Oghma
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Oghma | |
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| Title(s) | The Lord of Knowledge Binder of What is Known |
| Power Level | Greater deity |
| Homeplane | House of Knowledge |
| Alignment | Neutral |
| Portfolio | Bards Inspiration Invention Knowledge |
| Worshipers | Artists, bards, cartographers, inventors, loremasters, sages, scholars, scribes, wizards |
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| Domains | Charm, Knowledge, Luck, Travel, Trickery |
| Favored Weapon | Mortal Strike (longsword) |
Oghma (pronounced OGG-mah [1]), also known as The Lord of Knowledge, is the neutral greater power of bards, inspiration, invention, and knowledge in Faerûn. Oghma is the leader of the Deities of Knowledge and Invention and his homeplane is the House of Knowledge. His symbol is a blank scroll.
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[edit] Worshipers
Those who worship Oghma include artists, bards, cartographers, inventors, loremasters, sages, scholars, scribes and wizards—archivists, a generalist cleric prestige class, might pray to him as well. They can be of any alignment, unlike most neutral gods.
[edit] Orders
- Companions of the Silver String
- The Companions of the Silver String are heroic bards who acted valiantly at risk of their own lives in the service of the church of Oghma.
[edit] Relationships
Oghma's most common foes are Mask, Cyric, and Bane. Oghma's old archnemesis, Leira, is now dead and an aspect of Cyric.
[edit] Deities of Knowledge and Invention
Along with Milil, Deneir, and Gond, Oghma is one of the Deities of Knowledge and Invention.
[edit] History
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[edit] Notes
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition, p. 247. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
[edit] References
- Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. 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 |
