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caption=The Spiral of Decay, symbol of Tharizdun.|
|caption     = The Spiral of Decay, symbol of Tharizdun.
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title=The Dark God, The Ender, He of Eternal Darkness, the Ebon God, the Black Sun, the Patient One, He Who Waits, the Wrongly Held, the Anathema, the Father of Elder Evils, the Author of Wickedness, the Eater of Worlds, the Despised, the Undoer, the Chained God|
|titles      = The Dark God, The Ender, He of Eternal Darkness, the Ebon God, the Black Sun, the Patient One, He Who Waits, the Wrongly Held, the Anathema, the Father of Elder Evils, the Author of Wickedness, the Eater of Worlds, the Despised, the Undoer, the Chained God, The Biophage{{cite lgj|0|5}}
home=Demiplane of Imprisonment|
|home         = Demiplane of Imprisonment
power=Intermediate|
|rank        = Intermediate
gender=Male|
|gender       = Male
class=Wizard 20, Cleric 20|
|class       = Wizard 20, Cleric 20
alignment=Neutral evil|
|alignment   = Neutral evil
portfolio=Eternal Darkness, Decay, Entropy, Malign Knowledge, Insanity, Cold|
|portfolio   = Eternal Darkness, Decay, Entropy, Malign Knowledge, Insanity, Cold
domains=Chaos, Destruction, Dream, Evil, Force, Knowledge, Madness, Rune|
|domains     = (Avarice),{{cite dragon|323|65}} Chaos, Destruction, Dream, (Envy),{{cite dragon|323|65}} Evil, Force, Knowledge, Madness, Rune, Trickery{{csb|The Player's Handbook 5th edition ''(2014)''|295}}
alias=The Elder Elemental Eye, the Elder Elemental God|
|alt_name    = The Elder Elemental Eye, the Elder Elemental God
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|super       = None
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'''Tharizdun''' is the god of Eternal Darkness, Decay, Entropy, Malign Knowledge, Insanity, and Cold.
'''Tharizdun''' is the god of Eternal Darkness, Decay, Entropy, Malign Knowledge, Insanity, and Cold.


He was imprisoned ages ago by a coalition of deities to prevent the destruction of existence itself. Although imprisoned, Tharizdun still has a degree of his original multiverse-threatening power: he is officially a Divine Rank 11 (out of 20) deity, as of ''Dragon'' #294. His holy symbols are a dark sprial rune and a two-tiered inverted ziggurat known as an obex. His holy number is 333.
He was imprisoned ages ago by a coalition of deities to prevent the destruction of existence itself. Although imprisoned, Tharizdun still has a degree of his original multiverse-threatening power: in third edition, he has Divine Rank 11 (out of 20){{cite dragon|294|31}}. His holy symbols are a dark spiral rune and a two-tiered inverted ziggurat known as an obex. His holy number is 333.


==Description==
==Description==
Tharizdun was described in ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #294 as a pitch-black, roiling, amorphous form. As the Dark God, he is described as an incorporeal wraithform, black and faceless.
Tharizdun is described in ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #294 as a pitch-black, roiling, amorphous form. As the Dark God, he is described as an incorporeal wraithform, black and faceless.
 
Tharizdun has been depicted on the cover of Gygax's ''[[Gord the Rogue]]'' novel ''Come Endless Darkness'' as a huge, bald, humanoid man, with claws, greenish-black skin, and pointed ears.  Gygax said that in the Gord novels, "the worst and most terrible of Tharizdun's forms could come into full power and attack".<ref name=oj>{{cite journal | author=Stormberg, Paul J. | title=Thus Spake Gary Gygax: Ye Secrets of Oerth Revealed | journal=Oerth Journal | pages=4–5 | volume=2 | issue=12 |date=July 2002}}</ref>
 
Tharizdun's "free" holy symbol is a "black sun with variegated rays". His second holy symbol of an inverted ziggurat indicates that the work of those who bound him would be overturned, according to Gygax.<ref name=oj/>


===Other aspects===
===Other aspects===
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==Realm==
==Realm==
The ''Demiplane of Imprisonment'' is hidden somewhere in the depths of the [[Ethereal Plane]], resembling a swollen, crystalline cyst nearly a mile in diameter. The ethereal substance surrounding the demiplane boils with the dreamscapes of Tharizdun's worshipers and others whose dreams the dark god invades.  
The ''Demiplane of Imprisonment'' is hidden somewhere in the depths of the [[Ethereal Plane]], resembling a swollen, crystalline cyst nearly a mile in diameter. The ethereal substance surrounding the demiplane boils with the dreamscapes of Tharizdun's worshipers and others whose dreams the dark god invades. Within the prison, Tharizdun dreams of a multiverse where his goals succeeded, where he destroyed all of Creation and rebuilt it in his own foul image. The binding magic is less concerned with preventing his escape - which he could accomplish with ease should he discover the truth - but to prevent any outside source from informing him otherwise.
 
In the Dungeons and Dragons novel series "Abyssal Plague", Tharizdun's prison is revealed to be a universe that has long since been destroyed by that realm's own version of the [[Abyss]] known as the [[Voidharrow]]. Mildly intelligent and with the ability to corrupt and warp living creatures, the Voidharrow spent eternity alone in this realm of utter destruction until Tharizdun was imprisoned there by the other gods for his creation of the abyss. The reason behind this realm as the prison in which he would be trapped was to leave him in a realm just like the one he would have turned the multiverse into if he had been able to; with all of his power intact, he would have nothing to destroy and an infinite amount of time to lay out an infinite number of plans to free himself, only for him to have no way of implementing any of them.


==Dogma==
==Dogma==
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==Worshippers==
==Worshippers==
Tharizdun's worshippers are often insane. Their ultimate goal is to free their dark deity from his prison. He is rumored to be worshipped by the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]], though these followers are actually a splinter sect of the organization known as the [[Black Brotherhood]].
Tharizdun's worshippers are often insane. Their ultimate goal is to free their dark deity from his prison. He is rumored to be worshipped by the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]], though these followers are actually a splinter sect of the organization known as the [[Black Brotherhood]].  The elemental cults in the original ''[[The Temple of Elemental Evil]]'' believed they were worshiping the destructive powers of the elements themselves, with a few believing their patron was Zuggtmoy; however, only a few knew that Tharizdun was the cults' true patron.


