Angharradh
| Angharradh | ||
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| Three intelocking circles, or three interlocking circles in an inverted triangle | ||
| Alignment | Chaotic Good | |
| Divine Rank | Greater Goddess | |
| Pantheon | Faerûn, Seldarine (Elf) | |
| Portfolio | 3E: Birth, defense, fertility, planting, spring, wisdom 4E: Wisdom 5E: Growth, protection, wisdom |
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| Domains | 3E: Chaos, Elf, Good, Hope, Knowledge, Plant, Protection, Renewal 4E: Hope, Protection 5E: Knowledge, Life, War |
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| Home Plane | 2E: Arvandor (Arborea) 3E/4E: Arvandor |
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| Worshippers | Elven worshippers of Aerdrie Faenya, Hanali Celanil, and Sehanine Moonbow | |
| Favoured Weapon | Duskshaft (Spear) | |
Angharradh the Triune Goddess is the combination of the three goddess' of the Seldarine, with portfolio over growth, protection, and wisdom.
History
Angharradh first appeared when the three goddess' combined to heal Corellon of the wound accidentally given to him by Eilistraee, though in some legends it was Sehanine that healed him instead of requiring Angharradh, Elven mythology is complicated like that.
Worshippers
Amongst Elves, opinion is mostly divided as to what to make of her: Moon Elves worship the three individual goddesses as separate aspects of Angharradh and place her on equal footing to Corellon Larethian, sometimes even labeling Corellon as her consort. On the other hand Sun Elves consider Angharradh to be either a separate deity in her own right, or a Moon Elf misinterpretation of Sehanine and generally do not venerate her, to the point that she was not recognized in the religious depictions on the island of Evermeet, which caused some controversy. Wood and Wild Elves don't have any special affection for her at all.
In any case, Angharradh had few exclusive worshippers, as most of them choose worship one the gods that she is comprised of and then make the personal decision of whether to acknowledge Angharradh or not. Clerics most often serve as devotees of one of her aspects.
Of course, when the Spellplague rolled around, Angharradh gained a surge in popularity, as the goddess' making her up were aspects other gods, so presumably the separate priesthoods finally just picked a god and stuck with it, rather than attempting to justify praying to overlapping sources.
Dogma
Unity and diversity bring strength. Be ever vigilant against She Who Was Banished and work together in defending the lands of the Fair Folk from those who would work evil. Celebrate the One and the Three for their collective purpose and individual expressions of life. Through the melding of widely different skills and interests, creativity, life, and artistry are nurtured and new ideas are discovered.