Canon:List of core deities (4e)

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The List of core deities of Dungeons & Dragons (4e) comprises the deities for the default campaign setting of 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons (informally referred to as the "points of light" setting). The list includes long-time D&D establishments from Greyhawk and the Forgotten Realms, as well as several original gods. Although some gods are patrons of specific races, they are worshipped by all, and racial pantheons do not exist in this edition. Many lesser gods from previous editions (such as the Seldarine or most members of the dwarven pantheon) now have the status of Exarch, a demipower in service to a greater god.

Good and Lawful Good deities

• Avandra - Good Goddess of Change, Luck and Travel, Patron of Halflings.
• Bahamut - Lawful Good God of Justice, Protection and Nobility. Patron of Dragonborn.
• Moradin - Lawful Good God of Family, Community and Creation (as in smithing). Patron of Dwarves
• Pelor - Good God of Sun, Agriculture and Time. Seasonal God of Summer.

Unaligned deities

• Corellon - Unaligned God of Beauty, Art, Magic and the Fey. Seasonal God of the Spring and Patron of Eladrin.
• Erathis - Unaligned Goddess of Civilization, Inventions and Law.
• Ioun - Unaligned Goddess of Knowledge, Skill and Prophecy.
• Kord - Unaligned God of Storms, Battle and Strength.
• Melora - Unaligned Goddess of Wilderness, Nature and the Sea
• Raven Queen - Unaligned Goddess of Death, Fate and Doom. Seasonal Goddess of Winter.
• Sehanine - Unaligned Goddess of Illusion, Love and the Moon. Seasonal God of Autumn and Patron of Elves.

Evil and Chaotic Evil deities

• Asmodeus - Evil God of Tyranny and Domination. Lord of Devils
• Bane - Evil God of War and Conquest. Revered by Goblins
• Gruumsh - Chaotic Evil God of Slaughter and Destruction. Patron of Orcs
• Lolth - Chaotic Evil Goddess of Shadow and Lies. Patron of Drow and their inseparable companions, the spiders.
• Tharizdun - The Chained God, also known as the Elder Elemental Eye, creator of the Abyss.
• Tiamat - Evil Goddess of Greed and Envy. Patron of the Chromatic Dragons.
• Torog - Evil God of the Underdark. Patron of Jailors and Torturers
• Vecna - Evil God of the Undead and Necromancy. Lord of Secrets
• Zehir - Evil God of Darkness and Poison. Favoured Deity of the Yuan-Ti and Patron of Assassins.

Deceased/Former deities

• Amoth - God of Justice and Mercy. Killed by the demon princes Orcus, Demogorgon and Rimmon.
• Aoskar - God of Portals. Killed by the Lady of Pain.
• Gorellik - God of Hunting, Beasts, and Gnolls. Killed by the demon lord Yeenoghu.
• He Who Was - A god of good and possibly peace, he was killed by his archangel and exarch, Asmodeus. Implied to be the creator of humans, the devils wiped out all knowledge of his name, which they fear is powerful enough to revive him if it is ever spoken aloud again. The Nine Hells were originally his astral domain, now a prison for Asmodeus and his devils. A holy chalice belonging to him is mentioned in Divine Power.
• Khala - Goddess of Winter, wife of Zehir, mother of Kord, Khala sought to trap the natural world in an eternal winter to secure power over it. Her plans convinced the primal spirits to expel gods and primordials from the world. She was killed by the other gods in a conflict called the War of Winter, who afterwards made a compact to balance darkness and light (Zehir and Pelor), and the natural seasons (Corellon, Pelor and Sehanine). Her power over winter was taken by the Raven Queen.
• Lakal- God of Healing and Mercy who was also her own Astral Dominion. She was an impersonal deity who communicated with her chosen people, the Quom, through "ecstatic moments of personal communion." She extolled mercy and urged her followers to dedicate themselves to pursuits that benefitted the whole cosmos. Lakal's death was accidental- when Bahamut battled Nihil, the Primoridial of nothingness, the pair crashed into Lakal. Bahamut was able to use the distraction to slay Nihil, but the primoridal's death throes also caused Lakal to explode. The surviving quom now roam the planes, retrieving any shards of Lakal that they can find, including those unknowingly consumed by living creatures. Such creatures, including humanoids and player characters, are considered collateral damage in the quom's quest to restore Lakal. Ironically, even if the quom succeed in their quest, the restored Lakal would be disgusted with their methods.
• Maglubiyet - God of Goblinoids. Defeated by Bane.
• Nerull - God of Death and the Dead. Killed by The Raven Queen.
• Tuern - God of War. Killed by Bane.
• Nusemnee - Nusemnee was the daughter of Zehir. When she failed to assassinate a high priest of Pelor, she was abandoned and then mortally wounded by a paladin’s holy blade. Expecting only death, she was surprised when the high priest healed her, showing her compassion and forgiveness. Intrigued, she decided to honor a promise to the high priest and aid him in his holy quest until a time that she could save his life in turn. Nusemnee thus became a symbol of redemption. When she finally died at the end of the high priest’s quest, she rose again, this time as a minor goddess. In this form, she opposed her father by offering redemption to all who would turn away from evil. She was later killed by a poison that could kill anything—even a deity—that was distilled from Zehir’s blood.

See also

• List of core deities (3e)
• List of Dragonlance deities
• List of Greyhawk deities
• List of Forgotten Realms deities

External links

• The Gods List - Available at Planewalker contains basic information on all gods released in the Dungeons & Dragons product line.
• Encyclopedia of the Planes - Some more detailed information on a lot of deities from Dungeons & Dragons (among many other things).

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