Nonhuman races often have whole pantheons of their own. The nonhuman races of the Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk share these deities. Nonhuman DeitiesĬertain gods closely associated with nonhuman races are revered on many different worlds, though not always in the same way. At least thirty deities are widely known across the Realms, and many more are worshiped locally, by individual tribes, small cults, or certain sects of larger religious temples. The Forgotten Realmsĭozens of deities are revered, worshiped, and feared throughout the world of the Forgotten Realms. This appendix deals with one pantheon, that of the Forgotten Realms. D&D PantheonsĮach world in the D&D multiverse has its own pantheons of deities. If you’re playing a cleric or a character with the Acolyte background, decide which god your deity serves or served, and consider the deity’s suggested domains when selecting your character’s domain. Or just make a mental note of the gods who are revered in your DM’s campaign so you can invoke their names when appropriate. Or you can pick a few that your character prays to most often. From among the gods available, you can choose a single deity for your character to serve, worship, or pay lip service to. Your DM determines which gods, if any, are worshiped in his or her campaign. And a few people dedicate themselves entirely to a single god, usually serving as a priest or champion of that god’s ideals. Many people have a favorite among the gods, one whose ideals and teachings they make their own. People in the Forgotten Realms, for example, might pray to Sune for luck in love, make an offering to Waukeen before heading to the market, and pray to appease Talos when a severe storm blows in-all in the same day.

Many people in the worlds of D&D worship different gods at different times and circumstances. When gods walk the world, clerics channel divine power, evil cults perform dark sacrifices in subterranean lairs, and shining paladins stand like beacons against the darkness, it’s hard to be ambivalent about the deities and deny their existence. Religion is an important part of life in the worlds of the D&D multiverse.

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