Tharizdun is sometimes worshiped by nonhuman aberrations such as [[aboleth]]s, [[neogi]], and [[grell]].
Tharizdun is sometimes worshiped by nonhuman aberrations such as [[aboleth]]s, [[neogi]], and [[grell]].
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===Clergy===
===Clergy===
Like his lay worshippers, many of Tharizdun's priests are mad. Those who are not mad believe (falsely) that they will reap great rewards and privileges for their aid in freeing him. All of his clerics are extremely secretive and trust only fellow cultists. They lead foul rituals, including human sacrifice, and search ancient sites for clues to freeing their deity. Due to Tharizdun's imprisonment, his priests must remain in contact with a site or object holding some of the Dark God's power in order to use their magic. Their favored weapon is the dagger, although various typos have led to confusion on this issue.
Like his lay worshippers, many of Tharizdun's priests are mad. Those who are not mad believe (falsely) that they will reap great rewards and privileges for their aid in freeing him. All of his clerics are extremely secretive and trust only fellow cultists. They lead foul rituals, including human sacrifice, and search ancient sites for clues to freeing their deity. Due to Tharizdun's imprisonment, his priests must remain in contact with a site or object holding some of the Dark God's power in order to use their magic. Their favored weapon is the dagger, although various typos have led to confusion on this issue.
Those priests who follow Tharizdun's Elder Elemental Eye aspect have used a weapon known as a "tentacle rod" (a rod topped with animate tentacles), but it is unknown if this is the same object.


==Temples==
==Temples==
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==Artifacts and associated magic items==
==Artifacts and associated magic items==
Tharizdun has many known artifacts. "One" that is known is actually many: a collection of gems known as the ''333 Gems of Tharizdun''. Their current location is unknown, but it is certain that the collection was split up long ago. Other artifacts associated with Tharizdun include the horn known as the ''[[Wailer of Tharizdun]]'', the sword ''[[Druniazth]]'' and the ''[[Spear of Sorrow]]''. The ''[[Scorpion Crown]]'' was gifted by him to the last king of [[Sulm]]. Still another artifact, the ''[[Weeping Hexagram]]'', is in the hands of the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]].
Tharizdun has many known artifacts. "One" that is known is actually many: a collection of gems known as the ''333 Gems of Tharizdun''. Their location is unknown, but it is certain that the collection was split up long ago. Other artifacts associated with Tharizdun include the horn known as the ''[[Wailer of Tharizdun]]'', the sword ''[[Druniazth]]'' and the ''[[Spear of Sorrow]]''. The ''[[Scorpion Crown]]'' was gifted by him to the last king of [[Sulm]] ([[Shattados]]). Still another artifact, the ''[[Weeping Hexagram]]'', is in the hands of the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]].


The 4th edition supplement ''The Plane Below'' associates the ''[[Crystal of the Ebon Flame]]'' with Tharizdun.  
The fourth edition supplement ''The Plane Below'' associates the ''[[Crystal of the Ebon Flame]]'' with Tharizdun.  
 
In Gary Gygax's ''Gord the Rogue'' Series, there were a set of three artifacts known as the [[Theorpart]], which, combined, could free Tharizdun. Each Theopart represented one of the shades of evil (i.e., neutral, lawful, or chaotic.)


==History==
==History==
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==Creative origins==
==Creative origins==
Tharizdun was created by [[Gary Gygax]] and based on [[Robert J. Kuntz]]'s dark god "Tharzdu'un," who was in turn inspired by Clark Ashton Smith's dark god Thasaidon. Tharizdun first appeared in the module ''[[Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun]]''. He would later appear in Gygax's series of [[Gord]] novels.
Tharizdun was created by [[Gary Gygax]] and based on [[Robert J. Kuntz]]'s dark god "Tharzdu'un," who was in turn inspired by Clark Ashton Smith's dark god Thasaidon. Tharizdun first appeared in the adventure ''[[Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun]]''. He would later appear in Gygax's series of [[Gord]] novels.


==Publication history==
==Publication history==
Tharizdun was first mentioned in [[Gary Gygax]]'s module, ''The [[Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun]]'' (1982), and later in the ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]'' (1983).
Created by [[Gary Gygax]] based on [[Robert J. Kuntz]]'s dark god "Tharzduun",<ref>{{cite web | last = Kuntz | first = Robert | author-link = Robert J. Kuntz | title = Rob Kuntz biography | url = http://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/gh_kuntz_bibliography.html }}</ref> Tharizdun first appeared in the adventure ''[[Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun]]''.<ref name="sa_dd">{{cite book | last = Appelcline | first = Shannon  | author-link = | title = Designers & Dragons | publisher = Mongoose Publishing | edition = 1st | page = 442 | isbn = 9781907702587 | jfm = }}</ref><ref name="HW">{{cite book|last=Schick |first=Lawrence|title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games|publisher=Prometheus Books |year=1991|isbn=0-87975-653-5 |pages=116–117}}</ref><ref name=tresca/>  He would later appear in Gygax's series of [[Gord the Rogue|Gord]] novels. Writer Michal Tresca speculated that Tharizdun might have been inspired by Clark Ashton Smith's Demon Lord and ruler of the Seven Hells, Thasaidon,<ref name=tresca>{{citation | author=Tresca, Michael | title=Book review of Player's Option: Heroes of the Elemental Chaos | date=February 19, 2012}}</ref> who appeared first in The Tomb-Spawn, Weird Tales, Vol. 23, No. 5, May 1934.<ref>{{cite web | last = James | first = Maliszewski | title = Pulp Fantasy Library: The Dark Eidolon | date = 2 August 2010 | publisher = Grognardia | url = http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2010/08/pulp-fantasy-library-dark-eidolon.html}}</ref><ref name="shadowdnd">{{cite journal | last=Jacobs |first=James | author-link=James Jacobs | title=The Shadow Over D&D: H. P. Lovecraft's Influence on Dungeons & Dragons | journal=[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]] | issue=#324 |date=October 2004}}</ref>
 
Tharizdun was later detailed in the third edition in the ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]'' (2000), and then the ''[[Complete Divine]]'' (2004).
 
Tharizdun appears as one of the gods of evil in the fourth edition ''Dungeon Masters Guide'' (2008).


