Angadar: Difference between revisions

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Colors: Dark Blue and Light Blue, trimmed in Silver

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Worshipper's Alignment: Any non-chaotic

Area of Control: Drangonari Elves, Psionics

Clerical Domains: Air, Knowledge, Travel

Religious Orders: The Web of Angadar

Center of Worship: Elysia

Angadar began his deific career as the god of Arcane Knowledge. Arcane knowledge is defined as any facts pertaining to magic spells, artifacts, items, people, places, deities, and similar things. Casual followers of Angadar once sought his knowledge for a number of reasons ranging from helpful to odious. However, the more serious followers of Angadar believed that Arcane Knowledge, as Angadar saw it, was to be used as a weapon. "He who dies with the most knowledge does not die," was the general motto of Angadar's faithful.

Not too long before the beginning of the Second Fairy War, Angadar was involved with the death of the goddess Tianna, lover of Valok and former goddess of Deceit and Trickery. He was able to assume her mantle as a product of her death circumstances, and although Tianna's followers did not believe it at first, assuming it to be another of her tricks, they eventually warmed up to Angadar.

Angadar created the race of Drangonari Elves as his own by corrupting the Avariel, and he remains strongly associated with them.

Angadar was the patron of all those who seek power through gaining knowledge of magic and other arcane facts. As a mortal, Angadar worked very hard to amass as much power and magic as he could in order to advance himself. Becoming the most powerful spellcaster in history was always his goal. When he was master of Arcane Knowledge, Deceit, and Trickery, he was constantly seeking new means to extend his influence among gods and mortals, be they wizards or not.

Angadar was a psion when he was a mortal. In 2261 O.D. through consuming the corpse of Auppenser, Angadar gained control of Psionics in Avlis and added it to his portfolio.

In 2 A.R., during an event now known as "The Humbling of Angadar", Angadar was stripped of the mantles of Deceit, Trickery, and Arcane Knowledge by the gods Ethraeli, Stephanus, and Andria respectively, aided and abetted by a group of mortal agents. Since then, Stephanus has gained uncontested theocratic control over Grantir, and Angadar's holy places in Grantir have been destroyed, vandalized and desecrated.

Elysia has a temple to Angadar, and Deglos has a shrine.

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 '''Colors:''' Dark Blue and Light Blue, trimmed in Silver
-'''Alignment:''' [[Alignment#Lawful_Evil|Lawful Evil]]
+'''Alignment:''' [[Alignment#Lawful_Neutral|Lawful Neutral]]
 '''Worshipper's Alignment:''' Any non-chaotic
-'''Area of Control:''' [[Elf, Drangonari|Drangonari Elves]], Arcane Knowledge, Deceit, Trickery
+'''Area of Control:''' [[Elf, Drangonari|Drangonari Elves]], [[Psionics]]
-'''Clerical Domains:''' Evil, Knowledge, Magic, Trickery
+'''Clerical Domains:''' [[Magic:Level#Air|Air]], [[Magic:Level#Knowledge|Knowledge]], [[Magic:Level#Travel|Travel]]
 '''Religious Orders:''' [[Guild:WebofAngadar|The Web of Angadar]]
-'''Center of Worship:''' [[Grantir]]
+'''Center of Worship:''' [[Elysia]]
-'''Angadar''' was originally the god of Arcane Knowledge only. Arcane knowledge is defined as any facts pertaining to magic spells, artifacts, items, people, places, deities, and other things. Casual followers of Angadar seek his knowledge for a number of reasons ranging from helpful to odious. However, the more serious followers of Angadar know that Arcane Knowledge, as Angadar sees it, is to be used as a weapon. "He who dies with the most knowledge... does not die." That's the general motto of Angadar's faithful.
+'''Angadar''' began his deific career as the god of Arcane Knowledge. Arcane knowledge is defined as any facts pertaining to magic spells, artifacts, items, people, places, deities, and similar things. Casual followers of Angadar once sought his knowledge for a number of reasons ranging from helpful to odious. However, the more serious followers of Angadar believed that Arcane Knowledge, as Angadar saw it, was to be used as a weapon. "He who dies with the most knowledge does not die," was the general motto of Angadar's faithful.
-A little more than fifty years ago, Angadar was involved with the death of the goddess [[Tianna]], lover of [[Valok]] and former goddess of Deceit and Trickery. He was able to assume her mantle as a product of her death circumstances, and although Tianna's followers did not believe it at first (must be another one of her tricks), they eventually warmed up to Angadar. Consequently, it is not uncommon to hear his name uttered on the lips of a crafty cove, or bonafide liar.
+Not too long before the beginning of the [[Second Fairy War]], Angadar was involved with the death of the goddess [[Tianna]], lover of [[Valok]] and former goddess of Deceit and Trickery. He was able to assume her mantle as a product of her death circumstances, and although Tianna's followers did not believe it at first, assuming it to be another of her tricks, they eventually warmed up to Angadar.
-Angadar has a diverse population worshipping him. He created the race of Drangonari Elves as his own, and many associate him with them. However, he also has a great following among non-elven users of magic. Elven mages are often loathe to follow him. The union of Arcane Knowledge with Deceit and Trickery has enhanced Angadar's power and made him very dangerous. Knowledge is power, but Knowledge put to manipulative and deceitful use is just downright nasty. Devout followers of Angadar recognize the reason why Angadar is the god of Arcane Knowledge: obtaining power.
+Angadar created the race of Drangonari Elves as his own by corrupting the Avariel, and he remains strongly associated with them.
-Angadar is the patron of all those who seek power through gaining knowledge of magic and other arcane facts. As a mortal, Angadar worked very hard to amass as much power and magic as he could in order to advance himself. Becoming the most powerful spellcaster in history was always his goal, since his oppressive youth.
+Angadar was the patron of all those who seek power through gaining knowledge of magic and other arcane facts. As a mortal, Angadar worked very hard to amass as much power and magic as he could in order to advance himself. Becoming the most powerful spellcaster in history was always his goal. When he was master of Arcane Knowledge, Deceit, and Trickery, he was constantly seeking new means to extend his influence among gods and mortals, be they wizards or not.
-On a personal level, Angadar was always extremely subtle and elegant in his dealings. Those who made deals with Angadar often found themselves fullfilling something they never meant to fullfil earlier. He always had ways of twisting the truth to his advantage. Thus, the mantle of deceit and trickery became something he eventually coveted from Tianna as a means to gain more power. Now that he is both lord of arcane knowledge, and deceit and trickery he is constantly finding new means to extend his influence among gods and mortals, be they wizards or not.
+Angadar was a psion when he was a mortal.  In 2261 O.D. through consuming the corpse of [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Auppenser Auppenser], Angadar gained control of [[Psionics]] in Avlis and added it to his portfolio.
-Angadar's most popular followers tend to be greedy spellcasters and rogue's who are interested in serving him in return for a chance to sharpen their skills to gain power. However, Angadar only accepts those who are subtle and indirect in their methods. Chaos is not tolerated.
+In 2 A.R., during an event now known as [[The_Humbling_of_Angadar|"The Humbling of Angadar"]],  Angadar was stripped of the mantles of Deceit, Trickery, and Arcane Knowledge by the gods [[Valok|Ethraeli]], [[Stephanus]], and [[Andrinor|Andria]] respectively, aided and abetted by a group of mortal agents. Since then, Stephanus has gained uncontested theocratic control over Grantir, and Angadar's holy places in Grantir have been destroyed, vandalized and desecrated.
 [[Elysia]] has a temple to Angadar, and [[Deglos]] has a shrine.

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