Editing Laduguer (section)

==History==
Laduguer's creation myth claims that he birthed himself out of the chill nothingness of the time before time out of sheer will and the desire to create, forging a cold, dark world of eternal twilight and populating it with his [[duergar]] faithful, who labored alongside him to produce wondrous art. However, one arrogant duergar known only as the Lone Craftsman sought to surpass his creator, with his efforts giving rise to all of the other races of the world; though Laduguer struck down the Lone Craftsman by turning him into the first [[derro]], the damage was done. In what is called "The Time of Perversion", the other races elevated their own gods, who "defiled" the world with such foolishness as bright sunlight, green things and song.

Laduguer has no true allies; [[Deep Duerra]] aids him, but wants to overthrow him, whilst [[Dugmaren Brightmantle]] and [[Sharindlar]] are on speaking terms with him, but that's it. He is served by various [[baatezu]], most notably bearded devils (hence the existence of [[durzagon]]s), barbed devils, and pit fiends. His Herald is Garludor, a 20th level [[duergar]] ([[Rogue]]/[[Assassin]]) who alternates between hunting down Laduguer's enemies and stalking the forges of Hammergrim, where he slays negligent and unskilled workers.

In 5th edition Laduguer gained a new origin and nature. He is an ascended hero-god, a former mortal [[dwarf]] of the [[duergar]] clan who made a pact with [[Asmodeus]], vowing that his people would forever afterwards battle the [[demon]]-aligned [[drow]] in exchange for the power to defeat and escape from their [[illithid]] tormentors. Asmodeus fulfilled his half of the bargain and Laduguer led the duergar back towards the surface... but there would be no welcome: the reason that other dwarves had never come to rescue the duergar was because the priesthood of [[Moradin]] had abandoned them, writing them off as traitors and heretics. Laduguer tried to explain that his people had been pulled away from their normal clan life by the mental powers of the illithids, but to no avail. Infuriated by their arrogance, Laduguer spat a curse on them and on Moradin before leading his people back into the [[Underdark]], thus beginning the great war between the dwarves and ascending to godhood, but not before decreeing the Three Rules of Conduct, the foundation of his faith and by extension of duergar culture:
* '''Our Pockets Are Never Full.'''
* '''Our Fight Is Never Done.'''
* '''Our Resolve Is Never Shaken'''.