Tharizdun features in the [[Gord the Rogue]] novels by Gary Gygax, in his alternative timeline leading ultimately to destruction of the version of Oerth those stories took place on.
=== First edition ===
Tharizdun's existence was first revealed in the adventure ''[[The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun]]'' (1982), by [[Gary Gygax]].<ref name="HW"/><ref name = "Temple">[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''The [[Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1982)</ref>  Tharizdun was subsequently detailed in the ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]'' (1983).<ref name=sa_dd /><ref>[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1983)</ref>


==See also==
=== Second edition ===
*[[Elder Elemental Eye]]
Tharizdun was one of the deities described in the ''[[From the Ashes]]'' set (1992), for the Greyhawk campaign,<ref>[[Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes]]'' (TSR, 1992)</ref> and appeared again in ''Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins'' (1998).<ref name=sa_dd /><ref>[[Moore, Roger E]]. ''Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins'' (TSR, 1998)</ref>


==Bibliography==
His role in the cosmology of the [[Planescape]] campaign setting was described in ''On Hallowed Ground'' (1996).<ref>McComb, Colin. ''On Hallowed Ground'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1996)</ref>
*Baker, Rich, [[James Jacobs]], and Steve Winter. ''[[Lords of Madness]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005.


*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]
=== Third edition ===
Tharizdun's role in the third edition Greyhawk setting was defined in the ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]'' (2000).{{csb|LGG|184}} and later in ''[[Complete Divine]]'' (2004).


*[[Monte Cook|Cook, Monte]]. ''[[Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.
He was a central figure in the adventure ''[[Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil]]'' (2001).<ref name=sa_dd /><ref>[[Monte Cook|Cook, Monte]]. ''[[Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2001)</ref>


*Grubb, Jeff. ''Manual of the Planes''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1987.
Tharizdun was one of the deities detailed in ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #294 (2002), in the article "Beings of Power: Four Gods of Greyhawk."<ref name="DM294">Noonan, David. "Beings of Power: Four Gods of Greyhawk." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #294 ([[Paizo Publishing]], 2002)</ref>


*Gygax, Gary. ''[[Come Endless Darkness]]''. Delavan, WI: New Infinities, 1988.
==== v3.5 edition ====
*-----. ''[[Dance of Demons]]''. Delavan, WI: New Infinities, 1988.
Tharizdun's priesthood is detailed for this edition in ''[[Complete Divine]]'' (2004).<ref name="CD">Noonan, David. ''[[Complete Divine]]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2004)</ref>{{rp|123}} Details of his worship by various aberrations was detailed in ''[[Lords of Madness]]'' (2005).<ref>Baker, Rich, [[James Jacobs|James Jacobs]], and Steve Winter. ''[[Lords of Madness]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2005)</ref>
*-----. ''The [[Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1982.
*-----. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.


*[[Holian, Gary]]. "Paladins of Greyhawk." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #306. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2003.
Tharizdun's prison dimension was detailed in ''Dragon'' #353 (2007).<ref>Stewart, Todd, with Oliver Diaz. "Multiple Dementia." Dragon #353. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007</ref>


*[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
=== Fourth edition ===
Tharizdun appears as one of the deities described in the ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' (2008) for this edition. He is rarely referred to by name and usually referred to as the Chained God.<ref>[[James Wyatt|James Wyatt]]. ''[[Dungeon Masters Guide]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2008).</ref> The other gods imprisoned him after he used a shard of pure evil to create the Abyss. Tharizdun is worshiped mostly by rogue [[Drow (Dungeons & Dragons)|drow]], [[genasi]] cultists and [[Elemental (Dungeons & Dragons)|elementals]], who call him the Elder Elemental Eye, falsely believing that he is a primordial and not a god. Unlike earlier editions, he has no particular affinity for aberrations and his alignment is Chaotic Evil, rather than Neutral Evil.


*Lee, Robert. "The Cradle of Madness." ''[[Dungeon]]'' #87. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2001.
In the fourth edition ''[[Monster Manual]]'', Tharizdun is described as creating the [[Abyss (Dungeons & Dragons)|Abyss]] and the demons that live there by corrupting a portion of the elemental chaos using a shard of pure evil. For this, all the other gods (good, unaligned and evil alike) banded together to seal him away. fourth edition's ''[[Dungeon Master's Guide]]'' states that Tharizdun is not mentioned by name in the ''[[Player's Handbook]]'' or in the ''[[Monster Manual]]'' due to the fact that his existence is not widely known to mortals. Those who do know of Tharizdun refer to him euphemistically as the Chained God. Most of Tharizdun's followers are elementals or have ties to elementals, and refer to him as the Elder Elemental Eye. The majority of the Elder Elemental Eye's cultists (including Tharizdun's exarchs) don't even know he is a god, thinking him instead to be a powerful primordial. The 4th edition Tharizdun is not associated with aberrations, and the location of his prison is not known.


*[[Ari Marmell|Marmell, Ari]], [[Bruce R. Cordell]], and Luke Johnson. ''The Plane Below: Secrets of the Elemental Chaos.'' Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2009.
=== Fifth edition ===
Tharizdun is mentioned twice in the ''[[Player's Handbook]]'' (2014). He is listed as an example Otherworldly Patron for [[:Category:Warlocks|warlocks]] who make a pact with a Great Old One.<ref name=":6">{{Cite book|last=Wizards RPG Team|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/881017009|title=Player's Handbook|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|year=2014|isbn=978-0-7869-6560-1|edition=5th|location=Renton, WA|oclc=881017009}}</ref>{{rp|109}} He is then listed under the Greyhawk pantheon as Tharizdun, god of eternal darkness, Chaotic Evil, with the Trickery suggested Domain and either a dark spiral or inverted ziggurat as his holy symbols.<ref name=":6" />{{rp|295}} Tharizdun is also mentioned in the ''[[Dungeon Master's Guide]]'' (2014), this time listed as a member of the Dawn War [[Pantheon (gods)|pantheon]] in the Nentir Vale setting and is listed as Tharizdun, god of madness, Chaotic Evil, with the Trickery suggested Domain and a jagged counter-clockwise spiral listed as his holy symbol.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Dungeon Master's Guide|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|others=Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt|year=2014|isbn=9780786965625|edition=5th|location=|pages=}}</ref>{{rp|10}}


*[[Moore, Roger E]]. ''[[Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins]]''. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998.
In the adventure ''[[Princes of the Apocalypse]]'' (2015), the four different elemental cults are attempting to release Tharizdun.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-23|title=Dungeons & Dragons: 10 GREATEST 5e Adventures, Ranked|url=https://www.cbr.com/dungeons-dragons-greatest-5e-adventures/|access-date=2021-02-08|website=CBR|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-09-28|title=Dungeons and Dragons - Gods Players Can Fight Besides Icewind Dale's Frostmaiden|url=https://gamerant.com/dungeons-dragons-icewind-dale-frostmaiden-gods-players/|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Game Rant|language=en-US}}</ref>


