Ralishaz
| Ralishaz | |
|---|---|
 Ralishaz, the Unlooked For, as depicted in Dragon #71 (1983). | |
| General information | |
| Portfolio: | Chance, Ill Luck, Misfortune, Insanity |
| Home: | Limbo |
| Alignment: | Chaotic neutral |
| 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 exist. Ralishaz teaches that insane people are the ones who are most in tune with the true nature of the universe.
Worshippers
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
- 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. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Moore, Roger E. The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
- Ward, James M. Greyhawk Adventures. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988.