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[Kulan] The Lands of Harqual (Updated: Feb 3/2022)
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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 1496066" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>HADES</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>Lord of the Dead, The Dark Merchant, The Underworld of the Olympians</em></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Greater Deity</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Symbol:</strong></span> Black ram</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Home Plane:</strong></span> Gray Waste</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Godly Realm:</strong></span> Hade’s Underrealm</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Alignment:</strong></span> Lawful neutral</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Portfolio:</strong></span> Death and the underworld, commerce, earth, wealth</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Worshipers:</strong></span> Elementalists (earth), merchants & traders, rogues</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Cleric Alignments:</strong></span> LG, LN, LE</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Domains:</strong></span> Earth, Law, Repose, Trade, Wealth</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Favored Weapon:</strong></span> Longsword</p><p></p><p>The Olympian Hades is known throughout the Great Ring and many worlds of the Material Plane. Few view the Lord of the Dead a god dedicated to his followers and to the betterment of the living. But then few beyond those living on Harqual have seen Hades ‘lighter’ side. True, he is still a dark and some would say foreboding deity whose name bears both fear and respect. However, on Harqual, Hades is a North God first, an Olympian second. (He is worshipped as an Olympian in the lands known as Aegis on Kanpur.) The North Gods consider him ‘family’, and he has Cronn’s respect and gratitude. It was Hades who helped lay to rest the souls trapped in undeath by the ravages of Tok’s initial madness. For this, he will always be one of them.</p><p></p><p>Hades acts as the North God of Death and Wealth, as he does for the Olympians. However, he is more often referred to as the Lord of the Dead or The Dark Merchant, by the citizens of the continent. His Avatar appears much as he would as an Olympian – a large, powerful man with grayish skin. However, his North God Avatar appears with long dark brown beard and braided hair (i.e. dreadlocks), as well as silver eyes. He wears some jewelry, which is less exotic in appearance, which pays homage to the simpler beginnings of the North Gods. He appears draped in dark, martial-like robes of cured animal hides and trimmed in white fur. He carries a simple longsword in the style of the barbarians of the Northlands. (The sword functions as that listed for his Avatar in <span style="color: DarkOrange"><em>D&D Deities & Demigods</em></span>, page 117. He calls it Death’s Grace.)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Dogma</strong></span></p><p>Hades teaches that death is not something to be feared, but something that is inevitable to all living things. Even the gods can die. He teaches his followers to respect the dead, especially the Divine Children that died during the Divinity War. Death is not to be avoided as Necromancy perverts true death, and one should not try to cheat death by becoming one of the undead. As a God of Wealth, he teaches fairness in trade and that one should know the rules of mercantilism if one is going to make a living at it. Cheats should be punished harshly whether one is cheating death or a customer and/or a rival.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Clerics and Temples</strong></span></p><p>Hades is a popular deity on Harqual and his clerics are accepted almost everywhere where law prevails. His clergy are dark somber people but once in a while a cleric of Hades will show his or her dry wit. After all, life is to be lived to the fullest before the inevitability of death comes to take you to Hade’s Underrealm. Clerics of Hades are almost always a given at funerals. A clergyman will often give a somber sermon of the deceased’s life, while acolytes pass around a collection plate for the deceased’s family.</p><p></p><p>Wealth is to be shared and treasured, even in the afterlife. A token amount of a deceased person’s wealth is buried with him or her while the rest is divided amongst the members of the deceased’s family. If the person was family rich and wealth poor, the Church of Hades will donate a Stipend of Life to the deceased’s relatives, as well as an amount to be buried with the deceased.</p><p></p><p>A family that asks the clergy of Hades to attend a dead love one’s funeral has obligations, though. They must swear to obey the laws of burial set down by the Church of Hades. The main two points of these laws are that the body be buried on holy ground and that it is protected from the risks of rising as undead. Also, the family must promise not to try and have the deceased brought back to life by magic if the family member didn’t die from natural causes. The Church of Hades is very strict about this. (Those buried under the watch of the Pantheon of the North must not be affected by evil Necromantic spells, as it is the North Gods highest law.)</p><p></p><p>The clergy of Hades often function as moneylenders to those in need (i.e. wishing to start a business). They charge a ‘fair’ return in interest, as the law dictates in the land a particular church is built. Rarely, if the client is a foreigner, they will charge interest per his or her land of origin, as long as a local authority figure vouches for them (i.e. a barrister).