*[[Noonan, David]]. "Beings of Power: Four Gods of [[Greyhawk]]." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #294. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2002.
Tharizdun is listed as one of the elder evils in ''[[Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1037149757|title=Mordenkainen's tome of foes|date=2018|others=Jeremy Crawford|isbn=978-0-7869-6624-0|location=Renton, WA|oclc=1037149757}}</ref>{{rp|237}} Tharizdun is listed as a member of the Betrayer Gods for the Exandria setting in the sourcebook ''Explorer's Guide to Wildemount'' (2020) where he is also known as the Chained Oblivion. His provinces are darkness and destruction.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mercer|first=Matthew|title=Explorer's Guide to Wildemount|publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|others=Haeck, James., Introcaso, James., Lockey, Chris., Amundsen, Even.|year=2020|isbn=978-0-7869-6691-2|location=Renton, WA|pages=27–28|chapter=Ch. 1: Story of Wildemount|oclc=1139657849}}</ref>
*-----. ''[[Complete Divine]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2004.


*[[Sean K. Reynolds|Reynolds, Sean K]]. "Core Beliefs: [[Boccob]]." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #338. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
In the adventure anthology ''[[Ghosts of Saltmarsh]]'' (2019),<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1088908602 |title=Ghosts of Saltmarsh. |date=2019 |others=Mike Mearls, Kim Mohan, Kate Welch, Inc Wizards of the Coast |isbn=978-0-7869-6675-2 |location=Renton, WA |oclc=1088908602}}</ref> the Cult of Tharizdun is a major plot device in the final chapter set in The Styes. A rogue '''''[[Aboleth]]''''' by the name Sgothgah has discovered and latched onto the alien concept of faith and is now a follower of Tharizdun. To avoid interference and condemnation from its own kind, Sgothgah has relocated to The Styes, where he has become "The Whisper" to the local cult who consider it to be the "Voice of Tharizdun".  Sgothgah is raising a [[Kraken]], which happens to bear markings on its body which resemble the spiral symbol of Tharizdun, a special incubator pit, which is being fueled by the negative energies of the decaying sea port.


*[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes]]'' Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
==See also==
*-----. ''[[Monster Mythology]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
*[[Elder Elemental Eye]]
 
*Schwalb, Robert J. "Elder Evils: Shothragot." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #362. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2008. Available online: [http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20080318a]
*-----. "The Essence of Evil." ''[[Dungeon]]'' #152. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2007. Available online: [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dutoc/152]
*-----. "Shadow of Shothragot: The Price of Survival." Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2007. Available online: [http://web.archive.org/web/20090603085106/https://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20071130]
 
*Stark, Ed, Chris Thomasson, [[Ari Marmell]], Rhiannon Louve, and Gary Astleford. ''Complete Champion''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2007.
 
*Stewart, Todd, and Oliver Diaz. "Multiple Dementia." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #353. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007.


==External links==
== External links ==
{{External link disclaimer}}
*[http://mux.net/~ulmo/greyhawk/tharizdun.html 22 Questions on Tharizdun].
*[http://mux.net/~ulmo/greyhawk/tharizdun.html 22 Questions on Tharizdun].
*[http://pages.sbcglobal.net/zimriel/NightBelow/tharizdun.html Tharizdun - an overview of the god's history].
*[http://pages.sbcglobal.net/zimriel/NightBelow/tharizdun.html Tharizdun - an overview of the god's history].
*[http://lordofthegreendragons.blogspot.com/2010/10/taking-d-back-to-its-future-level-part.html Rob Kuntz on Tharizdun's inspiration]
*[http://lordofthegreendragons.blogspot.com/2010/10/taking-d-back-to-its-future-level-part.html Rob Kuntz on Tharizdun's inspiration]


== References ==
=== Notes ===
<references group="note" />
=== Citations ===
<references />
=== Bibliography ===
* Baker, Rich, [[James Jacobs]], and Steve Winter. ''[[Lords of Madness]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005.
* 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]
* [[Monte Cook|Cook, Monte]]. ''[[Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.
* Grubb, Jeff. ''Manual of the Planes''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1987.
* Gygax, Gary. ''[[Come Endless Darkness]]''. Delavan, WI: New Infinities, 1988.
: ———. ''[[Dance of Demons]]''. Delavan, WI: New Infinities, 1988.
: ———. ''The [[Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1982.
: ———. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
* [[Holian, Gary]]. "Paladins of Greyhawk." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #306. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2003.
* [[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
* Lee, Robert. "The Cradle of Madness." ''[[Dungeon]]'' #87. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2001.
* [[Ari Marmell|Marmell, Ari]], [[Bruce R. Cordell]], and Luke Johnson. ''The Plane Below: Secrets of the Elemental Chaos.'' Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2009.
* [[Moore, Roger E]]. ''[[The Adventure Begins]]''. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998.
* [[Noonan, David]]. "Beings of Power: Four Gods of [[Greyhawk]]." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #294. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2002.
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: ———. ''[[Monster Mythology]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
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Greyhawk Divinity
Tharizdun
The Spiral of Decay, symbol of Tharizdun.
Names and titles
Alias(es):The Elder Elemental Eye, the Elder Elemental God
Title(s):The Dark God, The Ender, He of Eternal Darkness, the Ebon God, the Black Sun, the Patient One, He Who Waits, the Wrongly Held, the Anathema, the Father of Elder Evils, the Author of Wickedness, the Eater of Worlds, the Despised, the Undoer, the Chained God, The Biophage[1]
General information
Portfolio:Eternal Darkness, Decay, Entropy, Malign Knowledge, Insanity, Cold
Home:Demiplane of Imprisonment
Alignment:Neutral evil
Gender:Male
Class:Wizard 20, Cleric 20
Superior:None
Rules items
Domains:(Avarice),[2] Chaos, Destruction, Dream, (Envy),[2] Evil, Force, Knowledge, Madness, Rune, Trickery[3]
Divine rank:Intermediate

Tharizdun is the god of Eternal Darkness, Decay, Entropy, Malign Knowledge, Insanity, and Cold.

He was imprisoned ages ago by a coalition of deities to prevent the destruction of existence itself. Although imprisoned, Tharizdun still has a degree of his original multiverse-threatening power: in third edition, he has Divine Rank 11 (out of 20)[4]. His holy symbols are a dark spiral rune and a two-tiered inverted ziggurat known as an obex. His holy number is 333.

