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In the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' [[campaign setting]] for the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[role-playing game]], '''Lendor''' is the [[Suloise|Suel]] god of Time, Tedium, Patience, and Study. Lendor was created by [[Lenard Lakofka]].
'''Lendor''' is the [[Suloise|Suel]] god of Time, Tedium, Patience, and Study. His holy symbol is a crescent moon superimposed upon a full moon surrounded by stars. Though the exact number of stars varies, it is usually fourteen.


Lendor is a distant deity, seeming to care little for the affairs of the world. He considers himself superior to other deities, especially his children. He has the ability to banish or undo the magic of any his brood.  
Lendor is a distant deity, seeming to care little for the affairs of the world. He considers himself superior to other deities, especially his children. He has the ability to banish or undo the magic of any his brood.  
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==Relationships==
==Relationships==
Lendor is regarded as the leader and progenitor of the Suel pantheon. Few details are available in canon sources on his specific relationship to various deities, but it is known that he is the father of [[Phaulkon]] and grandfather of [[Kord (Greyhawk)|Kord]]. In fact, Lendor is the only known deity who can soothe his grandson's legendary rages.
Lendor is regarded as the leader and progenitor of the Suel pantheon. Few details are available in canon sources on his specific relationship to various deities, but it is known that he is the father of [[Phaulkon]] and grandfather of [[Kord]]. In fact, Lendor is the only known deity who can soothe his grandson's legendary rages.


==Myths and legends==
==Myths and legends==
Lendor is said to have started the flow of time at the birth of the universe with a single blow from ''Afterglow''.
Lendor is said to have started the flow of time at the birth of the universe with a single blow from ''Afterglow''.


==Clergy and temples==
==Worshippers==
Lendor's holy symbol is a crescent moon superimposed upon a full moon surrounded by stars. Though the exact number of stars varies, it is usually fourteen.
===Clergy===
Lendor has few young priests, and many regard this dearth of new blood as a sign that his faith is in decline. His priest tend to be village elders, record-keepers, sages, and the like. The vast majority of the priesthood tends toward a cloistered lifestyle, spending little time outside their temples, libraries, or universities. The few adventuring or traveling members of Lendor's faith tend to be its younger members. Lendor's priests tend to arm themselves with greatswords and piercing or slashing weapons.


Lendor has few young priests, and many regard this dearth of new blood as a sign that his faith is in decline. His priest tend to be village elders, record-keepers, sages, and the like. The vast majority of the priesthood tends toward a [[cloistered]] lifestyle, spending little time outside their temples, libraries, or universities. The few adventuring or traveling members of Lendor's faith tend to be its younger members. Lendor's priests tend to arm themselves with greatswords and piercing or slashing weapons.
==Creative origins==
Lendor was created by [[Lenard Lakofka]].


==References==
==Bibliography==
*[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], [[1983]]).
*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]
*[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], [[2000]]).
 
*[[Len Lakofka|Lakofka, Lenard]]. "Gods of the Suel Pantheon." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #86 ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], [[1984]]).
*[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.  
*[[Roger E. Moore|Moore, Roger E]] ''[[Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins]]'' (TSR, [[1998]]).
 
*[[Sean K. Reynolds|Reynolds, Sean K.]] ''[[The Scarlet Brotherhood]]'' (TSR, [[1999]]).
*[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
*[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes (Dungeons & Dragons)|From the Ashes]]'' (TSR, [[1992]]).
 
*Sargent, Carl. ''[[Ivid the Undying]]'' (TSR, unpublished). Available online: [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads]
*[[Lakofka, Lenard]]. "Gods of the Suel Pantheon." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #86. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984.
 
*[[Roger E. Moore|Moore, Roger E]] ''[[Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
 
*[[Reynolds, Sean K]]. ''[[The Scarlet Brotherhood]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999.
 
*[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
*-----. ''[[Ivid the Undying]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995 (unpublished). Available online:[http://www.io.com/~wmallman/ivid.html]
 
==External link==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lendor Lendor at Wikipedia].


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'''Sources:'''  
'''Sources:'''  
*Dragon Magazine #86
*Dragon Magazine #139  
*Dragon Magazine #139  
*On Hallowed Ground
*On Hallowed Ground
*Warriors of Heaven  
*Warriors of Heaven
*Living Greyhawk Gazetteer
*http://www.wizards.com/rpga/downloads/LG_Deities.zip

Revision as of 17:08, 2 September 2007

Prince of Time, Master of Tedium
Lendor
General information
Portfolio:Time, Tedium, Patience, and Study
Home:Clockwork Nirvana of Mechanus
Alignment:Lawful Neutral
Superior:none
Rules items
Domains:Knowledge, Law, Protection

Lendor is the Suel god of Time, Tedium, Patience, and Study. His holy symbol is a crescent moon superimposed upon a full moon surrounded by stars. Though the exact number of stars varies, it is usually fourteen.

Lendor is a distant deity, seeming to care little for the affairs of the world. He considers himself superior to other deities, especially his children. He has the ability to banish or undo the magic of any his brood.

Description

Lendor is depicted as a husky older man with flowing hair and a long beard of white. He wields a flaming sword named Afterglow.

Relationships

Lendor is regarded as the leader and progenitor of the Suel pantheon. Few details are available in canon sources on his specific relationship to various deities, but it is known that he is the father of Phaulkon and grandfather of Kord. In fact, Lendor is the only known deity who can soothe his grandson's legendary rages.

Myths and legends

Lendor is said to have started the flow of time at the birth of the universe with a single blow from Afterglow.

Worshippers

Clergy

Lendor has few young priests, and many regard this dearth of new blood as a sign that his faith is in decline. His priest tend to be village elders, record-keepers, sages, and the like. The vast majority of the priesthood tends toward a cloistered lifestyle, spending little time outside their temples, libraries, or universities. The few adventuring or traveling members of Lendor's faith tend to be its younger members. Lendor's priests tend to arm themselves with greatswords and piercing or slashing weapons.

Creative origins

Lendor was created by Lenard Lakofka.

Bibliography

  • 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]

Lendor is a god of time, tedium, patience, and study known on the world of Oerth. He is both the father and mother of the Suel pantheon, including Wee Jas, Kord, Syrul, Pyremius, Phaulkon, Beltar, Vatun, Ranet, Dalt, Fortubo, Phyton, Osprem, Norebo, Lydia, Llerg, Bralm, Xerbo, and Jascar. He manifests as a long-bearded, pale-skinned human male, but also as a silver dragon or a female elf.

He is served by spectators in his realm in Mechanus, which is called the Wheel of Time. Cyndor must also report to him.

Sources:

  • Dragon Magazine #139
  • On Hallowed Ground
  • Warriors of Heaven