Saturday, January 16, 2021

Greyhawk Deity Realms

Greetings, Greyhawk sages! I hope this post will be of use to someone. I was going through the Greyhawk wiki on GreyhawkOnline a while back and wondered that I knew very little of the deities' actual homes (not just the plane). It's never been a topic I've covered though I've written (and drawn) plenty on the gods over the years. I knew many had realms mentioned in the 3E Manual of the Planes or in various Dragon articles, but there had to be some who are not covered. Much to my surprise the wiki is thorough, nearly every god already has a named plane (with specific layer of said plane), home (whether personal or shared with other outer plane denizens) or wanders. For sake of brevity I tried to keep this to Flanaess gods, including Raxivort cause he is somehow special enough to make the 83 boxed set. Olman, Touv and so on can be at a later time. And yeah I could've done hero-deities and quasi too, maybe next time as well?

At any rate, the chart below is just a handy reference to show DMs that the gods have cool home realms of which most (90%) have never been detailed as far as I know. I may do a follow up on planar/great wheel names because the names of layers/planes can be confusing depending on what edition you play. For instance Gladsheim becomes Ysgard in 2E, but the first layer of Ysgard is Ysgard, so why not just leave the plane name Gladsheim? I did. 

At any rate, I hope this post can inspire DMs who want to take a jaunt to the planes on a quest or to seek out a deity for a favor, etc. There is a lot of potential here for Greyhawk authors to develop these homes as well. 


