         name : Asmodeus
        title : the Devil Lord, God of evil
 armour class : -7
   hit points : 199
      attacks : 2
damage/attack : 4-16 +4 + str bonus + special
         move : 12" / 24"
         size : M (6'6")
magic resist. : 90%
    alignment : Lawful evil
  worshippers : Any evil
       symbol : Ruby rod
        plane : Nine hells
      fighter : 20
       priest : 15
         mage : -
        rogue : -
         str. : 24
         int. : 20
         wis. : 23
         dex. : 21
         con  : 24
         cha. : 19

 Asmodeus is the leader of the Gods of Evil, a group of evil deities who are
constantly trying to take dominion over all the planes of existence.
Currently they hold dominion only upon the Nine Hells.
 Asmodeus appears as a very handsome and charming human male of indeterminate
age. He is always sporting the latest fashions for the time and place he
appears in. Only at the fruition or the failure of his plans will his true
evil be seen.
 Asmodeus can always see those who are invisible and exudes an aura of fear
that causes those of less than 8 hit dice to either flee or pay homage to
him, those of or above 8 hit dice must save versus death magic or react
similarly. The range of this fear is 25' radius. Once per day he can cast one
each of the symbol spells,  unholy word, raise dead, and wish.
 Asmodeus uses a rod of purest ruby as his attack weapon, which acts as a +4
staff and inflicts 4d4 damage. Those struck by the rod must save versus
death magic or suffer the effects of a cause serious wounds spell. The rod
may also upon command release a cone of frost, a jet of acid, or a bolt of
lightning as if it were the breath weapon of a 12 hit dice dragon of the
appropriate species.
 Priests of Asmodeus may wear any armour and shield but can only use staffs
and pole arms as weapons, they can however specialise in them as fighters
can. Priests of Asmodeus can cast detect invisibility and fear three times
per day each, and cause serious wounds once per day.
 Spheres allowed to priests of Asmodeus are:-
Major - all, charm, healing (reversed), divination, combat.
Minor - necromantic, protection, animal, sun (reversed).

Baalzebul, Lord of Lies

         name : Baalzebul
        title : God of lies
 armour class : -5
   hit points : 166
      attacks : 3 (fist/fist/bite)
damage/attack : 3d8 + str bonus/3d8 + str bonus/2d12 + poison
         move : 9" / 24"
         size : L (12')
magic resist. : 85%
    alignment : Lawful evil
  worshippers : Rogues and any evil
       symbol : Black fly
        plane : Nine hells
      fighter : 10
       priest : -
         mage : 12
        rogue : 17
         str. : 22
         int. : 23
         wis. : 17
         dex. : 25
         con  : 20
         cha. : 13

 Baalzebul appears as a giant sized human, however his head has the horns of
a bull and the eyes of a fly, and his neck is segmented like the body of a
maggot. His mouth is filled with razor sharp teeth and his fingers end in
8 inch talons. He is a master at the art of subterfuge and his schemes are
invariably complex and filled with plans within plans.
 Though disgusting to look to look upon he is able to charm those who come
into contact with him by the lies he tells and the power of his voice, which
is rich and melodic. Those who speak with him must make a save versus
paralisation or become charmed as if the persons intelligence was half its
current level.
 Baalzebul is a very sadistic and cruel God who delights in making others
suffer, even his own priests. It is said that Baalzebul never kills his
enemies but holds them on either the fifth or sixth level of the Nine Hells
where he constantly tortures them but never allows them to die.
 The bite of Baalzebul infects his victims with an extremely strong poison.
Those bitten must save versus poison (at -3) or die; those that save, though,
suffer 3d10 points of damage and must make a second save at the same penalty
or enter a hallucination filled coma-like state for 3d4 turns.
 Baalzebul can cast the following spells once per day:-
Charm monster, false seeing, geas, mass charm, unholy word, symbol of pain,
and symbol of insanity.
 Priests of Baalzebul may wear any armour, shield, or weapon allowable for a
normal cleric. They may, however, also use a dagger with which they can
backstab their enemies as if they were a thief of the same level, poison is
also usable upon this weapon. Priests of Baalzebul have the ability to cast
charm person as if they were a magic user, and may cast one such spell per
day for every 5 levels of experience.
 Spheres allowed for priests of Baalzebul:-
Major - All, Charm, Combat, Protection, Animal (insect spells and creeping
        doom only).
Minor - Divination, Sun (reversed), Necromantic, Healing.

Brogine, Lord of Forests

         name : Brogine
        title : God of nature, lord of forests
 armour class : -5
   hit points : 135
      attacks : 3
damage/attack : d8 +4 + str bonus
         move : 18
         size : M (6' 6")
magic resist. : 45%
    alignment : CG (N tendencies)
  worshippers : Druids, rangers
       symbol : Treant
        plane : Gladsheim
      fighter : 15
       priest : 14
         mage : -
        rogue : -
         str. : 24
         int. : 19
         wis. : 23
         dex. : 22
         con  : 24
         cha. : 23

 Brogine is a woodland diety that usually takes the form of a large treant,
though on occasion He has taken the form of Satyrs and Centaurs. In treant
form he is a 15 hit dice treant with clerical spell abilities.
 He never takes humanoid form but will aid any creature that respects the
woodlands and forests that he protects.
 Brogine can also cast entangle 3 times per day and always moves as if under
a pass without trace spell.When not in treant form Brogine attacks with a +4
club that does d8 damage and with which he gets 3 attacks per round.
 Brogine has a great fear of fire and will do anything to prevent the spread
of fire in his forests. For this reason druids of Brogine may not use any
spell that involves the use of fire, either cast, from scroll, or from magic
item. However, druids of Brogine receive a 50% bonus to either duration or
effect for any spell that protects against heat or flame.
Brogine's druids also may use the spell Animate Tree which is similar in
effect to animate rock except that the duration is 1 turn/level and it
effects 1 tree per three levels of the cleric. It is still a 7th level spell.
 Brogine has only Druids, rangers,and other woodsmen as His worshippers;
though it is rumoured that some wood elves have taken to worshipping Brogine
rather than their own Gods of the woods. Druids of Brogine are subject to the
arms and armour restrictions of the 1st ed. ADND druid.

Spheres allowed:-
Major - all, divination, healing, plant, protection, summoning, weather.
Minor - animal, combat, creation, guardian, necromantic, sun

Creegus, hound of Battle

         name : Creegus
        title : Hound of Battle, God of War
      spheres : Combat
 armour class : -8
   hit points : 250
      attacks : 3
damage/attack : As weapon + str bonus + 2
         move : 15
         size : M ( 6'7" )
magic resist. : 40%
    alignment : CN (with good tendencies)
  worshippers : Warriors
       symbol : Full faced helm in shape of hounds head
        plane : Gladsheim
      fighter : 20th level fighter
       priest : -
         mage : -
        rogue : -
         str. : 25
         int. : 16
         wis. : 19
         dex. : 23
         con  : 24
         cha. : 21

 Creegus appears as a large powerful human clad in pure silver full plate
with a full faced helm in the form of a hounds head. If he pushes the visor
back (no other may, if they ever get the chance to try) his face is revealed
as that typical of any veteran mercenary warrior, scarred and worn looking,
and  in Creegus' case sporting a drooping grey moustache  reminiscent
of a hounds whiskers.
 Creegus may use any weapon and uses it as if specialised with that weapon,
though his favoured weapon is a two-handed sword. Creegus can install a wild
beserker-rage in any fighter he chooses (no save) except paladins and Rangers.
This rage last for 20 rounds and though Creegus can cast it at will, it will
only work on one person at a time. Once a day Creegus may summon the War-pack.
This is a horde of huge hounds that look similar to a Great Dane.
These are:-  5+3 hd, ac 0, Thac0 14, Mv 15, 2 attacks, d8 damage/attack. Their
jaws lock on a natural 20 and do an automatic 2d8 damage each following round
until the hound or the victim is dead, or ordered to release by Creegus. There
are usually 10-60 (10d6) hounds in the pack (but the number may be adjusted by
the DM to suit his/her needs).
 Though  Chaotic Neutral creegus does have good tendencies and in a good versus
evil battle will favour the good side.
 Priests of Creegus may wear any armour and use the fighter Thac0 tables. They
may also choose one edged weapon and specialise in it. They have no access to
the healing sphere and may not pick the healing and herbalism proficiencies.
 Spheres allowable to priests of Creegus
Major - All, Combat, Animal, War, Summoning.
Minor - Necromantic, Protection, Divination, Guardian.

Da'har Su'revar

         name : Da'har Su'revar
        title : God of darkness, shades, and night.
 armour class : -4
   hit points : 98
      attacks : 4
damage/attack : d6+2 +3 + str bonus
         move : 18
         size : M (5'10")
magic resist. : 75%
    alignment : CN (G-E tendencies)
  worshippers : thieves and CN
       symbol : Black flame
        plane : Limbo
      fighter : 7th level ranger
       priest : 13
         mage : -
        rogue : 19
         str. : 22
         int. : 17
         wis. : 24
         dex. : 25
         con  : 22
         cha. : 15

Da'har is virtually never seen, either in avatar or God form, prefering to
blend into shadows or crowds and is therefore a prime choice for thieves.
On the rare occasions that an avatar of da'har is seen it appears as an
average human male, slightly stooped and thin, with brown hair and mismatched
eyes; the left green and the right brown. He usually wears leather armour and
fights with two magical flenches (a broad bladed short sword that does
d6+2/d8+1 damage) of +3 enchantment.
 It is rumoured that Da'har started in life as a normal human but attained
Godhood during his career as an adventurer.
 Da'har's thieving skills are 99% in all things except move silently, hide in
shadows, and hear noise. Move silently and hide in shadows are both 100%,
whilst hear noise is 80%.
 Priests of Da'har can wear the armour allowable to any normal cleric but
when using leather armour they are able to operate as a thief of the same
level (see 2nd ed DMG page 23 for average skills/level table) with repect to
hide in shadows, move silently, hear noise, and climb walls. They can also
use those weapons available to any normal cleric plus the short sword and the
flenche.
 The spheres allowable to these priests are:-
Major : all, charm, divination, necromantic, summoning, sun (reversed).
Minor : animal, elemental, guardian, protection.

Elondar, Elven Goddess of the Sky.

         name : Elondar
        title : Godess of air, weather, sky, and birds
 armour class : -2
   hit points : 87
      attacks : 2
damage/attack : d6 +2 + str bonus
         move : 24 (48)
         size : M (5' 4")
magic resist. : 70%
    alignment : CG
  worshippers : Elves
       symbol : Dove
        plane : Happy hunting grounds
      fighter : -
       priest : 15
         mage : 10
        rogue : 5
         str. : 20
         int. : 24
         wis. : 25
         dex. : 21
         con  : 19
         cha. : 23

 Elondar is the Elven deity that has precedence over the area above the lands.
She appears in one of two forms - either as a female white dove or as a female
elf. Her elven form has pale ivory skin, white hair, blue eyes, and large
dove-like wings upon her back; she only ever wears white and is spotless at all
times. Elondar uses an ivory staff as a weapon.
 Though Goddess of weather she has no power over its destructive elements e.g.
storms and hurricanes; these are under the influence of a stronger God.
However, it is Elondar who brings the good weather that usually follows such
destructive forces.
 Priests of elondar can not wear armour, though they can use all shields.
Weapons are restricted to those normally allowed clerics, except they may
choose either the short bow or short sword (not both) at the expense of two
weapon slots. At 6th level a priest of Elondar may assume an avian form once
per day, which lasts for one hour per level; though they may not choose the
form of any bird larger than an albatross and it must be a bird of natural
origins. At 9th level priests of Elondar can predict the weather for the next
three days with 100% accuracy, and for the following six days with an accuracy
of 75%.
 Spheres allowable for priests of Elondar:-
Major - All, Animal, Astral, Summoning, Sun, Weather.
Minor - Healing, Guardian, Divination, Combat, Plant.
 Only elves and half-elves may be priests of Elondar

Frenzick the Wild
  From: Brian baker <[e-mail]>

         name : Frenzick
        title : the Wild, God of Beserkers
 armour class : -2
   hit points : 152
      attacks : 4
damage\attack : 2-20 +6 + str bonus
         move : 15
         size : M (6'3")
magic resist. : 25%
    alignment : Chaotic neutral
  worshippers : Warriors/beserkers
       symbol : Red whirlwind
        plane : Limbo
      fighter : 20
       priest : -
         mage : -
        rogue : -
         str. : 18/00
         int. : 14
         wis. : 17
         dex. : 17
         con. : 18
         cha. : 7

GREAT AXE (2-20) +4 (Allows him twice the normal attacks)(sp +1,+2)
Chain +4
Horn of Summoning (This horn allows him to summon anywhere from 20 to 200
beserkers to join in a battle. The beserekers carrive within three rounds.
The sound carries for about 1 mile and any beseker within this area cannot
resist the call of frenzick)

Frenzick the Wild is from my own world. He is the patron of Beserkers and
his priests are more warriors than healers. The method of worship is only
while in battle. He is typically viewed as a large man who is bare chested
with long red hair and a mid chest length beard of the same colour. In battle
he weilds a great axe which causes 2-20 pts.

Frenzick is said to have been raised in the wild country by the master of
the hunt (Deities and Demi-gods). He is said to have the savagrey of a wolf,
the strength of the bear.

Those beserkers who die in battle while shouting his name join him to fight
in his realm.

 Priests of Frenzick may use any type of armour and any type of weapon though
many prefer to fight without armour when in a beserk frenzy and will use long
swords and/or axes to fight with. They may also use two weapons as a ranger
would and use the warrior tables for Thac0 and saving throws.
 Spheres allowed to priests of Frenzick are :-
Major - combat, all, war, guardian, elemental (air only).
Minor - necromantic, protection, healing, sun, creation.

Frethenti, God of Fields

         name : Frethenti
        title : God of fields, crops, and harvests
 armour class : -3
   hit points : 107
      attacks : 2
damage/attack : 2d8 +4 + str bonus
         move : 12
         size : M (5' 11")
magic resist. : 72%
    alignment : LN (G tendencies)
  worshippers : Farmers
       symbol : Scythe
        plane : Nirvana
      fighter : 12
       priest : 13
         mage : 16
        rogue : -
         str. : 20
         int. : 25
         wis. : 23
         dex. : 20
         con  : 23
         cha. : 22

  Frethenti is the Lord of fields, crops, and the harvest. He appears as a
ruddy faced, heavily built human typical of any common farmer. He always
carries a scythe and this is His preferred weapon in combat. It is a +4
defender with a blade of silver and a haft of ebony.
Frethenti is not only the Lord of fields, he is the lord of the creatures
that inhabit the fields and will protect them at times of danger i.e. harvest
time and ploughing.
 It is rumoured that at harvest-time Frethenti's avatar will appear, to help
any of his worshippers who have difficulty in bringing in the harvest. His
scythe and his strength allow him to work at more than four times a normal
human's speed and without rest or food.
 Frethenti's scythe is always sharp and totally silent in both combat and
harvesting, and will never break no matter what it hits. It is rumoured that
his avatar once came to help an old farmer bring in his crop during a storm,
and that during his harvesting of the corn cut clean through an obscured rock,
about the size of a medium shield, without even noticing.

 Priests of Frethenti are only allowed to use any non-metallic armour and
wooden shields. They can use the following weapons - bill, flails, scythe,
sickle, fork, and staff.

 Spheres allowed are:-
Major - all, creation, divination, plant, wards, elemental (water only),
        summoning (but can only use wall of thorns, weather summoning, and
        creeping doom).
Minor - animal, healing, protection, sun, weather.

Garjarvan, Watcher of the Way
  From Grabbit Wileucan ([e-mail] or [e-mail])

         name : Garjarvan
        title : Watcher of the Way
 armour class : -5
   hit points : 132
      attacks : 2/round
damage/attack : 3-30/3-30 + special
         move : unlimited
         size : Man-sized
magic resist. : 30% (60% when on any road or trail of any kind)
    alignment : Neutral-Good
  worshippers : Travelers and bards (because of their wanderings)
       symbol : a crossroads
        plane : Prime Material
      fighter : 15
       priest : 25
         mage : 20
        rogue : 25
         str. : 20
         int. : 23
         wis. : 23
         dex. : 20
         con  : 19
         cha. : 24

Description: Garjarvan appears as either a gnarled old man, a wandering young
warrior or a beautiful maiden who has lost her way. He will most often use
his warrior form to fight with if he has to fight. When he attacks he can
either cause someone to become lost everytime they go anywhere until an
attonement is cast by one of his clerics or he can cause a person to be
transported anywhere within the prime material plane. Sometimes he does both.
When he is not walking to where he is going he rides a pegasus which can
travel anywhere in any plane at will.
Garjarvan's temples are a welcome sight to any traveller. They will give a
free night's stay and a hot meal to any traveller who asks. It is customary,
however, to give the temple a donation if the traveller can afford it.

And now the paladins:

Champions of Garjarvan

Ability requirements and all restrictions (with alignment altered to NG) are
   the same.

Spell spheres:
Major: Travelers (Tome of Magic), Weather, Elemental
Minor: Protection, Healing

Granted powers:
+2 on all saves
Generate Circle of Power with (NG) Holy sword (see PHB)
Immune to Disease
Protection from Evil, 10' radius
Can walk any where there is earth (mud, dust, sand) as if it is a smooth road
Lay on Hands 1/day
Cure disease 1/week/level
Will never trip or slip due to natural forces (ice, oil) and gains a +2 vs.
   spells which cause these effects.
Call warsteed at 9th level (5% chance for it to be a pegasus)

Duties:
Protect travelers who cannot protect themselves.
Prevent the destruction or blocking of a road of any kind
Aid those in need of aid
Prevent war if at all possible (threatens travellers everywhere)
End wars quickly if they cant be prevented

Thes paladins usually wind up working with the priests of peace until war
breaks out, then they can put a priest of the war god to shame.

If you have any comments please let me know.


Gilveus, the Golden Warrior
  From Ethan Roe (ROEEB%MOREKYPR.BITNET)

             name: Gilveus
           title: The Golden Warrior,God of Pain & Torture
          sphere:Combat
    armour class:-3
      hit points: 203
         attacks: 2
  Damage/attacks: As weapon +5 or 1-6 +5
                 str. bonus +5
            move:12
            size: M(6'2")
magic resistance: 50%
       alignment:CE
     worshippers: very few for he is a servant of the God Pimpliel
          Symbol: A large Black Dragon
         fighter:20 th lvl.
             str:18/81
             int:15
             wis:20
             dex:18
             con:21
             cha:19

     Gilveus appears as a human, large, clad in the blackest, darkest plate
armor you can imagine. The face mask is gold colored and is in the shape
of a devil. His eyes glow a bright red. Gilveus has the ability to see any
invisible objects and people.
He has an arsenal of weapons (all of which are at least +1 and of fine quality)
and can weild them as if specialized in each.
     Gilveus had a sword fashioned by his master for his use, it is
called Backlash. Backlash is a sword of wounding +4, with the bonus of
electrical damage on Gilveus' command. The sword fully charged has 20 charges,
but he can only use up to 4 charges at a time. One charge does 1-6 electrical
damage. Backlash regains one charge every 6 hrs.
     Once per day Gilveus can power word blind/stun/kill. He can also produce
flame, wall of fire, detect evil/good, detect magic, and charm person or
monster once per day.
     Gilveus is a very young God and when he first journeyed to Mafisto's
land he was nearly destroyed. Gilveus was rescued by Pimpliel who immediatly
commanded him to serve as his general.
   Gilveus commands a troop of 100 of Pimpliels Golden Warriors.
     If Gilveus should ever raise his face mask any one seeing his face must
save vs. parolysis or turn to stone.
  Gilveus is immune to all fire based attacks. He can't be hit by less than a
plus 2 weapon. Holy water causes 1-6 points of damage to him unless he saves
vs. poison, then it has no effect.

Lyganver the Fickle

         name : Lyganver
        title : the Fickle, Goddess of luck and fate
 armour class : -4
   hit points : 120
      attacks : 2
damage/attack : 1d10 +5 + str bonus
         move : 18
         size : M (5'8")
magic resist. : 75%
    alignment : N
  worshippers : any
       symbol : imbalanced scales
        plane : concordant opposition
      fighter : 10
       priest : 12
         mage : 12
        rogue : 18
         str. : 20
         int. : 22
         wis. : 21
         dex. : 25
         con  : 19
         cha. : 24

 Lyganver is the Goddess of luck and fate, though she tends to be unreliable
hence she is often referred to as Lyganver the Fickle.
 She appears extremely rarely, but when she does appear it is always as a
young female of either human or half-elven aspect. Her favoured weapon is a
large staff (6') made from pure mithril silver, which inflicts 1d10 damage plus
appropriate bonuses. Her theiving abilities are 95% in each.
 Priests of Lyganver may alter an attack or save roll by 1 once per day for
every four levels, though it is random in effect (01-50 = +1, 51-00 = -1).
This can be cummulative by level, but can not be carried over to the next day if
not used e.g. either +/- 2 once per day or +/1 twice per day at 5th level.
 They may wear any armour upto and including chain mail and any shield. Weapons
are restricted to those normally allowed a cleric.
 Any item associated with chance or luck always works at twice its normal value
(irrespective of plus or minus) when used by priests of Lyganver.
 Spells cast by priests of Lyganver will not always work, the chance of them
failing is 25% minus 1% per level. However, spells cast at priests of lyganver
have a 10% plus 2% per level chance of not affecting them. It is for these
reasons that she is refered to as the Fickle.
 Spheres allowed to priests of Lyganver are:-
Major - All, Divination, Protection, Numbers, Summoning, Healing.
Minor - Combat, Necromantic, Sun, Weather, Creation.

Manitaga - the child god

         name : Manitaga
        title : the Child God , God of Martyrs
      spheres : Healing
 armour class : 0
   hit points : 120
      attacks : 1
damage/attack : d4 + str bonus
         move : 24
         size : M (4' 9")
magic resist. : 70%
    alignment : NG
  worshippers : Martyrs and healers
       symbol : Hand holding bottle
        plane : elysium
      fighter : -
       priest : 20th level priest
         mage : -
        rogue : -
         str. : 20
         int. : 23
         wis. : 25
         dex. : 21
         con  : 21
         cha. : 24

 Manitaga was born to humble parents in a small but strategically important
border castle. From an early age he was able to cure people at will (equal to
a cure light wounds spell) and became reveared as a healer through-out the
surrounding area.
 Manitaga was born during a time of civil war. This was a dangerous time with
the whole country in chaos and armies of both sides roaming the countryside
fighting and conscripting the serf classes. One day a rebel army approached
the castle where Manitaga lived demanding food and warriors to support their
cause.
 However, the Lord of the castle was loyal to the High King and would not
grant his aid. the rebel army attacked the castle and bloody battle raged
within and around the castle walls for over ten days. Eventually the rebel
army was defeated and fled into the countryside to regroup.
 Manitaga was asked by the Lord to heal the defenders of the castle so that
they would be strong if the rebels returned. Manitaga, however, healed the
rebel wounded as well as the defenders and unknowingly healed the rebel
commander who fled after his army.
 Several weeks later the rebel commander returned with a force twice the size
of his original force and again attacked the castle. This time the battle
raged for nearly a month before the rebels were again forced to withdraw.
During the battle all three of the Lord's sons were killed and the Lord fell
into a mood of black hatred. The army of the Lord was decimated, only a
twentieth of its original size remained alive, and nearly three fifths of the
common people of the castle had been killed by the fires and siege equipment
that had virtually destroyed the castle.
 When it was discovered that Manitaga had healed the rebels as well as the
defenders the Lord ordered him tried for treason. The Jury found him guilty
and bound him over to the Lord for sentence. Still in his black mood of grief
and hatred the Lord ordered Manitaga to be hung, drawn and quartered for his
crimes.
 Manitaga's parents fled to the High King to plead for their son's life and
begged the High King to intercede on their behalf. The High King agreed to do
so and they returned to the castle.
 However, they were too late. The Law stated that a condemned man had seven
days in which to appeal for clemency before execution was carried out.
The Lord had broken the Law and ordered Manitaga killed the morning after
he'd sentenced him to death.
 The High King pronounced the Lord an exile and stripped him of all lands and
title. The High King then ordered a memorial to be built in the memory of
Manitaga and his remains were removed from the unconsecrated ground in which
they'd been buried and re-intered beneath the memorial in the castle burial
grounds.
 Over the years this memorial became a shrine to those in need of healing or
in fear of persecution and in less than a century manitaga came to be
reveared as a God.

