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'''Beltar''' is the [[Suloise|Suel]] goddess of Malice, Caves, and Pits. Her holy symbol is a set of opened fangs poised to bite. | |||
==Description== | |||
Though often depicted as a haglike human female, Beltar is known to also appear as a beholder, red [[dragon]], or marilith. Some regard the later form as a likely cause of rumors of the existence of a Suloise snake-goddess worshipped by the lamiae of the [[Vale of the Lamia]]. Beltar hates nearly everything, even other deities. | |||
==Relationships== | |||
Beltar was formerly a goddess of earth and mines, but was supplanted by other Suel gods until her only worshipers were nonhuman slaves. It is perhaps for this reason that [[Jascar]] is one of her greatest enemies. | |||
Beltar will often take mates in her various forms, but few survive, as she eats them afterward, as well as any young born from such a union. | |||
==Realm== | |||
==Dogma== | |||
==Worshippers== | |||
Beltar's followers are encouraged to mine and explore caverns for riches and foes to kill. Her worshippers are mostly savage humans and evil nonhumans. She encourages her faithful to join together in great armies and ally themselves with beholders, demons, red dragons, liches, and other powerful creatures. | |||
Beltar is worshipped in the [[Bone March]], the [[Pomarj]], [[Stonehold]], and even in [[Erelhei-Cinlu]]. | |||
===Clergy=== | |||
Beltar's priests preach hatred of one's enemies, rather than fear. They are expected to take positions of leadership in their tribes, or to form their own. The priesthood makes examples of the weak-willed and traitors. They usually fight with their natural weapons, cesti, or spiked gauntlets. Devoted priests, within a year of their deaths, often rise from the grave as undead, often to return to their original tribes. | |||
==Rituals== | |||
Services to Beltar are usually held in caves or points of low ground, and often involve sacrifice of sentient beings. | |||
==Bibliography== | |||
*Brown, Anne. ''[[Player's Guide]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. | |||
*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. | |||
*[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | |||
*[[Lakofka, Lenard]]. "Gods of the Suel Pantheon." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #89. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984. | |||
*[[Niles, Douglas]], and [[Carl Sargent]]. ''The City of Greyhawk''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1989. | |||
*[[Noonan, David]]. ''[[Complete Divine]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2004. | |||
*[[Sean K. Reynolds|Reynolds, Sean K]]. ''The [[Scarlet Brotherhood]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999. | |||
*[[Reynolds, Sean K.]], and [[Chris Pramas]]. ''[[Slavers]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | |||
*[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992. | |||
*-----. ''[[Ivid the Undying]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, unpublished. Available online: [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads] | |||
[[Category:Greyhawk deities]] | [[Category:Greyhawk deities]] | ||
Revision as of 00:51, 17 October 2007
| Beltar | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Portfolio: | Malice, Caves, Pits |
| Home: | Tarterian Depths of Carceri |
| Alignment: | Chaotic Evil (Chaotic Neutral tendencies) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Superior: | none |
| Rules items | |
| Domains: | Chaos, Earth, Evil, War |
Beltar is the Suel goddess of Malice, Caves, and Pits. Her holy symbol is a set of opened fangs poised to bite.
Description
Though often depicted as a haglike human female, Beltar is known to also appear as a beholder, red dragon, or marilith. Some regard the later form as a likely cause of rumors of the existence of a Suloise snake-goddess worshipped by the lamiae of the Vale of the Lamia. Beltar hates nearly everything, even other deities.
Relationships
Beltar was formerly a goddess of earth and mines, but was supplanted by other Suel gods until her only worshipers were nonhuman slaves. It is perhaps for this reason that Jascar is one of her greatest enemies.
Beltar will often take mates in her various forms, but few survive, as she eats them afterward, as well as any young born from such a union.
Realm
Dogma
Worshippers
Beltar's followers are encouraged to mine and explore caverns for riches and foes to kill. Her worshippers are mostly savage humans and evil nonhumans. She encourages her faithful to join together in great armies and ally themselves with beholders, demons, red dragons, liches, and other powerful creatures.
Beltar is worshipped in the Bone March, the Pomarj, Stonehold, and even in Erelhei-Cinlu.
Clergy
Beltar's priests preach hatred of one's enemies, rather than fear. They are expected to take positions of leadership in their tribes, or to form their own. The priesthood makes examples of the weak-willed and traitors. They usually fight with their natural weapons, cesti, or spiked gauntlets. Devoted priests, within a year of their deaths, often rise from the grave as undead, often to return to their original tribes.
Rituals
Services to Beltar are usually held in caves or points of low ground, and often involve sacrifice of sentient beings.
Bibliography
- Brown, Anne. Player's Guide. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- 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. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Lakofka, Lenard. "Gods of the Suel Pantheon." Dragon #89. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984.
- Niles, Douglas, and Carl Sargent. The City of Greyhawk. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1989.
- Noonan, David. Complete Divine. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2004.
- Reynolds, Sean K. The Scarlet Brotherhood. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999.
- Reynolds, Sean K., and Chris Pramas. Slavers. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
- -----. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, unpublished. Available online: [2]