Description

Tharizdun is described in Dragon #294 as a pitch-black, roiling, amorphous form. As the Dark God, he is described as an incorporeal wraithform, black and faceless.

Tharizdun has been depicted on the cover of Gygax's Gord the Rogue novel Come Endless Darkness as a huge, bald, humanoid man, with claws, greenish-black skin, and pointed ears. Gygax said that in the Gord novels, "the worst and most terrible of Tharizdun's forms could come into full power and attack".[5]

Tharizdun's "free" holy symbol is a "black sun with variegated rays". His second holy symbol of an inverted ziggurat indicates that the work of those who bound him would be overturned, according to Gygax.[5]

Other aspects

Tharizdun is sometimes worshipped as an entity called the Elder Elemental Eye, but few of these worshippers recognize the two as being the same entity. The Elder Elemental Eye is described as a huge, mottled, tentacled being, or as a pillar of vast elemental force with a body of burning magma, radiating steam.

Relationships

It is believed that Tharizdun has no allies, given his desire to destroy the entire universe. Should he ever escape from his prison, it is thought that even the most evil of deities work with their good counterparts to return Tharizdun to his prison. However, the Dark God has been known to work his will secretly by employing various demons (with or without their knowledge) to do his bidding. Examples of fiends so used include Iuz and Zuggtmoy, and the Princes of Elemental Evil.

On Oerth, Tharizdun is particularly opposed by Pelor and Boccob.

Shothragot

Tharizdun created an avatar called Shothragot at the time of the Twin Cataclysms. The avatar was thought to have been destroyed, but in reality it only went into dormancy. Recently freed, Shothragot hopes to collect the 333 gems of Tharizdun and set its master free.

Realm

The Demiplane of Imprisonment is hidden somewhere in the depths of the Ethereal Plane, resembling a swollen, crystalline cyst nearly a mile in diameter. The ethereal substance surrounding the demiplane boils with the dreamscapes of Tharizdun's worshipers and others whose dreams the dark god invades. Within the prison, Tharizdun dreams of a multiverse where his goals succeeded, where he destroyed all of Creation and rebuilt it in his own foul image. The binding magic is less concerned with preventing his escape - which he could accomplish with ease should he discover the truth - but to prevent any outside source from informing him otherwise.

In the Dungeons and Dragons novel series "Abyssal Plague", Tharizdun's prison is revealed to be a universe that has long since been destroyed by that realm's own version of the Abyss known as the Voidharrow. Mildly intelligent and with the ability to corrupt and warp living creatures, the Voidharrow spent eternity alone in this realm of utter destruction until Tharizdun was imprisoned there by the other gods for his creation of the abyss. The reason behind this realm as the prison in which he would be trapped was to leave him in a realm just like the one he would have turned the multiverse into if he had been able to; with all of his power intact, he would have nothing to destroy and an infinite amount of time to lay out an infinite number of plans to free himself, only for him to have no way of implementing any of them.

Dogma

Tharizdun's doctrine is to destroy all and everything encountered (himself included), as he puts it:

The very threads of existence must be torn asunder, then burned, then the ashes scattered, until all is nothing and no one exists to remember existence.

Scriptures

Most of Tharizdun's ancient scriptures are long lost. The only one known to remain is the Lament for Lost Tharizdun, penned by his "last cleric," Wongas.

Worshippers

Tharizdun's worshippers are often insane. Their ultimate goal is to free their dark deity from his prison. He is rumored to be worshipped by the Scarlet Brotherhood, though these followers are actually a splinter sect of the organization known as the Black Brotherhood. The elemental cults in the original The Temple of Elemental Evil believed they were worshiping the destructive powers of the elements themselves, with a few believing their patron was Zuggtmoy; however, only a few knew that Tharizdun was the cults' true patron.

Tharizdun is sometimes worshiped by nonhuman aberrations such as aboleths, neogi, and grell.

Clergy

Like his lay worshippers, many of Tharizdun's priests are mad. Those who are not mad believe (falsely) that they will reap great rewards and privileges for their aid in freeing him. All of his clerics are extremely secretive and trust only fellow cultists. They lead foul rituals, including human sacrifice, and search ancient sites for clues to freeing their deity. Due to Tharizdun's imprisonment, his priests must remain in contact with a site or object holding some of the Dark God's power in order to use their magic. Their favored weapon is the dagger, although various typos have led to confusion on this issue. Those priests who follow Tharizdun's Elder Elemental Eye aspect have used a weapon known as a "tentacle rod" (a rod topped with animate tentacles), but it is unknown if this is the same object.

Temples

Tharizdun's temples (often in the shape of black ziggurats) are usually hidden, due to necessity. Known places of worship include an ancient temple located in the Yatil Mountains, as well as a more recently-discovered temple in the Lortmils, near the Kron Hills. Although not many people in the Flanaess are aware that Tharizdun exists, it is said that public knowledge of one of his ziggurats would be enough to "raise an army of paladins" (Dragon #294).

Artifacts and associated magic items

Tharizdun has many known artifacts. "One" that is known is actually many: a collection of gems known as the 333 Gems of Tharizdun. Their location is unknown, but it is certain that the collection was split up long ago. Other artifacts associated with Tharizdun include the horn known as the Wailer of Tharizdun, the sword Druniazth and the Spear of Sorrow. The Scorpion Crown was gifted by him to the last king of Sulm (Shattados). Still another artifact, the Weeping Hexagram, is in the hands of the Scarlet Brotherhood.

The fourth edition supplement The Plane Below associates the Crystal of the Ebon Flame with Tharizdun.

In Gary Gygax's Gord the Rogue Series, there were a set of three artifacts known as the Theorpart, which, combined, could free Tharizdun. Each Theopart represented one of the shades of evil (i.e., neutral, lawful, or chaotic.)

History

Some say that Tharizdun originated in the Far Realm or in a previous universe. Tharizdun was imprisoned eons ago by the forebears of those beings known as the Great Powers, although it is said that Pelor was also involved. It is said that both good and evil deities worked together to ensure his imprisonment. As the Dark God, Tharizdun is credited with the corruption of the Seelie Court. Through the Scorpion Crown, he is said to have destroyed the ancient kingdom of Sulm.