 Manitaga is not an aggressive God and has few combat abilities. His avatar
fights as a priest of 20th level but uses no weapons. He can charm person
and charm monster at will with a -4 to the victims saving throws and elven
resistance is reduced to 45% for elves and 15% for half-elves. He will only
use this ability to stop his victims attacking someone or to prevent attacks
upon himself, he will never use those charmed to attack some other creature.
He can only be harmed by magical weapons that are greater than +3 and is able
to heal himself at will. He can cast cure light wounds at will on other
people but recipients may not receive more than 3 in 24 hours. Manitaga is
able to cast cure serious wounds 3/day, cure critical wounds 2/day, and heal
1/day on other people but may only be blessed with one of these spells once
per day.
 He can also teleport without error upon himself or another 3/day cast at
20th level magic use.
 Manitaga and his avatar appear as a nine year old boy of any humanoid race.

 Priests of Manitaga may wear no armour but may use those weapons and shields
usable by a normal priest. If using a staff then they use it as if
specialised in that weapon as a fighter. However, they must only kill when
there is no better alternative. They can not use spells from the combat
sphere or any other spells in an offensive manner. Nor can they refuse
healing to those that ask for it except if they are evil or harbour evil
intent to another. They gain a bonus of +2 to their cure light wounds spells,
+3 to their cure serious wounds, and +5 to their cure critical wounds spells.
Necessary non-weapon profs are healing and herbalism, though they are treated
as being doubly proficient in both. They also gain +1 to saving throws versus
any offensive magic, and +4 to the reverse of any healing spells.
 Spheres allowable are:-
Major - Healing, All, Necromantic, Protection, Charm.
Minor - Divination, Sun, Guardian, Creation

Neodig Beowulf, Demi-God of the Mind
 From: [e-mail]

Neodig started as a humble mage in the City of Bast. He rose
quickly in levels with the famous adventuring company, The Claws
of Bast. When that legendary group retired, Neodig soon chaffed
under the position of Magus in the court of Norom. He continued
to adventure across many spheres, eventually wandering to
Kara-Tur. There he was impressed by the discipline shown in the
common people, and most specifically with the martial arts,
finding them to be a great compliment to his psionic abilities.
After many great adventures, including the making of the Staff of
Neodig and the procuring of the Skeleton of the Arena, Isis
allowed Neodig to become a demigod.

Role Playing Notes: Neodig is an adventursome spirit, who is very
concerned with the mental well being of his followers. As such
any great crisis that causes much mental pain may warrant a visit
from Diggy's avatar. Also Neodig is always giving his Clerics new
materials to heighten their mental prowess. More than one high
priest of Neodig has a copy of Plato's Republic,  or Aristotle's
Metaphysics.

Stats:Alignment: Neutral Good

  Worshipers Alignment: Any Non-Evil

  Area of Control: Psionics, The Mind

  Symbol: Y

Priesthood:

Alignment: Any Non-Chaotic Non-Evil

Ability Score Requirements:
  Con: 11
  Int: 12
  Wis: 15

Prime Requisites: Con, Wis

Races: Human, Halfling, Dwarf, Gnome, Elf, Half-Elf

All Clerics of Neodig are multiclass clerics/psionicists similar
to the cleric/mages of Isis.

Weapons Allowed: Martial arts abilities only

 Weapon Proficiencies Earned: 4 at 1st level, 1 at 4th, 5th, 8th,
10th, 12th, 15th,and 16th levels, and 2 at 20th level

Armor Allowed: Padded, Leather, Studded Leather, Hide
Sheild: No
These constitute Poor combat abilities as per the priests
handbook page 22.

Spheres

Major Access:Thought, Divination, Healing, Necromancy, All,
Numbers, Travelers

Minor Access: Time, Creation, Charm, Protection, Wards, Law

Powers:

1st) Detect and analyze any mental illness, disorder, or problem
3rd) Meditate as a Shukenja
5th) Soothing Word 3/day
10th) Immunity to mind affecting spells as if they had a 25
intelligence and wisdom.

Non Weapon proficiencies

Required: Counselling, Education, Reading/Writing
Recommended: Artistic Ability, Religion, Spellcraft

Duties

Devotion: One Turn in prayer and meditation every day before
meditating for spells

Guidance: To serve as counselors and educators in the community

Marriage: Yes

Missions: If priests are of the adventuring type, and have access
to a spelljamming vessel, then they should not pass up the chance
to spread the faith across the Spheres. Diggy understands if They
have commitments that tie them to the planet they are on. ALSO:
If any priest finds his way to Athas and starts a following
there, BUKU brownie points for him.

General duties

Non-Adventuring: Serve as counselors and educators in the
community, Strive to stamp out mental problems and prejudice,
Perfect mind and body through psionics and martial arts.

Adventuring: While fulfilling the above requirements in a mobile
status, they must also spread the faith, and get cash for the
priesthood.

Restrictions:

No Weapons other than Martial arts abilities
No Armor beyond hide
No Shields
No alcohol, drugs, or other mind altering shit

Hit Dice: 1d6

       Neodig's Avatar

When Neodig became an demigod, he made his material body into his
avatar. The avatar is usually traveling the spheres in a ship the
size of a small asteroid, powered by a psijamming helm. It looks
quite like the Deathstar, however Diggy does not take kindly to
people calling him 'Darth'.

Mage 20 Psionicist 20

Str: 15
Dex: 18
Con: 25
Int: 25
Wis: 25
Chr: 18

MV: 12' fl 48'   Sz: 6'    Mr: 70% mortal magic 40% demigod 10%
higher
AC:-5          HD:20
 Hp: 160
Att: Martial arts styles
Thaco:1
Psionics: ALL Sciences, Devotions, Attacks, and Defences
      PSPs: 3000

Neodig regains psps at eight times the normal rate because of his
natural ability, meditate,  and a white powder philosophers
stone. Neodig only fails his power checks at a 20 no matter what.
Even then it simply fails, no other effects occur.

Special attacks/defences

Knows all the martial arts in Oriental adventures
Sage abilities in all fields
Show thoughts of any contacted creature upon any surface
Legend Lore 100%
Gaze: 3/day
  Sleep
  Charm
  Hold
  Confusion
  Emotion
  Feeblemind
 Saving throws at -3

Ability to make a gate to any place I wish. Gate up to 30 foot
wide.
Nothing can be taken from my Avatar with out his permission
Regenerate 1 per round + 1 per turn
Take 1/2 from blunt weapons, bones unbreakable.


Martial Arts Styles

Neodig has developed his own martial arts style which allows him
to use his claws. It grants him full claw damage (3d6/2d10) plus
three attacks per round. When not using his claws the damage is
1d12. This style grants him all the special maneuvers on the
chart on page 103 of Oriental Adventures.


Magic Items: Circlet of Rapid Regeneration, Folding Door
containing 40 Boccob's Blessed Books, and a Desk of Studying, The
Staff of Neodig, and the Skeleton of the Arena.
The Staff of Neodig

The Staff of Neodig is an artifact created by Neodig with the
help of Isis. It took 10 years and 10 million gold pieces. The
staff can be used by any good mage with a 18 Int and 15 Wis. With
every use the possesser's alignment will shift closer to neutral
good. The staff adds 4 to all spell saving throws and 2 to all
others. It can be used as a +3 weapon. The staff will supply all
spell components to the user as long as it is fed fifty thousand
gold pieces of gems each month. A combination vision globe and a
telepathic, clairaudiant crystal ball is mounted on the top. All
spell like powers are performed at the casters level, but cannot
be used if normally not allowed to the caster ( i.e.
disintergration, a 6th level spell, can only be used when the
possesser reaches 12th level).

 The following powers have unlimited usage.
 Detect Magic
 Light
 Enlarge
 Protection vs. Evil
 Hold Portal
 Spell Transfer

 The following powers can be used 3 times per day.
 Cone of Cold
 Wall of Ice
 Continual Light
 Web
 Darkness 5' Rad
 Dispel Magic
 Fireball
 Ice Storm
 Invisibility
 Knock
 Levitation
 Lightning Bolt
 Magic Missile
 Passwall
 Pyrotechnics
 Ray of Enfeeblement
 Wall of Force

 The following Powers can be used twice per day
 Conjure Elemental
 Globe of Invulnerability
 Paralyzation; cone 4" long 2" at base
 Plane Shift
 Telekinesis
 Teleport without Error

 Disintergration and Sheild of Force can be used but once per day

Skeleton of the Arena

The skeleton takes the place of the user's skeleton. Made of  the
hardest strongest metal in the Multaverse, it makes the owners
bones unbreakable, and he will only take 1/2 damage from crushing
blows. Three claws extend from the top of each hand that do
3-18/2-20 and will hit up to +3 monsters, and has all the powers
of a +1 sword of sharpness. Because of the magical properties of
the skeleton mages can memorize twice as many spells and all
spell effects are doubled.


UFP Tub
Neodig's personal spelljamming ship is shaped like a tub. The
indestructible metal was created by Shallot, the spelljamming
powers magicked by Zattaze, and It was given intelligence by
Neodig.
The Sr of the tub is equal to the users level. The ship  has a
tonnage of 1/2, but has an unlimited air supply. It can carry 4
mansized creatures comfortably with plenty of head and legroom.
It comes stock with six wands mounted on it (2 fire, lightning
front, left and right each; 2 cold back, left and right each)
with push button activation. It also comes with an automatic
Disintergration field around it, to stop those nasty mages from
throwing up wall spells in front of you when you're moving 340
mph. The Tub has wonderful handling with a manuverability class
of A. The Tub also has the ability to open a portal through any
crystal sphere, and make a duplicate of itself above itself,
sealing the two together creating a capsule. Our Main feature on
this model is its intelligence. The Tub has an intelligence and
wisdom of 18, and a con of 25. It can perform any psionic power
at the 20th level of ability, and has 200 psps. It's alignment is
Neutral Good, and it is fiercely loyal to Neodig. The Tub moves
silently and can become invisible at will. Neodig and the Tub are
mindlinked constantly( no you cannot attack Neodig through the
tub with psionics, it doesn't work that way). The Tub is an
artifact.

Orin, Lord of Light
 from: The Grim Reaper <[e-mail].U>

         name : Orin
        title : the Dawn Bringer, the Lord of Light
 armour class : -5
   hit points : 150
      attacks : 1/round
damage/attack : 1-10 + special
         move : unlimited in sunlight (can teleport anywhere sun shines)
         size : Man-sized
magic resist. : 60% (99% when in sunlight, 40% in darkness)
    alignment : Neutral-Good
  worshippers : Everyone venerates Orin as the sun god.  Especially
                those who slay undead.
       symbol : a rising sun
        plane : Elysium
      fighter : 12
       priest : 25
         mage : 25
        rogue : 20
         str. : 20
         int. : 24
         wis. : 25
         dex. : 21
         con  : 20
         cha. : 25

 Orin's avatar almost always appears as a tall man in shimmering gold robes.
He has been known to appear as animals, usually birds (especially eagles).
Animal forms will be physically perfect and often have golden eyes.
When his avatar strikes someone with the staff that he always carries when in
human form, the person is permanently blinded by an intense burst of light.
This blindness can only be removed by a priest of a good diety of at least
9th level. Any weapon striking the avatar of less than +2 enchantment is
absorbed by the gold robes.  The avatar can cast spells relating to light at
will, in addition to other actions during the round.

Temples:
        Temples of Orin are usually refuges for the wounded.  However,
there are also temples as guardians nearby to strong sources of evil,
especially undead.

And now the paladins:

Champions of Orin

Ability requirements and all restrictions (with alignment altered to NG) are
the same.

Spell spheres:
Major: Travelers (Tome of Magic), Weather, Elemental
Minor: Protection, Healing

Granted powers:
+2 on all saves
Generate Circle of Power with (NG) Holy sword (see PHB)
 (The Holy sword for paladins of Orin is a long sword of +1 to +5 enchantment
  It dispels magic as a holy sword, can generate a sphere of light as a
  sunblade, and dispels magical darkness 50% of the time if thrust into it.)
Immune to Disease
Protection from Evil, 10' radius
Detect Undead at will
Detect Evil as a basic paladin
Lay on Hands 1/day
Cure disease 1/week/level
Turn undead as a priest 2 levels lower.
Call warsteed at 10th level (5% chance for it to be a pegasus)

Duties:
Destroy all types of undead
Aid those in need of aid
Heal those who require it
Bring the power of light into the dark world
Spread knowledge and culture (enlightenment)

Pimpliel
  From Ethan Roe ([e-mail])

name: Pimpliel
title: Lord
AC: -4, -6, -8 (depending on the form taken)
HP: 308
Att: Human form: 2   Demon form: 4or 2   Dragon Form: As Dragon age 12
: 1-4 1 tail: 1-4 + poison   As Dragon
       weapon        1 bite: 1-6, or with weapon
   Move: 12, fl 24 Demon form, fl 30 dragon form
size: 6', 12', as largest black Dragon
Magic resistance:60%
Alignment: C/N
Worshippers: Thieves and Drow
Plane: His plane is a small pocket that can be moved about by Pimpliel's
       will. It exist outside of another's plane. Pimpliel is good at
       hiding himself and his plane.

Fighter: 32
Priest:-
Mage: 15
Rogue: 20

str: 23
Int: 21
Wis: 19
Dex: 20
Con: 20
Cha: 22
Com: 10 (in human form)

Pimpliel owns a large castle which sits in a pocket of space. The castle
actually sits in darkness. It is guarded by Pimpliel's Golden Warriors.
HD: 10
Damage: by weapon( weapon +1)
Pimpliel's Golden warriors are almost neutral in alignment. They are stupidly
brave, and follow orders very well. Gilveus is his supreme general. Also
Black Dragons will guard him.
     Pimpliel's favorite weapon is a military fork +5, it also acts as a
sword of wounding. Pimpliel's favorite favorite thing to do is bring people
into his service, especially other gods or important/famous people.
Besides Gilveus, Pimpliel has another servant, her name is Terra, Goddess of
Temptation. She is chained to his throne, the chain is unbreakable.

Terra, Queen of seduction
  from Ethan Roe <[e-mail]>

title: Goddess of tempatation
AC: -4
HP: 78
Att: 2(punch or kick)
damage: 1-8
Move: 15
size: M(5'7")
Magic resistance: 50%
Alignment: L/E
Worshippers: very few
Symbol: a large Black Dragon
Plane: Pimpliel's

Fighter: 20
Priest:-
Mage:-
rougue:-

str:20
Int:17
Wis:14
Dex:22
Con:18
Cha:24
Com:25

     Terra has the Death kiss. Save vs. Poison -4 or die. Terra can use
these spell like abilities as if 20th level Magic user.
Charm person, Charm monster, Detect magic, Dispel magic, fly, Know align,
Polymorph self, Produce Flame, Read languages, Read magic, Teleportation,
Wall of Fire, Fireball, Fulfill another's Wish.
     Special Abilities: Infravision, Trueseeing, and she can give any one
being 5% Magic resistance If they already  have magic resistance of
higher than 5% it has no effect.
     She can use a gate ability to summon 2-5 Golden Warriors. Terra
never uses weapons.

The Seasons
  From: Petri J Kokko <[e-mail]>

    Our world has only five gods, namely Winter, Spring, Summer,
Harvest, and Autumn. As you would guess, there are five seasons
in the year (named after the gods), and each season is the Time of
Power of one god. (The names are translations from my language,
Finnish, as I did not want them to have any strange sounding
names, but if someone would like to have the original names they
are (in order): Talvi, Kevat, Kesa, Sato, Syksy)

    Winter, the Weeper of the Weak, Strengthgiver, is the god of those
who believe in might, that with might and power you can bring good
into the world, that you should compete, grow in strength, and
eliminate the weaknesses so that the world would grow stronger.

    Spring, the Fortune of Lonely Men, Newgiver, is the god of those
who believe in individual rights, that everyone has his chance to
get happy with his life, and that no rule is fair, if it suppresses
the individual, even if it is for the good of the whole. The rights
of one surpasses the rights of a community.

    Summer, the Peace of Souls, Friendmaker, is the god of those who
believe in helping each other, in compromising with their goals, so that
no one is left out.

    Harvest, the Caretaker of Communities, Orderbringer, is the god
of those who believe, that teamwork is the key, that a group can achieve
better than the sum of individuals, that the members of a community
should work towards the good of their group, and that in so doing they
are also enchancing their own welfare.

    Autumn, the Closer of the Circle, Harmony, is the god of those who
believe in a balance, that no god is better than another, that no one
has the right to destroy completely anything, be it a god, religion,
race, or species. With as many species and viewpoints as possible, the
world is rich.

    The alignments of these gods is a bit difficult, for I define
them in another way than the ADD-guides (It was sent to the list last
spring, if I remember correctly, and it was that post with stated every
alignment in a positive way). Anyway, the alignments are:
    Winter - evil
    Spring - chaotic
    Summer - good
    Harvest - lawful
    Autumn - neutral

    The spheres of the gods (and the spells they can give), varies
with the culture in which they are revered (There are currently two cultures,
flavored among the Europe of the Middle Ages, and the feudal Japan,
and they have different spheres for the gods). However the gods
should be "independent of each other", and so each should have
different spheres (except the general sphere), an equal amount of
them, and with a maximum capacity (to the 7th level). Commonly
Winter has combat, Spring has weather, Summer has healing, Harvest has
protection, and Autumn has the flora&fauna -spheres.

The priesthood of Winter has an organization much like the
military, but the organizations are only local, i.e. they
have no far reaching organization like the priests of Harvest.
However, they do not commonly fight each other (only as a
side-effect of other wars). Winter is the religion of choice
of soldiers, and in times of war, almost everyone seeks strength
and support from him. At other times people still seek Winter`s
help for hunting, or even for raiding (common among barbarians).

The priesthood of Spring, has no organized structure, and it
really does not need it. Individual priests travel across the
lands, encouraging people to trust themselves, and to try for
a better life (much like the "american dream"). Spring is the
god of choice of thieves, adventurers, soldiers of fortune,
and generally those with an individual mind. Common people
turn on Spring when they have problems concerning love, chance
and similar matters.

The priesthood of Summer is organized like the travelling beggar-
priests. They have orders of rank among them, but they tend to
work alone, because they are not great in number. People turn to
the priests of Summer for healing and support. Summer is mostly
the god of the poor.

The priesthood of Harvest is the most organized, and it is the
most powerful religion in most civilized countries. It is organized
much like the catholic religion of the Middle Ages, with its
churches, cathedrals, and monasteries. Only Harvest has paladins
among his followers. Common people turn to Harvest in big decisions,
for it is he, who gives the community food, and protection. It is
also the religion of choice of the nobles, for he gives them the
right to rule.

The priesthood of Autumn are like the druids, wandering in wilderness,
and keeping the balance. Common people call on Autumn very seldom, but
revere him deeply, because it is believed that without Autumn
Time stops and the year cannot begin anew. The ceremony of Autumn
is held when the leaves fall from the trees. The people will light
several big fires, and join to hear tales and songs of travelling
bards.

The priests are not limited with their choices of armor or weapons,
BUT they must act like they teach. Most commonly priests of Winter
have weapons and armour of war. Priests of Spring use only light
armor and usually just one weapon (but they use it well, VERY well).
Priests of Summer are happy with their staves and robes. Priests of
Harvest have been seen with almost any armor and weapon, but one
particular temple or church uses only one type of weapon and armor.
Priests of Autumn won`t need armor nor weapons, for they have the
support of Nature.

The abilities of the gods aren`t that necessary, for these gods
won`t have a physical form, and as such cannot be harmed by physical
or normal magical means (the only time that comes to mind would be a
battle similar to that of Raistlin and Takhisis in the Dragonlance
Legends, a RARE thing, that would most likely destroy the world).
Nevertheless, I won`t object if someone created them, after all
"whose campaign, his rules", as the saying goes.

Tilvaretu, Elven Goddess of Music

         name : Tilvaretu
        title : Goddess of music and bards
 armour class : -3
   hit points : 92
      attacks : 2
damage/attack : by weapon +3 + str bonus
         move : 15
         size : M (5' 2")
magic resist. : 60%
    alignment : NG
  worshippers : Elves, bards, musicians, etc.
       symbol : Golden flute
        plane : Elysium
      fighter : 12
       priest : 15
         mage : 9
        rogue : 12
         str. : 21
         int. : 22
         wis. : 25
         dex. : 24
         con  : 20
         cha. : 25

 Tilvaretu, the Elven Goddess of music, appears in many guises; though always
as a female elf. She is revered not only by elves but by bards and musicians
of many other races. Tilvaretu is said to have provided the inspiration for
many of the songs of the elves, and has been reported to "speak" to composers
of any race who are in need of inspiration.
 Priests of tilvaretu must take the Singing and Musical instrument non-weapon
proficiencies at first level (singing = 1 slot dex -1, Instrument = 1 slot
dex -1). However, they get one of the following as a bonus every 3rd level,
starting from 2nd level.
Etiquette (1 slot cha 0)
Dancing (1 slot dex 0)
Ancient history (1 slot int -1)
 Priests of Tilvaretu are limited to studded leather armour, but can use any
shield and those weapons allowed a bard. They must also have a minimum stat of
14 in both dexterity and charisma.
 To advance in the hierarchy of their church (i.e. go up a level) priests of
Tilvaretu must write a either a song, a piece of music, or a tale of their
adventures.
 Spheres allowed to priests of Tilvaretu are:-
Major - All, Charm, Summoning, Sun, Healing.
Minor - Combat, Guardian, Numbers, War.
 Plus any spell with music or song in the title (priest or mage spells) and
Legend lore as a bard of the same level.

Tobrig, God of Dwarves

         name : Tobrig
        title : God of dwarves, mining, and metalwork
 armour class : -5
   hit points : 127
      attacks : 4
damage/attack : 3d4 +3 +str bonus
         move : 9
         size : M (4' 7")
magic resist. : 25%
    alignment : NG
  worshippers : Dwarves (esp. miners and smiths)
       symbol : Double headed war hammer
        plane : Elysium
      fighter : 16
       priest : 9
         mage : -
        rogue : -
         str. : 25
         int. : 19
         wis. : 23
         dex. : 20
         con  : 24
         cha. : 20 (23)

 Leader of the dwarven pantheon, Tobrig is the true essence of all that is
considered dwarvish. Short and broad, strong and gruff, He wears both red
beard and hair long full bodied. He is war-like and quick to anger,
though He is just and fair in His dealings.
 In battle He wears magical plate armour and fights with a double headed
(one at each end of the haft) war hammer that is a +5 weapon. The hammer is
called Knee-capper and is similar in effect to a vorpal sword except that it
breaks the knee caps of large or greater size creatures rather than severing
heads.
 Tobrig was not always the leader of the pantheon, being merely the God of
mining and metalwork. His father Albrecht was the first leader, but
disappeared leaving the eldest of His two sons in his position. It is
rumoured that Albrecht crossed reality to an obscure universe to found a new
race of dwarves but died there in some unknown skirmish.
 As the God of metalwork He will sometimes instill a particular dwarven smith
with the ability to create a weapon or suit of armour with such skill that it
can be ensorcelled to aid its wielder/wearer in combat. The God himself will
instill the work with the amount of magic He feels is suitable.
 Priests of Tobrig can wear any armour and use any type of shield but are
limited to blunt weapons only, like normal clerics.

