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}}Ralishaz is the god of chance, ill luck, misfortune, and insanity.


==Description==
==Description==
Ralishaz's appearance constantly shifts and changes, from beautiful to hideous, male to female, etc.
Ralishaz's appearance constantly shifts and changes, one moment beautiful the next hideous, one moment male the next female, or any other such combination of opposites.


==Relationships==
==Relationships==
Ralishaz shuns the other gods, although he doesn't appear to harbor any hatred for them.
Ralishaz is allied with [[Kurell]], despised by [[Norebo]], and opposed by [[Rudd]].
 
Ralishaz shuns the other gods, although he doesn't appear to harbor any particular hatred for any one of them.
 
==Realm==
Ralishaz's realm is located in [[Limbo]] and is called the ''Kiss of Luck.''


==Dogma==
==Dogma==
Ralishaz proclaims that order does not exist, only random chance. Insane people are the ones who are most in tune with the true nature of the universe.
Ralishaz teaches that Order does not exist; only Random Chance exists. Ralishaz teaches that insane people are the ones who are most in tune with the true nature of the universe.
 
==Worshipers==
Ralishaz's church is most prevalent in [[Ull]] and the [[Bandit Kingdoms]].
 
===Clergy===
Ralishaz's clerics tend to display both fatalism and stoicism, mixed with recklessness and wild endeavor.  They see little point in being kind to anyone, since the person will eventually be cursed with bad luck.
 
==Rituals==
Worship services to Ralishaz include playing semi-random notes on musical instruments, babbling paeans, casting ''augury'' spells, and wild interplays of complete opposites; light and darkness, heat and cold, noise and quiet.
 
==Gallery==
[[Image:Ralishaz02.jpg]]
[[Image:Ralishaz03.jpg]]
 
==Bibliography==
*[[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]]''. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.


==Worshippers==
*[[Moore, Roger E]]. ''[[The Adventure Begins]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
Ralishaz's clerics tend to display fatalism and stoicism mixed with recklessness and wild endeavor. They see little point in being kind to anyone, since that person will eventually be cursed with bad luck.


==Temples and rituals==
*[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
Ralishaz's church is prevalent in Ull and the Bandit Kingdoms.


Worship services to Ralishaz include playing semi-random notes on musical instruments, babbling paeans, casting augury spells, and wild interplays of light and darkness, heat and cold, noise and quiet.
*[[Jim Ward|Ward, James M]]. ''[[Greyhawk Adventures]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988.




===References===
[[Category:Characters of Limbo]]
<references />
[[Category:Gods of insanity]]
[[Category:Human deities]]
[[Category:Trickster deities]]

Revision as of 17:57, 6 December 2018

The Unlooked For
Ralishaz
Ralishaz, the Unlooked For, as depicted in Dragon #71 (1983).
General information
Portfolio:Chance, Ill Luck, Misfortune, Insanity
Home:Limbo
Alignment:Chaotic neutral (chaotic evil tendencies)
Gender:male
Superior:none
Rules items
Domains:Chaos, Destruction, Luck

Ralishaz is the god of Chance, Ill Luck, Misfortune, and Insanity. His holy symbol is composed of three sticks of bone.

Description

Ralishaz's appearance constantly shifts and changes, one moment beautiful the next hideous, one moment male the next female, or any other such combination of opposites.

Relationships

Ralishaz is allied with Kurell, despised by Norebo, and opposed by Rudd.

Ralishaz shuns the other gods, although he doesn't appear to harbor any particular hatred for any one of them.

Realm

Ralishaz's realm is located in Limbo and is called the Kiss of Luck.

Dogma

Ralishaz teaches that Order does not exist; only Random Chance exists. Ralishaz teaches that insane people are the ones who are most in tune with the true nature of the universe.

Worshipers

Ralishaz's church is most prevalent in Ull and the Bandit Kingdoms.

Clergy

Ralishaz's clerics tend to display both fatalism and stoicism, mixed with recklessness and wild endeavor. They see little point in being kind to anyone, since the person will eventually be cursed with bad luck.

Rituals

Worship services to Ralishaz include playing semi-random notes on musical instruments, babbling paeans, casting augury spells, and wild interplays of complete opposites; light and darkness, heat and cold, noise and quiet.

Bibliography

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