Talk:Ao

Gods under his power
He was able to blind Tyr in the first novel of the avatar trilogy, even though Tyr (like Lloth) is not exclusive to realmspsace, I thinkl he has more power over them then simply "aspects connected to Toril" which makes me wonder what would have happened say of Lloth or Corellon's avatar died during the time of troubles, were THEIR avatars the only forms they had during it? Meaning if they died, just like Mystra, Bhaal, and any other god who's avatar died during it they would be totally destroyed, or were thier "divine selves" (the part about the Mulhorandi god-kings confuses me, THEY at least were not limited/made into a single avatar during the time of troubles) on the outer planes? 72.93.242.131 21:24, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Phantom edits
Very strange – although there are not that many edits in the page history, there are some 'phantom' edits that only appear after the page is deleted. I have restored one of those edits, because the page, as it was, simply contained a redirect to itself! Fw190a8 06:11, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I believe it's because the article was created at Ao, then someone created Lord Ao and made Ao redirect there, I at some point reverted that, as I reckon the 'Lord' "title" is unnessecary Zerak-Tul 16:06, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Or it is Ao attempting to remove his presence from the Wiki...... Wenin 14:13, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Bwaha, priceless :)

Ao as creator of the Realmspace crystal sphere
As a Spelljammer fan, I would love to have proof that Ao created the Realmspace crystal sphere. It would allow me to tie up some loose ends about how the Spelljammer universe works. Could someone find citations for this 'claim' and add it to the article. David Shepheard 02:28, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Wish granted. hashtalk 16:15, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I do know if it counts as Canon, but a book in Candlekeep in the Baldur's Gate game states it. Linkguy77 (talk) 22:02, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Spellplague
Does anyone have any clues as to what (if anything) Ao did during or after the Spellplague? StarSword 02:09, July 17, 2010 (UTC)

Lord Ao alignment
Hello everyone. I know that Ao is considered the "overgod", meaning he's beyond any other deity in Faerûn, but I wonder why his alignment is "True Neutral"... I mean: of course he is nor Good or Evil, but I'd rather assume he is Lawful, since he IS the law after all! Thanks to whoever shall reply.

TheTLMguy (talk) 00:11, February 24, 2015 (UTC)


 * In the Avatar Trilogy, it is made clear that Ao's purpose is to enforce a balance between order/law and chaos. Therefore, it seems his alignment would be neutral. ➳ Quin 00:16, May 20, 2015 (UTC)

Artwork
I found some art of Ao. I just have to say, I love that he is a literal beard in the sky. :D — BadCatMan (talk) 08:08, April 19, 2018 (UTC)


 * Ha ha! ~ Lhynard (talk) 13:59, April 19, 2018 (UTC)


 * Why am I immediately thinking about another guy with a beard? ;-) Daranios (talk) 14:28, April 19, 2018 (UTC)

Ed McMahon?
Is there any source for the pronunciation of Ao's name as AYY-OHH? The default in English and Chinese would be to take it as a diphthong: the "ow" sound in, e.g., Mao.


 * Yes, the pronunciation of AY-oh is official; I have just edited the page to provide the reference. There is rarely any correlation to real-world languages in how the names in the Realms are pronounced, perhaps unfortunately. ~ Lhynard (talk) 16:33, August 7, 2018 (UTC)

Also, is this poster right that the name derives from Alpha and Omega? That'd imply that it could be said A.O. but that it should be written in all caps...

Ao's father?
I kinda remembered in the ending of Waterdeep (novel), Ao was talking to someone and Ao replied, "Yes, father". Is there more info on this? -JoranAtPlay (talk) 14:47, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Everything that is known on the subject can be read here: Luminous being. Ir&#39;revrykal (talk) 14:51, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you. -JoranAtPlay (talk) 00:54, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

Actually, I believe it was "yes, Master" not father