They may cast spells from the following spheres:-
Major : all, elemental (fire and earth), creation, combat, protection.
Minor : healing, divination, sun, elemental (air and water).

Priests of Tobrig can also cast detect precious metals and locate object
1/day each at any level and cast them as if they were 9th level. They may
also choose the weaponsmith or armourer proficiency at no extra cost.

Treaton, the Life Giver
  From Ethan Roe (ROEEB@morekypr)

name: Treaton
title: God of the living
Sphere: Healing and Nature
Armour Class: -10
Hit points: 364
Att. 1/round
Damage/attack: 2-24 or by weapon +14
Move:30
size:124' tall
magic resistance: 40%
Align: L/N
Worshippers: Elves, woodland beings.
Symbol: A Golden Acorn and a Tree behind it.

Magic user:20th level
Priest:32 level
Fighter: 14th level
rougue:-

str:25
int:23
wis:25
dex:16
con:20
cha:24
com: He's a tree.

     Treaton is a Treant. He can appear as any form he chooses. His spells
consist mostly of healing or nature. Treaton can cause one tree to become
a treant one a week. Treaton usually doesn't have weapons but when he does
carry one it is a giant sized mace +4 of Disruption.
     Treaton will appear hostile or grumpy at any time but he is kind
and will not attack an unarmed or unthreatening opponent. He will demand
respect from everyone. Anyone harming the forest, the animals, or something
like that is in for a terrible beating, perhaps to the death, but usually
not. If Treaton were ever killed or completely destroyed then nature would
be messed up severely for a long time until nature healed itself. For
instance the seasons would not change. Or maybe they would change but too
quickly. Animals would take on alignments rather than just neutral this
does not effect familiars.

Ulbreg, Dwarven God of War and Death

         name : Ulbreg
        title : Dwarven God of War and Death
 armour class : -7
   hit points : 152
      attacks : 4
damage/attack : 2d8 +4 +str bonus
         move : 6
         size : M (4' 5")
magic resist. : 20%
    alignment : CG
  worshippers : Dwarven warriors
       symbol : Skull
        plane : Olympus
      fighter : 20
       priest : 12
         mage : -
        rogue : -
         str. : 25
         int. : 17
         wis. : 19
         dex. : 20
         con  : 25
         cha. : 17 (19)

 Ulbreg is the Dwarven God of War and Death. It is he who calls Dwarves to
battle and decides who shall live and who shall die.
 He appears as a large dwarf with only a short beard, his face is never seen
as he always wears a skull-faced horned helm. His pure mithril plate armour is
covered by a full length maroon cloak, and he wields a large two-handed mace.
This mace is a +4 mace of speed, that gives +4 to initiative, one extra attack
per round, and does 2d8 damage per strike.
 Priests of Ulbreg can use any armour and shield, but are limited to those
weapons normally allowed a cleric. However, they use fighter tables for their
Thac0 and may specialise in the mace as a fighter. If a magical staff mace is
ever used by a priest of Ulbreg it will also gain the benefit of +2 to their
initiative and one extra attack every other round.
 Spheres allowable for Ulbreg's priests are:-
Major - All, Combat, War, Healing, Necromantic (but not raise dead, resurrect,
                                                reincarnate, unless reversed)
Minor - Protection, Guardian, Divination, Summoning.

Vofos, God of Wanderers and Knowledge
  From: DEL HART <[e-mail]>

         name : Vofos
        title : God of wanderers and knowledge
      spheres : travel , divination
 armour class : 0
   hit points : 100
      attacks : 1
damage/attack : d6 + str bonus or as staff carried
         move : 15
         size : 5' 7"
magic resist. : 80%
    alignment : Neutral Good
  worshippers : travellers , sages
       symbol : maze
        plane : astral plane
      fighter : none
       priest : 7th lvl priest
         mage : 18th lvl mage
        rogue : none
         str. : 19
         int. : 25
         wis. : 23
         dex. : 20
         con  : 20
         cha. : 24

 One of our more favorite quasi-god is VOFOS.  VOFOS is a wanderer
always in search of more knowledge and experiences.  He is rumored to have
a gigantic complex on the astral plane which consists of a maze so large
as to contain micro ecosystems of the creatures which he's found
"interesting".
Near the center is his palace which supposedly covers a square mile.
VOFOS spends his time animating several different mortal forms which he's
created from scratch exploring different worlds/planes.  No one is sure
how many forms he animates and experts put this number between less than a
dozen to about a hundred.  He does maintain his major part of his mind and
power in his true form on the astral plane where he is either in his
palace meditating, maintaining the different ecosystems or "walking" through
the astral just exploring.
 Most of his mortal forms are characterized by a simple person that
carries a walking staff (usually of some kind of magical nature) and travels
from place to place.  It is not unknown for him to join an adventuring group
but in general he dislikes violence and killing in specific.

From: [e-mail]

                            ZATTAZE

                  DEMI-GOD OF SPELLS AND CHAOS

Zattaze was born a child with magic already in him and part of
his environment, his parents being a Priestess of Bast and an
Arch-mage in the city of Greyhawk on the planet Oerth.  The time
period this took place in is so long ago that even the greater
gods have trouble remembering.  All that could be said about
Zattaze's age is that he is very ancient.  His parents perished
with his mother's church and his small school of apprentices
fighting an onslought brought about by the mage that resided in
the Valley of the Mage.  Zattaze was taken under wing by a friend
of his father's by the name of Warr.  Warr was a powerful lord in
need of a magus of the court.  So he took Zattaze in and paid for
his training in the best schools of magic.  Upon reaching the
higher levels of magic, Zattaze then created many wonderful and
powerful magic items for Warr, when combined with his fighting
skill, made Warr one of the most powerful men on Oerth.  Zattaze
then took the notion to become a cleric of Thoth, rising to great
levels with his strong faith and combination of intelligence and
wisdom.  By this time, Warr ruled a large part of Oerth, none
daring to overthrow him and his powerful mage/cleric.  Warr
became inflicted with Melencholy of Might, an insanity to which
there is no cure.  Melencholy of Might is when someone becomes so
powerful there is nothing left to do, so in a fit of boredom,
Warr took his life leaving everything to Zattaze.  Zattaze, not
being one for rulership, let the lands he owned find their own
way.  He kept the castle and money and then decided to travel to
the Orient, where he learned the secrets of the Shukenja, and
through prayer with Thoth, learned the ways of the Shukenja.  He
had thus became acquainted with every spell-casting occupation
there was.  He traveled far and wide learning new spells and
making very powerful magic items.  He then went to Valley of the
Mage to take over and bring revenge to his parents.  He decimated
the puny mage living there and sold his soul to Pazuzues (which
was to become a regular thing he did to people he dispised).  His
love for cats and direct communication with Thoth brought about
the attention of Bast, who fell deeply in love with the powerful
mage.  They had a fling for a few centuries in which Zattaze
created Scout in her name.  She eventually left him, afflicting
him with a kind of chaotic nature.  Not evil nor good, just
supremely chaotic.  This coupled with the affliction Melencholy
of Might he soon acquired drove him to bring about large chaotic
events which upset balance and brought about the attention of the
Gods.  Instead of destroying him, Thoth asked that he be ascended
into the position of demi-god status, where he could work his
chaos in order to maintain balance, but also he could be
supervised when needed.  They all agreed, accept Set, who was
overruled.  Upon his ascention, Zattaze was granted his own
sphere of control, and special powers granted only to him.

ROLEPLAYING NOTES:
Zattaze loves chaos, he thrives on events that make people get
very confused as to what happens next.  He is very egotistical,
narsisisctic, cocky, and self-centered.  He hardly ever obeys
rules, thinking he has the right to do anything.  He does not
believe in good or evil, just different degress of intense chaos.
He still has a love for felines and magic.  Zattaze loves to
intervene in mortal affairs.  Much to the dismay of the Gods and
mortals.  He doesn't always help the mortals he intervenes for,
rather, just stirs up alot of trouble and then leaves.
He will send his avatar on these occaisions: the harming of a
feline, 40%, the creation of a useful spell 40% (not essentially
useful to him because he could just wish for things, but useful
in the realms of normal magic).  Upon the creation of a new
spell, If the priest offers it to Zattaze as a gift, there is a
75% chance that Zattaze will share one of his peronal spells with
the priest (the spell will be of equal level).  However, if it is
a useless spell, the mage may find himself with a minor, irrating
curse.  If a cleric prays for his intervention (10%), this
ususally ends up causing the cleric a great deal of chaos and
death is usually more worthwhile.

Zattaze has these objects:

Sphere of Annihalation
Rod of Cancellation
Orb of Wishes
Orb of Permanency
Orb of Spells (Int: 20, Wis: 19, Ego: 63.  20th level caster, can
cast every spell Zattaze can).
Orb of Sight and Sound:  Int: 23, Wis 23, Ego 66.  20th level
caster, can   cast every spell Zattaze can).  This item has the
scrying abilitys of a crystal ball, with the ability to cast spells
through it. Its reach is the known dimension including planes and
some pocket dimensions in the known dimensions.

Mirror of Worlds:
This 5' x 5' circular, upright mirror acts just like the Orb of
sight and sound except that it is also extra-dimensional in its
viewing.  Ie. Krynn, Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, Marvel World,
pocket dimensions) etc.  It can cast the number of gate spells
equal to the level of the caster/wk.  However,
the Mirror is not intelligent.

Ring:
Doubles the power of all spells, area of effect, damage, range,
etc.
Spell Turning
Lower Resistance

Staff:
Doubles the power of all spells.
Any spell that requires touch have a range of at least 1'/lvl.

Circlet:
Doubles the power of all spells.
All non-detection spells
All protection spells
Psionic barricade

Bracers:
Doubles the power of all spells
Ability to cast 3 spells/rd.
All spells have a curse that raises the the character's saving
throw 3 points.


AoC:  Spells and Chaos     Align:  Chaotic     Pr.Align:  Any
Chaotic

Plane:  Limbo         Symbol:  Open Book

Wo.Align:  Any Chaotic     Races:  Any     Non/Weap/Prof:  Normal

Granted:  None

Reccomended:  Spell craft and Concealed Somatics

Duties/Devotions:  Normal prayer, spreading the faith.  Acquire
spells.

Marriage:  No

Mission:  Learn magic, teach magic, cause chaos

Vigilance:  Lawfullness, stupitidy

Rights of priesthood:
  Church Trial: Yes
  Coronation: No
  Tithes: Donations
  Excommunication:  Only for traitorous acts
  Rule: Yes

Restrictions:
  Armor: None
  Shield: None
  Celibacy: Are you insane?
  Chastity: Never
  Clothing: Egyptian style, either shaved head or hair below
   center back (no in-between), and holy symbol on necklace
   or on staff.

Ability Scores:
 Int:  16
 Wis: 16

Prime Requisites:
 Int
 Wis

Spheres:  (See Below)


POWERS OF PRIESTHOOD
 1.  Major access to all spheres of control.
 2.  Ability to cast any spell the priest encounters.
      Including M+User, Wu-Jen, and Shukenja.
 3.  Can cast any spell (if level permits) off of a scroll.
 4.  Always allowed a saving throw versus spells.
 5.  Priests can do spell research just like mages, but if the
new spell is successful, they have to offer it to Zattaze before he
will give them the power to cast it.

RESTRICTIONS OF PRIESTHOOD
 1.  No armor
 2.  Only allowed two weapons (including weapon prof) of dagger
and staff.
 4.  1d4 for hit points
 5.  Attacks as a wizard

Note: Clerics of Zattaze can teach a mage any mage spells they
have in their prayer books (Excluding spells that are not fitted
to the mages class) because they have to inscribe their prayer
books much like a wizard.


                             SCOUT

                       AVATAR OF ZATTAZE


Scout was created when Bast and Zattaze happened upon a hunter
who had just shot a white jaguar.   Well, upon seeing this Bast
unleashed her full fury and killed the hunter.  Then Zattaze
captured his soul and gave it to Pazuzues as a present.  Zattaze
then healed the Jaguar and realized she was going to deliver
kittens.  So Zattaze and Bast kept this creature for a pet.  The
Jaguar had 5 white kittens.  Zattaze released 4 kittens along
with their mother, and in a vow of love made the statement if
anyone finds these kittens or their mother and show them nothing
but respect and kindness, they may ask me for one favor within my
power.  If, however, they harm these animals, my wrath will be
quick and prolonged.  The other kitten Zattaze kept and used all
of his powers to mutate the cat into a half-man, half-cat Jaguar
(looks like a werecat).  The cat had amazing intelligence and
Zattaze took the newly made life as an apprentice.  Scout learned
quickly and became a very powerful mage\cleric.  They had many
adventures together and became very close, best friends.  So when
Thoth told Zattaze the good news about being ascended into the
ranks of the Gods, Zattaze made Scout his avatar so in a way,
they could still adventure together.

ROLE PLAYING NOTES:
Scout is the type who is happy to be alive (or created being the
correct word).  But he does not like cruelty to animals, and he
does not like being challenged.  He is cocky, but not as much as
Zattaze (his personal joke being Zattaze is the Demi-god of Chaos
and Cockiness).
He is slightly chaotic, but doesn't go into cruelty chaos like
Zattaze. He loves to learn and to teach, he can be very gentle
and fun loving depending upon the situation.  He can also be very
deadly.


SCOUT'S ABILITIES
MAGE: 20   CLERIC: 20*

STR: 25    DEX: 25    CON: 21    INT: 23    WIS: 24    CHR: 19

MV: 36'    SZ: 6'    HD: 20    HP: 140

AC: -6    MR: 40%
Algn: Chaotic Good

ATT: As Cat

Scout can choose to be full human, half-man & half-cat (the cat
being of his choosing from cheetah to sabre tooth and all
inbetween), and full cat (any cat he chooses).  When in half
form, he uses the attack tables as the cat he choose for that day
plus strength.

Scout can also phase, this is not magical but a natural ability,
it is the ability to have the molecules pass through any solid,
liquid, or gas.  Scout can be affected by certain magic in this
state, but cannot be physically hurt.  He cannot cast in this
state, he cannot attack in this state.  When performing this
ability, it is the only thing he can do.

Scout is allowed a saving throw versus all magical spells and
spell like effects.

Scout can detect and see etheral, astral, and invisible creatures
with his white eyes, which the slits are red.

Cat's Cradle

Scout has the natural ability to triple his size and speed.  This
gives him triple attacks he can make in one round.  (Mixing this
with the avatar ability to triple size you then have a X9
modifier).

*These include the Druid, Shukenja, and Wu-Jen spells and
abilities.


Scout's Magic Items *


Circlet of the Cat:
Mind Blank is permanently up.
Allows 75% MR to spells and spell like powers.
Spell absorption up to 50 spell levels which he can then weave
into his own spells.
Anti-control (stops effects of any mind control)
Prayer: which gives friends +6 to save vs. spell and spell like
effects, and gives enemies a -6 to save vs. spell and spell
like effects.
Feedback: See Spell on Zattaze
Anti-scry: Allows no detection from any scrying magical or
psionics


Bracers of Feline Grace
Allows the ability to cast three spells in one round.
Triples damage, other spell abilities, range, duration, and area
of effect of all spells.
Has the In-Hand spell Zattaze created.
AC: 0
Fly: 278'
Teleport without error


Scout's Ankh
Heal
Regeneration 5hp/rd
Ressurection 2x/day
Cure disease
Restoration


Ring of Kittens
Anti-port
Stop port
Gate
Transfer (transfers spells that require touch into a green ray
that only misses if user misses his save).
+3 to all saving throws.
Shield of Force

Can call these items from Zattaze once per day:
Orb of Sight and Sound
Orb of Annhiliation
Dimensional Mirror
Satan's Sword : +4 Vorpal, Sv. vs. Void, Sv. vs. Trap the Soul,
Sv. vs. Imprisonment.


* Scout's Items were made with the help of Zattaze, Thoth,
Isis, and Neodig.  These items can only be taken away if enough
dispel magic spells are cast to dispel: an anti-dispel magic,
wish, ancient bless, stay, stay port, and an anti-in-hand spells,
if all these prove successful, Scout would still get the benefit
of a saving-throw.  They cannot be yanked physically from him
unless the wish, stay, and ancient bless spells are removed.
Scout can send any one, or all at the same time back to at a mere
thought, no matter where he or the items may be.

The following deities are all from the pantheon of
  Ristonofer <[e-mail]>

PANTHEISTIC DEITIES AND THEIR PLAYER CHARACTER PRIESTS

THE PANTHEISTIC VIEW

 All Pantheists recognize the existence of all the gods in the
Pantheon.  The gods of Good, Evil, Law, Chaos and Neutrality all have
their functions.  Certainly, Humanity cannot begin to understand all the
reasons gods do things, but at the very least is vaguely aware of the
general spheres of influence of the individual gods.  The general World
View of Pantheists is that there is too much in the world to be controlled
and tended for one entity, no matter how powerful, to handle.  they believe
in Greater, Intermediate and Lesser Powers, for there are greater,
intermediate and lesser forces in the world.
 It can be assumed that there is general cooperation among
denominations (Pantheism is the Religion) that have similar goals. For
example, followers of Deneir and Nethlar have much common ground on
which to stand.  Florians and those that venerate Aphyx, god of Disease,
on the other hand, would make strange bedfellows.  There is not in
recorded history a religious war between Pantheistic denominations.

THE DEITIES

AZRIL
Lesser Power
Portfolio:  Mischief, Trickery
Alignment:  Chaotic Evil

 Azril is called upon by those who wish his aid to nefarious ends.  He
is popular among assassins, bandits and the like.  There are no Priests of
Azril.  Some say he is just another aspect of Lukane.  Azril is said to
"visit" those who have bad luck.

APHYX
Intermediate Power
Portfolio:  Disease and Pestilence
Alignment:  Chaotic Evil
Ability Requirements:  Wis 9, Con 12, Cha less than 10.
NWP Required:  None
Weapons Allowed:  Whip, scourge, staff, any clawing-type weapon
Armor Allowed:  None
Major Spheres:  All, Creation (in reverse only), Divination, Healing
(reverse only), Necromantic, Summoning
Minor Spheres:  Sun (reverse only), Combat
Granted Powers:  Summon 2-12 rats (75%) or giant rats (25%) once per
day.  5th Level:  Cause Fear once per day for every two levels above 3rd.
7th Level:  Cause Disease 1/day; and additional once per day every other
level.
Turn Undead:  Turn and Command
Limitations:  May not use spells to heal in any circumstance, including
self.
 Priests of Aphyx gather for dark and terrible purposes.  It is rumored
that they are behind the Plague of 3A62.  They wear grayish, tattered
robes with deep cowls that are always pulled up. They will pull back the
cowls to use the Cause Fear power, revealing their horrible visages.
Physical self-deprecation is common among Priests of Aphyx.  Many also
keep rats and giants rats as pets and servants.  Player Characters may
not be Priests of Aphyx.

BHON, Beast Father
Intermediate Power
Portfolio:  Animals
Alignment:  Chaotic Good (Neutral)
Ability Requirements:  Str 11, Wis 12, Con 12, Cha 12
NWP Required:  Animal Handling (bonus) and Riding, Land-based
(bonus), Endurance.
Weapons Allowed:  Long/short bow, net, lasso, staff, club, dart, dagger,
knife
Armor:  Up to studded leather
Major Spheres:  All, Animal, Creation, Guardian, Healing, Plant,
Protection
Minor Spheres:  Combat, Divination, Sun, Travelers
Granted Powers:  May Heal one animal per day per level.  At 3rd Level:
May cast Animal Summoning I once per day.  At 6th Level: Develop
followers, as per the Ranger class, but only animals. The DM has a table.
At 9th Level: May cast one additional Animal Summoning of any kind per
day.  This is cumulative with the 4th level power.
Turn Undead:  No
Limitations:  May only kill game animals for food for himself or those not
able to hunt.
 Priests of Bhon are called Beastmasters, and have no religious
organization.  Their primary duty is protection of animals of all kinds,
especially in the wild.  They are against the domestication of animals as
pets, but understand the need for domestication of food animals (cattle,
etc.).   Beastmasters will sometimes travel with adventuring parties, and
almost never with other Beastmasters. Rangers and druids may also
venerate Bhon; a PC may be a multi  classed warrior/priest of Bhon.

CYR (Mountain Lifter)
Lesser Power
Portfolio:  Strength and Might
Alignment: Any
Ability Requirements:  Wis 9, Str 15, Con 13
NWP Required:  Endurance
Weapons Allowed:  Battle Axe, club, mace, maul, morning star, 2-
handed sword, war hammer, and any other weapon that requires strength
to wield.
Armor:  All
Major Spheres:  All, Combat, Healing, Necromantic (in respect to poison
only)
Minor Spheres:  Elemental, War, choice of either Law or Chaos, based
on alignment.
Granted Powers:  At 5th level:  Immunity to paralysis.  At 7th Level:
Immunity to undead life-draining touch.  At 9th-Level:  Immunity to the
spells Chill Touch, Energy Drain, Enervation, Ray of Enfeeblement and
Vampiric Touch.  Priests of Cyr may roll for exceptional strength, and are
allowed fighter's constitution bonuses.
Turn Undead:  No
Limitations:  May not gather material wealth of any kind.  A Cyrite may
have clothing, armor, no more than 3 weapons (may be proficient in more
than he owns), a mount (never a pack animal) and a small amount of
survival gear (blankets, etc).
 Regardless of alignment, Cyrites tend to be loud and aggressive, and
either brave or foolish (some say they go hand-in-hand).  They love to go
on adventures where they will be able to display their personal strength
and the abilities of their god.  They love competition, and will always take
some small token of a victory.  They will quickly disassociate themselves
from cowards, and will certainly not heal them, though how harsh a judge
they are is left up to the individual character.  While there are shrines to
Cyr, there is no religious hierarchy.