Tharizdun was imprisoned long ago, but his prison may weaken at times, allowing his influence to creep out into the worlds beyond. Tharizdun's temple in the Yatils is thought to have been originally defeated with the aid of the legendary Six from Shadow.

Creative origins

Tharizdun was created by Gary Gygax and based on Robert J. Kuntz's dark god "Tharzdu'un," who was in turn inspired by Clark Ashton Smith's dark god Thasaidon. Tharizdun first appeared in the adventure Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun. He would later appear in Gygax's series of Gord novels.

Publication history

Created by Gary Gygax based on Robert J. Kuntz's dark god "Tharzduun",[6] Tharizdun first appeared in the adventure Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun.[7][8][9] He would later appear in Gygax's series of Gord novels. Writer Michal Tresca speculated that Tharizdun might have been inspired by Clark Ashton Smith's Demon Lord and ruler of the Seven Hells, Thasaidon,[9] who appeared first in The Tomb-Spawn, Weird Tales, Vol. 23, No. 5, May 1934.[10][11]

First edition

Tharizdun's existence was first revealed in the adventure The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun (1982), by Gary Gygax.[8][12] Tharizdun was subsequently detailed in the World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983).[7][13]

Second edition

Tharizdun was one of the deities described in the From the Ashes set (1992), for the Greyhawk campaign,[14] and appeared again in Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins (1998).[7][15]

His role in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground (1996).[16]

Third edition

Tharizdun's role in the third edition Greyhawk setting was defined in the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000).[17] and later in Complete Divine (2004).

He was a central figure in the adventure Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil (2001).[7][18]

Tharizdun was one of the deities detailed in Dragon #294 (2002), in the article "Beings of Power: Four Gods of Greyhawk."[19]

v3.5 edition

Tharizdun's priesthood is detailed for this edition in Complete Divine (2004).[20]:123 Details of his worship by various aberrations was detailed in Lords of Madness (2005).[21]

Tharizdun's prison dimension was detailed in Dragon #353 (2007).[22]

Fourth edition

Tharizdun appears as one of the deities described in the Dungeon Master's Guide (2008) for this edition. He is rarely referred to by name and usually referred to as the Chained God.[23] The other gods imprisoned him after he used a shard of pure evil to create the Abyss. Tharizdun is worshiped mostly by rogue drow, genasi cultists and elementals, who call him the Elder Elemental Eye, falsely believing that he is a primordial and not a god. Unlike earlier editions, he has no particular affinity for aberrations and his alignment is Chaotic Evil, rather than Neutral Evil.

In the fourth edition Monster Manual, Tharizdun is described as creating the Abyss and the demons that live there by corrupting a portion of the elemental chaos using a shard of pure evil. For this, all the other gods (good, unaligned and evil alike) banded together to seal him away. fourth edition's Dungeon Master's Guide states that Tharizdun is not mentioned by name in the Player's Handbook or in the Monster Manual due to the fact that his existence is not widely known to mortals. Those who do know of Tharizdun refer to him euphemistically as the Chained God. Most of Tharizdun's followers are elementals or have ties to elementals, and refer to him as the Elder Elemental Eye. The majority of the Elder Elemental Eye's cultists (including Tharizdun's exarchs) don't even know he is a god, thinking him instead to be a powerful primordial. The 4th edition Tharizdun is not associated with aberrations, and the location of his prison is not known.

Fifth edition

Tharizdun is mentioned twice in the Player's Handbook (2014). He is listed as an example Otherworldly Patron for warlocks who make a pact with a Great Old One.[24]:109 He is then listed under the Greyhawk pantheon as Tharizdun, god of eternal darkness, Chaotic Evil, with the Trickery suggested Domain and either a dark spiral or inverted ziggurat as his holy symbols.[24]:295 Tharizdun is also mentioned in the Dungeon Master's Guide (2014), this time listed as a member of the Dawn War pantheon in the Nentir Vale setting and is listed as Tharizdun, god of madness, Chaotic Evil, with the Trickery suggested Domain and a jagged counter-clockwise spiral listed as his holy symbol.[25]:10

In the adventure Princes of the Apocalypse (2015), the four different elemental cults are attempting to release Tharizdun.[26][27]

Tharizdun is listed as one of the elder evils in Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (2018).[28]:237 Tharizdun is listed as a member of the Betrayer Gods for the Exandria setting in the sourcebook Explorer's Guide to Wildemount (2020) where he is also known as the Chained Oblivion. His provinces are darkness and destruction.[29]

In the adventure anthology Ghosts of Saltmarsh (2019),[30] the Cult of Tharizdun is a major plot device in the final chapter set in The Styes. A rogue Aboleth by the name Sgothgah has discovered and latched onto the alien concept of faith and is now a follower of Tharizdun. To avoid interference and condemnation from its own kind, Sgothgah has relocated to The Styes, where he has become "The Whisper" to the local cult who consider it to be the "Voice of Tharizdun". Sgothgah is raising a Kraken, which happens to bear markings on its body which resemble the spiral symbol of Tharizdun, a special incubator pit, which is being fueled by the negative energies of the decaying sea port.

