Garl Glittergold
Garl Glittergold, also known as The Watchful Protector, was a lawful good greater deity of Gnomes. Garl led the Lords of the Golden Hills as the deity of luck, protection and trickery.
“Most splendiferous, gregarious, and overall duplicitous of Gods (especially for the gnomes who embody those attributes quite cheerfully) is Garl Glittergold.”
— The introduction to Gnomefather, a book featuring Garl Glittergold
Divine Domains
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Gold nugget
Tenets of Faith
“Grant me but a fraction of thy wit, sire. It is all one could need.”Garl was the most popular of the gnomish deities, and honored, in one way or another, by nearly all gnomes. His clerics, known as Glitterbrights, wore war helms and gold belts.
— A basic prayer.
Rituals
On the 13th day of each month, the Forgotten Folk held the Communion of Laughter in his honor. It consisted of joke-telling contests, communal meals, dancing, prayers, and storytelling, and donations of gold, which Garl's church used to the benefit of the entire community.Mental characteristics
Personal history
According to legend, Garl Glittergold was exploring underground when he found a new cavern, and inside, a new people—the Gnomes. He told them a joke and then led them out into the wider world.
According to legend, Garl let himself be captured by Kurtulmak, only to escape and cause the entire roof of Kurtulmak's cavern to fall on his head.
Social
Contacts & Relations
Aside from the other non-evil members of the gnomish pantheon, Garl was allied with Yondalla, Corellon Larethian and Moradin. His main companion was his intelligent battleaxe, Arumdina the Justifier.
Garl's tendency to jest with the various deities worshiped by the creatures and monsters of the Underdark resulted in him garnering many enemies, but chief among them was the Kobold god, Kurtulmak.
Relationships
Divine Classification
Greater Deity
Alignment
Lawful Good
Honorary & Occupational Titles
The Joker
The Priceless Gem
The Sparkling Wit
The Watchful Protector
The Father of All Gnomes
The Priceless Gem
The Sparkling Wit
The Watchful Protector
The Father of All Gnomes
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Sex
Male
Presentation
Masculine
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