DENEIR (Lord of Glyphs and Images)
Intermediate Power
Portfolio:  Written Language, Symbols, Graphic Art
Alignment:  Neutral or Lawful Good
Ability Requirements:  Wis 14, Int 14
NWP Required:  Read/Write (bonus);  Artistic Ability (bonus-at 50%);
Ancient Language (written);
Weapons Allowed:  One-handed bludgeoning
Armor:  To banded, no shield
Major Spheres:  All, Astral, Creation, Divination, Guardian, Healing,
Protection, Summoning
Minor Spheres:  Combat, Sun, Wards
Granted Powers:  Gain +4 to saving throws against harmful affects of
books, scrolls, runes, and other magical writing, including effects of books
handled by the wrong class.  Where there is no save, a normal saving
throw is allowed.  Basic Identification of Runes:  The Priest needs to make
two intelligence checks.  The first will allow them to identify the types of
person who left the rune, (Ranger, Ugoth, Merchant), the second will allow
them to determine the general meaning (warning, good food, ambush).  At
7th Level:  Gain basic understanding of Caerwyth.  The Priest gains the
proficiency at a level equal to Intelligence, and will gain an additional 5%
per level thereafter.  This understanding will not enable them to cast
Wizard spells, but it may enable them to read tomes, inscriptions, etc.,
and know the capabilities of those who inscribed it.
Turn Undead:  No
 Whereas Priests of Nethlar are interested in the knowledge itself,
Deneirians are interested in the forms in which knowledge is recorded.
Obviously, the two have a close working relationship. Deneirians may find
dusty old tomes, and instead of paying attention to the content of the
book, delight in the strange, heretofore undiscovered language in which it
was written. Deneirian Priests also love art, and all have at least a small
amount of training in drawing, sketching and painting.  Deneirian shrines
are unlikely to store books or scrolls.  Annually, on 15 January, Priests
celebrate the Deneirian Runefest; on this day, they add another tattoo to
their collection, as a symbol of both their faith to the deity and ascension
of their station.  A new 1st-level spell is available for this.

EREGUL (The Dark)
Intermediate Power
Portfolio:  Death, the Dead
Alignment:  Lawful Evil
Ability Requirements:  Wis 9, Con 15
NWP Required:  None
Weapons Allowed:  Scythe, sickle
Armor:  None
Major Spheres:  All, Astral, Divination, Healing (reverse), Necromantic,
Time
Minor Spheres:  Protection,  Sun (reverse)
Granted Powers:   At 3rd Level:  Double the effectiveness of any spell
concerning the dead (i.e.-Animate Dead) including range, duration and
numbers affected.  At 5th Level:  Immunity to the affects of life-draining
force (undead, etc.).  At 9th Level: Triple the effectiveness of any spell
concerning the dead.  At 12th Level:  Quadruple effectiveness of any spell
concerning the dead. At 19th Level:  Finger of Death, once per day.  May
drain all the life energy from a victim (saving throw vs. Death Magic at -1 for
every two levels the victim is below the caster to negate) and transfer it to
himself.  He will temporarily gain those levels, and function effectively at
that level for the next 12 hours.
Turn Undead:  Turn normally, but command as Priest two levels higher
Limitations:  Tribute.  Must deliver one human/demi-human sacrifice per
day or lose spell capabilities until one is delivered.
 Priests of Eregul dress in all black at all times.  They avoid the sun
as much as possible to develop pallid skin, even going to the extent of
using paints and dyes to make themselves as pale as they possibly can.
They have the single-minded purpose of providing their master's realm with
as many souls as is possible. They are particularly fond of "assisting" the
injured and dying on their way.

FLOR(Lady Mercy)
Intermediate Power
Portfolio:  Healing, Life
Alignment:  Any good
Ability Requirements:  Wis 10, Int 10, Con 12
NWP Required: Healing (bonus), Herbalism (bonus), Read/Write and
Religion
Weapons Allowed:  Lasso, Net, Staff (for Defense only)
Armor:  None
Major Spheres:  All, Creation, Divination, Healing, Necromantic,
Protection, Summoning, Wards, Time, Travelers
Minor Spheres:  Charm, Guardian, Plant, Sun
Granted Powers:  +2 to save vs. all poisons and diseases.  Lay on
Hands for 2pts/level once per day; Soothing Word at will;  At 3rd Level:
Analysis and Identification (Int check required) of diseases and poisons.
Starting at 3rd level, and for every 3 levels thereafter, the Florian adds +1
to healing spells (i.e.-Cure Light Wounds heals 1d8+1, etc.). There is no
upward limit to this.  Gains +2 to hit for defensive maneuvers with staff,
such as parry, pull/trip, etc.
Turn Undead:  Yes
Limitations:  May not take sentient life.  If a Florian ever knowingly takes
a human or demi-human life, he will utterly and irrevocably lose all powers
as a Florian.  If he is party to the taking of a life, his powers will remain,
but he will lose 3 hit points a day until he finds his own (but acceptable)
method of atonement.  During this time, his spells and powers will not
work on himself.  Florian Priests receive 6-sided hit dice.
 The Florians are the Bringers of Mercy to the sick and infirm. They
will use any means at their disposal to help anyone.  They will not "save"
their spells for their friends, but use them as needed.  If they have the
ability to heal someone, they will, even if that person is an enemy.  They
may, of course, choose to prioritize those to be healed as they see fit.
Their responsibilities as healers extend only to humans, demi-humans and
humanoids, unless the individual chooses otherwise.
 Florians are prone to traveling about the countryside, helping
whomever they can whenever they can.

HUBRIS (Lord of Battles)
Greater Power
Portfolio:  War
Alignment:  Lawful Neutral
Ability Requirements:  Wis 9, Str 13
NWP Required:  Blind-fighting, endurance
Weapons Allowed:  Battle axe, bows, dagger, knife, lance, maul, mace,
polearms, spear, swords, warhammer.  Specialization in one is required.
Armor:  All
Major Spheres:  Combat, War, Law
Minor Spheres:  Necromantic, Protection, Healing
Granted Powers:  At 3rd Level:  Incite Berserker Rage, up to 3 times as
many people as Priest has level.  This gives followers (and only Warriors)
+2 to hit and twice as many attacks per round, for two rounds per level of
the Priest.  The Priest must select beforehand how many rounds the rage
will last, but it must be at least three.  He cannot control it afterward.  The
incited will stay conscious up to and including -5 hit points.  At -6,
however, they will die.  If an incited Warrior is between 0 and -5 when the
rage wears off, he will die if not immediately tended to (the following round
at the latest).  If the rage is in effect after all enemies are slain, then the
incited will attack any living thing, including their friends, each other, and
the Priest until the rage wears off.  Berserkers suffer -2 to their Armor
Class while enraged.
 Hubrians, called Warbringers, exist to promote and participate in
battle.  They are conquerors, and will lead by power and force, crushing
the bodies and spirits of the weak.  They do not revel in death and
destruction, for they know that the vanquished will better serve them in
their armies than in graves.  A popular Hubrian saying is "Better served as
a slave with a sword than an enemy with a grave."
 Hubrians respect authority a great deal, but leader must be
worthwhile.  They will never follow a weak leader.  An adventuring Hubrian
Priest will always lead a party unless there is someone he recognizes as
competent authority.  Otherwise, he will leave a party he cannot lead.

IBRAHIL (The True)
Intermediate Power
Portfolio:  Duty, Loyalty, Obedience, Justice
Alignment:  Lawful Good
Ability Requirements:  Wis 15, Con 12
NWP Required:  None
Weapons Allowed:  Any two-handed
Armor:  Any, no shield
Major Spheres:  All, Combat, Creation, Divination, Guardian, Protection,
Law
Minor Spheres:  Healing, Necromantic
Granted Powers: Complete Immunity to Charm spells and spell-like
effects. At 3rd Level:  Use Command once per week.  At 5th Level:  Gain
+2 to saving throws against harmful effects of undead. If there is normally
no save, one with no bonuses is allowed.  At 9th Level:  Ultimate Wisdom.
Once per week, may use this ability to make the wisest choice in a
dilemma.  This option will not necessarily bring boon, for there are
sometimes no-win situations. To use this ability, the Priest must spend an
entire turn praying for guidance.  At 10th Level:  Gain followers, as both a
Priest and Warrior, combining the two.
Turn Undead:  Yes
Limitations:  Priests of Ibrahil may not break their word.  If they do, they
will immediately and irrevocably lose all their abilities as a Priest.  If they
compromise their word, they must seek an Atonement from another,
higher-ranking Priest of Ibrahil, who will most likely send them on some
quest for penance.
 Priests of Ibrahil are not prone to quick decisions, unless the
obviously right one presents itself immediately.  Truth is exceedingly
important to them, as mentioned above.  They tend to make poor leaders,
for they are unwilling to make the compromises that some leaders tend to.
Their organization is much stronger than most of the other Pantheistic
orders; they sponsor several select organizations that have been known to
foster adventuring.

KAEAL (Of the Weave)
Intermediate Power
Portfolio:  Magic, magic-users
Alignment:  Any, predominantly chaotic
Ability Requirements:  Wis 12, Int 13
NWP Required:  Spellcraft (bonus), Read/write, Ancient Language
Weapons Allowed:  Dagger, staff, knife
Armor:  None
Major Spheres:  All, Astral, Divination, Elemental, Healing, Summoning,
Thought, Numbers, Wards
Minor Spheres:  Animal, Guardian, Necromantic, Plant, Protection, Sun,
Weather
Granted Powers:  Voice of Command twice per day.  At 3rd Level: Gain
Infravision (doubles for demi-humans); At 5th Level:  May substitute Wizard
spells from a single school (chosen by the Priest before reaching 5th level)
for normal Priest spells. The Priest must have these spells in a spell book
and know them, but need not memorize them to be able to cast.
Effectively, those Wizard spells become Priest spells.  At 8th Level:
Shapechange.  By the time he is 5th level, the Priest of Kaeal should have
chosen a Heartbeast, an animal with which he has an affinity and or
appreciation (approval of DM is required, though it should come out in
roleplaying).  At 8th level, he may shapechange into that animal at will.  He
cannot cast spells in that form.  10th Level:  Ability to change into giant
form of the Heartbeast.
Limitations:  Priests of Kaeal receive 4-sided hit dice.
 There are many names for Priests of Kaeal, not all of them
complimentary.  The most popular is Weavemasters or Grammarians.
There are two schools of thought among Weavemasters.  Some worship
the deity, while others venerate the spirit of the Weave, thought to be the
force from which the power of magic is drawn.  There is little structure to
the religion, and it's followers are few.  A Kaealian shrine is likely to be
anywhere, though, as Priests tend to set up holy places on whims rather
than with forethought.  Most Priests of Kaeal are multi-classed
Wizard/Priests (who may be specialists), an option which is open to
Humans.

KIR (Spirit of the Fury)
Greater Power
Portfolio:  All bodies of water
Alignment:  Chaotic Neutral
Ability Requirements:  Wis 9, Con 12
NWP Required:  Navigation (bonus)
Weapons Allowed:  Trident, net, harpoon
Armor:  None
Major Spheres:  (With respect to water life/creatures only) All, Animal,
Elemental, Plant, Protection, Summoning, Travelers,Weather
Minor Spheres:  Creation, Divination
Granted Powers:   Make all saves vs. water-based spells and spell-like
effects at +4.  Gain one additional spell per spell-level allowed per day that
must come from the Elemental Water sphere.  At 3rd Level:  Secure
Aquatic Familiar.  The Priest is empowered with the ability to Summon a
familiar from a body of water  with which he is familiar with a 100% chance
of success.  The exact familiar will vary based on the specific body of
water.  The Priest will effectively function as a Priest one level higher when
in or within 100 yards of the body of water from which is familiar has been
summoned.  Note that the familiar may not be removed from the water and
transported around.  If the Priest is more than 100 yards away from his
body of water, then he will function at one level lower.  At 9th Level:  Call
Storm.  On a body of water the size of a large lake or greater, the Priest
may call a storm into existence.  The storm will obscure vision and make
movement on the body of water impossible.  It will capsize a rowboat or
smaller, has a 50% chance of capsizing a boat up to 40 feet long, and a
5% chance of capsizing a larger vessel.  The DM should adjudicate
instances of people and things being pitched overboard as he sees fit.  At
13th level:  Ability to survive on the Elemental Plane of water for 1 hour,
and an additional hour for every level over 13th.  This ability is not conferred
to associates.
Turn Undead:  Only those connected with the water (Lacedon, Sea
Zombies, etc)
 Priests of Kir will make every effort to keep themselves within reach of
a body of water.  It is from water that they draw their power, which makes
them particularly powerful in a water-based campaign.  Away from water,
the powers of the Priest wane.  In a desert environment they are totally
ineffective.  Priests of Kir are called Waterlords, and refer to themselves as
Servants of the Sea.

LISORI
Greater Power
Portfolio:  Love, Peace, Harmony
Alignment:  Any good
Ability Requirements:  Wis 11, Cha 15
NWP Required:  Etiquette (bonus)
Weapons Allowed:  None
Armor:  None
Major Spheres:  All, Charm, Creation, Healing, Divination, Protection,
Guardian, Sun, Wards, Travelers
Minor Spheres:  Necromantic
Granted Powers:  Soothing Word at will.  At 3rd Level:
Charm/Fascination once per day.  Opponent's saving throws suffer a -1
penalty for every three levels of the Priest.  At 5th Level: Aura of
Protection, 10' Radius.  Receives +1 to natural Armor Class,  and an
additional +1 for every two levels above 5th (no limit).  In addition, should a
hostile creature attempt to penetrate the radius, they must make a saving
throw vs. paralyzation or be held fast for 5-20 rounds.  The Priest may
allow anyone or anything inside the radius at will.  At 7th Level: Immunity
to Charm spells.  At 9th Level:  Gains the knowledge of the brewing of
potions similar to the Philter of Love.  Must still have the facilities for
brewing the potion.  At 11th Level:  Aura of Peace.  Once per week may
cause all hostile activities within their field of vision to come to a cease for
one hour per level of the Priest.
Turn Undead:  Yes.
Limitations:  May not, under any circumstance, attack another sentient
being with the purpose of doing harm.  This includes weapons and spells.
Should a Lisorian do so, they will automatically and irrevocably lose all
powers as a Priest of Lisori.  There are no exceptions.  Peacebringers
receive 4-sided hit dice.
 The major focus of the religion is Peace, and Love is more a sidelight.
The Priests go on many pilgrimages promoting their ideals, and wandering
Lisorians, also called Venutians, are a common sight in the Kingdoms.
They make wonderful arbiters, and more than one high-ranking Lisorian
has used his ability to prevent the onset of war.  Due to the limitations
placed upon them, Priests of Lisori do not make particularly good
adventurers, and do not fit well with adventuring parties, whose lives are
often violent. Lisorians will avoid Hubrians and Cyrites at all cost, but will
not antagonize them in any way.  For all the peace, love and harmony that
they bring into the world, Venutians are detested by many, probably out of
jealousy for the internal peace they themselves do not have.  Hubrians
especially will take great measures to destroy anything of Lisorian make,
including Priests.

LUKANE (Lady Luck)
Lesser Power
Portfolio:  Good Luck, adventurers, gamblers
Alignment:  Chaotic Neutral or Chaotic Good
Ability Requirements:  Wis 14, Dex 13
NWP Required:  Gaming (bonus)
Weapons Allowed:  Any allowed to Rogue
Armor:  To studded Leather
Major Spheres:  All, Charm, Creation, Divination, Sun, Chaos, Numbers,
Time
Minor Spheres:  Combat, Protection
Granted Powers:  Once per day may influence a single die roll in their
favor.  This can be one of their own, an ally or an opponent. The change is
can be one (plus or minus) per three levels of the Priest.
Turn Undead:  No
 There are few Priests of Lukane in the Kingdoms, though she is
venerated by many, and many live by her graces.  It is unclear why she
smiles on some and not on others.  This is probably due to her fickle and
chaotic nature.

NETHLAR
Intermediate Power
Portfolio:  Knowledge
Alignment:  True Neutral or Lawful Neutral
Ability Requirements:  Wis 14, Int 12
NWP Required:  Read/Write (bonus), Local History (bonus), Ancient
History, Skuldavian
Weapons Proficiency Required:  Wrestling.  Priests of Nethlar are +2 to
hit when using wrestling maneuvers and suffer no penalties when wearing
armor.
Weapons allowed:  One-handed bludgeoning
Armor:  Up to Banded, no shields.
Major Spheres:  All, Astral, Divination, Protection, Summoning, Thought,
Time, Numbers
Minor Spheres:  Combat, Healing, Guardian, Sun
Granted Powers:  At 3rd Level:  Cast Identify once per day when within
shrine or temple to Nethlar or when within the radius of Protection from
Evil.  At 10th Level:  May cast Legend Lore once per week when within
shrine or temple to Nethlar.
Limitations:  Priests of Nethlar receive 6-sided hit dice.
 Priests of Nethlar, called Lore Bringers, are great collectors and
storers of Knowledge.  They are adept at storytelling (but not necessarily
entertainment) and will freely share most of the less arcane knowledge that
they have gained.  Their duties include serving for 3 weeks a year at any
shrine to temple as a Scribe (this includes adventuring Priests), and is
done as a gesture of faith and an act of penance for any sins they may
have committed in the past year.  Before becoming a Priest of Nethlar, an
individual must spend one year as a Temple Scribe in order to show his
dedication to the faith and be in an environment of learning.
 Temples to Nethlar are called Libraries, and are decorated as such,
with fewer religious trappings than other temples.  Written materials are
not collected at shrines.

ORION
Lesser Power
Portfolio:  Forestry, Hunting
Alignment:  Chaotic or Neutral Good
Ability Requirements:  Wis 10, Dex 12
NWP Requirements:  Set Snares (bonus)
Weapons Allowed:  Short bow, long bow, net, lasso, spear, javelin
Armor:  To Studded Leather
Major Spheres:  All, Animal,Elemental, Plant, Sun, Travelers
Minor Spheres:  Guardian, Healing, Protection, Weather
Granted Powers:  When hunting for food, gain +1 to hit for every three
levels of the Priest.  May be bow specialists if desired.  At 3rd Level:  Call
Woodland Being once per week.  At 5th Level:  Move Silently through
woods or forests.  If Priest chooses, he may move in the forest without his
footfalls making a sound.  This extends only to himself; he may not imbue
associates with this ability.  At 7th Level:  Pass Without a Trace at will in
the forest.
Turn Undead:  No
 Priests of Orion, called simply Huntsmen, are caretakers and
protectors of forested lands.  They do their best to keep encroaching
civilization from destroying their idyllic sylvan lands.  They hunt only for
food and survival, but venerate the Spirit of the Hunt.  They have no
religious hierarchy, the spirit being passed down from one Priest to an
apprentice of his own choosing.  The Priest rarely invokes the name of
Orion, instead calling on the spirit of the forest.  Warriors and rangers may
be multi-classed as Priests of Orion.

OTHMUS (Star Eyes)
Intermediate Power
Portfolio:  Prophecy
Alignment:  Neutral
Ability Requirements:  Wis 13, Int 13
NWP Requirements:  Astrology (bonus)
Weapons Allowed:  Dagger
Armor:  None
Major Spheres:  All, Astral, Charm, Divination, Summoning, Thought,
Time, Numbers
Minor Spheres:  Guardian, Protection, Sun
Granted Powers:  True Sight.  Once per week for every two levels of the
Priest, he may invoke the power of the True Sight, and reveal (to himself)
all that is false in a radius of 25 yards.  This includes illusions, secret
doors, hidden and concealed traps, people and objects.  Hidden refers to
items that have been deliberately placed to avoid being found.  It would not,
for example, reveal the contents of a chest, but it would show that the
chest had a false bottom.  At 5th Level:  Insight.  This allows the Priest to
cast the equivalent of the Wizard spell ESP, once per day.  At 6th Level
(and beyond):  For every level hereafter, the Priest gains an additional 5%
to the possibility of making a correct prophecy, to a maximum of 99%.
This is for any Divination the Priest makes at any time.
Turn Undead:  No
Limitations:  Priests of Othmus receive 4-sided hit dice
 Priests of Othmus are called Oracles in most of the Kingdoms, but
referred to as Stargazers on the island of Kiron.  Rarely will they be seen
in an adventuring situation, preferring to stay in the relative safety of cities
and the courts of kings.

RUSHLYN
Intermediate Power
Portfolio:  Music, Musicians, Bards, Poetry
Alignment:  Neutral or Chaotic Good
Ability Requirements:  Wis 9, Dex 13, Cha 15
NWP Requirements:   Musical Ability (bonus)
Weapons Allowed:  Staff, sling
Armor:  None
Major Spheres:  All, Charm, Creation, Healing, Protection, Sun
Minor Spheres:  Combat, Divination, Guardian
Granted Powers:  Allowed three musical instruments for every Musical
Ability slot.   Soothing Word at will.  +4 to saves vs. all
Charm spells.  At 3rd Level:  Charm /Fascination 3 times per day. At 9th
Level:  Song of Suggestion (as Wizard spell Suggestion) once per day.
Turn Undead:  No
Limitations:  Priests of Rushlyn receive 6-sided hit dice
 Priests of Rushlyn are few and far between in the Kingdoms. Many
venerate his spirit and dedicate their lives to music, but few feel the calling
to raise it to the point of religion.  There is no organized church, and few
shrines to this deity.

S'YL  (Earth Father)
Greater Power
Portfolio:  Agriculture, Farming, the Land
Alignment:  Neutral
Ability Requirements:  Wis 9, Con 14
NWP Requirements:  Agriculture (bonus)
Weapons Allowed:  Scythe, sickle, flail, hammer
Armor:  None
Major Spheres:  All, Animal, Combat, Creation, Elemental, Plant, Sun,
Weather, Time
Minor Spheres:  Divination, Protection
Turn Undead:  No
Granted Powers:  Priests of S'yl receive 10-sided hit dice and are allowed
Warrior's constitution bonuses.  They gain +1 to their saving throws vs.
poison for every 3 1/2 points of constitution (similar to dwarves).  At 4th
Level:  Gain the ability to construct a Scarecrow (see Monstrous
Compendium).
 Priests of S'yl are leaders in rural communities.  They see to the
protection of farmers and their crops.  They use their powers in an effort to
assure good harvests and continuation of the land. Particularly blessed
S'ylarites will have abundant crops for years on end.  They do not make
particularly good adventurers.

TABRAHIL (The Destroyer)
Intermediate Power
Portfolio:  Destruction, Storms
Alignment:  Chaotic Evil
Ability Requirements:  Wis 9, Str 14
NWP Required:  Weather Sense (bonus)
Weapons Allowed:  Heavy bludgeoning (mace, maul, etc.)
Armor:  To Field Plate
Major Spheres:  All, Astral, Combat, Elemental, Summoning, Sun,
Weather, Chaos
Minor Spheres:  None
Granted Powers:  Double strength and effectiveness of all Weather spells
involving destruction.  At 7th Level:  Call Storm.  Once per week, the Priest
can call down a storm that lasts for a turn per level of the Priest.  The
storm (type determined by the Priest) obscures all vision beyond 10 feet
and reduces an creature's effective movement rate to 1.  The storm takes a
full turn to call and cannot be called off.
Turn Undead:  No
Limitations:  Must use powers to destroy things.  Spells will not be
effective in an effort to create something.
 Tabrahilian Priests, known as Hands of Doom, exist solely to be
incarnations of their god.  They will attempt to lay waste to whatever they
can, having little regard for life, human or otherwise.  They seek power by
destroying what others have.  They are rarely subtle.  In the Kingdoms, it
is considered back luck to have one cross your path.  Wherever there has
been some great natural or manufactured disaster, the Hands are likely to
be skulking about.

TENGRI
Intermediate Power
Portfolio:  Weather
Alignment:  Chaotic Neutral
Ability Requirements:  Wis 11, Con 13
NWP Required:  Weather Sense, 2 levels (both bonus)
Weapons Allowed:  Heavy bludgeoning (maul, mace, etc.) and net
Armor:  None
Major Spheres:  All, Astral, Combat, Elemental, Summoning, Sun,
Weather
Minor Spheres:  Charm, Healing
Granted Powers:  Add 10% per level to effectiveness of all Weather
spells.  Gain  +4 to saving throws vs. spells and spell-like effects that
duplicate weather or come from weather creatures.  At 7th Level:  Call
Storm. (see Tabrahil).  At 9th Level:  Once per week, Conjure Air
Elemental.  This Elemental will be 16 hit dice and under the control of the
Priest.  The chance of the Elemental breaking free is 15% minus half the
Priest's Level, to a minimum of 1%.  At 11th Level:  Wind Walk once per
week.
Turn Undead:  No
 Priests of Tengri are know as Wind Walkers in the Kingdoms. They
tend to dress in blue and yellow flowing robes that always seem to catch
the breeze in a way to billow most impressively. Tengrish Priests are
normally very arrogant and self-important, but are not necessarily selfish.

