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image=[[Image:Phaulkon01.jpg]]|
caption=Phaulkon, the Wind Archer, as depicted in ''Dragon'' #87 (1984).|
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fgcolor=#fff|
name=Phaulkon|
title=Master of Birds, the Feathered One, the Far Reacher, the Wind Archer|
home=[[Arborea (plane)|Olympian Glades of Arborea]]|
power=Lesser|
gender=Male|
class=|
alignment=Chaotic Good|
portfolio=Air, Wind, Clouds, Birds, Archery|
domains=Air, Animal, Chaos, Good, Sky, War|
alias=none|
super=[[Lendor]]|
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'''Phaulkon''' is the [[Suloise|Suel]] god of Air, Wind, Clouds, Birds, and Archery. His symbol is winged human silhouette.

==Description==
Phaulkon appears as a powerful winged man, clean-shaven and bare-chested. Among the gods of the Suel, Phaulkon is regarded as second only to [[Kord]] in fighting prowess. 

==Relationships==
Phaulkon is the son of [[Lendor]], and fathered [[Kord]] upon [[Syrul]]. He is a staunch ally of [[Jascar]], [[Murlynd]], [[Atroa]], and [[Aerdrie Faenya]]. He is very active, and dedicated to the eradication of evil.

==Realm==
''[[Warriors of Heaven]]'' claims Phaulkon resides on [[Arborea]], in the [[Elf|elvish]] realm of [[Arvandor]], but ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #87 places his realm on the [[Elemental Plane of Air]].

==Worshipers==
Phaulkon is popular in the [[Sheldomar Valley]], especially in [[Keoland]], the [[Duchy of Ulek]], and the [[Yeomanry]]. He also enjoys some degree of popularity in [[Celene (realm)|Celene]]. As a Suel deity, it is assumed that the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]] also pays homage to him. An abbey to Phaulkon once existed in the town of [[Restenford]] on [[Lendore Isles|Lendore Isle]], but its status is uncertain since most humans were expelled from the island a few years ago.

===Clergy===
The favored weapons of Phaulkon's clerics are longbows and shortbows. His priests protect the nests of flying animals, study the clouds and sky for portents, and teach hunting and archery to the common man. They also train soldiers in ranged combat. The priesthood seeks to destroy evil artifacts, or to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands. To this end, they often work with other priests of allied faiths, such as [[Jascar]], [[Aerdrie Faenya]], or [[Murlynd]]. Phaulkian priests tend to be wanderers, and enjoy dwelling under the open sky.

==Creative origins==
Phaulkon was created by [[Len Lakofka]] and incorporated by [[Gary Gygax]] into the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' campaign along with the [[Lendore Isles]].

==Bibliography==
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*Conforti, Steven, ed. ''[[Living Greyhawk]] Official Listing of Deities for Use in the Campaign,'' version 2.0. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005. Available online:[http://www.wizards.com/rpga/downloads/LG_Deities.zip]

*[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.

*[[Gygax, Gary]], and [[Frank Mentzer]]. ''[[The Temple of Elemental Evil]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1985. 

*[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.

*[[Lenard Lakofka|Lakofka, Lenard]]. ''[[The Assassin's Knot]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
*-----. "Gods of the Suel Pantheon." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #87. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984.
*-----. ''The [[Secret of Bone Hill]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1981.

*[[Moore, Roger E]]. ''[[The Adventure Begins]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.

*Peck, W. Jason. "Priestly Secrets." ''[[Dungeon]]'' #71. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.

*Perkins, Christopher. ''Warriors of Heaven''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999. 

*[[Reynolds, Sean K]]. ''[[The Scarlet Brotherhood]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999.

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[[Category:Atmospheric deities]]
[[Category:Avian deities]]
[[Category:Gods of hunting and archery]]
[[Category:Nature deities]]
[[Category:Suel deities]]