Urdlen
| Urdlen | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Portfolio: | Blind destruction, blood, bloodlust, evil, greed, hatred, spriggans, and uncontrolled impulses |
| Home: | Infinite Layers of the Abyss |
| Alignment: | Chaotic evil |
| Gender: | Neuter |
| Rules items | |
| Domains: | Chaos, Destruction, Earth, Evil, Greed, Madness, Pestilence |
Urdlen is the gnome deity of greed and blood.
Description
Urdlen manifests as an enormous blind mole.
Relationships
Urdlen is the enemy of the gnomish and halfling pantheons. It co-sponsored Roykyn's apotheosis to hero-deity status.
Realm
Urdlen's realm is the Worm Realm, located on the 399th layer of the Abyss. There, Urdlen tunnels through the ground, completely unconcerned with his petitioners, who dig in the tunnels he leaves behind. The petitioners, mostly evil gnomes, have no society whatsoever; they simply pursue their own greed in the ore-rich earth.
Clergy, temples, and rituals
Urdlen's priests wear white cloaks. Its sacred animal is the white mole. Its holy day is the winter solstice, and it is worshipped in underground caverns. Sacrifices of blood and jewels are made to it annually.
Bibliography
- Boyd, Eric L. Demihuman Deities (TSR, 1998).
- Boyd, Eric L, and Erik Mona. Faiths and Pantheons (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).
- Gygax, Gary. Unearthed Arcana (TSR, 1985).
- McComb, Colin. On Hallowed Ground (TSR, 1996).
- Moore, Roger E. "The Gnomish Point of View." Dragon #61 (TSR, May 1982).
- Sargent, Carl. Monster Mythology (TSR, 1992).
[[Category:Gods of wrath]