VARIOUS RE-WRITTEN DEITIES AND PANTHEONS
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The Cthulhu mythos.
 From: [e-mail]

        Well, this is the first post of a series, in which I will send out my
renditions of the Cthulhu Mythos for 2nd Edition AD&D.  For those of you using
1st Edition, I'd recommend adapting these rather than simply using the 1st
printing DDG descriptions, as these are closer to the descriptions in the
original stories (where applicable), or the spirit of these stories (where
not).
      Please bear in mind that, with the exception of the shoggoth (to appear
later), none of these have been playtested.  Comments are welcome.
        Adelheyde
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                        BACKGROUND

     The divinities of the Cthulhu Mythos, or the Yog-Sothoth Cycle of Myth
as it has been more appropriately termed, are native to a semi-insular complex
of planes adjacent to the Material Planes.  Within this complex are a
Parallel Material Plane, a shadow plane coterminous with the Parallel Material
and a large adjacent plane known as the Dreamlands, which serves as both an
Afterworld for the Material Plane, and a home to an indigenous population as
well.  Transport from this complex to the Material Planes, or vice versa,
is accomplished through the shadow plane and either the astral or ethereal
planes, to which the shadow plane is also adjacent.
        Within this complex of planes, an extended clan of deities have ruled
since time immemorial.  Their great power may in fact be attributable to their
monopoly over an entire set of planes.  Aeons ago, however, war broke out
within this clan over an ethical dispute related to the permission or
proscription of Black Magic.  The advocates of Black Magic, henceforth
known as the Great Old Ones, were narrowly defeated by its opponents, known
as the Elder Gods.  Defeat held an awful price for the Great Old Ones: all of
the divinities in this complex of planes have among their available avatars
one Primary Avatar, which is the only avatar that may operate within their
Parallel Material Plane, and which cannot leave their home complex.  With
their defeat in this great War, the Primary Avatars of the Great Old Ones
were imprisoned by the Elder Gods under the power of the greatest magic that
they could devise, the Elder Sign.  As long as the Elder Sign is efficacious,
it is sovereign in controlling the Great Old Ones and their supernatural
minions; however, as the warring factions were so nearly equal in power, even
this greatest of magicks has only temporary effectiveness.  One day, when the
stars are right, the Elder Sign will lose all power over the Great Old Ones,
and they will once again be free to do as they please within their domains.
        The relative isolation of their home complex of planes yields a
similar effect on their abilities on the other Material Planes.  With one
exception, Nyarlathotep, an avatar of one of the Great Old Ones cannot enter
any crystal sphere in which his worship has not been established.  For this
reason, in their quest for power in order to prepare for their return at home,
the Great Old Ones have attempted to spread their worship into other Material
Planes, so that they may be capable of action there, as well.  It is most
likely under such circumstances that an AD&D party will encounter the Great
Old Ones and their minions.
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AZATHOTH (The Daemon Sultan, the Blind Idiot God) (greater god)

          Azathoth is nominally the head of the pantheon known as the Great Old
Ones; since the Great War against the Elder Gods, however, Azathoth has been
robbed of his mind, and therefore does nothing save exist and writhe mindlessly
to the tune of daemon flautists.
          Azathoth is utterly amorphous, and resides in his own massive court,
which is perhaps arbitrarily referred to as the Center of the Universe.  There
he is surrounded by other equally blind, idiotic and amorphous dancers/
musicians, and his every need (rare as such things might be) is served by
Nyarlathotep.
        Role-playing Notes: None whatsoever.  Azathoth cannot be role-played
in the traditional sense; not, at least, to any degree of satisfaction.
        Statistics: AL cn; WAL any insane, or any worshipper of the Great Old
Ones; AoC essence of the Universe; SY Seven-pointed star

        Azathoth's Avatar
        Azathoth's Avatars appear only when summoned, and hence initially fill
only the area of the summoning.  If angered, however (which is no difficult
deed), Azathoth grows as it attacks, giving it a 50 yard reach at the end
of the first round, and doubling its reach every subsequent round, until
Azathoth loses track of what it is doing and leaves.
        Str 25   Dex 20   Con 25
        Int --   Wis --   Cha -7
        MV None  Sz var   MR 75%
        AC -2    HD 37.5  HP 300
        #AT 1-6  THAC0 -  Dmg as below

        Special Att/Def: Anyone viewing Azathoth must save vs. spells at -6
or go permanently insane.  Azathoth can attack with from 1 to 6 pseudopods,
with his THAC0 varying according to the number attacking, as follows: 1=-10,
2=0, 3=2, 4=5, 5=10, 6=12.  Damage is devastating, however, at 1-100 hp.  It
is also highly corrosive, weakening any structural material, destroying any
wood, stone a yard or less thick, or metal a foot or less thick.  The range
of the pseudopods also determines the radius of blasted earth.  If the avatar
is slain, it is in fact returned to Azathoth at his court.

        Duties of the Priesthood
        The priests of Azathoth are utterly mad.  Azathoth does not know about
them, nor does he grant them spells.  Of course, they could care less.
        Requirements: AB standard, plus insanity; AL cn or ce; WP any; AR a;
SP none; PW nil; TU nil.
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YOG-SOTHOTH (The All in One) (greater god)

           Yog-Sothoth is effectively the regent of the Great Old Ones, as he
is the most powerful member of the group with a mind to speak of.  Yog-Sothoth
holds sway over all of space-time; in the home planes of the Mythos,
Yog-Sothoth is both outside of, and coterminous with, all of space and all of
time, while in all other planes, he has access to all times and space.
           Depending upon the aspect that he wishes to emphasize, he can
appear alternately as a slimy amorphous mass covered with tentacles, or as a
mass of glowing orbs.  At will, he can gate any subject or worshipper of the
Mythos, or any supplicant, from any one time and/or place to another.
        Role-playing Notes: Yog-Sothoth is amoral by human standards.  He is
never malicious regarding most petty mortals, as they are so many ants in his
eyes.  In his form as the Umr at'Tawil, he can even be moderately benevolent.
Rare and powerful are they who could attract the especial attention of
Yog-Sothoth, or any other Great Old One, for good or ill.
        Statistics: AL ce; WAL any evil, or cn; AoC time, space; SY Y rune (or
equivalent)

        Yog-Sothoth's Avatar (fighter 20, wizard 20, psionicist 20)
        Yog Sothoth's Avatars appear as he can, and their attack modes vary
accordingly.  In the home set of planes, or in any plane where he does not
have an established following, he can only send his avatar into the Prime
Material if it is gated in by mortal spellcasters.  Often, he will arrange
for a gate in order to beget progeny (viz. the Whateley twins) upon one or
more of the locals, for use as catspaws.
        Str 25   Dex 20   Con 25
        Int 25   Wis 23   Cha -7
        MV 18"   SZ 50'd  MR 50%
        AC -2    HD 20    HP 160
        #AT var  THACO 1  Dmg as below

        Special Att/Def: In its tentacled form, it can attack 12 times per
round, causing 1d8+14 damage per hit.  In its globular form, it has two
available attack forms: it can strike one character with one of its corrosive
globes, causing loss of 1d6 Con, or shoot a silver bolt, causing death (save
vs. death or die) or destruction (non-magical items ruined) to everything in
a 5-foot radius of the target point.  All who see him must save vs. death or
go insane for a number of months equal to the character's intelligence.

        Duties of the Priesthood
        The priests of Yog-Sothoth are multi-classed priest-mages, and are
particularly interested in divinations, gates, summonings, and time.
Sacrifices are performed regularly, usually in the form of sentient life.
Making it possible for Yog-Sothoth to enter, and to expand his power, are the
chief goals.
        Requirements: AB standard, plus 12 Int; AL ce; WP any; AR none; SP
all, astral, combat*, divination, necromantic, numbers*, summoning, time,
weather*; PW nil; TU nil.
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NYARLATHOTEP (The Crawling Chaos) (greater god)

         Nyarlathotep completes the unholy triad with Azathoth and Yog-Sothoth,
and is the Messenger of the Great Old Ones.  Nyarlathotep is the only Great Old
One free to move his Avatars at will among the home planes of the Mythos, as he
was exempted from the bondage of the Elder Sign.  Nyarlathotep moves at will
among the Great Old Ones and any other races; he can even enter planes and
crystal spheres where the Great Old Ones are unrepresented without difficulty.
He cannot, however, personally summon aid from his own Mythos in such places;
he can only seek support elsewhere, or dupe others to bring in aid.
        Nyarlathotep can take a myriad forms, traditionally referred to as
1,000 but more likely infinite in number.  Most common are his humanoid form
(a tall hairless man with jet-black skin), an amorphous form quite similar
to Azathoth and Yog-Sothoth, and an as-yet unidentifiable form completely
encased in darkness, which is linked to magical crystals of trapezohedral
shape.
        Role-playing Notes: Nyarlathotep has the most subtlety and panache of
his kind when dealing with mortal races.  He holds them in the same contempt
that the others do, but often conceals this, even deigning to be seen as
human himself.  He bears messages from, and rallies support for, the Great
Old Ones.  Given his choice, he would sooner inspire madness than simply
slay mortals that irritate him.
        Statistics: AL ce; WAL any evil, or cn; AoC communication with and
among the Great Old Ones; SY Faceless Sphinx, cat o' nine tails, black-garbed
pharaoh, or shining trapezohedron.

        Nyarlathotep's Avatar (fighter 15, wizard 20, psionicist 20, cleric 15,
thief 15)
        Nyarlathotep's Avatars can appear in any of the forms that he can take
himself.  Statistics must be determined for each individual form; these
given here apply to his humanoid form, the one that mortals are most likely
to see, gods willing.  While he will appear odd, it will not be egregiously
so, for most individuals in fantasy worlds have seen far stranger individuals
as a matter of course.  The Black Man will be little more than a curiosity
until he chooses to reveal his true nature.
        Str 19   Dex 20   Con 20
        Int 25   Wis 25   Cha 19
        MV 15"   SZ M     MR 50%
        AC 2     HD 20    HP 160
        #AT 1or2 THAC0 1  Dmg as weapon

        Special Att/Def:  His very presence acts as a charm upon humans,
humanoids and non-magical animals (+4 to save if good, -4 if evil).  Those
that fail do his bidding, or else act utterly chaotically.  No non-sentient
creature can harm him, even if charmed.  He will usually be armed with the
most technologically-advanced weapon available in the given plane and time,
but rarely if ever engages in combat.  Nyarlathotep knows all spells of his
Mythos, and all standard spells as well.  His preferred mode of attack is
to summon assistance, however.  Once per round, he can summon any one Mythos
monster, if the plane and crystal sphere recognize the Mythos; if not, he
has a 75% chance of gating in one Fiend from the Lower Planes, modified by
the power of the Fiend summoned (+5% for least, +0% for lesser, -15% for
greater tanar'ri, -25% for true tanar'ri or greater baatezu or yugoloths).
Again, such a gate can be opened once per round.  If the Avatar is brought
to 0 or fewer hp, it will collapse, and reform as one of the other available
forms.  It is generally advisable to escape from Nyarlathotep, if the
appropriate protective magicks are unknown.

        Duties of the Priesthood
        Nyarlathotep has no priesthood, as he is never worshipped independently
of the rest of the Mythos.  Rather, he is the common thread that binds all
of the Great Old Ones together in their exile, and is therefore worshipped by
all who revere the Great Old Ones.
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        Here is the second installment of my rendition of the Cthulhu Mythos,
in this case presenting Cthulhu himself, his followers (the Deep Ones), and
their rivals for the control of Terra before R'lyeh sank beneath the waves.
Enjoy!
        Adelheyde
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CTHULHU (The Great) (Intermediate God)

            Cthulhu is one of the key members of the pantheon known as the
Great Old Ones, and as such is worshipped under a number of names, most of
which in some way resemble Cthulhu: Tulu, Chac and Tlaloc are three obvious
examples.  Cthulhu is often referred to as the high priest of the gods, a
designation that reflects not merely his power, but also his status and degree
of leadership in their pantheon.  He enjoys a special affinity with water, and
since the imprisonment of his primary avatar, he is also strongly associated
with sleep and dreams.  He is consequently a very important power in the
Dreamlands, in the region known as the Belly of Ammit.
        Cthulhu's primary avatar flew to Terra from the depths of space, and
ruled over a significant empire until the Great War.  After the narrow defeat
of the Great Old Ones, Cthulhu's avatar was imprisoned in his capital city
of R'lyeh, wherein he sleeps until the end of the Elder Sign and its power.
Cthulhu is worshipped as a god of the sea, sleep and dreams, and chief patron
of the Deep Ones.
        Cthulhu's physical form is somewhat malleable: he can alter any aspect
or detail to suit his purposes; he will always be recognizable, however, as
a vaguely anthropoid creature with a cephalopoidal head, and a pair of wings
on his back.
        Role-playing Notes: Cthulhu is amoral by human standards.  He is not
truly malicious regarding petty mortals, as they are so many ants in his eyes.
Rare and powerful are they who could attract the especial attention of Cthulhu,
or any other Great Old One, for good or ill.
        Statistics: AL ce; WAL any evil, or cn; AoC sea, sleep, dreams (usually
nightmares); SY Image of Cthulhu.

        Cthulhu's Avatar (fighter 20, wizard 20, psionicist 20)
        Cthulhu's Avatars appear as he does, with the same warping powers.

        Str 25   Dex 20   Con 25
        Int 25   Wis 23   Cha -7
        MV 18/36 SZ 100'  MR 60%
        AC  2    HD 20    HP 160
        #AT var  THAC0 1  Dmg as below

        Special Att/Def: They can scoop up 1d3 opponents in their claws and
crush for 22d6 hp damage; if the head is close enough, up to four opponents
can be attacked by tentacles as well, crushing for 11d6.  They are immune to
the effects of water, cold, and vacuum, and can summon 10-100 Deep Ones, if
any are in the vicinity.  They can only be hit by +2 or better weapons,
regenerate 10hp of damage per round, and if "slain", they explode in a noxious
gas, and reform in 1d10+10 minutes.  Of course, this is rarely necessary; all
who see him must save vs. death or go insane for a number of months equal
to the character's intelligence.

        Duties of the Priesthood
        The priests of Cthulhu are determined to bring about the return (or
advent) of their god to their given world.  Offerings in the form of sentient
sacrifice are performed regularly, with the intent of using the attendant
magical power to help bring about this goal, if possible, as well as doing him
the highest honor.
        Requirements: AB standard; AL ce; WP any; AR none; SP all, combat,
divination*, elemental (water only), necromantic, summoning*, weather; PW nil;
TU nil.
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DEEP ONE

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: sea, coast
FREQUENCY: very rare
ORGANIZATION: tribal/city
ACTIVITY CYCLE: any
DIET: omnivore
INTELLIGENCE: very (mean)
TREASURE: Z
ALIGNMENT: chaotic evil

NO. APPEARING: 1-100
ARMOR CLASS: 3
MOVEMENT: 12"//24"
HIT DICE: 4
THACO: 17
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 or 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-4/1-4 or weapon
SPECIAL ATTACKS: nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: nil
SIZE: M(6')

Appearance: The Deep Ones appear as anthropoid amphibians, with fishlike heads.
They have both infravision and normal sight.

Combat: In battle, they can attack with their claws, or use weapons.  Due to
their great strength (18), they cause +2 to damage.

Habitat/Society: Deep Ones live in large undersea cities, often near populated
shores.  While they are evil, they are not particularly aggressive, being more
inclined to seek the worship of their neighbors than their destruction.  They
are the servants of Cthulhu and his lieutenants Dagon and Hydra, and the
furtherance of their goals are the primary interests of the Deep Ones.  To that
end, they seek to expand their influence and numbers by accepting human
worship and expanding their own numbers.

Ecology: Deep Ones are immortal, as long as they are not slain by violence.
They are capable of breeding with humans (and possibly certain demi-human or
humanoid races), in such a way that the child is born human in appearance, but
grows progressively batrachian in appearance and/or manner.  Between the ages
of 21 and 40 (1d20+20), the hybrid will undergo a transformation: within a
few months, he will develop into a full Deep One.  Typically, he will then
take to the sea and live with his nonhuman ancestors (often stretching back
many generations).

Variants: Deep Ones are a standard humanoid race, indeed more intelligent than
most humans.  In consequence, many individuals will have character classes,
with unlimited advancement as fighters and clerics (of Cthulhu), although they
are limited to the 16th level of advancement as mages.  Some physiological
aspect of the Deep Ones' brains prevent them from retaining spells of ninth
level, a source of considerable frustration to them.  However, given both
their origins and the influx of new genetic material due to their mode of
reproduction, the chances of mutants capable of casting ninth level spells
are high.

For more information, see "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" and "The Thing on the
Doorstep" by H.P. Lovecraft.
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ELDER THING

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: sea, land, space
FREQUENCY: very rare
ORGANIZATION: city
ACTIVITY CYCLE: any
DIET: ?
INTELLIGENCE: high (mean)
TREASURE: A
ALIGNMENT: lawful neutral

NO. APPEARING: 1-8
ARMOR CLASS: 6
MOVEMENT: 18"/12"
HIT DICE: 8
THAC0: 13
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-6 x3
SPECIAL ATTACKS: nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: immune to heat and cold
MAGIC RESISTANCE: nil
SIZE: L(9')

Appearance: Elder Things appear as barrel-shaped creatures with starfish heads
and bases, and membranous wings radiating from their bodies.

Combat: In combat, they can attack with three of their tentacles, although they
would prefer to send in their slaves or use more advanced weaponry.

Habitat/Society: Elder Things live in quite organized cities, both on planetary
surfaces and underwater.  They are quite advanced scientifically, especially
in the biological (particularly genetic) sciences, and all share a deep
scientific curiosity.  They created the shoggoths, and are capable of
significant biological research leading to the creation of an astounding
variety of creatures.  It is believed that they started the process of
evolution on the planet Terra in the home planes of the Mythos.  They will
typically use, if possible and necessary, the most advanced weapons available;
usually these will be more advanced than those of their opponents.

Ecology: Elder Things are capable of flying through space with a Ship's
Rating of 4.  They have no need of air for breathing.

Variants: Some colonies of Elder Things that have long been on the ground
without occasional forays into space have atrophied wings, robbing them at
least partially of their spelljamming powers.

For further information, see "At the Mountains of Madness" by H.P. Lovecraft.
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SHOGGOTH

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: any
FREQUENCY:  very rare
ORGANIZATION:  nil
ACTIVITY CYCLE: any
DIET: ?
INTELLIGENCE: low to average
TREASURE: C
ALIGNMENT: chaotic evil

NO. APPEARING: 1-4
ARMOR CLASS: 1
MOVEMENT: 9"
HIT DICE: 20
THAC0: 1
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 3-30/3-30
SPECIAL ATTACKS: nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: immune to weakness, paralysis, charm
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 30%
SIZE: L (15'+ diameter)

Appearance: The Shoggoth appears as a huge, bubbling amoeba.  If desired, they
can create a vast array of tools from their bodies.

Combat: In combat, they grasp with their pseudopods and both crush and pull
at the same time (decapitation is the signature of a shoggoth attack).  Fire
and electricity cause only 1/2 damage to a shoggoth.  Physical weapons cause
only 1 hp damage per hit, and the shoggoth regenerates 2 hp per round until
slain.

Habitat/Society: Shoggoths were created as slaves by the Terran Elder Things,
but in time they rebelled against their Masters and took to their own devices.
Many live in former Elder Thing cities, while others now serve the Great Old
Ones.

Variants: Shoggoths vary considerably; some may be larger or smaller, others
stronger, while others more intelligent.

For more information, see "At the Mountains of Madness" by H.P. Lovecraft.
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GREAT RACE OF YITH

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: land, space
FREQUENCY: very rare
ORGANIZATION: city
ACTIVITY CYCLE: any
DIET: liquids
INTELLIGENCE: high (mean)
TREASURE: nil
ALIGNMENT: lawful neutral

NO. APPEARING: 1-10
ARMOR CLASS: 5
MOVEMENT: 15"
HIT DICE: 8
THAC0: 13
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 or 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-8 x2 or weapon
SPECIAL ATTACKS: lightning gun
SPECIAL DEFENSES: immune to magical control
MAGIC RESISTANCE: nil
SIZE: L(10')

Appearance: The Great Race currently inhabits forms that resemble broad-based
cones with four tentacles sprouting from the top.  Two tentacles end in claws,
while one ends in trumpet-like ears and the fourth ends in a globe sporting
three eyes and several small tentacles.

Combat: In combat, they can attack with their two claws (as above), but they
prefer to use their lightning guns: short range 100 y; 32 charges/pack, one
round to reload; any number of charges can be used per shot, but each charge
beyond 4 has a 5% cumulative chance of burning out the gun; each charge
causes 1d10 points of damage due to electricity, save vs. wand for half.

Habitat/Society: The Great Race is quite civilized, living in highly advanced
cities.  They are quite adept at psionics, and the average Great Race member
has the power of an 8th level psionicist.  They practice time travel, or more
properly mental projection through time.  They are also voracious consumers
of knowledge, and have built up vast libraries.

Ecology: The Great Race (in their current forms) feed only on liquids, and
reproduce only rarely.

For more information, see "The Shadow Out of Time" by H.P. Lovecraft.

