Pelor

Pelor, also known as the Shining One, was an interloper deity of the sun and agriculture, and to some, all of healing. He was a god of creation to many, and a stalwart opponent of evil to all.

Description
Pelor most often appeared as an elderly man with untamed golden hair and a bushy beard, dressed in white garb.

His avatars appeared either in either his own form, or that of young children of either sex.

The holy symbol of Pelor's faith was a circle with six points that radiated outwards.

Personality
Pelor was seen most often as a gentle and sympathetic divine figure that appeared to good-hearted people in their time of need. He and his clergy were not pacificts however, and the the Shining One brought down terrible wrath upon the forces of darkness in the multiverse.

Abilities
On Oerth, Pelor held dominion over the domains of life and light. Throughout the ages and across various worlds, Pelor at one point or another held the domains of nobility, goodness, healing, strength, and the sun.

Possessions
Pelor wielded a +5 flaming disruption heavy mace called Sunscepter.

His deific weapon was a +1 flaming heavy mace.

Divine Realm
According to some theologians, Pelor resided within Elysium, while others believed he dwelled in the Astral Plane alongside Erathis, and Ioun in the Bright City of Hestavar.

Worshipers
Pelor was held as an important deity within the Oerthian, Nerathi, and Exandrian pantheons. He was most often worshipped by the goodly humans of these worlds, among others, especially people that dedicated themselves to the healing arts, as well as adventuring bards, druids, and rangers. Pelor's followers were commonly found to be strong-willed individuals, who tended to nature and protected others in his name.

Pelor was among the deities venerated by arcane spellcasters, and was taken as a patron by some goodly warlocks who sought to purge evil from their lands.

Places of Worship
Temples to Pelor were typically built from pure white materials and were kept immaculately clean. They were constructed to accommodate wide open spaces, or built to include numerous windows, in order for ample sunlight to shine within. They often housed functioning hospitals where Pelor's faithful could tend to the sick and wounded.

Dogma
Pelor's doctrine taught that strength was best exemplified with generosity and penitence. Those with true power never had to demonstrate it to others.