Arvoreen

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Holy Symbol of Arvoreen

Arvoreen
(Exarch)

Basic information

Title(s)

The Defender^[1]^[2]
The Vigilant Guardian^[2]^[3]
The Wary Sword^[2]^[4]

Gender

Male

4e
3e
2e
1e

4th Edition Statistics^[7]

Sphere of Influence

Vigilance

Worshipers

Halflings

3rd Edition Statistics^[4]^[6]

Power Level

Intermediate deity

Alignment

Lawful good

Symbol

Two crossed short swords

Home Plane

Green Fields

Portfolio

Defense, war, vigilance, halfling warriors, duty

Domains

Good, Halfling, Law, Protection, War

Worshipers

Halflings, fighters, paladins, rangers, soldiers, warriors

Worshiper
alignments

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Favored weapon

Aegisheart (short sword)

2nd Edition Statistics^[5]

Power Level

Intermediate deity

Alignment

Lawful Good

Symbol

Two short swords

Home Plane

Venya, Mount Celestia

Realm

Green Fields

Serves

Yondalla

Portfolio

Martial defense, war, vigilance, halfling warriors, duty

Spheres

All, Combat, Divination, Guardian, Healing, Law, Protection, Sun, War, Wards, minor: Necromantic, Summoning, Travlers

Worshiper
alignments

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Avatar

Cleric	29
Paladin	20
Ranger	35

1st Edition Statistics^[1]

Power Level

Lesser deity

Alignment

Lawful Good

Symbol

Short sword and shield

Home Plane

Seven Heavens

Avatar

Cleric	8
Monk	8
Ranger	12
Thief	10

Arvoreen, also known as The Defender or The Wary Sword^[8] was the closest the halflings had to a war god, but he was actually the Halfling pantheon's deity of defence, guardians and watchers.^[9].

Personality

Arvoreen was strict and preached aggressive watchfulness but only to react to aggression, He didn't support starting engagements unless it was done to stop Evil practices. ^[10] Arvoreen never attacked first and didn't hold thieving to be dishonourable as long as it is against a foe. However, it was extremely forbidden to steal from hin or allies. ^[11]

Worshipers

The faith of Arvoreen was strong in like-minded Strongheart halflings and halfling isolationists. The devoted followed procedures of military drills, training regimens, traps, signal beacons and also fortifications. Their temples were specially built keeps. This mix, along with the ideal that the enemies to the hin community mostly comes from mixing with other cultures, made them less popular with Lightfoots, who stayed away except in times of war.

The Devoted also taught blade work to the young, especially the deity's favoured weapon the short sword. The clergy prayed before dawn and before patrol. If able, they would also pray before battle with the battle hymn of The Keepers, an oral depiction of halfling military victory dating back centuries.^[8]

The vestments of the priesthood was silver coloured chain mail and helmet, along with dark blue tabards with his holy symbol. They also wore an amulet of a small silver buckler.^[12]

Avatar

The avatar of Arvorren appeared as a handsome young muscular Halfling dressed in light clothing and chain mail, his weapons of choice ranged from two short swords to a short sword and shield. He was always accompanied by a keeper, and he sometimes appeared to go on patrol with his worshippers.^[13]

Specialist priest and worshippers

Demihuman Deities - D&D 2 - Priest of Arvoreen — A Priest of Arvoreen

Novices of the church were called "Shieldbearers" and the ranks ascended as such: Shieldbearers, Warder, Guardian, Defender, Protector, Magistrate, Sheriff, Marshals (Full priest) and High Marshal.^[14]

Trueswords - Specialised priests skilled in fighting with short swords, engineering and reading and writing.^[12]
Arvoreen's Keepers - Commanders and militia leaders, sentinels and "road-sheriffs". They use a code of ethics as guidelines and so are wiling to bend to rules to defend the small folk.
Arvoreen's Warder - A militaristic branch of the religion with less spell casting ability, who make up for this drawback with tenacity and skills.^[15]