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From: [e-mail]

Greetings,
        Following this message is the third and final installment of my AD&D
adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.  I would like to thank everyone
who sent me private messages about the previous installments; as I have not
had access to ADND-L over the past three weeks, I will have to check the
archives to see if there were any responses posted to the net.
        Thematically, this is the catch-all section.  It includes Hastur
and Shub-Nigurrath, who are in a sense "wedded", the Fungi from Yuggoth who
worship Shub-Niggurath and the Byakhee who appear to be servants of Hastur;
Cthugha and his servitors, the Fire Vampires; and Ithaqua, the Wendigo or the
Walker on the Wind.
        Adelheyde
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SHUB-NIGGURATH (The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young) (greater
goddess)

            Shub-Niggurath represents the essence of fertility among the Great
Old Ones, which pantheon is already quite fecund as it is; she is also strongly
associated with the forces of the element of earth.  While she is not the
equal of Azathoth or Yog-Sothoth in the grand scheme of things, she is by far
the most widely worshipped of the Great Old Ones, and one or more of her masks
are revered in nearly every culture of Terra in the home material plane of the
Mythos.  It is this broad popularity that gives her her status as a greater
goddess.  She is most often identified as female, but as the veritable essence
of procreation, she can also be male or hermaphroditic.  She can and does
reproduce in all three modes; most famous, however, is her mating-partnership
(often anthropomorphized as a "marriage") with Hastur.
        Shub-Niggurath is almost never seen in her natural form, which
doubtless involves a number of tentacles and a considerable amount of
primordial slime.
        Role-playing Notes:  Of all the Great Old Ones, Shub-Niggurath is the
most benign in her attitudes toward mortals.  While her motives in this are
not certain, it is likely that she actively courts worship in this fashion,
thereby enhancing her own power to advance the goals of the Great Old Ones.
        Statistics: AL ce; WAL any; AoC fertility; SY black goat

        Shub-Niggurath's Avatar  (wizard 20, priest 20, psionicist 20)
        Shub-Niggurath's Avatars almost never appear in her natural form,
preferring one of her masks, whichever is most appropriate to the viewer.
For example, an audience comprised of those from a Hindu culture would be
faced with an avatar indistinguishable from one of Kali, while Celts would
see a man bearing the antlers of a stag on his head, and would be known
as Cernunnos; her witches, for that matter, would likely see a humanoid
creature with the head of a black goat, referred to by some as "Baphomet",
which is also the name given to her symbol, especially if her head is
depicted in frontal view, circumscribed by an inverted pentagram.  (This is
the idol the Templars were accused of worshipping.)  The powers of her
Avatar will vary according to form; where appropriate (as in the case of
her Cernunnos-form), substitute druid for priest.
        Str 24   Dex 19   Con 25
        Int 25   Wis 20   Cha -4 or 25
        MV var   SZ 100'd MR 55%
        AC 4     HD 20    HP 160
        #AT var  THAC0 1  Dmg as per form

        Duties of the Priesthood
        There are many different kinds of priest serving Shub-Niggurath, and
these will differ from each other according to the priests' cultures and
the masks that they worship.  A priest of Shub-Niggurath as Ishtar would be
indistinguishable from a real priest of Ishtar; the same rule applies whether
the mask is of Cybele, Chalchihuitlicue, Hecate, Kali or Cernunnos.  Naturally,
the real divinities that resemble her masks will resent her intrusion in
planes where THEY hold sway.  In a more pastoral environment, priests of
Shub-Niggurath may be druids; whether they are neutral or chaotic evil
will depend upon the level of revelation, while all other particulars
remain standard.  Under active persecution, her worshippers may be witches
instead; in some cases, her priests worship her in her true nature, as the
Great Old One Shub-Niggurath.  It is this comparatively rare group that is
described below.
        Requirements: AB standard; AL ce; WP any; AR none; SP all, animal,
charm, combat*, creation, elemental earth, healing, plant, weather*; PW nil;
TU nil.
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HASTUR (He Who Must Not Be Named) (intermediate god)

           Hastur is the half-brother of Cthulhu and mate of Shub-Niggurath.
Like them, he enjoys a special affinity with one of the elements, in his case
air.  He is also in some way associated with flight through space, and is thus
more widely recognized in Wildspace than on the ground.
            Hastur's natural form is rarely seen, but it is believed to be
bloated and scaly, and somewhat fluid.  Like his half-brother, he also has
octopoidal and reptilian elements in his appearance.
        Role-playing Notes:  Hastur is even more aloof regarding mortal affairs
than most of his kin.
        Statistics: AL ce; WAL any evil or cn; AoC air, space; SY image of
Hastur.

        Hastur's Avatar (fighter 20, wizard 20, psionicist 20)
        Hastur's Avatars usually appear as massive creatures, rather reptilian
in face and form, with tentacles covering much of his body.  This last aspect
appears to be a familial trait.
        Str 25   Dex 21   Con 23
        Int 22   Wis 23   Cha -4
        MV 36/36 SZ 600'  MR 50%
        AC -2    HD 20    HP 160
        #AT 2    THAC0 1  Dmg 20-200 each

        Special att/def: Hastur's avatars regenerate 5 hp/round, and can
summon 2-20 byakhee.  Creatures that fly naturally cannot attack Hastur.

        Duties of the Priesthood
        The priests of Hastur are little different from most priests of the
Great Old Ones, in that they shower adoration upon an entity that could care
less about such things, save for the enhanced power such worship brings; their
only expectation is to work for the freedom of the Great Old Ones (in the
home planes) or their introduction into other planes.  They are rather common
in Wildspace, though held as abominations by most other cults.
        Requirements: AB standard; AL ce; WP a; AR a; SP all, combat,
elemental air, weather; PW nil; TU nil.
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THE FUNGI FROM YUGGOTH

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: land, space
FREQUENCY: very rare
ORGANIZATION: enclave
ACTIVITY CYCLE: any
DIET: ?(they DO live on Yuggoth...)
INTELLIGENCE: average (mean)
TREASURE: nil
ALIGNMENT: chaotic evil

NO. APPEARING: 2-12
ARMOR CLASS: 4
MOVEMENT: 15"/30"
HIT DICE: 5
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-8
SPECIAL ATTACKS: grapple and drop
SPECIAL DEFENSES: immune to cold, dark and vacuum
MAGIC RESISTANCE: nil
SIZE: L(8')

Appearance: The Fungi from Yuggoth resemble lobsters with wings.  They can
fly through space with a Ship's Rating of 2.  When they speak, they do so with
a buzzing, droning voice.

Combat: All impaling-type weapons cause only the minimum possible damage when
they hit.  If they hit a single target with both of their claws, they can
grapple and take flight (make a strength check at half-strength to break
free).  It will then drop the opponent from a devastating height.

Habitat/Society: The Fungi come originally from Yuggoth, but often set up
enclaves on other worlds.  They are remarkable surgeons, capable of removing
the brain from the body and keeping it alive and active indefinitely.  They
worship Shub-Niggurath and Nyarlathotep in particular.

Ecology: Very little is known about their ecology.  It seems that they would
need very little of anything to survive, as the come originally from
Yuggoth (i.e., Pluto, which was surmised by some scientists but not in the
least bit verified in Lovecraft's day).
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BYAKHEE

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: space, ground
FREQUENCY: very rare
ORGANIZATION: none
ACTIVITY CYCLE: any
DIET: blood
INTELLIGENCE: average
TREASURE: none
ALIGNMENT: chaotic evil

NO. APPEARING: 1-4
ARMOR CLASS: 5
MOVEMENT: 6"/24" (A)  or Sr5
HIT DICE: 10
THAC0: 11
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 or 1 special
SPECIAL ATTACKS: bite with blood drain
SPECIAL DEFENSES: nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 20%
SIZE: L (20')

Appearance: The byakhee look much like a fiend or a gargoyle, but with a
largely decayed appearance and avian and insectoid influences.  They stand
bipedally, but prefer to move by flight.

Combat: In battle, they can opt for two claw attacks, or a vicious bite causing
1d10 damage; in the latter event, it will remain attached to the victim and
drain 1d6 Constitution from him each round (including the first) until the
victim has died of blood loss or the byakhee is killed or driven off.  It
will not attack another opponent until it is finished feeding.  Lost Con will
return with rest (1 day per point lost).  It can teleport without error at
will.  25% of Byakhee have an intelligence between 14 and 18, and these will
have spell-like powers as well; normally, such spells are those associated
with Hastur.

Habitat/Society: Byakhee are often used as mounts as well as guards.  This
reduces their Maneuverability Class to C.  They can fly through space as well
as atmosphere, with a Ship's Rating of 5, and they are immune to the effects
of vacuum or fouled air.

Ecology: Byakhee are an alien race whose ecological niche remains a mystery.
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CTHUGHA (intermediate god)
                Cthugha is one of the more remote members of the pantheon,
                as his Primary Avatar is imprisoned near the star Fomalhaut.
                Accordingly, his cult is far more common in Wildspace than
                on the ground.
                        Cthugha always appears as an amorphous mass of fire
                with flaming tentacles.
        Role-playing Notes: Cthugha has no real interest in working with
mortals, or any non-fire creatures.
        Statistics: AL ce; WAL any evil or cn; AoC fire; SY flame

        Cthugha's Avatar (fighter 20, wizard 20, psionicist 20)
        Cthugha's Avatars almost universally appear in his natural form.  When
they appear, they are accompanied by Fire Vampires, as follows: outside of
the home planes, 1-20; within the home planes, 1d100x10!  These Fire Vampires
will begin to ignite individual objects, while Cthugha will hover overhead
and blast the entire area.
        Str 25   Dex 25   Con 25
        Int 18   Wis 18   Cha -1
        MV 36"   SZ 40y r MR 50%
        AC -6    HD 20    HP 160
        #AT 2    THAC0 1  Dmg 3-30 each

        Special att/def: Only weapons of +3 or greater enchantment can even
hit Cthugha's avatar; all others melt before contact.  Even such strong
weapons must make a save vs. breath weapon or be destroyed.  The heat of
his body does 5d10 hp of damage (save vs. breath for half) to all within
100 yards.  It is immune to all heat and cold effects (the cold is dissipated
before it reaches him).  It can cast any fire spell (wizard or clerical) at
the 30th level of ability, any two per round, and in the same round it can
also lash out with two of its tentacles, for 3-30 hp of damage each.  Those
who see Cthugha must save vs. death magic at +2 or go insane for 2d4 weeks.

        Duties of the Priesthood
        The priests of Cthugha are usually pyromaniacs, and are usually
spaceborne.  On the ground they have a negligible cult.
        Requirements: AB standard; AL ce; WP any; AR e; SP all, combat,
elemental fire (including all mage spells of elemental fire through 7th level),
summoning; PW 5) immune to the effects of normal fire; 10) take no damage
from fire attacks; 15) take no damage from any fire source, even a star,
for up to 3 weeks; 20) can live indefinitely upon a fire body or the elemental
plane of fire -- no damage ever from any fire source; TU nil.
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FIRE VAMPIRE

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: space
FREQUENCY: very rare
ORGANIZATION: n/a
DIET: n/a
INTELLIGENCE: average
TREASURE: nil
ALIGNMENT: chaotic evil

NO. APPEARING: 1-4
ARMOR CLASS: -2
MOVEMENT: 24"
HIT DICE: 3
THAC0: 17
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-20
SPECIAL ATTACKS: nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: immune to material weapons
MAGIC RESISTANCE: nil
SIZE: S

Appearance: Fire Vampires look like tiny stars, and are similar to fire
elementals.

Combat: In combat, they attack by touching objects and causing them to catch
fire.  Damage is 2-20 points per hit, or half that if a save vs. breath weapon
is made.  They take damage from water, however, at 1 hp/ half-gallon.

Habitat/Society: Fire Vampires live in fire bodies, and are believed to have
originated near Fomalhaut.

Ecology: Fire Vampires have no place in the ecology at large.
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ITHAQUA (lesser god)

                Ithaqua, also known as the Wendigo and the Walker on the Wind,
is particularly recognized in cold wastelands, as he is associated with the
freezing winds, snowstorms and other destructive forces of weather in such
regions. Ithaqua typically appears as a huge cloud of fog or snow in a vaguely
humanoid shape, with blazing red eyes. When passing overhead, it gives the
optical illusion of two bright stars close together visible through a storm.
        Role-playing notes: Ithaqua considers cold wastelands to be his
special province, and if one of his avatars has taken up residence in such
a realm, he will wander it aimlessly, preying upon travellers if he so chooses,
and accepting human sacrifices from local inhabitants.
        Statistics: AL ce; WAL any evil or cn; AoC cold storms, wastelands,
etc.; SY two burning eyes in a human-shaped cloud of snow.

        Ithaqua's Avatar (fighter 15, wizard 15, priest 15)
        Ithaqua's Avatars almost universally appear in his natural form.  He
often stalks his wastelands, picking up human sacrifices and waylaying
travellers; his victims are often discovered weeks or months later, frozen
solid, and missing significant portions of their bodies.
        Str 21  Dex 18   Con 20
        Int 18  Wis 18   Cha -1
        MV 24   SZ 20'   MR 30%
        AC 2    HD 15    HP120
        #AT 2   THAC0 5  Dmg 4-40 each

        Special att/def: His most potent weapon is his ability of controlling
weather, usable at will, with triple range and effects.  If he is within 36
yards of his victim, he can pick him up and carry him away, or drop him from
1d10x10 feet (standard d6 damage per 10 feet fallen); if the victim resists,
he must make a successful strength check, in which case Ithaqua must make a
successful attack roll to pick him up.  He may also attack with his claws.
If he hits, grasping can follow automatically.  Viewing Ithaqua requires that
one save vs. death magic or go mad; after every three months, another save
may be attempted to regain sanity.  Should that same character ever see
Ithaqua again, however, the madness returns automatically, and even hearing
his howl in the wind requires a save at -3 to avoid recurrence.

        Duties of the Priesthood
        Ithaqua has no regular priesthood, as most of his worship is of a
preventative nature.  He does, however, have a few unscrupulous shamans in
his service.
        Requirements: AB standard; AL ce; WP any; AR b; SP all, combat,
elemental air, summoning, weather; PW nil; TU nil.
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        Dawn is approaching fast, and I must close my post.  As I wrote,
however, and most particularly while I wrote about Ithaqua, I was very aware
of the high winds that are still circulating outside.  Now, in retrospect,
particularly in light of the great storm that struck this weekend, I wonder
why it is that I waited so long to send out this final installment.  I have
heard this referred to as the storm of the century on several occasions, and
I must indeed wonder.
        At any rate, a final caveat must be offered to DM's using the
priesthood of Cthugha: do not inform the players in too much detail of the
abilities available to them, as many players will clamour to take the role.
Immunity to fire and wizard fire spells must surely be attractive in particular
to those powergamers out there who see the sole aim of a campaign as the
acquisition of power for their characters.  The best solution to this problem
is to bear in mind that in a Lovecraftian milieu, atmosphere and then plot
come first.  True, the character might have considerable power -- but then,
give him assignments designed to bring the worship of Cthugha and of the other
Great Old Ones into some other Plane of existence or Crystal Sphere.  Force
him to work with some of the monsters, or even an Avatar, of the Mythos.
Sooner or later, the character will be irretrievably mad.  Furthermore, there
will be nowhere where a priest of Cthugha will not be hunted; remember, even
in the home planes of the Mythos, the Great Old Ones are not yet free, and
they still have enemies.  Similar warnings apply to the other priesthoods,
should players seek to play them.  And finally, if the players should still
wish to play them, then by all means let them, at least if you have no
objection to running a campaign dominated by the Mythos, as it surely would
be if one or more of the PC's followed its gods!
        Good day, and enjoy the ghastliness that can spice up your campaigns!
                Adelheyde

FORGOTTEN REALMS
  From Tim Larson <[e-mail]>

Here they are!  The Forgotten Realms priesthoods re-done in the style of the
CPH!  Compatibility ratio 98% and up!  Get them while they're hot!

NOTE:  Greather deities (GD) can grant all levels of spells, and Quest spells
       Intermediates (ID) can grant all levels, and Quest spells with
        permission of the highest god in the pantheon
       Lessers (LD) can grant up to 6th level spells, inclusive
       Demi's (DG) can grant up to 5th level spells, inclusive

FORGOTTEN REALMS Adventures


AURIL (Frostmaiden) (LD)

AoC:    cold
Req:    CON 13, WIS 12, NE
Wpn:    type B, ice axe (hand axe)
Amr:    chain, and shield
MA:     All, Animal, Divination, Elemental (wae), Necromantic, Protection,
        Weather
ma:     Combat, Creation, Guardian, Healing
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) immune to natural cold and +3 to save vs. cold-based attacks (no
        damage if save, half if failed)  8) ice storm once/week  13) summon
        ice para-elemental as the conjure fire elemental spell once/week for
        every level over 12


AZUTH (The High One) (LD)

AoC:    mages, energy
Req:    WIS 14, INT 13, LN
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    none
MA:     All, Astral, Charm, Combat, Creation, Elemental, Healing, Protection,
        Summoning
ma:     Divination, Guardian, Necromantic, Numbers, Sun, Weather
MI:     as cleric and mage
GP:     1) can cast wizard spells as a mage half his level but they come from
        his priestly spell allowance--from one school only, spellcraft NWP as
        a bonus


BESHABA (Maid of Misfortune) (ID)

AoC:    mischief, bad luck, accidents
Req:    WIS 10, CE
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    plate, and shield
MA:     All, Chaos, Charm, Protection
ma:     Summoning, Divination, Numbers
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) once/day can lower another's save or attack roll by one


CHAUNTEA (Great Mother) (GD)

AoC:    agriculture
Req:    WIS 12, CHA 15, NG or TN
Wpn:    as druid
Amr:    as druid
MA:     All, Animal, Elemental, Healing, Plant, Weather
ma:     Divination
MI:     as druid
GP:     as druid


CYRIC (The Dark Sun) (GD)

AoC:    death, murder, the dead, strife, tyranny, lies
Req:    WIS 13, INT 13, NE
Wpn:    type B, long sword
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Charm, Necromantic, Sun (rev)
ma:     Divination, Elemental, Healing
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) command undead at +2 levels, immune to fear and other emotion-
        controlling spells, can convert NPC followers of Bhaal and Myrkul and
        Bane if they fail a save vs. spell (with a +5 if he was a priest, +2
        if he was higher level, -2 is he was lower level)  5) summon aerial
        servant (as the spell) once/day


DENEIR (Lord of Glyphs and Images) (LD)

AoC:    literature, art
Req:    WIS 15, INT 15, NG
Wpn:    one-handed type B
Amr:    banded
MA:     All, Astral, Creation, Divination, Protection, Summoning
ma:     Animal, Elemental, Guardian, Healing, Plant
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead, +4 to save vs. damage and malicious effects from
        books or scrolls or any magical writing (if no save is usually
        allowed he gets one anyway with no bonus), can speak any language
        Deneir can speak, can try to identify wards or runes (first INT check
        determines what kind of person left it, second INT check determines
        general nature of the mark)


ELDATH (Goddess of Singing Waters) (LD)

AoC:    peace, pools, springs, druidic groves
Req:    CHA 13, WIS 14, TN
Wpn:    staves, clubs, stones, slings, staff slings (with restrictions)
Amr:    none
MA:     All, Astral, Charm, Divination, Elemental (w), Healing, Plant,
        Protection, Sun
ma:     Animal, Creation, Necromantic, Wards, Weather
MI:     as cleric, but none that harm others
GP:     1) can use any E/C spell regardless of sphere or level (must be of
        sufficient level to cast), remove fear once/day, can parry attacks
        (subtracting his STR bonus+1d6 points from opponent's attack roll, at
        10th level it becomes STR bonus+1d10 points)  3) sleep once/day/3
        levels  5) silence 15' radius once/day (one more per day for every
        additional 3 levels)  10) breathe water automatically  15) sanctuary
        spell in effect on him at all times
pen:    cannot fight except in defense of himself and comrades--cannot
        initiate attacks, charges or ambushes


GOND (Wonderbringer) (ID)

AoC:    artifice, craft, construction
Req:    WIS 14, INT 14, DEX 14, TN (can be a gnome, also)
Wpn:    type B, firearms
Amr:    plate
MA:     All, Divination, Elemental, Protection
ma:     Guardian, Healing, Thought
MI:     as cleric, and magical r/s/w
GP:     1) +2 using these proficiencies:  armorer; artistic ability; black-
        smithing; carpentry; engineering; pottery; weaponsmithing, open locks
        as a thief half his level (on average ability table, DMG)


HELM (He of the Unsleeping Eyes) (ID)

AoC:    guardians, protection
Req:    STR 14, WIS 13, LN
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    full plate, shields
MA:     All, Guardian, Protection, Wards
ma:     Divination, Healing, Thought
MI:     as cleric, and crystal balls
GP:     1) +2 to his surprise roll if alone or +1 with others, glyph of
        warding (only one day/level, of any spell of level he can cast but
        doesn't have to be from a sphere he can cast), turn undead


ILMATER (The Crying God) (ID)

AoC:    endurance, suffering
Req:    CON 14, WIS 12, LG
Wpn:    type B, scourge
Amr:    none
MA:     All, Charm, Creation, Guardian, Healing, Necromantic, Protection,
        Wards
ma:     Elemental, Law, Summoning, Sun, Weather
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) +4 to saves involving endurance or resisting pain and +2 to CON
        checks for similar situations, endurance NWP as a bonus, can go
        without food and water for a number of weeks equal to his level (but
        has -1 to hit and damage for every 3 weeks without), can remove fear
        and negate baneful emotion-based spells on up to two people/day  12)
        during extreme torture/suffering the character can be possessed by a
        servant of Ilmater on request of the character (for the duration he
        endures the pain but takes no damage, he cannot move, and dispel
        magic drives the servant out)


LATHANDER (Morninglord) (GD)

AoC:    spring, dawn, birth, renewal
Req:    CHA 12, WIS 14, NG
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    plate, shields
MA:     All, Creation, Elemental, Sun
ma:     Guardian, Healing, Protection
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead (at +4 levels if the undead is affected by sunlight),
        +2 when using these proficiencies:  appraising; artistic ability;
        juggling; musical instrument; pottery  3) faerie fire once/day


LEIRA (Lady of the Mists) (LD)

AoC:    deception, illusion
Req:    WIS 14, INT 12, DEX 11, CN
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    any (but cannot cast their spells or use spell-like powers in armor)
MA:     All, Astral, Chaos, Charm, Divination, Thought
ma:     Creation, Healing, Summoning
MI:     as cleric, and those relating to illusion
GP:     1) can use illusion/phantasm scrolls w/o read magic  5) misdirection
        twice/day/5 levels  13) mislead once/day
pen:    cannot use true seeing or any device that uses true seeing or they go
        insane (the can use the reverse, though)
note:   they wear a silvered face mask that reflects gaze attacks and grants
        them a +3 to their saves vs. gaze attacks, Leirans lie extensively


LLIIRA (Our Lady of Joy) (LD)

AoC:    joy, happiness, dance, festivals
Req:    CHA 13, WIS 13, CG
Wpn:    lasso, net, type B in extreme circumstances
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Charm, Creation, Healing, Sun, Thought, Wards
ma:     Divination, Guardian, Plant, Protection
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead, dancing NWP as a bonus, soothing word once/day (20'
        radius, 50%+2%/level of removing fear or other harmful emotion-
        affecting magic), +2 to hit when wrestling or using other nonlethal
        combat
pen:    all special abilities are revoked if he uses a weapon that causes
        actual damage (must meditate for a full day to regain them)


LOVIATAR (Maiden of Pain) (LD)

AoC:    pain, hurt, torture
Req:    CON 15, WIS 15, LE
Wpn:    type B, whip, scourge
Amr:    scale, shields
MA:     All, Charm, Healing, Law, Necromantic, Sun
ma:     Animal, Divination, Guardian, Summoning, Weather
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) pain touch once/day/3 levels (-4 to hit and -2 to DEX checks, for
        number of rounds equal to his level)
note:   they wear a special scale mail that is only AC 6, occasionally those
        who have done well in advancing her cause will be given a white wand
        that absorbs 1d10 spell levels when it disintegrates (only the one it
        was given to can use it)


MALAR (The Beastlord) (LD)

AoC:    hunters, beasts, blood
Req:    STR 13, WIS 12, CE
Wpn:    type B, claws of Malar, no missile weapons
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Animal, Combat, Summoning
ma:     Healing, Elemental, War
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) hunting NWP as a bonus (with a +2 bonus)  3) can identify plants
        and animals and pure water with 98% accuracy  7) immune to charms of
        woodland creatures (like druids)
note:   claws of Malar are 1 lb each, size S, type S, speed 2, damage 1d6/1d4
        and there is no penalty for fighting with one on each hand--non-
        believers who use them will be hunted down


MASK (Lord of Shadows) (ID)

AoC:    thieves, intrigue
Req:    WIS 14, DEX 14, NE
Wpn:    type B, knife
Amr:    leather, studded leather, and padded only
MA:     All, Astral, Charm, Divination, Guardian, Protection, Necromantic,
        Sun (rev)
ma:     Combat, Healing, Thought, Travelers
MI:     as cleric and thief
GP:     1) have the 8 thief abilities (as thief, 20 discretionary points/
        level), can use and understand thieves' cant


MIELIKKI (Lady of the Forest) (ID)

