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In the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' [[campaign setting]] for the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[role-playing game]], '''Zilchus''' is the [[Oeridians|Oeridian]] god of Power, Prestige, Money, Business, and Influence. His holy symbol is a pair of hands clutching a bag of gold.
 
In the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' [[campaign setting]] for the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[role-playing game]], '''Zilchus''' is the [[Oeridians|Oeridian]] god of Power, Prestige, Money, Business, and Influence. His holy symbol is a pair of hands clutching a bag of gold.
 
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The realm of Zilchus is the Marketplace Eternal. He shares this domain with several mercantile deities from other worlds, including [[Waukeen]], Sera (of the [[Birthright|Birthright campaign setting]]), and [[Shinare]], all of them combining their assets for mutual benefit. The realm is a vast bazaar run by the souls who held one of these four gods as their primary patron in life, continuing their occupations in the hereafter. Zilchus' quarter of the Marketplace Eternal is called the ''Seat of Luxury''.
 
The realm of Zilchus is the Marketplace Eternal. He shares this domain with several mercantile deities from other worlds, including [[Waukeen]], Sera (of the [[Birthright|Birthright campaign setting]]), and [[Shinare]], all of them combining their assets for mutual benefit. The realm is a vast bazaar run by the souls who held one of these four gods as their primary patron in life, continuing their occupations in the hereafter. Zilchus' quarter of the Marketplace Eternal is called the ''Seat of Luxury''.
 
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*[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]'' ([[TSR, Inc|TSR]], 1983).
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*[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2000).
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*[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes]]'' (TSR, 1992).
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Revision as of 18:50, 21 January 2012

Zilchus 

Title(s):

The Great Guildmaster, the Money Counter 

Alias(es):

none 

Home Plane:

Outlands 

Power Level:

Intermediate 

Alignment:

Lawful Neutral 

Portfolio:

Power, Prestige, Money, Business, Influence 

Domains:

Knowledge, Law, Trickery 

Settings:

Greyhawk

This article is based on material by: 

In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Zilchus is the Oeridian god of Power, Prestige, Money, Business, and Influence. His holy symbol is a pair of hands clutching a bag of gold.

Relationships

Zilchus is the brother of Kurell, and husband of Sotillion (and thus related by marriage to Procan, Merikka, and the Velaeri). He is a staunch ally of Rao, and acts as a dealmaker between deities.

Realm

The realm of Zilchus is the Marketplace Eternal. He shares this domain with several mercantile deities from other worlds, including Waukeen, Sera (of the Birthright campaign setting), and Shinare, all of them combining their assets for mutual benefit. The realm is a vast bazaar run by the souls who held one of these four gods as their primary patron in life, continuing their occupations in the hereafter. Zilchus' quarter of the Marketplace Eternal is called the Seat of Luxury.

Temples

Zilchus' church is the state religion of Ahlissa and Dyvers, and is also strong in Perrenland, Rel Astra, Irongate, and the North Kingdom.

References

External links

There is an article about Zilchus at the Great Library of Greyhawk.

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