Keoghtom

The Pulse of the Living Land

Keoghtom
Keoghtom, as depicted in Dragon #71 (1983).
General information
Portfolio:	Secret Pursuits, Natural Alchemy, Extraplanar Exploration
Home:	Oerth
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

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.

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.

Worshippers

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 sometime around the 2nd century BCY 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.

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.

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. 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.

• Moore, Roger E. Greyhawk: 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]

External link

• Keoghtom at Wikipedia.