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1d4chan>QuietBrowser So, I know Belenus has a history as a "historical fantasy" deity in D&D, but I'm only familiar with his appearance in Ravenloft & 5e. Need help filling this in, especially because I hadn't the time to complete the Ravenloft entry. |
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'''Belenus''' is the Celtic God of the Sun, who has made several appearances in various editions of [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. He first appeared in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], where he was fleshed out as part of the [[Planescape]] setting. In 3rd edition, he was left out of the core game, but remained part of the [[Ravenloft]] setting due to his historical association with that setting. In 5th edition, he was one of multiple real-world deities fleshed out in the back of the Player's Handbook. | '''Belenus''' is the Celtic God of the Sun, who has made several appearances in various editions of [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. He first appeared in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], where he was fleshed out as part of the [[Planescape]] setting. In 3rd edition, he was left out of the core game, but remained part of the [[Ravenloft]] setting due to his historical association with that setting. In 5th edition, he was one of multiple real-world deities fleshed out in the back of the Player's Handbook. | ||
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|Pantheon = Celtic | |Pantheon = Celtic | ||
|Portfolio = Sun, Light, Warmth | |Portfolio = Sun, Light, Warmth | ||
|Domains = ''' | |Domains = '''5E:''' Light | ||
|Home Plane = | |Home Plane = ''Isle of the Blessed'' ([[Elysium]]) | ||
|Worshippers = Celts | |Worshippers = Celts | ||
|Favoured Weapon = Sickle | |Favoured Weapon = Sickle | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Belenus''' is one of the many historical deities suggested as possibly being real in the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] [[multiverse]]. As such, he was a resident of the [[Great Wheel]], residing on the Isle of the Blessed on the [[Elysium]] layer of Thalasia. | '''Belenus''' is one of the many historical deities suggested as possibly being real in the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] [[multiverse]]. As such, he was a resident of the [[Great Wheel]], residing on the Isle of the Blessed on the [[Elysium]] layer of Thalasia. | ||
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|Alignment = Neutral Good | |Alignment = Neutral Good | ||
|Divine Rank = God | |Divine Rank = God | ||
|Pantheon = | |Pantheon = Ravenloft | ||
|Portfolio = Sun, Light, Warmth | |Portfolio = Sun, Light, Warmth | ||
|Domains = ''' | |Domains = '''3E:''' Fire, Good, Sun | ||
|Home Plane = | |Home Plane = Demiplane of Dread | ||
|Worshippers = Nidalans, Forfarians, Tepestani | |Worshippers = Nidalans, Forfarians, Tepestani | ||
|Favoured Weapon = Sickle | |Favoured Weapon = Sickle | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Belenus''' is worshipped in several regions of the [[Demiplane of Dread]], with three different cultures putting different spins on him. | '''Belenus''' is worshipped in several regions of the [[Demiplane of Dread]], with three different cultures putting different spins on him. | ||
Revision as of 05:51, 13 May 2018
Belenus is the Celtic God of the Sun, who has made several appearances in various editions of Dungeons & Dragons. He first appeared in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, where he was fleshed out as part of the Planescape setting. In 3rd edition, he was left out of the core game, but remained part of the Ravenloft setting due to his historical association with that setting. In 5th edition, he was one of multiple real-world deities fleshed out in the back of the Player's Handbook.
Historical Fantasy Belenus
| Belenus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Solar Disk and Standing Stones | ||
| Alignment | Neutral Good | |
| Divine Rank | God | |
| Pantheon | Celtic | |
| Portfolio | Sun, Light, Warmth | |
| Domains | 5E: Light | |
| Home Plane | Isle of the Blessed (Elysium) | |
| Worshippers | Celts | |
| Favoured Weapon | Sickle | |
Belenus is one of the many historical deities suggested as possibly being real in the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. As such, he was a resident of the Great Wheel, residing on the Isle of the Blessed on the Elysium layer of Thalasia.
Ravenloft Belenus
| Belenus | ||
|---|---|---|
| "Celtic-style" Golden Sunburst | ||
| Alignment | Neutral Good | |
| Divine Rank | God | |
| Pantheon | Ravenloft | |
| Portfolio | Sun, Light, Warmth | |
| Domains | 3E: Fire, Good, Sun | |
| Home Plane | Demiplane of Dread | |
| Worshippers | Nidalans, Forfarians, Tepestani | |
| Favoured Weapon | Sickle | |
Belenus is worshipped in several regions of the Demiplane of Dread, with three different cultures putting different spins on him.
The Forfarians, the beleaguered human denizens of Forlorn, worship him in the purest form as part of the Celtic Pantheon. They are such a non-entity that they aren't even mentioned in the Ravenloft Player's Handbook, and their faith is instead covered in the first Ravenloft Gazetteer.
The Tepestani, the benighted human denizens of Tepest (which is a Domain built on being one-part Witch Trials Salem and one part Fairy Tale Europe), worship Belenus in a Henotheistic fashion, acknowledging the existence of the other Celtic gods, but placing Belenus as the supreme god, something being enforced by the anti-fey Inquisition of that Domain.
The Nidalans, occupants of the domain of Nidala in the Shadowlands Cluster, worship Belenus as a Monotheistic god, as their Darklord, Elena Faithhold, is a Fallen Paladin of Belenus who damned herself through excessive zeal, fanaticism, and self-righteousness.
| The Deities & Religions of Ravenloft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawful | Neutral | Chaotic | |
| Good | Brigantia • Ezra (Pure Hearts) • The Overseer • Ra | Andral • Belenus • Diancecht • Osiris | Daghda • The Morninglord • Tvashtri |
| Neutral | Divinity of Mankind • Manannan mac Lir • Ezra (Home Faith) • Yutow | Ancestral Fey • Ezra (Erudites) • Hala • The Ancestral Choir | Lugh • Mytteri |
| Evil | Anubis • Ezra (Zealots) • Math Mathonwy • The Lawgiver • Set • Zhakata | Arawn • The Eternal Order | Cat Lord • Erlin • Kali • Morrigan • The Spider Queen • The Wolf God |
| Unknown | Dark Powers | ||