Mouqol

Greyhawk Divinity

Mouqol
Names and titles
Title(s):	The Merchant
General information
Portfolio:	Trade, Negotiation, Ventures, Appraisal, Reciprocity
Alignment:	Neutral
Gender:	Male
Superior:	None
Rules items
Domains:	(Avarice), Knowledge, Pact, Travel, Trickery
Divine rank:	Lesser

Mouqol (moh-KOHL) is the Baklunish god of Trade, Negotiation, Ventures, Appraisal, and Reciprocity. His symbol is a set of scales and weights.

Description

Mouqol is a neutral deity; in the ancient war between Darkness and Light that resulted in the Baklunish Hegira, he refused to take a side, trading with both antitheses. Mouqol is a skilled bargainer, able to haggle skillfully even with the notoriously tricky and sly genie races. Mouqol's greatest talents, however, are his ability to discern the true desires of his clients and procure rare items from exotic and seemingly impossible sources.

Relationships

Mouqol takes the side of neither the gods of good nor the gods of evil. As he does with the rest of the Baklunish pantheon, Al'Akbar remains subordinate to Mouqol in the divine hierarchy.

Dogma

Mouqol teaches that no reward comes without risk, but too much risk is foolhardy. Moderation is the key. Followers of Mouqol are urged to know both the worth and cost of their goods and ventures, and warned against the perils of greed. All life is a matter of exchange in Mouqol's philosophy. The accumulation of too much wealth is manifestly not the point; rather, it is the act of haggling and negotiating that Mouqol presides over and sanctifies.

Worshipers

Mouqol is a common patron of the Baklunish, and certain jann and merfolk worship him as well.

Clergy

Clerics of Mouqol work to identify and deter fraud and they appraise the true worth of goods. Most travel at some point in their careers, particularly with merchant caravans.

Temples

Mouqol's temples are built in marketplaces, where they double as moneychangers, lending institutions, and arbitrators in negotiations. All marketplaces are considered sacred, and the majority of Mouqol's places of worship are simple tent-covered altars erected in bazaars. Rather than a tithe, a fee is levied against traders who use the marketplace, with excesses invested in charitable enterprises.

Rites

Prayers to Mouqol are said in the morning, before the day's business is commenced.

References

Bibliography

• 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:[1]
• Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
• Noonan, David. Complete Divine. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2004.

Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.

Topic	Type	Description	Product	Page/Card/Image
Mouqol	Deity		Living Greyhawk Gazetteer	42, 67, 83, 115, 136, 176, 184
Mouqol	Deity		Living Greyhawk Journal #3	18
Mouqol	Deity		Living Greyhawk Journal #5	12, 15, 18
Mouqol	Deity		Oerth Journal #30	10,11,12
Mouqol, Temple of (Barakhat)	Building	Temple,	Living Greyhawk Journal #5	18
Mouqollad Consortium	People Group	Guild,	Living Greyhawk Gazetteer	68, 136, 160, 161
Mouqollad Consortium	People Group	Guild,	Living Greyhawk Journal #5	12, 29
Tongue of Mouqol (General)	Rules	Feat/Proficiency/Skill,	Dragon magazine #315	54