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I go over what is presented in the Gods of Faerun chapter in the Heroes of Faerun sourcebook put out last year. A future episode will touch on elements tied to the divine elsewhere in Heroes and Adventures in Faerun.

Aerdrie Faenya is the Elven goddess of the air, weather and the winged elves (aka the Avariel). Aerdrie and her clergy encourage exploration and treks out in the wider world. They look to foster a strong relationship between avian creatures. Sections: 0:44 Titles 1:14 Portfolio & Domains 1:42​​ Appearance & Manifestations 6:19 Abilities 8:53 Personal History 14:45​ Personality 15:46 Divine Realms 21:39 Allies & Allegiances 24:05​​ Enemies 25:01​​ Central Dogma 25:41​​ Presence of the Faith in the Realms 29:20 Hierarchy & Structure of the Clergy 30:54 Responsibilities & Duties of Followers 32:22 Orders & Priestly Bodies 33:34 Appearance & Dress 34:49 Rituals 36:15​​ General Characteristics of Places of Worship 37:33 Specific & Known Locations of Worship 44:05​​ Character Options 45:48​​ DM Options Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/religionrealms.bsky.social Email: [email protected] Invite for the podcast Discord channel: https://discord.com/invite/jHHt4qkcK3 Music:  "Ascending the Vale" by by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #aerdrie #dndlore #dnd5e #realmslore #ttrpg

The rich northern city-state of Mirabar stands within the borders of the ancient Dwarven Kingdom of Gharraghaur. Mirabar benefits from those mines and other unearthed elements from those Dwarves who came before them. Sections: 0:55 Borders of Gharraghaur 4:40 History of Gharraghaur 7:28 - History of Mirabar 21:53 - Government of Mirabar 26:48 - Mirabar's Relations and Holdings 29:46 - Mirabar's Resources and Industries 31:09 - Appearance and Layout 48:22 - Mirabar's Culture and Lifestyle 54:11 - Geography and sites around Mirabar Archived Article on the Soggy Dwarf Portal: https://web.archive.org/web/20161101074344/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/pg/20030903a Archived Article on Lady Gemcloak: https://web.archive.org/web/2016/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/wn/20031217a Archived Article on Klauth: https://web.archive.org/web/20161101074321/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/wn/20030226a Twitter: https://x.com/RealmsReligion Email: [email protected] Invite for the podcast discord channel: https://discord.com/invite/jHHt4qkcK3 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TAXYNkaxwOL6L626yzKxv Music: "Crusade - Heavy Industry" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #mirabar #gharraghaur #dwarves #dndlore #dnd5e #realmslore #ttrpg

Sehanine Moonbow is the Elven goddess of dreams, death, and illusions. Sehanine and her clergy shepherd and guide the Elven people both in their mortal lives and into their next. Sections: 0:00​​ Introduction 2:52 Titles 3:25 Portfolio & Domains 3:55​​ Appearance & Manifestations 8:57 Abilities 13:14 Personal History 17:10​ Personality 19:22 Personal Realms 31:34​ Symbols 32:23 Allies & Allegiances 35:29​​ Enemies 36:16​​ Central Dogma 37:03​​ Presence of the Faith in the Realms 41:07 Hierarchy & Structure of the Clergy 42:27 Orders & Priestly Bodies 45:22 Responsibilities & Duties of Followers 47:20 Rituals 1:00:24 Appearance & Dress 1:01:59​​ General Characteristics of Places of Worship 1:03:31 Specific & Known Locations of Worship 1:12:02​​ Character Options 1:14:55​​ DM Options Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/religionrealms.bsky.social Email: [email protected] Invite for the podcast Discord channel: https://discord.com/invite/jHHt4qkcK3 Music: "Night Vigil" by by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #sehanine #dndlore #dnd5e #realmslore #ttrpg

