BOZ
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Converting nonhuman deities “Complete Divine” style
For my next project I will be working on creating something like a “web enhancement” for The Complete Divine, focusing on expanding some of the lesser-known gods of nonhuman races. I’m collecting names and sources of gods to work on. If you have something to add to my long list, please post here and if you have some information to correct what I think I know, then you may be even more valuable. I probably won’t be starting in earnest until sometime just before or after GenCon, as I have previous obligations to fulfill first, so you have some time to respond and discuss.
Several gods received a full write up in The Complete Divine and the 3E Deities and Demigods, and have appeared in several other places so there is no need to work on them further. This includes Bahamut, Corellon Larethian, Garl Glittergold, Gruumsh, Kurtulmak, Moradin, Tiamat, and Yondalla. We will also be leaving the other major dragon gods alone, as they have been covered sufficiently in the new Draconomicon. I don’t know what happened with Sardior, but chances are I’ll have to leave him alone too.
I will also be leaving alone entirely those “gods” who are really demon lords, such as Baphomet, Demogorgon, Juiblex, Kostchtchie, and Yeenoghu.
The remainders of the dwarf, elf (including drow), gnome, halfling, and orc pantheon have been covered significantly in Faiths and Pantheons, and possibly other places. I don’t see a need to work with them, though I may rethink that later. I’m not sure of the status of Muamman Duathal of the dwarves, Nebelun of the gnomes, and Zinzerena of the drow – if they are still untouched, I can probably use them.
That does leave us with something like a hundred gods to work with. Some deities were covered briefly in The Complete Divine (see p. 124) on a table. They were given little explanation beyond what they had in Defenders of the Faith, so I would assume they are fair game. These include: Annam, Blibdoolpoolp, Callarduan Smoothhands, Deep Sashelas, Diirinka, Eadro, Great Mother, Grolantor, Hiatea, Hruggek, Iallanis, Ilsenine, Laduguer, Laogzed, Maglubiyet, Memnor, Merrshaulk, Panzuriel, Sekolah, Semuanya, Shekinester, Skoreaus Stonebones, Skerrit, Stronmaus, Vaprak, as well as Surtr and Thrym (often borrowed from the Norse mythology).
Kaelthiere and Sixin will most likely be skipped, as so far as I know, they did not appear in D&D before Defenders of the Faith.
For the most part, any other nonhuman god is probably completely available for reworking. This includes the following gods from the 2E Monstrous Mythology book:
Khurgorbaeyag, Nomog-Geaya, and Bargrivyek of the goblins; Grankhul and Skiggaret of the bugbears; Gaknulak of the kobolds; assorted goblinoid gods Kuraulyek, Meriadar, and Stalker; Diinkerazan of the derro; assorted gods of the Underdark: The Elder Elemental God, The Dark God, Maanzecorian of the mind flayers, Psilofyr of the myconids, and Gzemnid of the beholders; Karontor and Diancastra of the giants; Gorellik of the gnolls; assorted gods of the skies and seas: Jazirian of the couatl, Koriel of the ki-rin, Persana of the tritons, Quorlinn of the kenku, Remnis of the giant eagles, Surminare of the selkies, Syranita of the aarakocra, Trishina of the dolphins, and Water Lion and Stillsong who have no followers; “scaly” gods Parrafaire of the nagas, Ramenos of the bullywugs, and possibly Sess'innek of the lizardfolk (although technically he is a demon lord); “dark folk” gods Cegilune of the hags, Kanchelsis of the vampires, Mellifleur of the liches, and the lycanthrope gods: Squerrik, Balidor, Ferrix, Daragor, and Eshebala; also the entirety of the sylvan pantheon (minus Skerrit): Titania, Oberon, Caoimhin of the killmoulis, Damh of the korreds and satyrs, Eachthighern of the unicorns and pegasi, Emmantiensien of the treants, Fionnghuala of the swanmays, Nathair Sgiathatch the pseudodragon, Squelaiche of the leprechauns, Verenestra of the nymphs and dryads, and The Queen of Air and Darkness of evil fey.
There are also a number of lesser-known gods, including several gods from Dragon Magazine:
#63 – Dakarnok (kobold demigod)
#119 – Tapann (korred god) and Ravanna (rakshasa god)
#119 – Gods of the uldra
#124 – Krocaa (aarakocra god)
#155 and #236 – new elven gods
#191 – Rillifane Rallathil (elf god – classic, brought back from the 1E D&DG)
#214 – Neogi gods
#241 – The Forgotten God (yakfolk god)
Annual #1 – Dukagsh (scro god)
Cildarith found a number of gods from White Dwarf magazine. Several were gods of races that did not transition over to mainstream American D&D, but the following were gods of races that did:
#39 – K'ooriall of the aarakocra, Ggorulluzg of the bullywugs, T'Ka-Boolk'na of the crabmen, and Phraarkilloorm of the dire corbies
#40 – Hrussiall'k of the firenewts
#41 – Kraada of the frostmen, Zrunta Mountainheart of the mountain giants, Klagg of the grimlocks, and Halnass and Quorggg of the lava children
#42 – Firffuffl'nnb of the norkers, Ullathimon of the skulks, and A'Gallamiull of the xvarts
Still not sure what to do with these, but we might just make use of some or all of them.
If anyone is aware of additional nonhuman deities, please post here.