See also

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References

Notes

Citations

  1. ↑ Living Greyhawk Journal #0 (Aug 2000), p.5.  
  2. ↑ a b Dragon #323 (Sep 2004), p.65.
  3. ↑ The Player's Handbook 5th edition (2014)', p.295.
  4. ↑ Dragon #294 (Apr 2002), p.31.
  5. ↑ a b Stormberg, Paul J. (July 2002). "Thus Spake Gary Gygax: Ye Secrets of Oerth Revealed". Oerth Journal 2 (12): 4–5.
  6. ↑ Kuntz, Robert. Rob Kuntz biography.
  7. ↑ a b c d Appelcline, Shannon Designers & Dragons (1stth ed.), Mongoose Publishing, p. 442 ISBN: 9781907702587.
  8. ↑ a b Schick, Lawrence (1991) Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games, Prometheus Books, pp. 116–117 ISBN: 0-87975-653-5.
  9. ↑ a b Tresca, Michael (February 19, 2012), Book review of Player's Option: Heroes of the Elemental Chaos
  10. ↑ James, Maliszewski. Pulp Fantasy Library: The Dark Eidolon. Grognardia, 2 August 2010.
  11. ↑ Jacobs, James (October 2004). "The Shadow Over D&D: H. P. Lovecraft's Influence on Dungeons & Dragons". Dragon (#324).
  12. ↑ Gygax, Gary. The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun (TSR, 1982)
  13. ↑ Gygax, Gary. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (TSR, 1983)
  14. ↑ Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes (TSR, 1992)
  15. ↑ Moore, Roger E. Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins (TSR, 1998)
  16. ↑ McComb, Colin. On Hallowed Ground (TSR, 1996)
  17. ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.184.
  18. ↑ Cook, Monte. Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil (Wizards of the Coast, 2001)
  19. ↑ Noonan, David. "Beings of Power: Four Gods of Greyhawk." Dragon #294 (Paizo Publishing, 2002)
  20. ↑ Noonan, David. Complete Divine (Wizards of the Coast, 2004)
  21. ↑ Baker, Rich, James Jacobs, and Steve Winter. Lords of Madness (Wizards of the Coast, 2005)
  22. ↑ Stewart, Todd, with Oliver Diaz. "Multiple Dementia." Dragon #353. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007
  23. ↑ James Wyatt. Dungeon Masters Guide (Wizards of the Coast, 2008).
  24. ↑ a b Wizards RPG Team (2014) Player's Handbook (5thth ed.), Renton, WA⧼colon⧽ Wizards of the Coast ISBN: 978-0-7869-6560-1. OCLC: 881017009.
  25. ↑ ; Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt (2014) Dungeon Master's Guide (5thth ed.), Wizards of the Coast ISBN: 9780786965625.
  26. ↑ Dungeons & Dragons: 10 GREATEST 5e Adventures, Ranked (in en-US). CBR , 2020-09-23.
  27. ↑ Dungeons and Dragons - Gods Players Can Fight Besides Icewind Dale's Frostmaiden (in en-US). Game Rant , 2020-09-28.
  28. ↑ ; Jeremy Crawford (2018) Mordenkainen's tome of foes, Renton, WA ISBN: 978-0-7869-6624-0. OCLC: 1037149757.
  29. ↑ Mercer, Matthew; Haeck, James., Introcaso, James., Lockey, Chris., Amundsen, Even. (2020) "Ch. 1: Story of Wildemount" in Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, Renton, WA⧼colon⧽ Wizards of the Coast, pp. 27–28 ISBN: 978-0-7869-6691-2. OCLC: 1139657849.
  30. ↑ ; Mike Mearls, Kim Mohan, Kate Welch, Inc Wizards of the Coast (2019) Ghosts of Saltmarsh., Renton, WA ISBN: 978-0-7869-6675-2. OCLC: 1088908602.

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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

