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'''Wastri''' is the god of Amphibians, Bigotry, and Self-Deception. His symbol is a gray toad. | |||
==Description== | |||
Wastri is said to dwell deep in the [[Vast Swamp]], where he is served by | ==Relationships== | ||
Wastri's relationship with the [[bullywug]] deity [[Ramenos]], who also has large numbers of bullywug followers, is unknown. | |||
==Realm== | |||
Wastri is said to dwell deep in the [[Vast Swamp]], where he is served by bullywugs and corrupt humans. | |||
==Dogma== | ==Dogma== | ||
Wastri teaches his worshippers that humans are superior to all other races. | Wastri teaches his worshippers that humans are superior to all other races. Some humanoid races such as [[goblin]]s, [[orc]]s, and bullywugs are fit to serve humanity as slaves; other races, like [[Dwarf|dwarves]], [[Elf|elves]], [[gnome]]s, and [[halfling]]s, must be exterminated. | ||
Wastri also proclaims that all amphibious living things are worthy of respect, because having a refuge when one of your habitats becomes dangerous is clever and resourceful. | |||
==Worshippers== | ==Worshippers== | ||
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Wastri is rumored to have once been a mortal human, a member of the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]] who became overly powerful and corrupt. In 505 [[Common Year|CY]], he was captured and imprisoned beneath [[Castle Greyhawk]] by the mad archmage, [[Zagig Yragerne]], and did not escape until decades later. | Wastri is rumored to have once been a mortal human, a member of the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]] who became overly powerful and corrupt. In 505 [[Common Year|CY]], he was captured and imprisoned beneath [[Castle Greyhawk]] by the mad archmage, [[Zagig Yragerne]], and did not escape until decades later. | ||
== | ==Bibliography== | ||
*Gygax, Gary. "The Deities and Demigods of the World of Greyhawk." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #71 | *[[Gygax, Gary]]. "The Deities and Demigods of the [[World of Greyhawk]]." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #71. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983. | ||
* | *-----. ''[[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. | |||
*[[ | *[[Noonan, David]]. ''[[Complete Divine]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2004. | ||
* | *[[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. | ||
[[Category:Greyhawk deities]] | [[Category:Greyhawk deities]] | ||
Revision as of 21:35, 9 November 2007
| Wastri | |
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| General information | |
| Portfolio: | Amphibians, Bigotry, Self-Deception |
| Home: | Oerth (The Vast Swamp) |
| Alignment: | Lawful Neutral (Lawful Evil) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Rules items | |
| Domains: | Animal, Hatred, Law, Water |
Wastri is the god of Amphibians, Bigotry, and Self-Deception. His symbol is a gray toad.
Description
Relationships
Wastri's relationship with the bullywug deity Ramenos, who also has large numbers of bullywug followers, is unknown.
Realm
Wastri is said to dwell deep in the Vast Swamp, where he is served by bullywugs and corrupt humans.
Dogma
Wastri teaches his worshippers that humans are superior to all other races. Some humanoid races such as goblins, orcs, and bullywugs are fit to serve humanity as slaves; other races, like dwarves, elves, gnomes, and halflings, must be exterminated.
Wastri also proclaims that all amphibious living things are worthy of respect, because having a refuge when one of your habitats becomes dangerous is clever and resourceful.
Worshippers
Wastri's faith is based from his lair in the Vast Swamp, though his followers have been found as far as the Hool Marshes, the Cold Marshes, and even in Greyhawk City.
History
Wastri is rumored to have once been a mortal human, a member of the Scarlet Brotherhood who became overly powerful and corrupt. In 505 CY, he was captured and imprisoned beneath Castle Greyhawk by the mad archmage, Zagig Yragerne, and did not escape until decades later.
Bibliography
- Gygax, Gary. "The Deities and Demigods of the World of Greyhawk." Dragon #71. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
- -----. 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.
- Noonan, David. Complete Divine. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2004.
- Reynolds, Sean K. The Scarlet Brotherhood. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999.
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.