Lathander
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Lathander | |
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| Title(s) | The Morninglord |
| Power Level | Greater deity |
| Homeplane | House of Nature |
| Alignment | Neutral good |
| Portfolio | Athletics Birth Creativity Dawn Renewal Self-perfection Spring Vitality Youth |
| Worshipers | Aristocrats, artists, athletes, merchants, Sun Soul monks, the young |
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| Domains | Good, Nobility, Protection, Renewal, Strength, Sun |
| Favored Weapon | Dawnspeaker (light or heavy mace) |
Lathander (pronounced lah-THAN-der [1]), whose title is The Morninglord, is the neutral good deity of creativity, dawn, renewal, birth, athletics, spring, self-perfection, vitality and youth. He favours those who dispel the undead and blesses those who plant new life. Lathander is also the god called upon to bless birth and fertility related ceremonies.
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[edit] Worshippers
Novices in the Lathanderian faith are called the Awakened while clerics are known as Dawnbringers. The full priests take a new name in his service when they are ready to signify that Lathander has personally recognized and accepted them. This new name can either be used instead of their old name or simply used only when addressing other Dawnbringers and when in solitary prayer. Other titles include (in ascending order): Dawngreeter, Dawnlord, High Dawnlord and Dawnmaster while an elite cleric is referred to as a Morninglord. All followers are required to be of neutral to good alignment.
All of Lathander's clergy respect art, liberty, nature and culture, promote betterment of oneself and strive to bring hope to their followers and others. Many of these followers work in various creative arts. They are intolerant of evil, especially undead and inaction that causes evil to prosper. Most ceremonies of Lathander are held at dawn and actions and contracts agreed to at sunrise are said to be blessed by him. Funerals, among his followers, are held at dusk, and followed by a wake that lasts until dawn.
Some followers of Lathander insist that he is in fact the reincarnation of Amaunator, the Netherese god of the sun. Others take this heresy further, claiming that he will to take up the mantle of the lawful neutral Amaunator again, and that the transformation from deity of the morning to sun god is imminent.
[edit] Orders
- Order of the Aster
- A small restricted order of paladins and fighters sponsored by the church of Lathander.
[edit] Favored sayings
- "From death, life."
- "There is always another morning."
- "In the dawn, beauty reigns, and the way is clearer."
[edit] Relationships
Lathander is known to have a romantic relationship with Chauntea for centuries. His allies include Gond, Tymora, Tyr, Torm, Ilmater, Sune, Selune, Oghma, and Mielikki. His foes are Cyric, Talos, and Shar. He also has a shaky relationship with Helm.
[edit] History
In 1345 DR, Lathander's worshipers, along with those of Selûne, Shar and Tempus were involved in religious unrest, culminating in the Night of Temple Fires.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition, p. 244. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep, p. 11. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
[edit] References
- Julia Martin, Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). Faiths & Avatars. TSR, Inc. ISBN 978-0786903849.
- Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons, p. 37-40. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.
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| Major deities of Faerûn |
| Azuth | Bane | Chauntea | Cyric | Eilistraee | Gond | Helm | Ilmater | Kelemvor | Kossuth | Lathander | Lolth | Malar | Mask | Mielikki | Mystra | Oghma | Selûne | Shar | Shaundakul | Silvanus | Sune | Talos | Tempus | Torm | Tymora | Tyr | Umberlee | Uthgar | Waukeen |
| Other deities of Faerûn |
| Akadi | Auril | Beshaba | Deneir | Eldath | Finder | Garagos | Gargauth | Grumbar | Gwaeron Windstrom | Hoar | Istishia | Jergal | Lliira | Loviatar | Lurue | Milil | Nobanion | Red Knight | Savras | Sharess | Shiallia | Siamorphe | Talona | Tiamat | Ubtao | Ulutiu | Valkur | Velsharoon |