Annihilation (LVL9) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 33
Annihilation (LVL9) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 162
Blast of Force (LVL3) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 33
Blast of Force (LVL3) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 162
Blaze Bones (LVL2) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #347 76, 77, 78
Bolts of Bedevilment (LVL5) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Deities & Demigods, D&D 3.0e 216
Bolts of Bedevilment (LVL5) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Defenders of the Faith, D&D 3.0e 82
Bolts of Bedevilment (LVL5) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 32-33
Bolts of Bedevilment (LVL5) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 161
Burning Hate (LVL2) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #347 77, 78
Caustic Disdain (LVL4) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #347 77, 78
Claw of Tharizdun Item Reference SEE Druniazth
Cold of the Grave (LVL2) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #347 77, 78
Confusion (LVL4) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 32
Confusion (LVL4) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 161
Druniazth {Claw of Tharizdun} Item Artifact, Dragon magazine #294 95, 96
Druniazth {Claw of Tharizdun} Item Artifact, Dragon magazine #299 101
Forcecage (LVL7) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 33
Forcecage (LVL7) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 162
Insanity (LVL7) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 32
Insanity (LVL7) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Player's Handbook, D&D 3.5e 244
Insanity (LVL7) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 161
Liferot (LVL3) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #347 77, 78
Mage Armor (LVL1) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 33
Mage Armor (LVL1) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Player's Handbook, D&D 3.5e 249
Mage Armor (LVL1) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 162
Magic Missle (LVL2) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 33
Magic Missle (LVL2) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Player's Handbook, D&D 3.5e 251
Magic Missle (LVL2) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 162
Otiluke's Resilient Sphere (LVL4) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 33
Otiluke's Resilient Sphere (LVL4) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 162
Otiluke's Telekinetic Sphere (LVL8) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 33
Otiluke's Telekinetic Sphere (LVL8) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 162
Phantasmal Killer (LVL6) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 32
Phantasmal Killer (LVL6) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Player's Handbook, D&D 3.5e 260
Phantasmal Killer (LVL6) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 161
Purple Robe of Tharizdun Item Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 114, 133, 149, 154, 187
Rage (LVL3) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 32
Rage (LVL3) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 161, 162
Random Action (LVL1) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 32
Random Action (LVL1) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Player's Handbook, D&D 3.0e 242
Random Action (LVL1) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 161
Repulsion (LVL6) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 33
Repulsion (LVL6) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 162
Specialty Priest of Tharizdun People Group Religious order, From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess 92
Specialty Priest of Tharizdun People Group Religious order, Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 161
Storm Slave (LVL6) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #347 77, 78
Summon Avatar of Elemental Evil (LVL8) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #347 78
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Artifact of Evil 27, 28, 47, 49-51, 58, 84, 94, 95, 97, 98, 185, 188
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Bastion of Faith 42
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Caves of Ancient Secrets: RttToEE Web Enhancement, D&D 3.0e 1, 2, 4, 7, 10
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Come Endless Darkness 10, 11, 43, 45, 63, 66, 68, 69, 70, 76, 79, 111, 112, 161, 170, 192, 199, 215, 219, 220, 221, 237, 240, 241, 245, 246, 248, 254, 296, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 307, 320, 321, 324, 325, 327, 341, 353, 356, 357, 361, 370, 372, 374, 376, 377, 379
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Complete Divine, D&D 3.5e 37, 121, 123, 138, 139
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Complete Divine, D&D 3.5e: Errata 1
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, City of Hawks 29, 31, 34, 36, 57, 359, 361, 396
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Dungeon Master's Guide, D&D 4e (Premium Edition) 160, 162, 163
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, DMGR4 - Monster Mythology 3, 60, 61, 67
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Dance of Demons 11, 12, 17, 19, 37, 40, 48, 49, 74, 76, 77, 91, 103, 119, 141, 142, 150, 168, 196, 208, 220, 221, 224, 230, 241, 252, 260, 268, 271, 272, 273, 274, 279, 281, 282, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 336, 337, 338, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 351, 352, 353, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 364, 365, 366, 367, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 376, 377, 378, 379, 382, 383, 385, 386, 388, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 419, 420, 425, 426
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Dragon magazine #191 67
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Dragon magazine #206 44
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Dragon magazine #241 95
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Dragon magazine #294 27, 31, 32, 33, 75, 79, 95, 96
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Dragon magazine #298 77
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Dragon magazine #299 103
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Dragon magazine #306 99
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Dragon magazine #347 29, 30, 34, 76
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Dungeon magazine #041 47, 51, 53, 57
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Dungeon magazine #085 43
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, El Raja Key Archive (Standard Edition) 48, 61, 136
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess 35, 91, 92, 96
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, From the Ashes: Campaign Book 49
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, From the Ashes: References Card #4
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Ghosts of Saltmarsh, D&D 5e 163, 164, 178, 180, 181, 184, 239
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Ivid the Undying 24, 85, 86, 100, 122, 157
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e 68, 69
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Living Greyhawk Gazetteer 96, 98, 100, 129, 180, 184, 185
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Living Greyhawk Journal #0 5
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Living Greyhawk Journal #3 17
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Night Below Boxed Set: Book 3 - The Sunless Sea 28, 29, 31
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, On Hallowed Ground 46, 47, 180, 181, 182, 184, 186, 192
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Oerth Journal #01 5,6,7,9,10,13
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Oerth Journal #03 18,25
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Oerth Journal #07 30
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Oerth Journal #11 42,56,57
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Oerth Journal #12 3,4,5,9
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Oerth Journal #14 34,43
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Oerth Journal #17 53
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Oerth Journal #20 7,22
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Oerth Journal #22 40,41
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Oerth Journal #24 25
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Oerth Journal #25 34
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Oerth Journal #26 39,40,41,43,44,46,47,49,51,53,57,58
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Oerth Journal #27 18,33,38
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Oerth Journal #28 3,32
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Oerth Journal #31 4,16
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Oerth Journal #32 8
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Player's Guide to Greyhawk 5, 18, 19, 21, 27
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Polyhedron magazine #128 28
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 18, 19, 27, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 52, 53, 62, 70, 75, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 85, 89, 94, 98, 101, 105, 106, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 120, 125, 127, 130, 131, 132, 133, 137, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 149, 151, 153, 154, 156, 161, 162, 163, 165, 176, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 190
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Slavers, AD&D 2e 10, 123
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, Sea of Death 67, 134, 388
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, T1-4 The Temple of Elemental Evil 120
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, The Scarlet Brotherhood 13, 24, 33, 86
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, WG5 Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure 16
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, WGR3 Rary the Traitor 16, 22
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, WGR5 Iuz the Evil 5, 6
Tharizdun Deity Master of Malevolence, Dark One, Slumbering One, He Who Slumbers, He Who must Forever Sleep, Great Destroyer, Ultimate One, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Foe, Ultimate Woe, Unrelenting Darkness, Utmost of the Netherworlds, Absolute Darkness, Biophage, Blackest One, Dark One, Darkest of Abominations, Great Evil, Great Master of Evil, Him of Utter Darkness, Master of Malevolence, One Who We Will Not Name, World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) 63
Tharizdun's Garden Place El Raja Key Archive (Standard Edition) 48, 61
Tharizdun's Maddening Scream (LVL8) Spell Spell (Magic User), Dragon magazine #294 33
Tharizdun's Maddening Scream (LVL8) Spell Spell (Magic User), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 161, 162
Tharizdun's Maddening Scream (LVL8) Spell Spell (Sorcerer), Dragon magazine #294 33
Tharizdun's Maddening Scream (LVL8) Spell Spell (Sorcerer), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 161, 162
Tharizdun's Maddening Scream (LVL8) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 32, 33
Tharizdun's Maddening Scream (LVL8) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 161, 162
Tharizdun's Touch (LVL2) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 32
Tharizdun's Touch (LVL2) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dungeon magazine #087 70
Tharizdun's Touch (LVL2) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 161, 162
Tharizdun, Cult of People Group Cult, Caves of Ancient Secrets: RttToEE Web Enhancement, D&D 3.0e 11
Tharizdun, Cult of People Group Cult, Dragon magazine #347 34
Tharizdun, Cult of People Group Cult, Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 6, 9, 32, 38, 39, 53, 101, 106, 143, 145, 146, 161, 163
Tharizdun, Purple Robes of Item Artifact, Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 111, 114, 118, 133, 154, 187
Tharizdun, Temple of (Erelhei-Cinlu) Building Temple, Dragon magazine #298 77
Tharizdun, Temple of (Gull Cliffs) Building Temple, Ivid the Undying 100
Tharizdun, Temple of (Scant) Building Temple, Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e 69
Tharizdun, Temple of (Styes) Building Temple, Ghosts of Saltmarsh, D&D 5e 179-185
Tharizdun, Temple of (Temple of All-Consumption) Building Temple, Caves of Ancient Secrets: RttToEE Web Enhancement, D&D 3.0e 1, 11
Tharizdun, Temple of (Temple of All-Consumption) Building Temple, Dragon magazine #306 94
Tharizdun, Temple of (Temple of All-Consumption) Building Temple, Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 7, 9, 10, 18, 20, 32, 33, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 74, 78, 89, 92, 94, 107, 137, 145, 162, 189
Tharizdun, Temple of (Underoerth) Building Temple, Dungeon magazine #085 43, 44
Tharizdun, Wailer for (Horn) Item Artifact, WG4 The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun 15
Wall of Force (LVL5) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 33
Wall of Force (LVL5) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 162
Weird (LVL9) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Dragon magazine #294 32
Weird (LVL9) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Player's Handbook, D&D 3.5e 301
Weird (LVL9) (Tharizdun) Spell Spell (Cleric), Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 161
WG4 The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun Adventure Located in: Yatils, Dragon magazine #059 6
WG4 The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun Adventure Located in: Yatils, Dragon magazine #241 95
WG4 The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun Adventure Located in: Yatils, Dungeon magazine #041 57
WG4 The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun Adventure Located in: Yatils, From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess 73
WG4 The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun Adventure Located in: Yatils, Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e 3
WG4 The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun Adventure Located in: Yatils, WG5 Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure 16
WG4 The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun Adventure Located in: Yatils, World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) 40
Wongas (High Priest of Tharizdun) Non-player character Oerth Journal #26 47
Wongas (High Priest of Tharizdun) Non-player character WG4 The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun 26
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