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Amaunator is the original God of the sun in the Forgotten Realms setting. | Amaunator is the original God of the sun in the Forgotten Realms setting. | ||
He was quite widely worshipped, though was seen as quite a harsh deity, in contrast to the compassionate Lathander. Amaunator's creed was a [[Lawful Stupid|strict adherence to the Law]], to the point that he supposedly only for the portfolio of Time due to a punctuation mistake which said that he would be ''"Amaunator shall be responsible for all time. The misrepresentations of his followers"''. So yeah... he's a classic [[RAW]] abuser | He was quite widely worshipped, though was seen as quite a harsh deity, in contrast to the compassionate Lathander. Amaunator's creed was a [[Lawful Stupid|strict adherence to the Law]], to the point that he supposedly only for the portfolio of Time due to a punctuation mistake which said that he would be ''"Amaunator shall be responsible for all time. The misrepresentations of his followers"''. So yeah... he's a classic [[RAW]] abuser to gain more power. | ||
However, faith in him practically came to a sudden end when the nation of '''Netheril''' collapsed along with the near entirety of his worshippers and so he died a slow death of neglect, like some forgotten pensioner in a care home. Amaunator's corpse was said to be a Astral shipping hazard and he was replaced by a new, younger and more vibrant sun god who was more | However, faith in him practically came to a sudden end when the nation of '''Netheril''' collapsed along with the near entirety of his worshippers and so he died a slow death of neglect, like some forgotten pensioner in a care home. Amaunator's corpse was said to be a Astral shipping hazard and he was replaced by a new, younger and more vibrant sun god who was more popular with the kids. | ||
However, the story doesn't end there. Radical priests within Lathander's own church believed that Amaunator never died at all, that he simply became a different god to adapt to a different climate. | |||
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Lathander | ||
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Alignment | Neutral Good | |
Divine Rank | Greater God | |
Pantheon | Faerun | |
Portfolio | Athletics, Birth, Dawn, Spring, Vitality, Youth | |
Domains | Good, Nobility, Protection, Renewal, Strength, Sun | |
Home Plane | Morninglory, in the House of Nature (Elysium) | |
Worshippers | Good folk, Creative folk, Rich folk, Fit folk. | |
Favoured Weapon | Dawnspeaker (Mace) |
Lathander is/was the main god of the Sun in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. While he is one of the most significant gods of the setting, his status is in a bit of uncertainty. He is probably the reborn aspect of a much older god of the Sun: Amaunator (see below) but unusually for divine aspects, the two deities have quite varied goals and portfolios.
Lathander is probably also Pelor from the core setting, though probably a younger, more handsome version of Pelor.
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Worshippers
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Amaunator
Amaunator | ||
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Alignment | Lawful Neutral | |
Divine Rank | Greater God / Dead God | |
Pantheon | Faerun | |
Portfolio | The Sun, Law, Contracts, Bureaucracy, more Law and Time (by legal technicality) | |
Domains | Law, Nobility, Planning, Sun, Time | |
Home Plane | House of Nature (Mechanus) | |
Worshippers | Ancient Netheril, Politicians, Heretical Lathander worshippers | |
Favoured Weapon | Scepter of the Eternal Sun (Mace) |
Amaunator is the original God of the sun in the Forgotten Realms setting.
He was quite widely worshipped, though was seen as quite a harsh deity, in contrast to the compassionate Lathander. Amaunator's creed was a strict adherence to the Law, to the point that he supposedly only for the portfolio of Time due to a punctuation mistake which said that he would be "Amaunator shall be responsible for all time. The misrepresentations of his followers". So yeah... he's a classic RAW abuser to gain more power.
However, faith in him practically came to a sudden end when the nation of Netheril collapsed along with the near entirety of his worshippers and so he died a slow death of neglect, like some forgotten pensioner in a care home. Amaunator's corpse was said to be a Astral shipping hazard and he was replaced by a new, younger and more vibrant sun god who was more popular with the kids.
However, the story doesn't end there. Radical priests within Lathander's own church believed that Amaunator never died at all, that he simply became a different god to adapt to a different climate.
The Deities of Forgotten Realms | |||
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Lawful | Neutral | Chaotic | |
Good | Ilmater • Nobanion • Torm • Tyr | Chauntea • Deneir • Eldath • Enlil • Gwaeron Windstrom • Lathander • Mielikki • Milil • Mystra • Shiallia | Lliira • Lurue • Selûne • Sharess • Sune • Tymora • Valkur |
Neutral | Azuth • Helm • Hoar • Jergal • Kelemvor • Red Knight • Savras • Siamorphe • Ulutiu | Akadi • Ao • Auppenser • Gond • Grumbar • Istishia • Karsus • Kossuth • Oghma • Silvanus • Tempus • Ubtao • Waukeen | Finder Wyvernspur • Ibrandul • Leira • Mask • Shaundakul • Uthgar |
Evil | Asmodeus • Bane • Gargauth • Gilgeam • Iyachtu Xvim • Loviatar | Auril • Bhaal • Myrkul • Shar • Velsharoon | Beshaba • Cyric • Garagos • Malar • Moander • Talona • Talos • Umberlee |