Fiendish Codex II next month--Any scoop/rumors/etc.?

[Pants]

keep in mind that unless i'm not remembering correctly, the DL and FR references in FC1 don't extend beyond those listed in the appendices in the back...

Well....

Kiaransalee is primarily a FR Goddess correct? She's mentioned in the Demonweb Pits and Thanatos entry. I know that in MotP she was referred to only as a 'drow goddess of death' or something.

That's the only real instance that I know of, but I feel as if I'm forgetting something...

 

[Nightfall]

Though technically she was also in Greyhawk at one point. I'm just glad Orcus kicked her to the curb like the little slattern vengeance crazed cow she is. Good riddance!

In any case, I am interested to see why Glayza got this layer. I mean it's okay they got rid of the night hag. But Glazya?! That made no sense to me.

Shem,

You concur with me on that or you think it's okay?

 

[Ripzerai]

Kiaransalee is primarily a FR Goddess correct?

No, she's primarily (as in, originally) a generic goddess. She didn't appear in the FR book Drow of the Underdark, but appeared later on (and for the first time) in the generic book Monster Mythology. Dead Gods cemented her place on Oerth and the Vault of the Drow there, but she didn't take on a major role in the Forgotten Realms until City of the Spider Queen (although she did appear in Demihuman Deities). She also showed up in the Living Greyhawk Journal article about the Vault of the Drow.

So, anyway, she's not any more a FR goddess than Sehanine Moonbow or Hanali Celanil, or for that matter Lolth.

 

[Nightfall]

Rip,

That was my understanding too. (Hey us Orcus historians do need to get our facts straight IF we want to start tearing the hearts of our enemies out. Right?)

In any event, I'm glad she's out of Orcus' hair. Now he just needs to get Demogorgon, Graz'zt and the rest in line too.

 

[Pants]

No, she's primarily (as in, originally) a generic goddess. She didn't appear in the FR book Drow of the Underdark, but appeared later on (and for the first time) in the generic book Monster Mythology. Dead Gods cemented her place on Oerth and the Vault of the Drow there, but she didn't take on a major role in the Forgotten Realms until City of the Spider Queen (although she did appear in Demihuman Deities). She also showed up in the Living Greyhawk Journal article about the Vault of the Drow.

So, anyway, she's not any more a FR goddess than Sehanine Moonbow or Hanali Celanil, or for that matter Lolth.

Ah okay. I can't remember seeing her mentioned in any (if any) generic 3e sources until now (Fiend Folio aside).

 

[BOZ]

that probably has a lot to do with the fact that most generic 3E books don't mention racial gods outside the Moradin/Corellon/Garl/Yondalla/Lolth "main guy" thing.

 

[Nightfall]

Boz is right. Unless it's "core" to the PHB, the other books barely mention it/her.

 

[Shade]

Designer Interview is up.

I like this:

Then there's Tiamat, former ruler of Hell's first layer; has she regained her throne?

Tiamat is an interesting case. Since she's a goddess, and having been discussed at great length in several other sourcebooks, we didn't spend a lot of time on her. Bel kept his seat and he's still having trouble with the other archdevils (they don't trust him since he double-crossed his predecessor). He's brokered a deal with Tiamat to gain use of the abishai, though what the goddess of chromatic gains in exchange remains a mystery. Propped up by her favor and that of the Dark Eight, Bel's place seems secure... for now.

That helps explain how Bel can fend off other pit fiends.

 

[BOZ]

cool! i'll have to look at that when i get home.

 

[RichGreen]

Designer Interview is up.

Just read it. It's an interesting article that explains why some 1e & 2e canon was left out or changed.

Cheers


Richard