Holy Days

Ceremony of Remembrance - this took place during Feast of the Moon where they remember those who fell in the defence of the Halfling community.^[16]

Affiliated Orders

Arvoreen's Marchers - Known for keeping anarchy from spreading during the Tethyrian Interregnum, they then became a recognised knightly order. During this time they where active in the Purple Hills under the leadership of Estermal Talltankard. They gained a chapter house near Barrowsmorn (Keeperstone), and they patrolled the Purple Marches.^[14]

Relationships

The defender's enemies where evil deities such as the goblinoid pantheon, Bane, Cyric and the Deities of Fury. His closest allies are the rest of the hin pantheon, especially Yondalla, Cyrrollalee and Urogalan, but he disapproved of the behaviour of Brandobaris.^[17]

History

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Trivia

Template:BG2 There is a "Sling of Arvoreen" found in the game in a beholder den that states falsely that Arvoreen is a female. Template:NWN2 In the game Neverwinter Nights 2, Daeghun Farlong has in a chest in his room, in which can be found "Arvoreen's Amulet of Aid". Daeghun never mentions the amulet or how he's gotten it. It is known that Arvoreen grants gifts to defenders of hin communities and that might be how he gained this item.

Gallery

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 115. ISBN 0880380845.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 162. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
↑ Template:Cite web/Deities
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 137. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.
↑ Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 162–164. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 240. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 137. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.
↑ Carl Sargent (May 1992). Monster Mythology. (TSR, Inc), p. 39. ISBN 1-5607-6362-0.
↑ Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 198. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
↑ Roger E. Moore (March 1982). “The halfling point of view”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #59 (TSR, Inc.), p. 53.
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 201. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
↑ Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 199. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 200. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
↑ Thomas M. Costa (July 2004). “Faiths of Faerûn: Arvoreen's Keepers”. In Matthew Sernett ed. Dragon #321 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), pp. 76–79.
↑ Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 137–138. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.
↑ Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 138. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.

Sources

Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
Roger E. Moore (March 1982). “The halfling point of view”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #59 (TSR, Inc.), pp. 49–51.
Thomas M. Costa (July 2004). “Faiths of Faerûn: Arvoreen's Keepers”. In Matthew Sernett ed. Dragon #321 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), pp. 76–79.
Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.

External Links

Thomas E. Rinschler (2001-06-06). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting: More of the Divine. Web Enhancements. Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on 2007-03-29.

Yondalla's Children

The halfling pantheon

Arvoreen • Brandobaris • Cyrrollalee • Sheela Peryroyl • Tymora • Urogalan • Yondalla

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[UA1e-115-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 115. ISBN 0880380845.

[DD-162-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 162. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.

[Deities-3-3] Template:Cite web/Deities

[FaP-137-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 137. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.

[DD-162-164-5] Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 162–164. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.

[FRCS3e-240-6] Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 240. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.

[FRCG-p64-7] Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.

[FP-p137-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 137. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.

[MonMyt-39-9] Carl Sargent (May 1992). Monster Mythology. (TSR, Inc), p. 39. ISBN 1-5607-6362-0.

[DeDe-p198-10] Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 198. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.

[D#59-p53-11] Roger E. Moore (March 1982). “The halfling point of view”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #59 (TSR, Inc.), p. 53.

[DeDe-p201-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 201. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.

[DeDe-p199-13] Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 199. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.

[DeDe-p200-14] 14.0 ^14.1 Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 200. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.

[D#321-15] Thomas M. Costa (July 2004). “Faiths of Faerûn: Arvoreen's Keepers”. In Matthew Sernett ed. Dragon #321 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), pp. 76–79.

[FP-p137-138-16] Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 137–138. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.

[FP-p138-17] Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 138. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.

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Arvoreen

Contents

Personality

Worshipers

Avatar

Specialist priest and worshippers

Holy Days

Affiliated Orders

Relationships

History

Trivia

Gallery

References

Sources

External Links

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