Editing Erlin

{{Infobox Deity
|Name = Erlin
|Symbol = A blood-stained sickle and hog-slaughtering knife, crossed over an orb of night sky glittering with stars.
|Alignment = Chaotic Evil
|Divine Rank = Unknown, he may not even exist
|Pantheon = None (Malevolent Deity of [[Ravenloft]])
|Portfolio = Death, trickery, mischief, malice, cruelty, murder
|Domains = Chaos, Death, Evil, Trickery
|Home Plane = Unknown ([[Demiplane of Dread]])
|Worshippers = Gundarkite Rebels, [[Necromancer]]s, Murderers, Madmen, Tricksters
|Favoured Weapon = Battleaxe
}}

'''Erlin''' is a very minor malevolent deity in the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] setting of [[Ravenloft]]. Introduced in the first Ravenloft Gazetteer, Erlin is an all-but-forgotten god once worshipped by the denizens of Gundarak; although his worship was dying even with Gundarak's [[Darklord]] was alive and enforcing him as the state religion, it has begun to experience a revival as the growing movement of rebellious Gundarkites, pissed at being conquered by ''another'' [[vampire]], have begun using him as a cultural symbol to rally around.

Indeed, the idea that he may have budding [[cleric]]s starting to gain power amongst the rebels, is presented as a Dread Possibility - a bit of "optional" canon left to the individual DM to decide if it applies to their setting or not.

What little we know of the god portrays him as a malicious, scatter-brained trickster, who created death as a cruel joke by tricking the first mortal into believing it was inevitable. Whilst he has authority over the dead, it's the sense of a farmer tending a flock of sheep or a herd of cattle - worse, he's a slacker with a tendency to just let the dead run free until they catch his attention, which is where the [[undead]] come from.

[[Category: Dungeons & Dragons]] [[Category: Gods]] [[Category: Ravenloft]]