Grumbar

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Grumbar
Title(s)	Earthlord King of the Land Below the Roots
Realm	Root Hold Formerly: Elemental Plane of Earth
Alignment	True neutral
Sphere	{{{sphere}}}
Portfolio	Elemental earth Solidity Changeless-ness Oaths
Worshipers	Elemental archons (earth), fighters, monks, rangers
Cleric Alignments	LG NG CG LN N CN LE NE CE
Domains	Balance[1], Cavern, Earth, Metal, Time
Holy Day(s)	{{{holy days}}}
Favored Weapon	A stony fist (warhammer)

Grumbar (pronounced GRUM-bar ^[2]), or the Earthlord, is the elemental embodiment of earth. He is one of the four elemental deities worshiped in Faerûn. Grumbar, like the other elemental deities (excepting Kossuth) has a minute following in Faerûn, and he does indeed care little for most of those worshipers, as his power comes from the many elemental devotees from both the Underdark and the Elemental Plane of Earth. It has recently been uncovered in the wake of the Spellplague that Grumbar is not a proper deity at all, but rather a primordial.^[3] Nonetheless, he retains worshipers and has power equivalent to that of a god.

[edit] Worshipers

The church of Grumbar is organized into small sects known as Holds, each comprising seven clerics, seven monks, and seven rangers and as many laity as can be supported. Those who follow the Earthlord can often be found in public preaching against evils of boarding ships and setting sail to uncharted lands, preferring exploration on the continent of Faerûn.

[edit] Relationships

Grumbar has ties with the deities with ties to elemental earth, including Geb, Garl Glittergold, Dumathoin, Laduguer, and Urogalan, but these are loose at best. Grumbar is opposed to Akadi and her flimsy and ever-changing ways.

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[edit] References

• Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons, p. 96. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.

• Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide, p. 79, 81. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.