Faiths & Avatars was a sourcebook for the Dungeons & Dragons 2nd-edition ruleset, set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. It detailed the deities of the Faerûnian pantheon.
Detailed in this 192-page core supplement are the most prominent religions and deities of the Realms. Each divine power is covered in depth by an entry that includes information about the deity's appearance, personality, worshipers, portfolio, aliases, domain name, superior, allies, foes, symbol, worshipers' alignments, avatar, manifestations, church, and specialty priests. The information on each religion includes its core dogma, day-to-day activities of priests, holy days and important ceremonies, major centers of worship, affiliated orders, and the priestly vestments and adventuring garb of members of the clergy. Finally, each entry contains spells specific to each of the religions—some new, some long unavailable or hard to find, and some updated to conform with the current AD&D® game rules.
Faiths & Avatars includes:
- All the greater, intermediate, and lesser deities of the Faerûnian pantheon.
- The honored dead, including Bane, Bhaal, Moander, Myrkul, and Leira, among others.
- Expanded and clarified specialty priest classes and specific spells for all religions with priesthoods.
- Color illustrations of priests from every faith in ceremonial dress.
- Four additional general priest classes now official to the Forgotten Realms campaign setting: crusaders, monks, mystics, and shamans.
Index[]
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Characters[]
- Belarus • Saint Dionysus • Saint Morgan • Saint Sollars
Events[]
- Holidays
- Shieldmeet
- Rituals
- The Binding • The Covenant • Foreshadowing • Sacred Unmaking
Locations[]
- Bodies of Water
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- Lakes
- Lake of Salt • Lake Sember • Lake of Steam • Wyvernwater
- Rivers
- Esmel River • Immerflow • River Icehilt • River Rimril • River Tesh • Unicorn Run
- Seas
- Dragonreach • Great Sea • Sea of Fallen Stars • Sea of Swords
- Waterfalls
- Fall of Tumbling Stars
- Buildings
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- Fortresses
- Argent Palace • Castle Trinity • Lonely Citadel
- Monasteries
- High Holy Crafthouse of Inspiration • Monastery of the Yellow Rose
- Temples
- Abbey of the Golden Sheaf • Abbey of the Sword • Black Spires of the Maiden • Castle of the Dancing Dolphin • Dark Embrace • Deep Temple of Dark Hope • Domes of Reason • Flaming Brazier • House of the Broken God • House of Night's Embrace • House of Spires • Leaves of Learning • Library of Curna • Plinth • Temple of Old Night • Temple of Torm's Coming • Tower of Balance • Tower of the Morning • Tower of Skulls • Tower of Swift Death • Tower of Thought • Towers of Willful Suffering
- Countries
- Durpar • Estagund • Murghôm • Var the Golden
- Landmarks
- Rat Hills
- Planar Pathways
- Celestial Staircase • color pool
- Planes
- Astral Plane • Mount Celestia • Outlands • Pandemonium • Ysgard
- Regions
- Chult • The Dalelands (Battledale • Deepingdale • Shadowdale) • Great Glacier • Heartlands (Western Heartlands) • Kara-Tur • Shining Lands • Sword Coast (Sword Coast North) • Vilhon Reach • Zakhara
- Settlements
- Alaghôn • Arabel • Athkatla • Berdusk • Bezantur • Caer Callidyrr • Calimport • Highmoon • Hillsfar • Hlondeth • Huddagh • Keltar • Lastarr • Lundeth • Luskan • Lyrabar • Mourktar • Mulmaster • Myth Lharast • Neldorild • Ordulin • Ormath • Procampur • Saerloon • Samora • Selgaunt • Spandeliyon • Starmantle • Suzail • Tantras • Tashluta • Telflamm • Telpir • Tyraturos • Westgate • Zelatar
Wilderness[]
- Deserts
- Anauroch • Calim Desert • Raurin
- Forests
- Border Forest • Chondalwood • Forest of Tethir • Gulthmere Forest • High forest • King's Forest • Misty Forest • Rawlinswood • Sharawood • Snakewood • Wyllowwood • Zrintor
- Glaciers
- Endless Ice • Glacier of the White Worm
- Hills
- Hill of Fangs
- Mountains
- Assar's Peak • Curna Mountains • Eagle Peak • Earthfast Mountains • Eldath's Mount • Galena Mountains • Giantspire Mountains • Guallidurth • Ice Mountains • Iron Dragon Mountain • Mt. Talath • Mount Thalangar • Mt. Ugruth • Mount Waterdeep • Orsraun Mountains • Snowflake Mountains • Spine of the World • Thunder Peaks • Troll Mountains (Amn) • Wu Pi Te Shao Mountains
- Valleys
- Duskwood Dell • Gulf of Storms • Vale of Wailing Women • Valley of the Gods
Magic[]
- Items
- pen of Oghma
- Substances
- moonfire
Spells[]
- 1st level
banish flame • dark path • frost fingers • precipitation • rosemantle • truemetal • wailing wind
- 2nd level
Amaunator's uncertainty • attraction • banish blight • battle song • beast claw • bliss • black talon • bone bite • chilling scythe • favor of Shaundakul • favor of the goddess • favor of Tymora • frost whip • glyph of revealing • handfang • impart knowledge • impenetrable falsehood • love bite • Loviatar's caress • mace of Xvim • poison touch • rosetouch sentry of Helm • stalk • touchsickle • whip of flame • wind lash • wieldskill • wood sword
- 3rd level