AoC:    forests, rangers, dryads
Req:    STR 13, DEX 13, CON 14, WIS 14, NG
Wpn:    any
Amr:    studded leather
MA:     na
ma:     na
MI:     see below
GP:     see below
note:   Mielikki's priests are rangers


MILIL (Lord of All Songs) (LD)

AoC:    poetry, song
Req:    WIS 14, INT 13, CHA 14, NG
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Charm, Divination, Thought
ma:     Animal, Guardian, Healing, Summoning
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead, singing OR musical instrument NWP as a bonus, can
        enthrall (as the spell) an audience with song (except those with
        higher WIS or level/HD)  10) song of suggestion (as spell) once/day


MYSTRA (Midnight, The Lady of Mysteries) (GD)

AoC:    magic
Req:    WIS 12, INT 14, NG
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Elemental, Necromantic, Summoning
ma:     Astral, Charm, Creation, Healing, Wards
MI:     as cleric and mage (except magic scrolls)
GP:     1) +2 to save vs. magic, unaffected by magic-dead or wild magic areas
        detect magic once/day, spellcraft NWP as a bonus, turn undead
note:   Mystra is goddess of magic, while Azuth is god of spellcasters


OGHMA (The Binder) (GD)

AoC:    knowledge, bards
Req:    WIS 14, INT 12, TN
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    banded
MA:     All, Astral, Charm, Divination, Protection, Thought
ma:     Elemental, Guardian, Healing, Summoning, Time
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) +2 to hit while wrestling and suffer no penalties for wearing
        armor while wrestling, turn undead (at +4 levels vs. outer planar
        creatures)
        3) identify once/day when in an Oghman shrine or in a protection from
        evil spell  10) legend lore once/week when in an Oghman shrine


SELUNE (Our Lady of Silver) (ID)

AoC:    moon, stars, navigation
Req:    WIS 14, CON 12, CG
Wpn:    type B, prefer the 'moon's hand' (smooth-head mace that has a +1 to
        hit and damage in a priest of Selune's hands)
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Divination, Sun, Time
ma:     Animal, Elemental (wa), Healing, Travelers
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead, 30' infravision, navigation NWP as a bonus, if
        infected by a CG lycanthrope they can control it as a natural
        lycanthrope


SHAR (Mistress of the Night) (GD)

AoC:    dark, night, loss
Req:    STR 14, WIS 12, NE
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    chain, shields
MA:     All, Charm, Divination, Necromantic, Sun, Time
ma:     Astral, Animal, Elemental, Guardian, Protection
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) command undead, darkness once/day (plus once/day for every
        additional two levels), +1 to hit and damage and saves in darkness,
        -1 to hit and damage and saves in full moonlight  5) continual
        darkness once/day/5 levels  7) forget once/day


SILVANUS (Oak Father) (GD)

AoC:    nature, druids
Req:    WIS 12, CHA 15, TN
Wpn:    as druid
Amr:    as druid
MA:     All, Animal, Elemental, Healing, Plant, Weather
ma:     Divination
MI:     as druid
GP:     as druid


SUNE (Firehair) (GD)

AoC:    beauty, love, passion
Req:    WIS 12, CHA 16, CG (elves and half-elves may also be priests of Sune)
Wpn:    type B, darts
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Charm, Healing, Necromantic, Protection, Thought, Wards
ma:     Creation, Divination, Guardian, Sun
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead, can attempt to charm (as spell) a member of opposite
        sex once/day (but if it fails must meditate in a holy place before
        can use it again) and the subject has a -1 to save for every point
        of CHA the priest has over 16
pen:    if CHA ever drops below 16 they are cast out of the faith
note:   those who have done a great service for Sune may be given a draught
        of Evergold which raises CHA by 2d4 for one day (to any others but
        priests of Sune it is poisonous), intense rivalry with Hanali Celanil


TALONA (Lady of Poison) (LD)

AoC:    disease, poison
Req:    WIS 14, CON 14, CHA 12 or less (mandatory, will be reduced by tattoos
        by others in the priesthood), CE
Wpn:    type B, cermonial poison dagger
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Astral, Combat, Divination, Healing (rev), Necromantic (rev)
ma:     Charm
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) +4 to save vs. poison, normal save vs. potions that don't allow
        saves  3) can identify pure poison by smell  5) identify poison in
        drinks by a single drop (no effect)  7) identify poison in food by
        a single bite (no effect)  10) cause disease by touch once/day


TALOS (The Destroyer) (GD)

AoC:    storms, destruction
Req:    STR 13, WIS 14, CE
Wpn:    type B, javelin
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Combat, Elemental (wea), Sun, Weather
ma:     Necromantic, Summoning
MI:     as cleric, magic javelins
GP:     1) may turn or command undead  7) lightning bolt once/day plus
        once/day for every additional 3 levels (not useable if wearing armor)
        10) control weather once/day (cannot improve weather conditions)


TEMPUS (Lord of Battles) (GD)

AoC:    war
Req:    STR 14, WIS 12, CN
Wpn:    type B, spiked glove, and any ONE weapon of the priest's choice
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Chaos, Combat, Healing, War
ma:     Elemental (fe), Necromantic, Protection
MI:     as cleric, plus magical versions of their chosen weapon
GP:     1) can incite berserker rage in themselves and a number of others
        equal to their level for a full turn and if he runs out of enemies he
        must attack the closest living thing or suffer five points of damage
        per round until it wears off (+2 to hit, damage, and saves), their
        special weapon is consecrated to be +1 to hit and damage (if it is
        destroyed then they may consecrate another which takes a week at a
        temple), can tell if a weapon is magical by handling it and can
        determine it's exact plusses if it is the same type as their special
        weapon, have the following NWP as bonuses:  armorer; blind-fighting;
        charioteering; and weaponsmithing
pen:    cannot have missile weapon unless they can be used in melee as well
note:   spiked glove is 10 gp, size S, type P, speed 2, damage 1d4/1d4


TORM (The True) (LD)

AoC:    duty, loyalty, obedience
Req:    WIS 14, CON 12, LG
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Combat, Divination, Law
ma:     Guardian, Healing, Protection
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) can turn undead or command them to perform tasks (such as guarding
        a passage), his henchmen regard him as if he has an 18 CHA, duration
        of divination and protection spells are doubled, command once/day


TYMORA (Lady Luck) (ID)

AoC:    adventurers, skill, good fortune
Req:    WIS 15, DEX 14, CG, (halflings can be priests of Tymora)
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Charm, Divination, Numbers
ma:     Creation, Healing, Protection, Travelers
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) can modify one dice roll (declared before it is rolled) by 1 (d20)
        or 5%


TYR (The Even-Handed) (GD)

AoC:    justice
Req:    WIS 9, LG
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Combat, Creation, Healing
ma:     Divination, Necromantic, Protection
MI:     as cleric
GP:     as cleric


UMBERLEE (The Bitch Queen) (ID)

AoC:    oceans, waves, sea winds
Req:    WIS 13, CON 15, CE
Wpn:    type B, trident, harpoon
Amr:    leather, shields
MA:     All, Animal (aquatic and marine animals only), Chaos, Creation,
        Elemental (wa), Summoning (aquatic and marine animals only)
ma:     Charm, Combat, Plant, Protection, War
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) command aquatic undead, swimming NWP as a bonus  5) breathe water
        automatically  10) move through water as though they had a ring of
        free action, control weather once/day if by a large body of water (a
        lake is not good enough)  12) summon and control 1d4 sharks which
        arrive in 1d6 rounds (sharks must live in that area to be summoned)


WAUKEEN (Merchant's Friend) (ID)

AoC:    trade, money, wealth
Req:    WIS 14, INT 12, CHA 12, TN
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Divination, Numbers, Wards
ma:     Charm, Guardian, Healing, Necromantic
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) can command and turn undead, appraising and gem cutting NWP as
        bonuses, can discern true metal from false
note:   Waukeen was apparently destroyed in the Time of Troubles, as so his
        priests cannot receive 3rd or greater level spells


GRUMBAR (Boss of Earth) (DG, elemental cult deity)

AoC:    earth
Req:    ?
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    chain, shields
MA:     All, Elemental (e)
ma:     two of the following:  Divination, Combat, Protection, Time, Weather
MI:     ?
GP:     5) can summon an earth elemental once/day for one hour (which is
        under the priest's control) and then it fades
note:   they receive one 1st level follower of the same cult for every level
        beyond 5th


KOSSUTH (Tyrant Among Fire) (DG, elemental cult deity)

(as Grumbar, but fire aspects)


AKADI (Queen of Air) (DG, elemental cult deity)

(as Grumbar, but air aspects)


ISTISHIA (Water Lord) (DG, elemental cult deity)

(as Grumbar, but water aspects)


BEAST CULTS (DG, beast cult deity)

AoC:    the animal they represent
Req:    WIS 9
Wpn:    any two
Amr:    none
MA:     All, Animal
ma:     one of the following:  Charm, Combat, Plant, Weather
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) one of the following:  summon a number of creatures of the
        worshipped type (2d6 size S, 1d6 size M, 1d2 size L, 1 size H) which
        arrive in 1d3 turns once/day, OR transform into the type of beast he
       worships once/week for 3d6 turns
note:   can choose to worship a monster as well (non-natural animal) but the
        granted power is not useable until 10th level
note:   they receive one 1st level follower of the same cult for every level
        beyond 5th


BANE (The Black Lord) (GD)

AoC:    strife, hatred, tyranny
Req:    WIS 10, STR 12, LE
Wpn:    non-missile type B, javelins
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Combat, Law, Necromantic
ma:     Healing, Sun (rev), Thought
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) unaffected by fear magic  5) aura of fear with a 10' radius/level
        (those who fail to save run [70%] or attack the source of the fear)
        once/day


BHAAL (Lord of Murder) (ID)

AoC:    death
Req:    WIS 14, CON 12, LE
Wpn:    type B, type P
Amr:    chain
MA:     All, Astral, Healing (rev), Necromantic (rev), Summoning
ma:     Charm, Creation, Combat, Divination, War
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn or command undead  5) summon aerial servant once/day
        10) plane skipping (priest and one person for every 2 levels over 10th
        travel to Bhaal's area of Gehenna and then back to the Prime Material
        at their destination, 10' in Gehenna is worth a mile on the Prime
        Material, it takes the priest a full turn to prepare for the jump in
        either direction, the travel is 100% reliable but he is not protected
        while in Gehenna)


MYRKUL (Lord of Bones) (GD)

AoC:    the dead, decay, corruption, dusk
Req:    WIS 14, INT 14, STR 14, NE
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Guardian, Healing, Necromantic (rev)
ma:     Astral, Elemental, Time
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) command undead (can command triple the normal number of skeletons
        and zombies), immune to disease and parasites debilitating game
        effects (he can still die from something, but it won't affect him
        until then), +1 to save vs. death, feign death once/day  10) can
        summon a minor death once/week for 10 rounds (always initiative 1,
        THAC0 0, unaffected by cold, fire, electricity, sleep, E/C, AC -4,
        HD na, hp 33, #AT 1, damage 2d8, MV 12)  15) can call up a Hand of
        Myrkul (his hands flame for 6 rounds, if he touches someone and they
        fail to save vs. death they crumble to dust but if they save the
        priest must do the same (no bonuses) or suffer the same fate, if they
        both save he can try to use the power again up to the 6 round time
        limit--this power is only useable once in his lifetime)

GREEK PRIESTHOODS
  From Tim Larson <[e-mail]>

GAEA (GD)-----
AoC:    fertility, health, prophecy
Req:    WIS 12, CHA 15, TN
Wpn:    club, sickle, quarterstaff, 'agricultural' weapons
Amr:    nonmetal
MA:     All, Animal, Elemental, Healing, Plant, Weather
ma:     Divination
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead  5) cure disease  15) divination
note:   use druid exp table

URANUS (GD)-----
AoC:    sky
Req:    STR 13, WIS 9, non-good
Wpn:    any
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Astral, Combat, Elemental (a)
ma:     Divination, Healing, Protection
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead  10) cast spells without any components
note:   this is a secret cult, the priests pose as fighters

CRONUS (GD)-----
AoC:    sinister ambition
Req:    WIS 9, non-good
Wpn:    sickle
Amr:    any
MA:     (Cronus cannot grant spells)
ma:     (Cronus cannot grant spells)
MI:     as cleric
GP:     nil

RHEA (GD)-----
AoC:    fertility, life
Req:    WIS 9, non-evil
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Animal, Healing, Plant, Protection
ma:     Charm, Creation
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead  8) summon rain on 2 mile radius

ZEUS (GD)-----
AoC:    heavens, law
Req:    STR 14, WIS 9
Wpn:    spear
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Elemental (af), Protection, Weather
ma:     Animal, Combat, Divination, Elemental (ew), Healing
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) lightning bolt (1d4/level)  15) polymorph self

HERA (GD)-----
AoC:    marriage
Req:    WIS 9, non-LG
Wpn:    club, cudgel, staff
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Charm, Divination, Healing, Protection
ma:     Combat
MI:     as cleric
GP:     5) detect lie  12) clairvoyance centered on any acquantance

APHRODITE (ID)-----
AoC:    love, beauty
Req:    WIS 9, CHA 16, non-evil
Wpn:    bow, net, staff
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Charm, Guardian, Healing
ma:     Creation, Protection, Thought, Wards
MI:     as cleric
GP:     5) charm person (opposite sex only)  10) CHA increased to 18
        15) arouse feelings of love as a philter of love on any intelligent
        being
note:   must release white doves every 10 days, throw art objects into the
        sea every new moon

ARES (ID)-----
AoC:    war, killing, strife
Req:    STR 9, WIS 9, non-good
Wpn:    any
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Combat, War, Weather
ma:     Chaos, Elemental
MI:     as cleric
GP:     12) raise dead
note:   must multi-class with fighter (this is an exception to the rule that
        humans cannot multi-class)

ARTEMIS (ID)-----
AoC:    hunting, wild beasts, childbirth
Req:    WIS 12, CHA 15, female, TN
Wpn:    club, sickle, dart, spear, dagger, scimitar, sling, staff, bows
Amr:    nonmetal
MA:     All, Animal, Elemental, Healing, Plant, Weather
ma:     Combat, Divination
MI:     as cleric
GP:     7) ignore range penalties to archery up to 500 yards  14) complete
        control of animals within 1000 yards
note:   must remain chaste and avoid men

ATHENA (ID)-----
AoC:    wisdom, crafts, war
Req:    WIS 9, LG
Wpn:    spear, swords
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Combat, Divination, Protection, Thought
ma:     Charm, Healing, War
MI:     as cleric
GP:     5) regenerate 1 hp/turn  15) commune with Athena once/week (one
        question)
note:   must remain chaste

DEMETER (ID)-----
AoC:    agriculture
Req:    WIS 9, non-evil
Wpn:    sickle, club, flail
Amr:    nonmetal
MA:     All, Animal, Elemental, Healing, Plant, Time, Weather
ma:     Divination, Sun, Wards
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) plant growth  5) turn undead at -2 levels  10) control weather
        20) create a potion of longevity for the priest's use only
note:   must return to Eleusis every February to help in the Lesser Mysteries
        (may miss if there is a good reason), must return every fifth year in
        September for the Greater Mysteries or lose all powers until they
        attend the next one (in five years)

DIONYSUS (ID)-----
AoC:    mirth, madness
Req:    WIS 9, non-LG
Wpn:    staff, whip, net, may use poison
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Chaos, Charm, Healing, Plant
ma:     Creation, Weather
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) neutralize poison  10) CON is raised to 18
note:   must take the brewing NWP at 1st level

HEPHAESTUS (ID)-----
AoC:    smithing, crafts
Req:    STR 15, WIS 9, non-evil
Wpn:    hammer
Amr:    any made by a priest of Hephaestus
MA:     All, Combat, Creation, Elemental, Guardian, Healing
ma:     Divination, Sun, War, Weather
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) +1/level bonus to blacksmithing checks  5) can repair magical
        weapons and armor on successful proficiency check  10) can craft
        magical weapons and armor with a bonus of +1/3 levels (max of +5)
note:   must be kind to those with deformities, must take the blacksmithing
        NWP at 1st level

HERMES (ID)-----
AoC:    travel, trade, thievery, gambling, running
Req:    CON 15, WIS 15, non-evil
Wpn:    type B
Amr:    none
MA:     All, Chaos, Charm, Numbers, Protection, Travelers
ma:     Divination, Guardian, Healing, Wards, Weather
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) -1 bonus to AC/level up to 10th  5) detect lie (no save)
        10) always move as if hasted (movement and initiative bonuses only)
note:   must take running NWP at 1st level (costs 1 slot), if they take
        bribe there is a 15% chance Hermes notices and takes offense

APOLLO (ID)-----
AoC:    light, prophecy, music, healing
Req:    WIS 9, any good
Wpn:    staff, net, bow
Amr:    nonmetal
MA:     All, Divination, Healing, Sun, Thought
ma:     Animal, Charm, Elemental, Necromantic, Plant, Time
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead  5) cure disease  10) heal

POSEIDON (ID)-----
AoC:    water, earthquakes, creation
Req:    WIS 9, non-good
Wpn:    trident
Amr:    non-metal
MA:     All, Animal, Creation, Elemental (w), Healing, Weather
ma:     Chaos, Divination, Elemental (ea), Plant
MI:     as cleric
GP:     5) water freedom (as ring of swimming, water breathing)  10) control
        winds (direction only) for up to 8 hours  15) earthquake
note:   must sacrifice a bull to the sea once a month

HADES (ID)-----
AoC:    death, wealth
Req:    WIS 9, any evil
Wpn:    any
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Elemental (e), Necromantic, Wards
ma:     Charm, Healing, Summoning
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead  3) see in darkness  5) darkness 10' radius  10) death
        touch (save or die)  15) raise dead  20) regenerate 5 hp/round
note:   they charge for raising dead

HECATE (ID)-----
AoC:    magic, moon, abundance
(Hecate has no priesthood)

Priesthood of HEBE-----
AoC:  youth
req:  CON 12, WIS 12, must be under 25% of maximum base age when entering
      the priesthood
MA :  All, Animal, Charm, Healing (normal only), Necromantic (normal only),
      Plant, Protection, Time
ma :  Divination, Sun, Wards
GP :  1) immune to aging attacks and powers   5) turn undead as a cleric
      4 levels lower with a +5 bonus to turn ghosts   10) can restore 1d4
      years of youth onto a person, a person cannot benefit from this more
      than once in their lifetime   15) does not suffer negative ability
      modifiers due to aging
wpn:  bludgeoning, mancatcher, net
amr:  leather, and shields
note: Hebe is a lesser goddess, and therefore can only grant up to level
      6 spells

Priesthood of IRIS-----
AoC:  rainbow
req:  WIS 12
MA :  All, Creation, Divination, Elemental (a,w), Sun, Weather
ma :  Healing, Numbers, Plant, Protection, Thought, Wards
GP :  1) 60' infravision (double range to those that already have it), turn
      undead as a cleric one level higher   6) _rainbow_ once/day
      10) _rainbow_ twice/day, not cumulative with previous power (does not
      need to be in sight of a rainbow or have a component to use these
      powers)
wpn:  bows, crossbows, net, sabre, scimitar, sling (curved weapons)
amr:  none
pen:  uses d6 hit dice
note: Iris is a lesser goddess, and can only grant up to level 6 spells

Priesthood of HYPNOS-----
AoC:  sleep
req:  INT 11, WIS 11, must be partially neutral
MA :  All, Astral, Charm, Divination, Healing, Thought, Time
ma :  Animal, Elemental (a,w,e), Necromantic, Protection
GP :  1) immune to _sleep_ and _nightmare_, _sleep_ once/day   3) turn undead
      as a cleric two levels lower
wpn:  bows, dagger/dirk, dart, knife, stiletto, rapier, short sword, club, sap
amr:  nonmetal only
note: Hypnos is a lesser god, and can only grant up to level 6 spells

Priesthood of THANATOS-----
AoC:  death
req:  WIS 9, celibacy, non-good
MA :  All, Astral, Charm, Divination, Necromantic, Protection (or Healing,
      reversed only, where applicable)
ma :  Chaos, Guardian, Sun, Time, Weather
GP :  1) _fear_ twice/day, command undead as an evil cleric (need not be evil)
wpn:  battle axe, dagger/dirk, knife, lasso, scythe, sickle, stiletto,
      khopesh, short sword
amr:  none
note: Thanatos is a lesser god, and can only grant up to level 6 spells, he
      is the god of death as opposed to the god of the underworld (Hades)

Priesthood of ANTEROS-----
AoC:  opposition to love
req:  WIS 10, CHA 12 or lower, non-good
MA :  All, Charm, Healing, Protection, Thought
ma :  Animal, Divination, Sun (reversed only, where applicable), Weather
      (reversed only, where applicable)
GP :  1) immune to wizard spells of the Charm school, _emotion_ (hate) once/
      day   3) incite berserker rage, turn undead as a cleric two levels
      lower
wpn:  any
amr:  shields only
note: Anteros is a lesser goddess, and can only grant up to level 6 spells

Priesthood of ENYO-----
AoC:  war
req:  STR 13, WIS 9, non-lawful
MA :  All, Combat, Healing, War
ma :  Chaos, Necromantic, Protection
GP :  1) can specialize in one weapon, incite berserker rage   5) _fear_
      twice/day
wpn:  battle axe, bows, dagger/dirk, knife, lance, maces, maul, polearms,
      spear, swords, warhammer
amr:  any, and shields
note: Enyo is a lesser goddess, and can only grant up to level 6 spells

Priesthood of ERIS-----
AoC:  discord
req:  WIS 9, CHA 12 or less, non-lawful
MA :  All, Chaos, Combat, Necromantic (reversed only where applicable)
ma :  Animal, Healing (reversed only where applicable), War, Weather
GP :  2) _confusion_ once/day   7) _chaos_ once/day   9) _fear_ twice/day
wpn:  blowgun, bows, crossbows, dagger/dirk, javelin, knife, lasso, net,
      quarterstaff, spear, stiletto, sword (bastard, long, rapier, sabre,
      short)
amr:  any, no shields
note: Eris is a lesser goddess, and can only grant up to level 6 spells

Priesthood of PHOBOS-----
AoC:  fear
req:  9 STR, 9 CON, 9 WIS, must be partially neutral
MA :  All, Chaos, Combat, Necromantic
ma :  Charm, Healing, Protection
GP :  1) immune to all fear-causing spells and powers, _fear_ 4/day, can
      specialize in one weapon
wpn:  battle axe, bows, lance, mace, spear, stiletto, swords, warhammer
amr:  any and shields
note: Phobos is a lesser god, and can only grant up to level 6 spells

Priesthood of AURORA-----
AoC:  dawn, morning
req:  WIS 10, CHA 13, good alignment
MA :  All, Astral, Charm, Divination, Elemental (a,f), Healing, Summoning,
      Sun
ma :  Animal, Creation, Necromantic, Plant, Protection, Time, Weather
GP :  1) _suggestion_ thrice/day in non-combat situations, immune to level
      drains from undead, turn undead as cleric   10) _chariot of sustarre_
      once/day
wpn:  bows
amr:  none, no shields
pen:  only get d6 hit dice
note: Aurora is a lesser goddess, and can only grant up to level 6 spells

