Ioun
| Ioun | ||
|---|---|---|
| A crook shaped like a stylized eye | ||
| Alignment | True Neutral | |
| Pantheon | Dawn War | |
| Portfolio | Knowledge, Skill, Prophecy | |
| Domains | Knowledge | |
| Home Plane | Kerith-Ald (Hestavar) | |
| Worshippers | Sages, tacticians, students of magic | |
Ioun is a Dungeons & Dragons goddess introduced in 4e as part of the Dawn War Pantheon. She is the Goddess of Knowledge, Skill and Prophecy, making her closely aligned with Pelor and Erathis as one of the three "Gods of Civilization".
Ioun takes her name from the famous Ioun Stones, magical items that have existed in D&D since the days of Basic.
The connection between Ioun and the Ioun Stones has been retained in 5E, where she is mentioned both in the Dungeon Master's Guide and on Magic Item Card accessories featuring Ioun Stone varieties.
An important fact about Ioun is that she believes in freely sharing knowledge and that everyone should spread knowledge far and wide. This puts her in direct conflict with Vecna who is also a god of knowledge but specifically secret knowledge and has the attitude that knowledge is power and should thus be hoarded and kept.
| The Deities of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawful | Neutral | Chaotic | |
| Good | Bahamut • Haramathur • Moradin | Amoth • Lakal • Nusemnee • Pelor | Avandra • Corellon • Sehanine |
| Neutral | Erathis • Raven Queen • Sagawehn | Aurom • Io • Ioun • Melora | Gorellik • Kord • Laeris |
| Evil | Asmodeus • Bane • Tiamat | Nerull • Torog • Vecna | Gruumsh • Khala • Lolth • Tharizdun • Zehir |
| The Deities of Exandria | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawful | Neutral | Chaotic | |
| Good | Bahamut • Moradin • Xalicas | Naviask • Pelor • Raei | Avandra • Corellon • Sehanine |
| Neutral | Erathis • Raven Queen | Ioun • The Luxon • Melora | Ceratos • Kord • Quajath • The Traveler |
| Evil | Asmodeus • Bane • Desirat • Tiamat | Arms of the Betrayers • The Hag Mother • Torog • Uk'otoa • Vecna • Vesh | Gruumsh • Lolth • Tharizdun • Zehir |