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Afetbinttuzani
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 Posted - 24 Jan 2010 : 02:25:51
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Hi, all.
Does anyone know of any FR novels or supplements that deal with the practices, religious or knightly orders, temples, etc. of those who are faithful to Bahamut? I would like to be able to read and reccomend something to one our players.
Thanks,
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"As the good Archmage often admonishes me, I ought not to let my mind wander, as it's too small to go off by itself."
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wintermute27
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 24 Jan 2010 : 04:28:28
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I had a player in a game once make a Dragon Shaman that venerated Bahamut, but there isn't much about Bahamut's worshipers in recent Realms source books. There is a small entry in the 2nd ed books Draconomicon (FOR1, pg. 57-58) and Cult of the Dragon (TSR 9547, pg. 120). While not a Forgotten Realms specific source, the 3rd edition book Races of the Dragon has a pretty good writeup of the church of Bahamut on pages 151-152.
I found it wasn't very difficult to transplant the church from Races of the Dragon into the realms. In Dragons of Faerun (pg. 9), it says that non-dragon worship of Bahamut had a resurgence in 1359, so I used a toned down version of the church centered around Damara, Impiltur, and the Sea of Fallen Stars with only a few temples in the larger trade cities. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 24 Jan 2010 : 04:53:47
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There's some brief details in On Hallowed Ground and Warriors of Heaven as well. Though not really all that much on the clergy and their specific rituals and the like. That's hardly received any real attention in D&D lore [well, aside from the stuff for Paladine in DRAGONLANCE, which could -- in parts -- be adapted for Bahamut worshippers in the Realms, I suppose].
Monster Mythology has a little also.
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Ayunken-vanzan
Senior Scribe
Germany
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Posted - 24 Jan 2010 : 09:23:04
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| There is a PrC in the Book of Exalted Deeds, the "Vassal of Bahamut", which also details tenets of the justicebringer's faith. Of course, more information on the Lord of the Northwind are found in the Manual of the Planes. |
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Diffan
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 24 Jan 2010 : 09:42:05
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| And if I remember correctly, wasn't King Gared Dragonsbane from Damara involved in some sort of adventure that involved Bahamut? I remember that was in some blurb when I read Road to the Patriarch |
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Ayunken-vanzan
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Posted - 24 Jan 2010 : 15:35:33
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Originally posted by Diffan
And if I remember correctly, wasn't King Gared Dragonsbane from Damara involved in some sort of adventure that involved Bahamut? I remember that was in some blurb when I read Road to the Patriarch
You are right, by the help of the Justicebringer he was able to slay Orcus. Returning to Damara he brought with him the tree-gem, the visible sign of the Lord of the Northwind's promise to protect Damara as long as the people stay on the way of righteousness. |
"What mattered our lives now? When our world had been torn from us? Folk wept, or drank, or stood staring out over the land, wondering what new horror each dawn would bring."
Elender Stormfall of Suzail
"Anyone can kill deities, cause plagues, or destroy organizations. It takes real skill to make them live on."
Varl
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IngoDjan
Learned Scribe
Brazil
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Posted - 24 Jan 2010 : 16:21:48
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| Bahamut is Torm of the Dragons. |
Ingo Djan
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Diffan
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 25 Jan 2010 : 02:04:10
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quote:
Originally posted by Ayunken-vanzan
quote:
Originally posted by Diffan
And if I remember correctly, wasn't King Gared Dragonsbane from Damara involved in some sort of adventure that involved Bahamut? I remember that was in some blurb when I read Road to the Patriarch
You are right, by the help of the Justicebringer he was able to slay Orcus. Returning to Damara he brought with him the tree-gem, the visible sign of the Lord of the Northwind's promise to protect Damara as long as the people stay on the way of righteousness.
Was that in a module to play through or a novel? I never found any info on it and that'd be a story I'd really like to read. |
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sfdragon
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Posted - 25 Jan 2010 : 02:40:05
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its a module.
into the bloodstonelands I think.....
SAge would know for sure though.... |
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glitter
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coach
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 28 Jan 2010 : 18:59:15
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Bahamut's Tree Gem protects the Bloodstone Lands from Demons
as long as the tree lives, demons cannot enter the land |
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Afetbinttuzani
Senior Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 29 Jan 2010 : 02:19:58
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Hello, all.
Sorry for not chiming in sooner. I've been sort of out of the loop for a few days. A huge thanks to all of you for all of your helpful suggestions and information. I can always count on someone here knowing where to find the lore I need.
Cheers, |
Afet bint Tuzaní
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coach
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 31 Jan 2010 : 03:46:34
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more random FR canon tidbits
The Talons of Justice serve Bahamut (Metallic Dragon Knights) (DoF)
Grandmaster Kane prays to Bahamut (Road of the Patriarch)
3. Bahamut (PaP p133) (FR9 p6,37) (H4 p30,53,80-81) (DoF p8-10) (RotP p26)
a. Directed and teleported a group of Damaran heroes to Tiamat’s Lair (PaP p133) (H4 p80-81) (DoF p9)
b. The mortals, led by Gareth, destroyed Tiamat’s avatar (PaP p133) (DoF p9)
c. Told adventurers of the artifact called the Tree-Gem that was created from the destruction of the Wand of Orcus – once planted at Gareth’s coronation, it grew into a beautiful white tree which forever banishes Orcus and other abyssal creatures from the Bloodstone Lands as long as the country and its rulers align with the cause of good (FR9 p6,37) (H4 p81,82) (DoF p9) (RotP p25-26)
d. Power has grown to the rank of Lesser deity as the planting of the Tree-gem in Damara renewed interest among nondragon races in his teachings (DoF p9)
e. Church of Tiamat and the Church of Bahamut followers race to seek out impact points of lightning strikes and gather eggs (DoF p10)
f. Church of Bahamut rituals – Call of Bahamut, Rite of Rebirth (DoF p9)
g. Becoming Platinum Knights or Vassals of Bahamut (DoF p9)
Bahamut's Quest (Module H4)
xv. White Tree [gift from the deity Bahamut to Gareth] – located in the Grand Garden on the shore of Lake Midai (RotP p25-26) 30 feet tall, branches used by Gareth and friends to make items of power from its magical wood (RotP p26) ward against creatures from the Abyss being able to walk on the land of the Bloodstone Lands (RotP p25) |
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Faithful of Bahamut?
. Ahh well.