Deneir

Deneir (pronounced deh-NEER ), often called The Scribe of Oghma, is the neutral good lesser deity of art, cartography, glyphs, images, knowledge, literature and scholars.

Worshipers
Followers of Deneir always remain in close contact with those of Oghma as he is whom Deneir serves. Each of Deneir's churches maintain a library of their own, always collecting literature and maps, but also keeping records of ancient languages and artistic renderings. These churches are full of scribes that transcribe books for the ever-growing collection.

Deneir answers the prayers of his organized priests, but he has also been known to choose a person who truly follows Deneir's ideals—to invent, to create, to learn. He himself seems to have a problem with some of his strictly-organized orders, whose devotion to a hierarchy and their duties impedes with his followers learning and inventing, to the point of their being little joy in their work. Despite their generally laid back attitude, the teachings of Deneir dictate that his followers create with a conscience and refrain from casually designing weapons of war or death.

Chosen
Some notable Chosen of Deneir are more relaxed about rules and hierarchy, capable of teasing or joking with their more staid brethren. They are sometimes granted direct access to divine spells, rather than having to study and pray for them and their god-given power exceeded that of older Deneiran priests. The Chosen of Deneir include:
 * Cadderly Bonaduce
 * Pertelope

Places of Worship

 * The Library of Deneir : The Library of Deneir is a secret collective located deep inside a mountain in Waterdeep and is accessible only via a pair of portals. While each is only accessible with the use of a key, one portal is connected to a library within the temple of Deneir and the other with the temple of Oghma.

Deities of Knowledge and Invention
Deneir, along with Oghma, Milil and Gond, are known as the Deities of Knowledge and Invention.

Dogma
"Information that is not recorded and saved for later use is information that is lost. Punish those who deface and or destroy a book in proportion to the value of information lost. Literacy is an important gift from Deneir; spread it wherever you travel, that it might touch the hearts and minds of all in Faerûn. Fill idle hours with the copying of written work, for in such a manner do you propagate knowledge and aid the pursuit of the Metatext. Information should be free to all and all should be able to read it so that lying tongues cannot distort things out of proportion."