Dwarven Pantheon

Moradin (The Soul Forger)

  • Divine Designation: Chief Deity of the Dwarven Pantheon
  • Domain: Creation, Smithing, Protection
  • Alignment: Lawful Good
  • Cultural Significance: Creator and protector of dwarven kind
  • Approved Divine Practices:
  • Smithcraft blessing and enhancement
  • Defensive ward creation
  • Community protection rituals
  • Stone and metal enhancement magic
  • Regulatory Status:
  • Full approval for all temple establishments
  • Special mining and crafting permits
  • Authorized religious festivals and ceremonies

Berronar Truesilver (The Revered Mother)

  • Divine Designation: Matriarch of the Dwarven Pantheon
  • Domain: Family, Tradition, Safety, Truth
  • Alignment: Lawful Good
  • Cultural Significance: Guardian of dwarven hearth and home
  • Approved Divine Practices:
  • Family blessing ceremonies
  • Truth divination (under judicial oversight)
  • Home protection enchantments
  • Ancestral connection rituals
  • Regulatory Status:
  • Permitted family divine interventions
  • Limited truth divination licenses
  • Approved domestic protection spells

Clangeddin Silverbeard (The Father of Battle)

  • Divine Designation: Dwarven God of Battle
  • Domain: War, Strategic Combat, Honor
  • Alignment: Lawful Good
  • Cultural Significance: Protector against dwarven enemies
  • Approved Divine Practices:
  • Tactical combat blessing
  • Defensive weapon enchantment
  • Honor-bound oath enforcement
  • Protective battle magic
  • Regulatory Status:
  • Restricted battle magic permits
  • Weapon blessing registrations
  • Mandatory conflict resolution training

Dumathoin (Keeper of Secrets Under the Mountain)

  • Divine Designation: God of Mining and Underground Exploration
  • Domain: Mining, Gems, Secrets, Knowledge
  • Alignment: Neutral
  • Cultural Significance: Guardian of dwarven mineral wealth
  • Approved Divine Practices:
  • Mining safety enchantments
  • Gem identification and blessing
  • Earth elemental communication
  • Underground navigation divination
  • Regulatory Status:
  • Special mining operation permits
  • Mineral rights divine arbitration authority
  • Underground exploration licensing

Vergadain (The Merchant King)

  • Divine Designation: God of Wealth and Trade
  • Domain: Commerce, Luck, Wealth, Opportunity
  • Alignment: Neutral
  • Cultural Significance: Patron of dwarven merchants and traders
  • Approved Divine Practices:
  • Trade agreement blessing
  • Limited prosperity enchantments
  • Value assessment divination
  • Commercial protection spells
  • Regulatory Status:
  • Business license automatic approval
  • Commercial divination permits
  • Regulated prosperity magic

Gorm Gulthyn (Fire Eyes, Lord of the Bronze Mask)

  • Divine Designation: God of Defense and Vigilance
  • Domain: Protection, Vigilance, Defense
  • Alignment: Lawful Good
  • Cultural Significance: Guardian and eternal protector of dwarven settlements
  • Approved Divine Practices:
  • Sentry enchantments and alarming wards
  • Defensive barrier creation
  • Vigilance enhancement blessings
  • Guardian spirit summoning (restricted)
  • Shield and armor enhancement magic
  • Regulatory Status:
  • Authorized to maintain permanent protective wards
  • Special permits for sentinel creation
  • Collaboration with city guard and defense forces
  • Limited defensive divination permissions
  • Special Integration Protocols:
  • Direct liaison with Neverwinter city defense forces
  • Authorized defensive training for temple followers
  • Specialized alarm system integration with city infrastructure
  • Emergency response coordination authority
  • Special Considerations:
  • Bronze Mask ceremonies permitted with prior notification
  • Fire Eyes rituals requiring flame components subject to safety protocols
  • Eternal vigilance meditation practices exempt from curfew restrictions

Dwarven Religious Guidelines


Integration with Neverwinter Law

  • Dwarven Divine Practitioners must:
  • Register with both dwarven clan authorities and city officials
  • Adhere to both traditional dwarven religious protocols and city regulations
  • Participate in inter-racial divine councils
  • Specific Permitted Cultural Practices:
  • Ancestral rites of passage
  • Clan-specific religious ceremonies
  • Traditional smithing blessings

Clan-Specific Regulatory Notes

  • Each dwarven clan may maintain:
  • Clan-specific divine traditions
  • Specialized religious training
  • Unique ancestral connections
  • Clan-Specific Requirements:
  • Annual clan divine practice review
  • Mandatory reporting of significant clan-wide divine interventions
  • Integration of clan practices with city-wide divine protocols

Integration with Neverwinter Defense Systems

  • Gorm Gulthyn's clerics:
  • May serve as special consultants to Neverwinter Guard
  • Are granted limited authority during defensive emergencies
  • Must coordinate city-wide defensive enchantments with central authorities
  • Are required to share defensive intelligence with appropriate officials
  • Special Defensive Magical Permissions:
  • Enhanced barrier spell strength allowances
  • Extended duration for protective enchantments
  • Wider area of effect for warning divinations

Extended and Authorized by the Joint Human-Dwarven Divine Regulatory Commission

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