Pelor
| Pelor | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Portfolio: | Sun, Light, Strength, Healing |
| Home: | Blessed Fields of Elysium |
| Alignment: | Neutral Good |
| Superior: | none |
| Rules items | |
| Domains: | Good, Healing, Strength, Sun |
Pelor is the god of the Sun, Light, Strength, and Healing. He is known as the Shining One, and the Sun Father.
The Fortress of the Sun, once known as Light's Blessing, is his realm in Elysium. Pelor's domain, once a vast manor surrounded by orchards, vineyards, and farmland for miles, is now (since he assumed a more martial aspect during the Greyhawk Wars a gold-plated citadel that forms a beacon atop the largest island Elysium's layer of Thalasia.
A Flan deity, Pelor is worshipped throughout the Flanaess, and on other worlds as well. He rides a mighty ki-rin named Star Thought, summoning eagles and destroying evil with bolts of light.
A number of Pelor's followers have achieved deity or near-deity status, the most popular being Mayaheine, demigoddess of protection, justice, and valor, and Saint Bane the Scourger, patron saint of those who hunt the undead.
Other aspects
In Oeridian lands, Pelor is sometimes called Sol.
Among the Bakluni, Pelor is known as Al'Asran. Al'Asran is said to have granted the legendary Cup and Talisman to Al'Akbar.
Clergy and temples
Pelor's favored weapon is the mace (heavy or light). His holy symbol is a face in a sun. Vestments and temple trappings are typically yellow or gold.
Pelor is the deity of the iconic cleric, Jozan.
References
- Conforti, Steven, ed. Living Greyhawk Official Listing of Deities for Use in the Campaign, version 2.0 (Wizards of the Coast, 2005). Available online: [1]
- Grubb, Jeff, David Noonan, and Bruce Cordell. Manual of the Planes (Wizards of the Coast, 2001).
- Holian, Gary. "Paladins of Greyhawk." Dragon #306. (Paizo Publishing, 2003)
- Holian, Gary. "Paladins of Greyhawk." Dungeon #104 (Paizo Publishing, 2003)
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
- Moore, Roger E. Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins (TSR, 1998).
- Noonan, David. Complete Divine (Wizards of the Coast, 2004).
- Redman, Rich, Skip Williams, and James Wyatt. Deities and Demigods (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).
- Reynolds, Sean K. "Core Beliefs: Pelor." Dragon #346 (Paizo Publishing, 2006).
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes (TSR, 1992).