Vhaeraun
Greyhawk Deity | |
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Vhaeraun | |
Title(s) | The Masked Lord, the Masked God of Night, the Shadow |
Home Plane | Carceri/Colothys/Ellaniath |
Power Level | Lesser |
Gender | Male |
Class(es) | |
Alignment | Chaotic Evil |
Portfolio | Thievery, Drow Males, Evil Activity on the Surface |
Domains | Chaos, Drow, Evil, Travel, Trickery |
Alias(es) | Vhaerun |
Superior | Lolth |
Vhaeraun, also known as the Masked Lord and the Masked God of Night, is the drow god of Thievery, Drow Males, and Evil Activity on the Surface World.
Description
Relationships
Realm
Vhaeraun resides in his deific domain Ellaniath on Carceri's layer of Colothys. It's said that no one can find it without his permission.
Dogma
Worshipers
Vhaeraun's worshipers include assassins, male drow and half-drow, poisoners, shadowdancers, rogues, and thieves.
Clergy
The church of Vhaeraun is loosely organized, mainly due to persecution from the priestesses of Lolth who rule over the majority of the drow race. Vhaeraun's clergy is almost entirely male, and they practice a passive opposition to Lolth. Aside from that, Vhaeraun strives to reclaim the surface world from which he was forced to flee.
Some priests of Vhaeraun advocate unity of the elven races in order to more easily dominate the surface world. Most, however, view this as heresy.
Gallery
Bibliography
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