</p><p></p><p>Due to the fact that the Church of Hades is so well known for its work as Minister’s of the Dead and as moneylenders, every lawfully aligned land has at least one temple dedicated to the Lord of the Dead. These temples are quiet, somber places where the old go to die in peace (if they don’ t have any living relatives). A temple of Hades rarely has the resources to help adventurers and the clergy of the Dark Merchant often are heard to say <em>‘such a life is full of danger, you should accept death as a possible consequence’</em>. There are exceptions however. If a dying character was fighting in the service of the North Gods for an important cause then the clergy might consider it. This ‘healing’ always comes in the form of potions or scrolls acquired from the Churches of Issek or Jalivier in trade. (Usually for potions or scrolls related to the Repose Domain.)</p><p></p><p>The largest temple dedicated to Hades is the Retreat of the Dying in the Kingdom of Stonn. Located in the capital city, also known as Stonn, or Stonn City, the Retreat is a grand two-story building with a central temple and four wings that spread out from the center. Two wings are for clergy members and acolytes, while the other two wing act a home for the old and terminally ill. The world has many natural and magical diseases that resist the healing powers of the clergy of Issek and Jalivier. It is here that one comes when all hope is lost. The clerics of Hades make their charges as comfortable as possible and make sure family members visit on a regular basis. (The dying should not be left alone as they travel to Hade’s Underrealm.)</p><p></p><p>=========================================</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Sidebar:</strong></span> All followers of the North Gods pass through Hade’s Underrealm in the Grey Waste before being allowed to continue on to their home planes as petitioners. Those that are lacking in their faith are given penance, to perform, for as long as the Lord of the Dead demands. Followers of the Sword, Interloper, and World Gods are not judged in this way regardless of where they live on Harqual. Also note that clerics of the North Gods cannot cast evilly aligned Necromancy spells, as well as those Necromancy spells designated as ‘gray’, with one or two exceptions (see below).</p><p></p><p>Thus, the above clerics can cast the only following Necromancy spells from the <span style="color: DarkOrange"><em>PHB v.3.5</em></span>: astral projection, death ward, disrupt undead, gentle repose, halt undead, hide from undead, horrid wilting (Water Domain clerics only), mark of justice, speak with dead, and undeath to death.</p><p></p><p>Clerics of Hades can also cast the following ‘gray’ Necromancy spells from the <span style="color: DarkOrange"><em>PHB v.3.5</em></span>: blindness/deafness, cause fear, deathwatch, destruction, doom, slay living, and wail of the banshee. Clerics of Aegir can also cast the spells above that are part of the Repose Domain but not the others.</p><p></p><p>Druids dedicated to a North God may cast death ward, blight, and poison but not contagion or finger of death.</p><p>=========================================</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 1496066, member: 2012"] [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]HADES[/B][/COLOR] [SIZE=3][I]Lord of the Dead, The Dark Merchant, The Underworld of the Olympians[/I][/SIZE] [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Greater Deity[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Symbol:[/B][/COLOR] Black ram [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Home Plane:[/B][/COLOR] Gray Waste [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Godly Realm:[/B][/COLOR] Hade’s Underrealm [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Alignment:[/B][/COLOR] Lawful neutral [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Portfolio:[/B][/COLOR] Death and the underworld, commerce, earth, wealth [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Worshipers:[/B][/COLOR] Elementalists (earth), merchants & traders, rogues [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Cleric Alignments:[/B][/COLOR] LG, LN, LE [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Domains:[/B][/COLOR] Earth, Law, Repose, Trade, Wealth [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Favored Weapon:[/B][/COLOR] Longsword The Olympian Hades is known throughout the Great Ring and many worlds of the Material Plane. Few view the Lord of the Dead a god dedicated to his followers and to the betterment of the living. But then few beyond those living on Harqual have seen Hades ‘lighter’ side. True, he is still a dark and some would say foreboding deity whose name bears both fear and respect. However, on Harqual, Hades is a North God first, an Olympian second. (He is worshipped as an Olympian in the lands known as Aegis on Kanpur.) The North Gods consider him ‘family’, and he has Cronn’s respect and gratitude. It was Hades who helped lay to rest the souls trapped in undeath by the ravages of Tok’s initial madness. For this, he will always be one of them. Hades acts as the North God of Death and Wealth, as he does for the Olympians. However, he is more often referred to as the Lord of the Dead or The Dark Merchant, by the citizens of the continent. His Avatar appears much as he would as an Olympian – a large, powerful man with grayish skin. However, his North God Avatar appears with long dark brown beard and braided hair (i.e. dreadlocks), as well as silver eyes. He wears some jewelry, which is less exotic in appearance, which pays homage to the simpler beginnings of the North Gods. He appears draped in dark, martial-like robes of cured animal hides and trimmed in white fur. He carries a simple longsword in the style of the barbarians of the Northlands. (The sword functions as that listed for his Avatar in [COLOR=DarkOrange][I]D&D Deities & Demigods[/I][/COLOR], page 