The ruins of Clan Ironstar's kingdom lay near Mithral Hall. This unique and legendary Dwarven clan appears to be guided by a greater power and/or destiny towards some unknown fate. Sections: 0:44 Borders of Kingdom Ironstar 2:28 Symbol of Clan Ironstar 2:49 History of the Ironstars 5:41 Clan Ironstar after the Kingdom 14:44 Locations and Regions of Note 17:38 Relics of Note Link to Lisa Smedman's short piece of fiction:  https://web.archive.org/web/20091226004637/http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4dnd/20091223 Twitter: https://x.com/RealmsReligion Email: [email protected] Invite for the podcast discord channel: https://discord.com/invite/jHHt4qkcK3 Show on Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/0TAXYNkaxwOL6L626yzKxv Music: "Crusade - Heavy Industry" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ironstar #dwarves #dndlore #dnd5e #ttrpg

Corellon is the patron god all elven kind. Corellon and his faith look to protect, guide and inspire Elves across the Realms. Sections 0:00 Introduction 3:41 Titles 4:02 Portfolio & Domains 4:29 Appearance & Manifestations 11:38 Abilities 15:01 Personal History 48:05 Personality 50:23 Personal Realms 1:02:51 Allies & Allegiances 1:05:38 Enemies 1:06:11 Symbols 1:07:21 Central Dogma 1:08:08 Presence of the Faith in the Realms 1:11:39 Hierarchy & Structure of the Clergy 1:14:12 Responsibilities & Duties of the Clergy 1:15:32 Orders & Priestly Bodies 1:17:04 Appearance & Dress 1:18:27 Rituals 1:24:45 General Characteristics of Places of Worship 1:25:25 Specific & Known Locations of Worship 1:37:39 Character Options 1:41:21 DM Options 1:48:43 End Details Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/religionrealms.bsky.social Email: [email protected] Invite for the podcast discord channel: https://discord.com/invite/jHHt4qkcK3 Music: "The Protector" by Ean Grimm  #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #corellon #dndlore #dnd5e #realmslore #ttrpg

The ruins of Ammarindar lay beneath the Graypeak Mountains just to the east of the High Forest. Learn how they mined adamantine, founded their own arcane academy and the hidden cult to Baphomet among their people. Sections: 1:15 Borders of Ammarindar 3:40 Symbol of Ammarindar 4:17 History of Ammarindar 13:50 Ammarindar Today 19:27 Locations and Regions of Note 44:46 Relics of Note Link to introductory article for the Shadow Path article series: https://web.archive.org/web/20161101200329/http://archive.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=fr/pg20020925x Link to article on the Tree of Wailing Souls: https://web.archive.org/web/20161101201500/http://archive.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/mc/mc20010829b Link to article that talks about Augment Crystals: https://web.archive.org/web/20090604164628/https://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ps/20070306a Twitter: https://x.com/RealmsReligion Email: [email protected] Invite for the podcast discord channel: https://discord.com/invite/jHHt4qkcK3 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TAXYNkaxwOL6L626yzKxv Music: "Crusade - Heavy Industry" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ammarindar #dndlore #dnd5e #realmslore #ttrpg

Eilistraee is the singular good-aligned deity of the Drow pantheon and looks to turn the Drow back towards the light of the surface. Yes, I saw Ed Greenwood posted two videos related to Eilistraee recently. This episode was recorded and mostly done and I didn't want to go back in and add more material to it. Sections: 0:00​​ Introduction 1:08 Titles 1:20 Portfolio & Domains 1:51​​ Appearance & Manifestations 7:12 Abilities 11:03 Personal History 49:50​ Personality 50:42 Personal Realms 56:06 Allies & Allegiances 58:00​​ Enemies 58:39​ Symbols 59:05​​ Central Dogma 59:54​​ Presence of the Faith in the Realms 1:01:56 Hierarchy & Structure of the Clergy 1:10:19​​ Responsibilities & Duties of Followers 1:13:10​​ Orders & Priestly Bodies 1:14:42 Appearance & Dress 1:15:45 Rituals 1:23:29​​ General Characteristics of Places of Worship 1:24:32 Specific & Known Locations of Worship 1:42:08​​ Character Options 1:44:14​​ DM Options 2:04:03 End Details Candlekeep Forum post that talks about Drow demographics mentioned at 1:00:15 - http://candlekeep.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5812&whichpage=66 Candlekeep Forum post that talks about men being allowed into Eilistraee's clergy mentioned at 1:05:06 - https://candlekeep.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5812&whichpage=56 Candlekeep Forum post that talks about the Eilistraee love-binding ceremony (again, NSFW text material) mentioned at 1:22:07 - https://candlekeep.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13186&whichpage=87 Twitter: https://x.com/RealmsReligion Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@RealmsReligion Email: [email protected] Music: "Silver Flame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #eilistraee #dndlore #dnd5e #realmslore #ttrpg