For my next project I will be working on creating something like a “web enhancement” for The Complete Divine, focusing on expanding some of the lesser-known gods of nonhuman races. I’m collecting names and sources of gods to work on. If you have something to add to my long list, please post here and if you have some information to correct what I think I know, then you may be even more valuable. I probably won’t be starting in earnest until sometime just before or after GenCon, as I have previous obligations to fulfill first, so you have some time to respond and discuss.
Several gods received a full write up in The Complete Divine and the 3E Deities and Demigods, and have appeared in several other places so there is no need to work on them further. This includes Bahamut, Corellon Larethian, Garl Glittergold, Gruumsh, Kurtulmak, Moradin, Tiamat, and Yondalla. We will also be leaving the other major dragon gods alone, as they have been covered sufficiently in the new Draconomicon. I don’t know what happened with Sardior, but chances are I’ll have to leave him alone too.
I will also be leaving alone entirely those “gods” who are really demon lords, such as Baphomet, Demogorgon, Juiblex, Kostchtchie, and Yeenoghu.
The remainders of the dwarf, elf (including drow), gnome, halfling, and orc pantheon have been covered significantly in Faiths and Pantheons, and possibly other places. I don’t see a need to work with them, though I may rethink that later. I’m not sure of the status of Muamman Duathal of the dwarves, Nebelun of the gnomes, and Zinzerena of the drow – if they are still untouched, I can probably use them.
That does leave us with something like a hundred gods to work with. Some deities were covered briefly in The Complete Divine (see p. 124) on a table. They were given little explanation beyond what they had in Defenders of the Faith, so I would assume they are fair game. These include: Annam, Blibdoolpoolp, Callarduan Smoothhands, Deep Sashelas, Diirinka, Eadro, Great Mother, Grolantor, Hiatea, Hruggek, Iallanis, Ilsenine, Laduguer, Laogzed, Maglubiyet, Memnor, Merrshaulk, Panzuriel, Sekolah, Semuanya, Shekinester, Skoreaus Stonebones, Skerrit, Stronmaus, Vaprak, as well as Surtr and Thrym (often borrowed from the Norse mythology).
Kaelthiere and Sixin will most likely be skipped, as so far as I know, they did not appear in D&D before Defenders of the Faith.
For the most part, any other nonhuman god is probably completely available for reworking. This includes the following gods from the 2E Monstrous Mythology book:
Khurgorbaeyag, Nomog-Geaya, and Bargrivyek of the goblins; Grankhul and Skiggaret of the bugbears; Gaknulak of the kobolds; assorted goblinoid gods Kuraulyek, Meriadar, and Stalker; Diinkerazan of the derro; assorted gods of the Underdark: The Elder Elemental God, The Dark God, Maanzecorian of the mind flayers, Psilofyr of the myconids, and Gzemnid of the beholders; Karontor and Diancastra of the giants; Gorellik of the gnolls; assorted gods of the skies and seas: Jazirian of the couatl, Koriel of the ki-rin, Persana of the tritons, Quorlinn of the kenku, Remnis of the giant eagles, Surminare of the selkies, Syranita of the aarakocra, Trishina of the dolphins, and Water Lion and Stillsong who have no followers; “scaly” gods Parrafaire of the nagas, Ramenos of the bullywugs, and possibly Sess'innek of the lizardfolk (although technically he is a demon lord); “dark folk” gods Cegilune of the hags, Kanchelsis of the vampires, Mellifleur of the liches, and the lycanthrope gods: Squerrik, Balidor, Ferrix, Daragor, and Eshebala; also the entirety of the sylvan pantheon (minus Skerrit): Titania, Oberon, Caoimhin of the killmoulis, Damh of the korreds and satyrs, Eachthighern of the unicorns and pegasi, Emmantiensien of the treants, Fionnghuala of the swanmays, Nathair Sgiathatch the pseudodragon, Squelaiche of the leprechauns, Verenestra of the nymphs and dryads, and The Queen of Air and Darkness of evil fey.
There are also a number of lesser-known gods, including several gods from Dragon Magazine:
#63 – Dakarnok (kobold demigod)
#119 – Tapann (korred god) and Ravanna (rakshasa god)
#119 – Gods of the uldra
#124 – Krocaa (aarakocra god)
#155 and #236 – new elven gods
#191 – Rillifane Rallathil (elf god – classic, brought back from the 1E D&DG)
#214 – Neogi gods
#241 – The Forgotten God (yakfolk god)
Annual #1 – Dukagsh (scro god)
Cildarith found a number of gods from White Dwarf magazine. Several were gods of races that did not transition over to mainstream American D&D, but the following were gods of races that did:
#39 – K'ooriall of the aarakocra, Ggorulluzg of the bullywugs, T'Ka-Boolk'na of the crabmen, and Phraarkilloorm of the dire corbies
#40 – Hrussiall'k of the firenewts
#41 – Kraada of the frostmen, Zrunta Mountainheart of the mountain giants, Klagg of the grimlocks, and Halnass and Quorggg of the lava children
#42 – Firffuffl'nnb of the norkers, Ullathimon of the skulks, and A'Gallamiull of the xvarts
Still not sure what to do with these, but we might just make use of some or all of them.
If anyone is aware of additional nonhuman deities, please post here.
guess i need to go digging...
