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gender=Neuter| | gender=Neuter| | ||
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alignment=Chaotic | alignment=Chaotic Evil| | ||
portfolio=Blind destruction, | portfolio=Blind destruction, Blood, Bloodlust, Evil, Greed, Hatred, [[Spriggan]]s, and Uncontrolled Impulses| | ||
domains=Chaos, Destruction, Earth, Evil, Greed, Madness, Pestilence| | domains=Chaos, Destruction, Earth, Evil, Greed, Madness, Pestilence| | ||
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'''Urdlen''' is the [[gnome]] deity of Greed and Blood. | |||
'''Urdlen''' is the [[gnome]] deity of | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Relationships== | ==Relationships== | ||
Urdlen is the enemy of the gnomish and [[halfling]] pantheons. [[Roykyn]] was formally a priestess of | Urdlen is the enemy of the gnomish and [[halfling]] pantheons. The hero-deity [[Roykyn]] was formally a priestess of the Crawler Below. | ||
==Realm== | ==Realm== | ||
Urdlen's realm is the ''Worm Realm'', located on the 399th layer of the [[Abyss]]. There, Urdlen tunnels through the ground, completely unconcerned with his petitioners, who dig in the tunnels he leaves behind. The petitioners, mostly evil gnomes, have no society whatsoever; they simply pursue their own greed in the ore-rich earth. | Urdlen's realm is the ''Worm Realm'', located on the 399th layer of the [[Abyss]]. There, Urdlen tunnels through the ground, completely unconcerned with his petitioners, who dig in the tunnels he leaves behind. The petitioners, mostly evil gnomes, have no society whatsoever; they simply pursue their own greed in the ore-rich earth. | ||
===Clergy | ==Dogma== | ||
Urdlen's priests wear white cloaks. Its sacred animal is the white mole. | |||
==Worshippers== | |||
==Clergy== | |||
Urdlen's priests wear white cloaks. Its sacred animal is the white mole. | |||
===Temples, rituals, and holy days=== | |||
Urdlen is worshipped in underground caverns. Sacrifices of blood and jewels are made to it annually. Its holy day is the [[winter solstice]]. | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
*Boyd, Eric L. ''Demihuman Deities''. Renton, WA: | *Boyd, Eric L. ''Demihuman Deities''. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998. | ||
*Boyd, Eric L, and [[Erik Mona]]. ''Faiths and Pantheons''. Renton, WA: | |||
*[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. '' | *Boyd, Eric L, and [[Erik Mona]]. ''Faiths and Pantheons''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2002. | ||
*McComb, Colin. ''[[On Hallowed Ground]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: | |||
*[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. ''Unearthed Arcana''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1985. | |||
*McComb, Colin. ''[[On Hallowed Ground]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1996. | |||
*[[Roger E. Moore|Moore, Roger E.]] "The Gnomish Point of View." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #61. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, May 1982. | *[[Roger E. Moore|Moore, Roger E.]] "The Gnomish Point of View." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #61. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, May 1982. | ||
*[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[Monster Mythology]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992. | *[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[Monster Mythology]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992. | ||
[[Category:Gnome deities]] | |||
[[Category:Gods of evil]] | [[Category:Gods of evil]] | ||
[[Category:Gods of wealth]] | [[Category:Gods of wealth]] | ||
[[Category:Gods of wrath]] | [[Category:Gods of wrath]] | ||