Greater Deities

Align

Layer. Plane

Home Realm

Beory, goddess of nature

N

Oerth

Manifestation of Oerth

Boccob, god of magic

N

Outlands

The Library of Lore

Incabulos, god of plagues and famine

NE

Oinos, Gray Waste

Charnelhouse

Istus, goddess of fate and destiny

N

Outlands

The Web of Fate

Kord, god of athletics and sport

CG

Ysgard, Gladsheim

Hall of the Valiant

Lendor, god of time

LN

Mechanus

The Wheel of Time

Nerull, god of death

NE

Agathys, Carceri

Necromanteion

Pelor, god of the sun and healing

NG

Thalasia, Elysium

Fortress of the Sun

Procan, god of the seas and oceans

CN

Limbo

Seasedge

Rao, god of peace and reason

LG

Mercuria, Seven Heavens

Sweet Reason

Tharizdun, god of eternal darkness

CE

Deep Ethereal

Imprisoned

Ulaa, goddess of hills and mountains

LG

Outlands

The Iron Hills

Wee Jas, goddess of magic and death

LN

also

Tintibulus, Acheron

Ocanthus, Acheron

The Patterned Web

Cabal Macabre

Zilchus, god of money and business

LN

Outlands

The Seat of Luxury


Lesser Deities

Allitur, god of ethics and propriety

Atroa, goddess of spring, east wind


Beltar, goddess of malice, caves, pits

Berei, goddess of farming and home

Align

LG

NG

also

CE

NG

Layer, Plane

Mertion, Seven Heavens

Brux, Beastlands

Eronia, Elysium

Carceri

Amoria, Elysium

Home Realm

Empyrea

Grove of Perpetual Spring

Morninglory

Unknown

Principality

Bleredd, god of mines and smiths

Bralm, goddess of insects, industrious

CN

LN

Dothion, Bytopia

Avalas, Acheron

The Golden Hills

Hive Fortress

Celestian, god of stars and wanderers

Cyndor, god of time and continuity



Dalt, god of portals, doors, locks, keys

Delleb, god of reason, intellect, study

N

LN

also

also

CG

LG

Astral, Ethereal, Inner

Mechanus

Mertion, Seven Heavens

Demiplane of Time

Outlands

Solania, Seven Heavens

Wanders

The Path of Time

City of the Sands of Time

Tempus Cidatus

Wanders

The Great Library

Ehlonna, goddess of woodlands

NG

Krigala, Beastlands

Grove of the Unicorn

Erythnul, god of envy and slaughter

CE

Phlegethon,Pandemonium

Citadel of Slaughter

Fharlanghn, god of travel

Fortubo, god of stone, metal

Geshtai, goddess of lakes, rivers

NG

LG

N

Oerth

Solania, Seven Heavens

Outlands

Wanders

The Empyrean Delve

Nature’s Rest

Heironeous, god of chivalry and valor

LG

Venya, Seven Heavens

The Fields of Glory

Hextor, god of war and discord

Jascar, god of hills and mountains

Joramy, goddess of volcanoes, anger

Kurell, god of jealousy and thievery


Lirr, goddess of poetry, literature, art

Llerg, god of beasts and strength

LE

LG

N

CN

also

CG

CN

Avalas, Acheron

Shurrock, Bytopia

Bytopia or Elysium

Pandesmos,Pandemonium

Limbo

Olympus, Arborea

Limbo

Scourgehold

Centerspire

Wanders

The House of the Bitter Hand

The House of Locks

City of Polykeptolon

Beasthaven

Lydia, goddess of music and daylight

Mouqol, god of trade and negotiation

Myhriss, goddess of love, and beauty

NG

N

NG


Amoria, Elysium

Outlands

Thalasia, Elsyium

Release From Care

The Marketplace Eternal

River Amiel

Norebo, god of luck and gambling

CN

Pandesmos,Pandemonium

Unknown

Obad-hai, god of nature and hunting

N

Outlands

The Hidden Wood

Olidammara, god of revelry, rogues

Osprem, goddess of ships and sailors


Phaulkon, god of air, birds, archery

CN

LN

also

CG

Ysgard, Gladsheim

Mechanus

Elemental Plane of Water

Arvandor, Arborea

The Den of Olidammara

Unknown

Whirlcurrents

Wanders

Pholtus, god of light and law

Phyton, god of nature and beauty

LG

CG

also

Mechanus

Arvandor, Arborea

Ysgard, Gladsheim

The Path of Law

Unknown

Unknown

Pyremius, god of fire and poison

NE

Niflheim, Gray Waste

The Black Volcano

Ralishaz, god of ill luck and insanity

CN

Limbo

The Kiss of Luck

Raxivort, god of xvarts and rats

Sotillion, goddess of south wind

CE

CG

also

Pandesmos,Pandemonium

Ysgard, Gladsheim

Arvandor, Arobrea

The Black Sewers

The Green Fields

Grandfather Oak

Saint Cuthbert, god of wisdom, zeal

Syrul, goddess of lies, and treachery


LN

NE

also

Abellio, Arcadia

Niflheim, Gray Waste

Khalas, Gehenna

The Basilica of St. Cuthbert

Castle of Beautiful Lies

Castle of Ugly Truth

Telchur, god of winter and cold

CN

Pandesmos,Pandemonium

The Icicle Palace

Trithereon, god of liberty, retribution

CG

Arvandor, Arborea

The Forking Road

Vatun, god of the winter and beasts

CN

Unknown

Imprisoned

Vecna, god of evil secrets


Velnius, god of sky and weather

Wenta, goddess of harvest, west wind

NE

also

CG

CG

Prime Material Plane

Quasi-Plane of Ash

Eronia, Elysium

Arvandor, Arborea

variou secret strongholds

Citadel Cavitius

Wanders

Wanders

Xan Yae, goddess of shadows, mind

N

Outlands

Tower of Iron Will

Xerbo, god of seas, sailing, business

Zodal, god of hope and mercy

N

NG

Elemental Plane of Water

Eronia, Elysium

Whirlcurrents

Morninglory


Demigods

Align

Layer, Plane

Home Realm

Al’Akbar, god of guardianship, duty

Earth Dragon, god of hidden treasures

Green Man, god of abundance

LG

LE

CN

Mertion, Seven Heavens

Oerth

Oerth

Soqed Hezi, the City of Swords

Mount Drachenkopf

Propherio’s Garden

Iuz, god of pain and oppression

Kyuss, god of undead creation

CE

NE

Oerth

Oerth

Empire of Iuz

The Writhing Sanctum

Rudd, goddess of good luck and skill

CG

also

Ysgard, Gladsheim

Arvandor, Arborea

The House of Cards

Brightwater

Mayaheine, goddess of protection

Merikka, goddess of farming, home

LG

LG

Mertion, Seven Heavens

Oerth

Arvenna, the Chanting Grounds

Wanders

Wastri, god of bigotry, amphibians

LE

Oerth

The Sacred Polystery

Zagyg, god of humor and occult


CN

also

Outlands

many Demiplanes

Unknown

Isle of the Ape, etc.

Zuoken, god of physical, mental

N

also

Oerth

Outlands

Imprisoned

an isolated realm

4 comments:

Yolande d’Bar said...

I always preferred to keep more gods living on Oerth in accordance with their original presentation thus Ehlonna, Olidammara, Obad-hai all reside there IMC

Mike Bridges said...

Yolande: You are entirely right, these gods should and do visit Oerth if not live and work there. I think its later editions that somehow justified that gods shouldn't meddle in mortal world. No, that's exactly how all RL myths work.

Thomas Kelly said...

That's awesome. Did you create a spreadsheet version for easy access?

Mike Bridges said...

Its a word document with columns, kinda annoying to edit. I should've used Excel.