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alignment=Chaotic | alignment=Chaotic Evil| | ||
portfolio=Blind destruction, | portfolio=Blind destruction, Blood, Bloodlust, Evil, Greed, Hatred, [[Spriggan]]s, and Uncontrolled Impulses| | ||
domains=Chaos, Destruction, Earth, Evil, Greed, Madness, Pestilence| | domains=Chaos, Destruction, Earth, Evil, Greed, Madness, Pestilence| | ||
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'''Urdlen''' is the [[gnome]] deity of Greed and Blood. | |||
'''Urdlen''' is the [[gnome]] deity of | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Relationships== | ==Relationships== | ||
Urdlen is the enemy of the gnomish and [[halfling]] pantheons. [[Roykyn]] was formally a priestess of | Urdlen is the enemy of the gnomish and [[halfling]] pantheons. The hero-deity [[Roykyn]] was formally a priestess of the Crawler Below. | ||
==Realm== | ==Realm== | ||
Urdlen's realm is the ''Worm Realm'', located on the 399th layer of the [[Abyss]]. There, Urdlen tunnels through the ground, completely unconcerned with his petitioners, who dig in the tunnels he leaves behind. The petitioners, mostly evil gnomes, have no society whatsoever; they simply pursue their own greed in the ore-rich earth. | Urdlen's realm is the ''Worm Realm'', located on the 399th layer of the [[Abyss]]. There, Urdlen tunnels through the ground, completely unconcerned with his petitioners, who dig in the tunnels he leaves behind. The petitioners, mostly evil gnomes, have no society whatsoever; they simply pursue their own greed in the ore-rich earth. | ||
===Clergy | ==Dogma== | ||
Urdlen's priests wear white cloaks. Its sacred animal is the white mole. | |||
==Worshippers== | |||
==Clergy== | |||
Urdlen's priests wear white cloaks. Its sacred animal is the white mole. | |||
===Temples, rituals, and holy days=== | |||
Urdlen is worshipped in underground caverns. Sacrifices of blood and jewels are made to it annually. Its holy day is the [[winter solstice]]. | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
*Boyd, Eric L. ''Demihuman Deities''. Renton, WA: | *Boyd, Eric L. ''Demihuman Deities''. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998. | ||
*Boyd, Eric L, and [[Erik Mona]]. ''Faiths and Pantheons''. Renton, WA: | |||
*[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. '' | *Boyd, Eric L, and [[Erik Mona]]. ''Faiths and Pantheons''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2002. | ||
*McComb, Colin. ''[[On Hallowed Ground]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: | |||
*[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. ''Unearthed Arcana''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1985. | |||
*McComb, Colin. ''[[On Hallowed Ground]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1996. | |||
*[[Roger E. Moore|Moore, Roger E.]] "The Gnomish Point of View." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #61. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, May 1982. | *[[Roger E. Moore|Moore, Roger E.]] "The Gnomish Point of View." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #61. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, May 1982. | ||
*[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[Monster Mythology]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992. | *[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[Monster Mythology]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992. | ||
[[Category:Gnome deities]] | |||
[[Category:Gods of evil]] | [[Category:Gods of evil]] | ||
[[Category:Gods of wealth]] | [[Category:Gods of wealth]] | ||
[[Category:Gods of wrath]] | [[Category:Gods of wrath]] | ||
Revision as of 18:59, 24 December 2007
| Urdlen | |
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 Urdlen, the Crawler Below, as depicted in Dragon #61 (1982). | |
| General information | |
| Portfolio: | Blind destruction, Blood, Bloodlust, Evil, Greed, Hatred, Spriggans, and Uncontrolled Impulses |
| Home: | Infinite Layers of the Abyss |
| Alignment: | Chaotic Evil |
| Gender: | Neuter |
| Rules items | |
| Domains: | Chaos, Destruction, Earth, Evil, Greed, Madness, Pestilence |
Urdlen is the gnome deity of Greed and Blood.
Description
Urdlen manifests as an enormous blind mole.
Relationships
Urdlen is the enemy of the gnomish and halfling pantheons. The hero-deity Roykyn was formally a priestess of the Crawler Below.
Realm
Urdlen's realm is the Worm Realm, located on the 399th layer of the Abyss. There, Urdlen tunnels through the ground, completely unconcerned with his petitioners, who dig in the tunnels he leaves behind. The petitioners, mostly evil gnomes, have no society whatsoever; they simply pursue their own greed in the ore-rich earth.
Dogma
Worshippers
Clergy
Urdlen's priests wear white cloaks. Its sacred animal is the white mole.
Temples, rituals, and holy days
Urdlen is worshipped in underground caverns. Sacrifices of blood and jewels are made to it annually. Its holy day is the winter solstice.
Bibliography
- Boyd, Eric L. Demihuman Deities. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998.
- Boyd, Eric L, and Erik Mona. Faiths and Pantheons. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2002.
- Gygax, Gary. Unearthed Arcana. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1985.
- McComb, Colin. On Hallowed Ground. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1996.
- Moore, Roger E. "The Gnomish Point of View." Dragon #61. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, May 1982.
- Sargent, Carl. Monster Mythology. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.