This is the forty-eighth and final episode (for now) in a series about the Faerûnian Pantheon. Waukeen is the goddess of coin and trade in this pantheon. Her faith is dedicated to the spread of wealth and trade across the continent. Sections: 0:00​​ Introduction 0:30 Titles 0:46 Portfolio & Domains 1:01​​ Appearance & Manifestations 3:44 Abilities 7:36 Personal History 16:34​ Personality 17:48 Personal Realms 25:47 Allies & Allegiances 26:44​​ Enemies 26:59​ Symbols 27:18​​ Central Dogma 28:25​​ Presence of the Faith in the Realms 30:35 Hierarchy & Structure of the Clergy 33:35​​ Responsibilities & Duties of Followers 35:52​​ Orders & Priestly Bodies 38:21 Appearance & Dress 40:01 Rituals 50:34​​ General Characteristics of Places of Worship 52:20 Specific & Known Locations of Worship 1:06:08​​ Character Options 1:08:09​​ DM Options 1:13:02 End Details Link to Google Form to help choose next pantheon covered on the podcast: https://forms.gle/jJ44rBCT3zhSbrEP8 Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealmsReligion Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@RealmsReligion Email: [email protected] Invite for the podcast Discord channel: https://discord.com/invite/jHHt4qkcK3 Music: "Village Consort" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #waukeen #dndlore #dnd5e #realmslore #ttrpg

This is the forty-seventh episode in a series about the Faerûnian Pantheon. Asmodeus is the god of indulgence and lord over the Nine Hells of Baator. Sections: 0:34​​ Introduction 2:05 Titles 2:21 Portfolio & Domains 2:42​​ Appearance & Manifestations 6:08 Abilities 11:08 Personal History 44:06​ Personality 45:37 Personal Realms 1:03:35 Allies & Allegiances 1:05:33​​ Enemies 1:07:10​ Symbols 1:07:44​​ Central Dogma 1:08:08​​ Presence of the Faith in the Realms & Hierarchy & Structure of the Clergy 1:08:59​​ Responsibilities & Duties of Followers 1:10:55​​ Orders & Priestly Bodies 1:11:56​​ General Characteristics of Places of Worship 1:12:46 Specific & Known Locations of Worship 1:13:40​​ Character Options 1:16:24​​ DM Options 1:23:51 End Details Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@RealmsReligion Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealmsReligion Email: [email protected] Invite for the podcast Discord channel: https://discord.com/invite/jHHt4qkcK3 Music: "Gloom Horizon" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #asmodeus #dndlore #dnd5e #realmslore #ttrpg

