Keoghtom

Greyhawk Divinity

Keoghtom
Keoghtom, as depicted in Dragon #71 (1983).
Names and titles
Title(s):	The Pulse of the Living Land
General information
Portfolio:	Secret Pursuits, Natural Alchemy, Extraplanar Exploration
Home:	Wanders
Alignment:	Neutral good
Gender:	Male
Class:	Cleric 14/Magic-user 18/Illusionist 16/Monk 10/Bard 12
Superior:	Fharlanghn
Rules items
Domains:	Good, Knowledge, Travel
Divine rank:	Hero-deity

Keoghtom is the hero-god of Secret Pursuits, Natural Alchemy, and Extraplanar Exploration. His symbol is a round disk, bisected by an upward-pointing arrow.

A jack of all trades, Keoghtom has mastered hunting, alchemy, and the Old Lore of the bards. He has traveled throughout the Flanaess and now walks the boundaries and trails of the Outer Planes.

Description

Keoghtom most often appears as a young human male of slight build, wearing elven leathers or fine clothes of silk.

Relationships

As a member of the Company of Seven, Keoghtom is great friends with Zagyg and Murlynd. He is close to the archmage Mordenkainen and the hero-deity Heward (who are kin), and is an associate of Celestian, the Far Wanderer. He was sponsered to godhood by Fharlanghn.

Keoghtom is on bad terms with Nolzur, who has accused him of stealing one of his alchemical formulas to help him create Keoghtom's ointment. The disagreement between the two ended up breaking up the Company of Seven. Keoghtom remains on good terms with the rest of the band.

Realm

Keoghtom is seldom, if ever, found on the Material Plane in the present day, preferring to roam the Astral Plane and similar planes and to visit the various demiplanes where Murlynd and his other associates dwell. He believes by traveling the planes, he will one day find enlightenment.

Dogma

Keoghtom teaches that the natural world has a pattern that can be discerned to those attuned to it, a pattern which natural phenomenon, the various planes of existence, and every soul is a part. His followers seek to discover this secret in nature, alchemy, and exploration.

Worshipers

Keogtom has few followers, though they are found nearly anywhere, and are from a variety of backgrounds and ideologies. He is especially popular among alchemists.

History

Keoghtom is believed to have been born in the Sheldomar Valley some 300 years following the Great Migrations. As a mortal, Keoghtom dabbled in the Old Faith, the Faerie Mysteries, and the secrets of the Silent Ones, yet never became fully indoctrinated by any of them. His travels eventually brought him into the service (and friendship) of Fharlanghn, and into the Company of Seven, an adventuring band led by Zagig Yragerne. After Zagig attained godhood, Keoghtom retreated to the Celadon Forest, and then from Oerth entirely.

Magic items

Keoghtom's ointment

Keoghtom's ointment is a magic item, a small jar of magical unguent. When rubbed on an affected area, this ointment cures poison, diseases, and wounds.

Keoghtom's spidery map

After perusing the Oerthdisc of Fharlanghn, Keoghtom created this magical map that shows the most direct destination of any location on the current plane of existence.

Keoghtom's staff of purification

This magical staff was created by Keoghtom from a "staff of affliction" taken from the vanquished Weird of the Cold Heath. After studying it, Keoghtom figured out how to reverse its disease-causing effects, creating a staff that heals, restores, removes curses, and purifies food and drink.

Creative Origins

"Keoghtom" is an anagram of the name of Gary Gygax's close friends, Tom Keogh. They were friends as teenagers and Keogh helped found TSR, providing funding for the original print run of Dungeons & Dragons. Keogh died unexpectedly when he was very young of an undiagnosed heart condition, which is thought to be why Gygax included Keoghtom's Ointment as a healing salve with the ability to cure the user of all diseases.

References

Bibliography

• Brown, Anne. Player's Guide. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
• Bulmahn, Jason, James Jacobs, and Erik Mona. Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2007.
• 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]
• Gygax, Gary. Dungeon Master's Guide. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979.

———. "Greyhawk's World: Quasi-deities." Dragon #71. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.

———. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.

• Holian, Gary. "Places of Mystery: Spinecastle and Veralos." Dragon #293/Living Greyhawk Journal #9. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2002.
• Holian, Gary, and Rick Miller. "Treasures of Greyhawk: Magic of the Company of Seven." Dragon #359. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007.
• Moore, Roger E. The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
• Reynolds, Sean K, and Chris Pramas. Slavers. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
• Reynolds, Sean K, Frederick Weining, and Erik Mona. "Blood of Heroes." Living Greyhawk Journal #3. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.
• Sargent, Carl. Iuz the Evil. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.

———. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, unpublished. Available online: [2]

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
Keoghtom {Keoghtem}	Deity	Native of: Astral,	Dragon magazine #071	19, 20, 21
Keoghtom {Keoghtem}	Deity	Native of: Astral,	Dragon magazine #293	90, 91
Keoghtom {Keoghtem}	Deity	Native of: Astral,	Dragon magazine #306	98
Keoghtom {Keoghtem}	Deity	Native of: Astral,	Dragon magazine #359	70, 71, 72, 73, 74
Keoghtom {Keoghtem}	Deity	Native of: Astral,	EX2 The Land Beyond the Magic Mirror	6, 8
Keoghtom {Keoghtem}	Deity	Native of: Astral,	Ivid the Undying	157
Keoghtom {Keoghtem}	Deity	Native of: Astral,	Living Greyhawk Journal #3	12, 19
Keoghtom {Keoghtem}	Deity	Native of: Astral,	Player's Guide to Greyhawk	18, 20, 26
Keoghtom {Keoghtem}	Deity	Native of: Astral,	Slavers, AD&D 2e	128
Keoghtom {Keoghtem}	Deity	Native of: Astral,	The Adventure Begins	125
Keoghtom {Keoghtem}	Deity	Native of: Astral,	WGR5 Iuz the Evil	5
Keoghtom {Keoghtem}	Deity	Native of: Astral,	World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983)	33-36
Keoghtom's Ointment	Item	Artifact,	Dungeon Masters Guide 1st Edition	123
Keoghtom's Ointment	Item	Artifact,	Dungeon Masters Guide, AD&D 2e	138, 173
Keoghtom's Ointment	Item	Artifact,	Encyclopedia Magica - Volume II	780, 781
Keoghtom's Spidery Map	Item		Dragon magazine #359	72
Keoghtom's Staff of Purification	Item		Dragon magazine #359	72-73