117. He calls it Death’s Grace.) [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Dogma[/B][/COLOR] Hades teaches that death is not something to be feared, but something that is inevitable to all living things. Even the gods can die. He teaches his followers to respect the dead, especially the Divine Children that died during the Divinity War. Death is not to be avoided as Necromancy perverts true death, and one should not try to cheat death by becoming one of the undead. As a God of Wealth, he teaches fairness in trade and that one should know the rules of mercantilism if one is going to make a living at it. Cheats should be punished harshly whether one is cheating death or a customer and/or a rival. [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Clerics and Temples[/B][/COLOR] Hades is a popular deity on Harqual and his clerics are accepted almost everywhere where law prevails. His clergy are dark somber people but once in a while a cleric of Hades will show his or her dry wit. After all, life is to be lived to the fullest before the inevitability of death comes to take you to Hade’s Underrealm. Clerics of Hades are almost always a given at funerals. A clergyman will often give a somber sermon of the deceased’s life, while acolytes pass around a collection plate for the deceased’s family. Wealth is to be shared and treasured, even in the afterlife. A token amount of a deceased person’s wealth is buried with him or her while the rest is divided amongst the members of the deceased’s family. If the person was family rich and wealth poor, the Church of Hades will donate a Stipend of Life to the deceased’s relatives, as well as an amount to be buried with the deceased. A family that asks the clergy of Hades to attend a dead love one’s funeral has obligations, though. They must swear to obey the laws of burial set down by the Church of Hades. The main two points of these laws are that the body be buried on holy ground and that it is protected from the risks of rising as undead. Also, the family must promise not to try and have the deceased brought back to life by magic if the family member didn’t die from natural causes. The Church of Hades is very strict about this. (Those buried under the watch of the Pantheon of the North must not be affected by evil Necromantic spells, as it is the North Gods highest law.) The clergy of Hades often function as moneylenders to those in need (i.e. wishing to start a business). They charge a ‘fair’ return in interest, as the law dictates in the land a particular church is built. Rarely, if the client is a foreigner, they will charge interest per his or her land of origin, as long as a local authority figure vouches for them (i.e. a barrister). Due to the fact that the Church of Hades is so well known for its work as Minister’s of the Dead and as moneylenders, every lawfully aligned land has at least one temple dedicated to the Lord of the Dead. These temples are quiet, somber places where the old go to die in peace (if they don’ t have any living relatives). A temple of Hades rarely has the resources to help adventurers and the clergy of the Dark Merchant often are heard to say [I]‘such a life is full of danger, you should accept death as a possible consequence’[/I]. There are exceptions however. If a dying character was fighting in the service of the North Gods for an important cause then the clergy might consider it. This ‘healing’ always comes in the form of potions or scrolls acquired from the Churches of Issek or Jalivier in trade. (Usually for potions or scrolls related to the Repose Domain.) The largest temple dedicated to Hades is the Retreat of the Dying in the Kingdom of Stonn. Located in the capital city, also known as Stonn, or Stonn City, the Retreat is a grand two-story building with a central temple and four wings that spread out from the center. Two wings are for clergy members and acolytes, while the other two wing act a home for the old and terminally ill. The world has many natural and magical diseases that resist the healing powers of the clergy of Issek and Jalivier. It is here that one comes when all hope is lost. The clerics of Hades make their charges as comfortable as possible and make sure family members visit on a regular basis. (The dying should not be left alone as they travel to Hade’s Underrealm.) ========================================= [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Sidebar:[/B][/COLOR] All followers of the North Gods pass through Hade’s Underrealm in the Grey Waste before being allowed to continue on to their home planes as petitioners. Those that are lacking in their faith are given penance, to perform, for as long as the Lord of the Dead demands. Followers of the Sword, Interloper, and World Gods are not judged in this way regardless of where they live on Harqual. Also note that clerics of the North Gods cannot cast evilly aligned Necromancy spells, as well as those Necromancy spells designated as ‘gray’, with one or two exceptions (see below). Thus, the above clerics can cast the only following Necromancy spells from the [COLOR=DarkOrange][I]PHB v.3.5[/I][/COLOR]: astral projection, death ward, disrupt undead, gentle repose, halt undead, hide from undead, horrid wilting (Water Domain clerics only), mark of justice, speak with dead, and undeath to death. Clerics of Hades can also cast the following ‘gray’ Necromancy spells from the [COLOR=DarkOrange][I]PHB v.3.5[/I][/COLOR]: blindness/deafness, cause fear, deathwatch, destruction, doom, slay living, and wail of the banshee. Clerics of Aegir can also cast the spells above that are part of the Repose Domain but not the others. Druids dedicated to a North God may cast death ward, blight, and poison but not contagion or finger of death. ========================================= [/QUOTE]
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