Priesthood of MORPHEUS-----
AoC:  dreams
req:  WIS 14
MA :  All, Charm, Divination, Guardian, Healing, Protection, Thought, Wards
ma :  Astral, Chaos, Necromantic, Numbers, Sun (reversed only, where
      applicable), Time, Travelers
GP :  1) immune to _nightmare_ and _sleep_   2) _nap_ once/day   3) _dream_
      once/day   4) dream interpretation---if a dream has significant
      meaning a successful WIS check (with bonuses/penalties at DM
      discretion) means he has translated the dream correctly   8) turn
      undead as a cleric seven levels lower
wpn:  sap, net, lasso, club
amr:  shields only
note: Morpheus is a lesser god, and can only grant up to level 6 spells

CHAOS (LD)-----
AoC:    chaos, creation
Req:    WIS 12, INT 12, any chaotic
Wpn:    bows, crossbows, polearms, firearms (any that are not 'simple', must
        have some complexity)
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Astral, Chaos, Creation
ma:     Elemental, Numbers, Time
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) can cast wild magic as a mage half his level (these spells come
        from his normal priest spell allowance)
note:   Chaos is ultimately the creator of everything, but he is a god in
        decline

HYPERION (LD)-----
AoC:    sun, moon, dawn, light
Req:    INT 12, WIS 12
Wpn:    any missile or hurled
Amr:    metal, and shields
MA:     All, Divination, Plant, Sun
ma:     Charm, Healing, Elemental (af), Necromantic, Protection
MI:     as cleric
GP:     6) starshine  10) moonbeam  14) sunray
note:   Hyperion is the old god of the sun before Apollo, he is in decline

MNEMOSYNE (LD)-----
AoC:    memory
Req:    16 INT, 9 WIS
Wpn:    dagger/dirk, knife, staff, sling, staff sling
Amr:    nonmetal
MA:     All, Astral, Charm, Divination, Law, Numbers, Thought, Time
ma:     Creation, Necromantic, Plant, Protection
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) have total recall  5) immune any spell that erases memory or
        knowledge, _forget_ once/day  7) immune to psionics that erase memory
        or knowledge

OCEANUS (LD)-----
AoC:    ocean
Req:    WIS 9
Wpn:    bill, club, harpoon, javelin, net, spear, cutlass, short sword, trident
Amr:    shields only
MA:     All, Animal, Divination, Elemental (w), Weather
ma:     Chaos, Charm, Combat, Plant, Protection, War
MI:     as cleric
GP:     3) water walk (double duration)
note:   he is the old god of the ocean before Poseidon, he is in decline

THEMIS (LD)-----
AoC:    justice
Req:    WIS 15, any lawful
Wpn:    hammer, spear
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Guardian, Healing, Law, Thought
ma:     Protection, Time
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) detect lie  3) _command_  5) _silence 15' radius_

HESTIA (ID)-----
AoC:    home, hearth
Req:    WIS 14, non-evil
Wpn:    type B, type P
amr:    leather, padded, shields
MA:     All, Creation, Guardian, Healing, Protection, Wards
ma:     Animal, Divination, Plant
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead, +2 to hit and saves when defending a home

EROS (LD)-----
AoC:    love
Req:    WIS 10, CHA 14, non-evil
Wpn:    bows, lasso, net
Amr:    none
MA:     All, Animal, Charm, Healing, Necromantic, Protection, Summoning, Thought
ma:     Creation, Divination, Guardian, Plant, Sun, Weather
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) _suggestion_, soothing word  2) incite berserker rage, turn undead
        3) _emotion_ (friendship, happiness, or hope)
pen:    d4 hit dice

PAN (LD)-----
AoC:    music, parties, shepherds
Req:    DEX 9, WIS 9, CHA 13
Wpn:    any
Amr:    leather, padded, studded leather
MA:     All, Animal, Chaos, Charm, Summoning
ma:     Astral, Divination, Healing, Plant, Protection
MI:     as cleric
GP:     2) _fear_ once/day/2 levels  3) turn undead at -2 levels
note:   musical instrument (panpipes) NWP as a bonus

NORSE PRIESTHOODS

ODIN (GD)-----
AoC:    war, wisdom, poetry, knowledge
Req:    STR 9, WIS 9
Wpn:    any
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Combat, Divination, Protection, War
ma:     Animal, Elemental, Thought
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead, +1 hp/level  10) THAC0 as fighter
note:   must be a chieftain to be a priest of Odin, must not shirk from battle

FRIGGA (ID)-----
AoC:    sky, domestic life
Req:    WIS 9, any lawful
Wpn:    dagger, club
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Charm, Creation, Divination, Plant, Sun, Weather
ma:     Animal, Guardian, Law, Wards
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) detect lie  10) summon storm (1d6 damage to all exposed people and
        structures, 1 turn/level)
note:   must be a married woman (if husband takes a second wife the priestess
        must divorce him)

THOR (ID)-----
AoC:    thunder, weather, sky, crops
Req:    STR 16, WIS 9, non-evil
Wpn:    hammer
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Combat, Elemental (aew), Protection, Sun, Weather
ma:     Charm, Plant
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead  5) summon rain on 1 acre  12) lightning strike for
        1d4/level
note:   2%/level he will send an avatar to a priest in dire need

SIF (ID)-----
AoC:    excellence
Req:    WIS 9, any good
Wpn:    any
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Combat, Elemental, Protection
ma:     Divination, Summoning, Thought
MI:     as cleric
GP:     5) raise one ability score of player's choice by one point for one
        day (renewable each day, or they can switch to a different stat)
        10) advance directly to 11th level
note:   must try to excel in all things

AEGIR (ID)-----
AoC:    sea
Req:    STR 9, WIS 9, ship captain
Wpn:    any
Amr:    nonmetal
MA:     All, Weather
ma:     Divination, Guardian
MI:     as fighter
GP:     10) can breathe water
note:   they are actually fighters that get spells as a priest (d10 hit dice)

BALDUR (ID)-----
AoC:    beauty, charisma
Req:    WIS 9, CHA 16, non-evil
Wpn:    any
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Charm, Divination, Protection
ma:     Creation, Summoning
MI:     as cleric
GP:     5) CHA raised to 18  12) members of opposite sex that look upon the
        priest mus save vs spell or be charmed (as spell)

BRAGI (ID)-----
AoC:    poetry, music
Req:    12 DEX, 13 INT, 9 WIS, 15 CHA, non-evil
Wpn:    club, bows
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Charm, Divination, Healing, Protection, Thought
ma:     Astral, Creation, Numbers, Sun
MI:     as cleric
GP:     3) can recall anything ever heard  12) dominate (as spell) by song
note:   humans can advance as multi-class priest/bards

FORSETI (ID)-----
AoC:    justice
Req:    WIS 16, LG
Wpn:    swords
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Charm, Combat, Divination, Law, Protection
ma:     Guardian, Healing, Numbers
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead  5) detect lie (no save)  12) ask one question/week of
        Forseti

FREY (ID)-----
AoC:    sunshine, rain, fertility, horses
Req:    WIS 9, any good
Wpn:    swords, club
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Animal, Charm, Protection, Sun, Weather
ma:     Divination, Healing
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead  5) charm horses  10) dispel rain or call rain over one
        acre/level
note:   must keep the peace

FREYA (ID)-----
AoC:    love, passion, human fertility
Req:    WIS 9, CHA 15, female, any chaotic
Wpn:    dagger/dirk
Amr:    none
MA:     All, Animal, Charm, Creation, Divination, Healing, Thought, Time
ma:     Astral, Chaos, Elemental (aw), Necromantic, Time
MI:     as cleric
GP:     3) polymorph self into horse  6) predict the future of any individual
        with 10%/level accuracy (max 95%)  9) create a philter of love each
        time they advance

HEIMDALL (ID)-----
AoC:    light, guardianship
Req:    STR 9, WIS 9, any lawful
Wpn:    swords, spear
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Guardian, Protection, Sun
ma:     Combat, Divination, Wards
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead  5) see up to 100 yards night or day in any weather
        10) hear any sound within 500 yards
note:   must never allow someone to pass a post under their guard without
        their master's permission

HEL (ID)-----
AoC:    death, disease
Req:    WIS 9, female
Wpn:    swords, poison darts
Amr:    magical only
MA:     All, Astral, Charm, Divination, Healing, Necromantic
ma:     Combat, Creation, Sun (rev), Time, War
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead (command undead if evil)  5) immune to disease and
        poison  10) speak with any person dead for < 10 years  15) half damage
        from physical attacks

IDUN (ID)-----
AoC:    youth, spring
Req:    WIS 9, female, any good
Wpn:    staff, sling
Amr:    none
MA:     All, Animal, Charm, Healing, Necromantic, Plant, Time, Weather
ma:     Divination, Elemental, Protection
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) turn undead, never physically age past 18  2) natural AC of 5

LOKI (ID)-----
AoC:    mischief, strife
Req:    WIS 9, non-lawful
Wpn:    any
Amr:    any
MA:     All, Chaos, Charm, Plant
ma:     Creation, Divination, Summoning
MI:     as cleric
GP:     5) mass suggestion  12) shape change
note:   no real duties except carry out those instructions demanded by Loki
        himself, if the priest prays for personal gain there is a 1% chance/
        level an avatar will appear to help (no more than 3 times in his life)

TYR (ID)-----
AoC:    swordsmanship, courage, law
Req:    STR 9, WIS 9, LG
Wpn:    swords
Amr:    non-magical
MA:     All, Combat, Law, Protection
ma:     Divination, Guardian, Healing
MI:     as cleric
GP:     1) hold person  10) detect lie (always active)  15) detect invisible
        (always active)

THRYM (LD)-----
AoC:    cold, ice
(his priests are frost giant shamans and witch doctors)

SURTR (LD)-----
AoC:    fire giants
(his priests are fire giant shamans and witch doctors)

VALKYRIES (LD)-----
AoC:    fallen heroes
Req:    STR 9, WIS 9, CHA 14, female, non-good
Wpn:    any
Amr:    any metal
MA:     Combat, Healing (do NOT get All)
ma:     Charm
MI:     as fighter
GP:     1) turn undead
note:   they are actually fighters with some minor spell ability (get d10 hit
        dice, THAC0 and saves as fighter)

Some more Forgotten Realms deities
  Sender: [e-mail]

Lathander (Morninglord)  <Beth Gaynor>

Greater Power, NG

Portfolio: Spring, dawn, birth, renewal
Requirements: WIS 14, CHA 12
Weapons allowed: Non-edged
Armor allowed: Non-metal

Major spheres: All, Astral, Creation, Healing, Sun
Minor spheres: Animal, Plant, Weather

Clerical powers:
Turn undead (if affected by sunlight) at +4 levels
At third level, can cast Light once/day
Highly opposed to undead - will never flee a place with undead
 still undestroyed
Always an early (dawn) riser
At -1 to hits and saves at night (unless illumination is bright as day)
 or in darkness.
Shuns underground locations

Societal notes:
Followers of Lathander have great faith in the future; they constantly
cite the fact that dawn will always come again, as it has countless times
in the past.  Their temples usually lock up tight at night, but they are
always among the first to emerge in the morning, with clerics singing
the praises of the new day and the sun's return.

The spring celebrations held by the temples of Lathander throughout
Faerun are very popular parties lasting from dawn to dusk for two weeks.
The festivals feature unabashed revelry and free (or very cheap) food
and drink, paid for by the proceeds to the temple in the previous year.

Lathander followers are extremely violent against undead, seeing them
as horrible aberrations of the day.  To a lesser extent, they are
also repulsed by nocturnal creatures in general, and are never found
in taverns or other familiar night haunting places.  See the clerical
and paladin special abilities vs. undead.

Midwifes in particular are usually followers of Lathander, and expectant
or hopeful mothers are always welcomed in Lathander temples as the
blessed of the god.  Lathander is also popular among farmers and other
workers of the earth, and even pregnant animals are welcome in the temple
to be blessed in the hopes of a prosperous birth. Many merchants and
businessmen also make offerings to Lathander to receive blessings on
a new prospect, alliance, or venture.

copyright Beth Gaynor, 1992. Not for publication.

Mystra (Midnight, The Lady of Mysteries)  <Beth Gaynor>

Greater Power, NG

Portfolio: Magic
Requirements: WIS12, INT 14
Weapons allowed: Same as MUsers
Armor allowed: Same as MUsers

Major spheres: All, Astral, Elemental, Summoning, Protection
Minor spheres: Charm, Creation, Necromancy, Sun

Clerical powers:
+4 on all saves vs. magic
Clerics can cast Detect Magic once/day
Read Magic available at any time
Automatic Spellcraft proficiency
Cannot turn undead

Societal notes:
Mystra is the patron goddess of many magicians and other users of spellcraft.
Alchemists, weaponsmiths, and scribes in particular are frequent visitors to
Mystran temples.  The temples themselves tend to consist mostly of great
laboratories and libraries for the study of spellcraft.  After a number of
temples were partially or completely destroyed by wayward experiments,  temples
began to be located near the outer edges of their cities, with tight security,
usually enforced by Mystran paladins, restricting access to experimental areas.

The perimeter locations suit Mystran clerics just fine, as the temples usually
have little to do with the town in general.  The temples' service to the city
usually comes in the form of advisors to the town leaders. Mystran temples are
also popular places for the education of young would-be magicians (usually
children of nobles with influence in the temple or exceptionally promising
prodigies), and many wanna-bes tend to flock around the temple and blantantly
display Mystran symbols in hopes of being mistaken for a real mage.

copyright Beth Gaynor, 1992. Not for publication.

Oghma (The Binder)  <Beth Gaynor>

Greater Power, N

Portfolio: Knowledge, bards
Requirements: WIS14, INT 12
Weapons allowed: As bards
Armor allowed: As bards

Major spheres: All, Astral, Divination, Summoning
Minor spheres: Charm, Combat

Clerical powers:
Cast MU Divination spells at -1 level
+2 vs. mind-altering spells
Free local history NWP

Societal notes:
The knowledge of Oghma tends to be interrelated with people, as
opposed to the scientific knowledge of mages and the like. Oghma is
seen as the keeper of history and local knowledge. Temples specialize
in the history of their area, usually including extensive maps of
the region, family bloodlines and birth/death records, and ownership
and business information. Temple priests are called Loremasters.
Temples to Oghma usually contain huge libraries of local history,
legend and lore, and maps. Most will have a large common area for
anyone who wishes to study (sprinkled liberlly with donation boxes),
and small rooms only open to the "faithful." (Of course, how
"faithful" is determined will vary from city to city.)
Oghma is the patron diety of bards and inventors. Oghma is also
frequently worshipped by town councilmen and other city leaders. Most
city halls have an altar to Oghma.
Oghma clerics rarely leave their area. They don't tend to leave
their home city unless specific knowledge is to be gained by it.
The temples keep in touch mostly through extensive letter writing,
filling each other in on the events of note in their area. The Oghman
temples are a huge network of information that is often used to
find missing people or items.
Most scribes are trained in Oghman temples.

copyright 1992, Beth Gaynor. Not for publication.

Sune (Firehair)  <Beth Gaynor>

Greater Power, CG

Portfolio: Beauty, love, passion
Requirements: WIS 9, CHR 16
Weapons allowed: Any one-handed, usually ones that don't require sweaty effort
or bulk down the body. Daggers, darts, bows, and thin swords (rapiers) are
preferred,
Armor allowed: Leather, hide, or partial metal only.

Major spheres: All, Charm, Healing
Minor spheres: Guardian, Protection

Clerical powers:
Charm (as Wizard spell) once/day
Does not dwell or (usually) adventure outside of civilized areas
Turn undead normally
Free Etiquette proficiency - Checks are +2

Societal notes:
Temples to Sune are amazing sights, constructed of the finest materials and
filled with ornate finery. The interiors are lit by hundreds of candles and
stocked with magnificent works of art and craftsmanship. Every item in the
temple is ornate. Many nobles worship Sune in pursuit of the finer things in
life.
Sune temples tend to be connected with the town brothels, and some clerics even
serve in them, although 9 out of 10 brothels will claim to be populated only by
clerics of the Firehaired one. Rumor has it that  Sune clerics learn spells that
 are only used in the bedroom, but if this is true, no one seems willing to
speak officially about it.
Sune is also the patron goddess of artists in their pursuit of beauty and
passion. Many craftsmen, too, give offerings to Sune for their work.
A common expression of true love in the Realms is to go to a temple of Sune,
light a candle from the altar, enter one of the common rooms (some of the larger
 temples even have rooms solely for this purpose), and proclaim the name of your
 true love aloud. Clerics are sure to scurry off to find the object of your
desire and inform them of your proclamation with great excitement. Such
proclamations are considered to be eternal and binding, and "called in the
temple of Sune" is often the basis for Bards' stories. Weddings are also
commonly held in Sune temples or officiated or attended by Sune clerics,
especially among nobles.
Most temples also include counseling rooms for confessions, relationship help,
and advice to the lovelorn. Don't expect what you say in a temple of Sune to
remain private, though.

copyright 1992, Beth Gaynor. Not for publication.

Tempus (Lord of Battles)  <Beth Gaynor>

Greater Power, CN

Portfolio: War
Requirements: STR 13, WIS 10
Weapons allowed: All
Armor allowed: All (Plate mail preferred)

Major spheres: All, Combat, Protection, Healing
Minor spheres: Guardian, Necromantic

Clerical powers:
Turn undead as normal
+2 vs all saves in combat
Receives 1 weapon specialization
No bonuses or spells ever gained if not in battle

Societal notes:
Temples to Tempus are small fortresses, usually in strategic locations
for the defense of their home city. They include large parade grounds
and training areas. Regiments frequently demonstrate their abilities
in the fields to gain the approval of Tempus. Temples are used as
training grounds for generals, militia, and sometimes as quarters
for armies in times of emergency.
Courtmartials for cowardice are always held in Tempus temples. Since
Tempus hates to lose a soldier but also loathes cowardice, the
accused is sure to receive a fair trial. Followers of Tempus have
a special hatred of assassins, and will kill any assassin they find
on sight.
Part of the temples of Tempus are quarters for grizzled old war
veterans, usually covered with battle scars to attest to their
service. The veterans receive inexpensive housing and board and
care in return for their advice, stories, battle experience, and
help in the temple. The temple staff always consist of these
veterans.

copyright 1992, Beth Gaynor. Not for publication.

MORADIN (THE SOUL FORGER)
  From: Reid Bluebaugh <[e-mail]>

Greater god, LG -  King of the Dwarven Gods

     Moradin is the head of a fairly large pantheon of
dwarven deities. It is said that Moradin created the race of
dwarves from iron and mithral, forging them in the fires at
the center of Oerth. The dwarves' souls entered their bodies
when Moradin blew on his creations to cool them.
     Moradin appears as a immense dwarf of old age and great
power.  His beard is long and gray. His skin  is tan and
leathery from his fiery forges.
     Moradin is son to Ulaa, goddess of hills and mountains;
and Bleredd, blacksmith of the gods. His younger brother is
Fortubo, god of stones and minerals.
     Moradin's symbol and weapon, created by Bleredd, is a
huge glowing hammer.  It has the following powers:
          * +5 weapon, strikes for 4-40 points of damage
          * Moradin can throw the weapon 200 yards.
          * Will return to Moradin's hand upon command.
          * A 25 strength is needed to wield it.
          * Upon command, Moradin can cause the hammer to
            glow with a blinding light. All viewers must
            making a save vs spells at -5 or be blinded.
Moradin wears magic armor and carries a magic shield that was
created by Bleredd. This armor gives him an armor class of
-9.
     Shrines and temples are found wherever dwarves live. The
great temples are located deep in mountains of extensive
dwarven communities. The center of a shrine or temple of
Moradin is always the great ever-burning hearth and forge.
Sacrifices be they of common or precious metal, are melted
down at the forge and reformed into shapes usable by the
clergy of Moradin.
     Clerics wear dark grey apparel under their chain mail. A
shield is optional to the cleric. Each cleric weilds a
hammer.  The hammer is always with him and pefectly
manitained.
     Moradin's major sphere of influence is Necromantic. His
minor sphere of influence is Healing.

The Screwy Gods
===============
  From Daniel Waisley <[e-mail]1>
   and Mylok Stormhand <[e-mail]>

From: LGLUMKA <[e-mail]1>

        About a week ago  someone wrote something to the extent

        why don't paladins worship a god name Bob the god of nice guys
                who don't get dates

        Well i decided to come up with more gods for the BOB  pantheon

        Gilbert - GOD of continually depressed nice guys

        Wilbur - God of nice guys that are so happy-go-lucky that you want
                to kill them

        Chuck - God of nice guys who never understand what you're implying

        Fred - God of nice guys with no common sense

        Steve - god of nice guys who are poor students because they spend
                to much time playing games and reading and writing mail

        Duke - God of nice guys who finish last because they let the other
                people win

        now for the girls

        Sara  -  GODDESS of delightfully wicked females who are actually
                not evil, and the guys think they are nice
                note  NO BLONDS!!!!
                also  this group has a large contingent of male hanger-ons

        Susan - Goddess of Blonds with no brains
                She also has many many male hanger-ons

        Wilma - Goddess of nice non blond girls  who aren't teases
                this group doesn't have many hanger-ons
                Wilma also seems to either loose girls  because the
                fact that they go bleach blond ( and follow susan)  or
                they decide that they don't like this nice girl image
                and they want to have more fun ( and go to sara)
                She also has a tendency to loose male members to
                the delightfully fun Sara followers
                or the the delightfully not-all-thier  susan followers
                (please note that sara does gain some of the bleach blonds
                who let their hair go back to normal and also blonds on
                A.I.)

                (  ps   no offense against (flame proof suit)  this is just
                meant to be a light hearted attempt at a little humour)

        coming soon the gods that didn't make it far

From: LGLUMKA <[e-mail]1>

        some more gods to lighten up your day/night
                and to weigh down your quota

        Ralf - God of dumb weakling fighters with delusions of grandeur

        Mortimer - God of Insanely curious, clumsy alchemists

        Phaedra - God of Schizophrenic  Clerics
                They all changed personallities at one time to clerics
                of another god   and phaedra was no more

        Jack - God of Humaniods who are REALLY nice guys
                a bunch of dumb adventures found their 3rd annual convention
                and indesciminately killed them all,    they really didn't
                put up much of a fight since that wouldn't have been nice

        Rob - God of pacifist berserkers
                ( he lasted all of 10 minutes after creation)

        Mark - God of Assasins with bad foot odor

        Dick - God of Bards who don't know when to stop singing
                (entering a dragons lairs,  hiding away from the city guard,
                when the rest of the party tells him to)
                dick died because all his worshippers were deceased

        Chris - God of low level mages who always wanted to be fighters, but
                their parents sent them magic school, so they enter melees
                with a dagger

        Scott - God of Rangers who are their own racial enemy

        Dan - God of really nice innocent guys who try to infiltrate
                evil demon worshipping secret societies

        Jim - God of Minotaur con artists who specialise in using disgueses

        Erik - God of Giants who try to be really sneaky theifs

From:  [e-mail]

        What about GUS, the god of high level fighters that keep rolling ones?

        or DUCKY, the god of human bards who sleep with beautiful Elven
        girls not knowing that they're really princesses, and consequently
        have an enntire Kingdom of Elves hunting their parties?

        or LOU, the god of Fighters who thought 'Party' meant beer
        and chips?

        or COP, the god of Paladins who like jelly doughnnuts?

        or ROWANDA, the goddess of women who don't take crap from
        NOBODY?

        or KEROSENE, the god of low level, pyromaniac magic users who
        love the burning hands spell?

        or SCA, the god of fighters who use foam swords and padded
        armor?

        and where's MICKEY the god of overly-pacifistic, money-hungry,
        falsetto singinng bards with big ears and rodent fettishes?