This is the forty-sixth episode in a series about the Faerûnian Pantheon. Helm is the god of guardians and protection. Sections: 0:00​​ Introduction 0:26 Titles 0:42 Portfolio & Domains 1:36​​ Appearance & Manifestations 4:54 Abilities 8:58 Personal History 22:23​ Personality 24:06 Personal Realms 30:26 Allies & Allegiances 31:43​​ Enemies 32:46​ Symbols 33:19​​ Central Dogma 34:13​​ Presence of the Faith in the Realms 38:01​​ Hierarchy & Structure of the Clergy 41:57​​ Responsibilities & Duties of Followers 43:11​​ Orders & Priestly Bodies 51:09​​ Appearance & Dress 53:12​​ Rituals 56:08​​ General Characteristics of Places of Worship 57:23 Specific & Known Locations of Worship 1:08:13​​ Character Options 1:11:06​​ DM Options 1:25:24 End Details Links Ed Greenwood's Video on Murdane mentioned @11:46 https://youtu.be/13yvrBNMPx4 Post on Candlekeep Forum about Laudays mentioned @54:13 http://candlekeep.com/forum/topic.asp... Post on Candlekeep Forums about Helmite Funerary Rite @55:14 http://candlekeep.com/forum/topic.asp... Archived Post on the portal network mentioned @1:06:34 https://web.archive.org/web/201611010... Links to my Episode on Talos mentioned @1:20:46 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCSk5... https://open.spotify.com/episode/2G7w... Links to Bane Dungeoncast Episode mentioned @1:25:54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5YUs... https://open.spotify.com/episode/7hBR... Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@RealmsReligion Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealmsReligion Email: [email protected] Invite for the podcast Discord channel: https://discord.com/invite/jHHt4qkcK3 Music: "Hill Legend" by Ean Grimm (tubersongs.com) #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #helm #dndlore #dnd5e #realmslore #ttrpg

This is the forty-fifth episode in a series about the Faerûnian Pantheon. Loviatar is the goddess of pain and torment. She and her faith do not let the people of Faerun forget that suffering brings with it the sweetest bliss. Sections: 0:00​​ Introduction 4:59 Titles 5:12 Portfolio & Domains 5:42​​ Appearance & Manifestations 10:18 Abilities 14:40 Personal History 19:37​ Personality 20:50 Personal Realms 31:59 Allies & Allegiances 32:40​​ Enemies 33:54​ Symbols 34:47​​ Central Dogma 36:14​​ Presence of the Faith in the Realms 46:20​​ Hierarchy & Structure of the Clergy 50:27​​ Responsibilities & Duties of Followers 52:57​​ Orders & Priestly Bodies 55:33​​ Appearance & Dress 58:22​​ Rituals 1:01:55​​ General Characteristics of Places of Worship 1:02:25 Specific & Known Locations of Worship 1:14:45​​ Character Options 1:16:34​​ DM Options 1:24:35 End Details Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@RealmsReligion Twitter: My personal twitter: https://twitter.com/ShivsEmbrace​​ Podcast: https://twitter.com/RealmsReligion​ Email: [email protected] Invite for the podcast Discord channel: https://discord.gg/jHHt4qkcK3 Music: "Malicious" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #loviatar #dndlore #dnd5e #realmslore #ttrpg

This is the forty-fourth episode in a series about the Faerûnian Pantheon. Leira is the goddess of illusions. She and her faith endeavour to maintain a sense of mystery and confusion throughout the daily lives of Faerun's peoples and creatures. Sections: 0:00​​ Introduction 0:33 Titles 1:18 Portfolio & Domains 1:44​​ Appearance & Manifestations 4:59 Abilities 7:54 Personal History 12:32​ Personality 13:29 Personal Realms 16:52 Allies & Allegiances 17:58​​ Enemies 18:55​ Symbols (I did not announce this section) 19:18​​ Central Dogma 20:25​​ Presence of the Faith in the Realms 28:18​​ Hierarchy & Structure of the Clergy 29:32​​ Responsibilities & Duties of Followers 31:48​​ Orders & Priestly Bodies 34:35​​ Appearance & Dress 39:06​​ Rituals 43:54​​ General Characteristics of Places of Worship 45:29 Specific & Known Locations of Worship 50:24​​ Character Options 51:54​​ DM Options 56:22 End Details Links of Interest Archived 3e articles that covers Nimbral: Part 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090602132112/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2Frl%2F20040811a Part 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20090602131925/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2Frl%2F20040825a Part 3 https://web.archive.org/web/20090602131937/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2Frl%2F20040908a Part 4 https://web.archive.org/web/20090602131854/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2Frl%2F20040922a Part 5 https://web.archive.org/web/20090602131859/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2Frl%2F20041013a Part 6 https://web.archive.org/web/20090602131805/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2Frl%2F20041027a Part 7 https://web.archive.org/web/20090602132215/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2Frl%2F20041110a Part 8 https://web.archive.org/web/20090602131840/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2Frl%2F20041124a   Information about Demarch's Alliance First Article https://web.archive.org/web/20090602131702/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2Ffrcc%2F20070214 Second Article https://web.archive.org/web/20090602131744/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2Ffrcc%2F20070725 Twitter: My personal twitter: https://twitter.com/ShivsEmbrace​​ Podcast: https://twitter.com/RealmsReligion​ Email: [email protected] Invite for the podcast Discord channel: https://discord.gg/jHHt4qkcK3 Music: "Magic Forest" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #leira #dndlore #dnd5e #ttrpg