armor of darkness • blacklight • cloudburst • compel • dance of pain • decay • earthenair • exaltation • dispel silence • favor of Ilmater • flame shield • forceward • greenwood • holy flail • listening shadow • mace of Odo • mold touch • moon blade • phantom plow • rapture • rites of Istishia • shadowcloak • shadow sword • song of compulsion • speak with the drowned dead • speed rot • starflight • storm shield • summon luck lurker • wheel of bones • whip of pain • whip of Shar • windbearer
- 4th level
advanced sunshine • amanuensis • animal sight • anyspell • Azuth's fedensor • boon of Lathander • briartangle • calm Winds • clean air • cloud of pestilence • corrupt • creature of darkness • dark aura • darkbolt • deadly dance • dead march • doom of Bane • doublecoin • duplicate • endurance of Ilmater • feat • find companion • gauntlet of winds • hand of Torm • ice blade • kiss of torment • magefire • monstrous illusion • oakheart • oars to snakes • plant lance • reaving blades • reveal • seeking sword • shift glyph • singing stone • skulk • skull of secrets • smoke ghost • stormcloak • striking wave • thorn spray • touch of the Talontar • veil of Djalice • wall of moonlight • watching shadow • waterwall • winds of Akadi
- 5th level
Azuth's exalter triad • battletide • blast of pain • candle of calm • control vapor • dark promise • dead magic shield • deny death • earthenport • fireward • forgotten melody • greater touchsickle • hammer of justice • illumination • minor wealthtwist • moon path • moonweb • mulch • mystic lash • probing arm • rage • rising rot • seed of Moander • shield of Lathander • spellbind • spirit trap of the Darkbringer • storm cone • summon spectator • Talona's blessing • tree healing • triple mask • water of Eldath • wither • wound
- 6th level
animal transfer • bolt of glory • conjure water elemental • create baneguard • create ibrandlin • dance of the fallen • death chariot • dolorous decay • false dawn • fantastic machine • luckbolt • merge with nature • quench the spirit • roots of the assassin • spirit annihilation • spring mastery • striking shadows • sun scepter • sword and hammer • swordward • tentacle of withering • undeath after death • water spout • wondrous recall
- 7th level
Akadi's vortex • Azuth's spell shield • bladebless • conjure air elemental • conjure nature elemental • create direguard • create treant • death symbol of Bane • faithful mount • greater shield of Lathander • harp of war • heart of ice • Istishia's port • maelstrom • mist of the goddess • moonveil • resplendence of renewed youth • sacred link • sanctify sacred site • spell ward • stone walk • tsunami • wealthword • wealthtwist • whirlwind
Organizations[]
- Arms of the Forest • Companions of the Silver Strings • Fellows of the Forest • Shadoweirs • Order of the Gilt Laurel • Order of the Unicorn's Horn • Walkers of the Forest Way
Religions[]
- Akadi • Amaunator (At'ar) • Ao • Auril • Azuth • Bane • Beshaba • Bhaal • Chauntea • Cyric • Deneir • Eldath • Gond • Grumbar • Helm • Ibrandul • Ilmater • Istishia • Iyachtu Xvim • Kelemvor • Kossuth • Lathander • Leira • Lliira • Loviatar • Malar (Herne) • Mask • Master of the Hunt • Mielikki • Milil • Moander • Myrkul • Mystra • Oghma • Selûne • Shar • Shaundakul • Silvanus • Sune • Talona • Talos (Bhaelros • Kozah) • Tempus • Torm • Tymora • Tyr • Umberlee • Waukeen
- Pantheons
- Celestial Bureaucracy
Miscellaneous[]
- Armors
- scale mail
- Art & Literature
- chapbook • filigree
- Classes
- cleric
- Specialty Priests
- lorekeeper • wise one
- Clothing
- anklet • baldric • belt • bodice • breechcloth • breeches • cape • cassock • chemise • clogs • coif • coronet • eyepatch • garland • gorget • gown • high boots • hood • kantlara • leggings • lorgnette • miter • pince-nez • sash • scarf • tabard • trouser • tunic • veil • wimple
- Fields of Study
- Astrology • Necrology
- Food & Clothing
- amber wine • bitelet • milk (soured milk)
- Gemstones
- agate • aquamarine • amaratha • amber • augelite • beljuril • beryllonite • black sapphire • bloodstone • blue sapphire • citrine • emerald • fire opal • garnet • hematite • iolite • irtiose • jade • jasmal • jasper • jet • lynx eye • malachite • microcline • moonstone • onyx • opal • pearl • phenalope • pyrite • quartz • ravenar • rhodochrosite • rogue stone • rosaline • rose quartz • sardonyx • smoky quartz • sapphire • sarbossa • sheen • silkstone • snowflake obsidian • spinel • star sapphire • tabasheer • topaz • tourmaline • tremair • turquoise • water opal • webstone • ziose
- Items
- candle snuffer • magnet • quill • scale • shovel
- Languages
- sea elvish
- Materials
- brocade • chalk • granite • ivory • marble • obsidian (snowflake obsidian) • paper • parchment • snakeskin • vellum
- Philosophies
- The Balance
- Professions
- accounting • bookbinding • bounty hunter • limner • minstrel • moneylending
- Substances
- dung • ink • mercury • perfume • phosphorus • smoke powder • sulfur
- Vegetation
- daffodil • daisy • flame poppy • forget-me-not • holly • lichen • lily • lotus • mistletoe • moss • pansy • peony • poppy • rose • shadowtop • snapdragon • snowwood • sunflower • vapor flower • violet • water lily • weirwood
Appendix[]
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ Shannon Appelcline. Faiths & Avatars (2e). Dungeon Masters Guild. Retrieved on 2013-12-07.
