Lendor
| Lendor | |
|---|---|
 Lendor, as depicted in Dragon #86 (1984). | |
| 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. He sometimes manifests as a silver dragon or a female elf.
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, Wee Jas, and Norebo and grandfather of Kord. In fact, Lendor is the only known deity who can soothe his grandson's legendary rages.
The exact relationship between Lendor and the Oeridian time-god Cyndor is unknown, though Lendor has been referred to as Cyndor's "sometime ally (and superior)."
Realm
Lendor is served by spectators in his realm in Mechanus, which is called the Wheel of Time.
Dogma
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.
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.
Creative origins
Lendor was created by Lenard Lakofka.
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