This is the forty-third episode in a series about the Faerûnian Pantheon. Hoar is the god of revenge and poetic justice. He and his faith aim to ensure that anyone who escaped justice are targeted and face a proper Hoarite fate. Sections: 0:00​​ Introduction 0:32 Titles 1:17 Portfolio & Domains 1:33​​ Appearance & Manifestations 4:34 Abilities 7:46 Personal History 20:57​ Personality 21:51 Personal Realms 26:31 Allies & Allegiances 28:58​​ Enemies 29:17​ Symbols 29:58​​ Central Dogma 31:02​​ Presence of the Faith in the Realms 32:47​​ Hierarchy & Structure of the Clergy 34:39​​ Responsibilities & Duties of Followers 36:04​​ Orders & Priestly Bodies 39:23​​ Appearance & Dress 41:45​​ Rituals 44:07​​ General Characteristics of Places of Worship 45:00 Specific & Known Locations of Worship 47:20​​ Character Options 49:10​​ DM Options 59:58 End Details Links to the Dungeoncast episode on Bhaal where I made a guest appearance -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1XMmMcciKTaJCvqCMhOdG5?si=JViYCG5xReyypduyYj2rXg -Youtube: https://youtu.be/FiXIAHmChqc Archived web article about the lhiannan shee: https://web.archive.org/web/20161101074551/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2Fmm%2F20020315a Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@RealmsReligion Twitter: My personal twitter: https://twitter.com/ShivsEmbrace​​ Podcast: https://twitter.com/RealmsReligion​ Email: [email protected] Invite for the podcast Discord channel: https://discord.gg/jHHt4qkcK3 Music: "Ancient Rite" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #hoar #dndlore #dnd5e #ttrpg

This is the forty-second episode in a series about the Faerûnian Pantheon. Talona is the goddess of poison and disease. She and her faith do much to sow fear about pestilence and affliction across the continent of Faerun. I totally forgot to mention in the episode that I was on the Dungeoncast to talk to Brian and William about Bhaal. Check it out!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiXIAHmChqc&t=0s Sections: 0:00​​ Introduction 0:43 Titles 1:25 Portfolio & Domains 1:44​​ Appearance & Manifestations 4:09 Abilities 6:28 Personal History 11:11​ Personality 11:41 Personal Realms 18:38 Allies & Allegiances 20:38​​ Enemies 22:20​ Symbols 23:10​​ Central Dogma 24:26​​ Presence of the Faith in the Realms 30:00​​ Hierarchy & Structure of the Clergy 31:33​​ Responsibilities & Duties of Followers 33:38​​ Orders & Priestly Bodies 36:03​​ Appearance & Dress 38:46​​ Rituals 41:15​​ General Characteristics of Places of Worship 42:27 Specific & Known Locations of Worship 44:01​​ Character Options 46:02​​ DM Options Thanks to Topsu over on the Dungeoncast server with helping me with the Finnish pronunciation of Kiputtyto. Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@RealmsReligion Twitter: My personal twitter: https://twitter.com/ShivsEmbrace​​ Podcast: https://twitter.com/RealmsReligion​ Email: [email protected] Invite for the podcast Discord channel: https://discord.gg/jHHt4qkcK3 Music: "Gloom Horizon" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #talona #dndlore #dnd5e #ttrpg