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Dalt is depicted as either a white-haired old man with piercing eyes or as a young red-haired thief. | Dalt is usually depicted as either a white-haired old man with piercing eyes or as a young red-haired thief. | ||
In [[Maure Castle]], a portrait of Dalt by the [[Maure]] family depicts Dalt as a young boy with light olive-toned skin, brilliant blue eyes, and a dispassionate stare. Dalt wears a black robe covered with occult symbols in an arcane language known as [[Strand]]. Almost impossible and potentially deadly to translate, the symbols mean "The Stars are my guides, the Voids of space my brethren, and Chaos my sire." A symbol of [[Fharlanghn]] (a stylized F) can also be seen in Dalt's robes. | |||
==Relationships== | ==Relationships== | ||
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| Dalt | |
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 Dalt's symbol, as depicted in The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999). | |
| General information | |
| Portfolio: | Portals, Door, Enclosures, Locks, Keys |
| Home: | Outlands |
| Alignment: | Chaotic good |
| Gender: | Male |
| Superior: | none |
| Rules items | |
| Domains: | Chaos, Good, Protection, Travel, Trickery |
Dalt is the Suel god of Portals, Doors, Enclosures, Locks, and Keys. His holy symbol is a locked door with a skeleton key beneath it.
Description
Dalt is usually depicted as either a white-haired old man with piercing eyes or as a young red-haired thief.
In Maure Castle, a portrait of Dalt by the Maure family depicts Dalt as a young boy with light olive-toned skin, brilliant blue eyes, and a dispassionate stare. Dalt wears a black robe covered with occult symbols in an arcane language known as Strand. Almost impossible and potentially deadly to translate, the symbols mean "The Stars are my guides, the Voids of space my brethren, and Chaos my sire." A symbol of Fharlanghn (a stylized F) can also be seen in Dalt's robes.
Relationships
Dalt is the brother of Vatun, the Suel god of Winter and Cold. Due to his brother's imprisonment, Dalt is not on good terms with Telchur. He is on good terms with Mordenkainen, to whom Dalt sometimes lends his favored relic, The Silver Key of Portals.
Realm
Dalt wanders the Outlands, having no permanent realm of his own.
Dogma
Worshipers
Dalt is a lesser deity, almost forgotten on the world of Oerth but slowly gaining more followers. He is primarily worshipped by the Suloise people in the southeastern Flanaess.
Clergy
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.
- Kuntz, Robert J. "Maure Castle: The Greater Halls." Dungeon #139. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2006 (p. 77).
- Kuntz, Robert J., and Gary Gygax. Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984.
- Perkins, Christopher. Warriors of Heaven. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999.
- Reynolds, Sean K. The Scarlet Brotherhood. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999.
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.