Garagos

Garagos
(Exarch)

Basic information

Title(s)

Lord of War^[1]^[2]
Master of All Weapons^[1]^[2]
The Reaver^[1]^[2]

Aspects/Aliases

Targus^[1]^[2]^[3]

4e
3e
2e

4th Edition Statistics^[4]

Sphere of Influence

War

3rd Edition Statistics^[6]^[7]

Power Level

Demigod

Alignment

Chaotic Neutral

Symbol

A counterclockwise circle of five arms clutching swords^[5]

Realm

Warrior's Rest

Portfolio

Destruction
Plunder
Skill-at-arms
War

Domains

Chaos, Destruction, Gluttony, Strength, War, Wrath

Worshipers

Barbarians, fighters, rangers, soldiers, spies

Worshiper
alignments

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Favored weapon

"The Tentacus" (a pinwheel of five black snaky arms, each ending in a Longsword)

2nd Edition Statistics^[1]^[2]

Power Level

Demigod
Formerly: Greater deity

Alignment

Chaotic neutral

Symbol

Tentacus (a counterclockwise pinwheel of five black snaky arms, each ending in an identical sword)

Home Plane

Pandemonium/Cocytus
Formerly: Limbo

Realm

Battle Garde

Portfolio

War, skill-at-arms, destruction, plunder

Worshiper
alignments

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Avatar

Fighter	25
Crusader	25

Manifestations^[8]

Miscellaneous

Blood of the God
Sound of clashing weapons
Frenzies

Garagos (pronounced: /ˈg ɑː r ɑː g oʊ s/ GAH-rah-gohs^[9]), the Lord of War, was a god of war and exarch of Tempus,^[4] though he focused more on destruction than war itself.^{[citation needed]}

History

During the age of Netheril, Garagos was part of the Netherese pantheon and was known as Targus.^[3] Some time around or shortly after the fall of Netheril, the interloper deity Tempus managed to slay Garagos. Survived by die-hard followers in several regions surrounding the Sea of Fallen Stars and a church in Westgate, Garagos mysteriously and unexpectedly reappeared in Westgate's harbor during the Time of Troubles. Much quicker to anger and slower to show mercy than he was before his death, Garagos found most of his followers in brigands, bandits, and priests of the Deities of Fury who paid him lip service in battle.

In 1368 DR, Garagos appeared personally to slay a marilith named Glackzana who was building a temple to herself in his guise.^[10]

Relationships

Tempus merely tolerated Garagos for reasons of his own, reasons that many Realms scholars believed stemmed from the fact that Tempus disliked mindless slaughter and destruction, and would be obliged to take on that portfolio if he slew his rival. Though both were chaotic neutral in moral alignment, Garagos was far more heedless than Tempus in what war wrought, reveling in destruction and slaughter while the greater deity valued honorable combat; this distinction between the different modes of war they represented may be the reason that Ao did not enforce his otherwise strict edict against portfolio sharing by stripping one or the other of his dominance over War.^{[citation needed]}

Activities

When Garagos manifested his avatar, legends said he wandered Godswalk Keep in the Barony of Great Oak in the Border Kingdoms, killing every creature he could find. There, he railed against the manifestations of Jergal and Sharess, whom he could not harm. His vehement frustration during these times, known to sages as the Meeting of the Three, spawned a different name for the event: the Howling.^[11]

Followers

Garagos symbol — The holy symbol of Garagos.

Clerics of Garagos, known as Bloodreavers, spent their days fomenting strife throughout the continent, knowing that each conflict contributed to Garagos's continuing rebirth. They believed that Garagos eventually would regain his divine strength, unseating the hated Lord of Battles and reclaiming the mantle of Deity of War. They continually created and expanded networks of spies, faithful warriors, and other agents to increase the power of the cult, and the leadership of a cult cell was usually determined by the result of power plays between the agents of rival clerics.^{[citation needed]}

Temples

Main article: Category:Temples to Garagos

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Eric L. Boyd (September 1997). Powers & Pantheons. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 18. ISBN 978-0786906574.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 58. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Eric L. Boyd (September 1997). Powers & Pantheons. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 3. ISBN 978-0786906574.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 81. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 235. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
↑ Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 94–95. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.
↑ Hal Maclean (September 2004). “Seven Deadly Domains”. In Matthew Sernett ed. Dragon #323 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 65.
↑ Sean K. Reynolds (2002-05-04). Deity Do's and Don'ts (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Faiths and Pantheons. Wizards of the Coast. p. 11. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-08.
↑ Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 95. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.
↑ Eric L. Boyd (September 1997). Powers & Pantheons. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 18. ISBN 978-0786906574.
↑ Ed Greenwood (September 1995). “Elminster's Everwinking Eye: Black Saddle, Great Oak, and Bedorn, and then a break”. In Duane Maxwell ed. Polyhedron #111 (TSR, Inc.), p. 7.

Connections

The Netherese Pantheon

Amaunator • Jannath • Jergal • Kozah • Moander • Mystryl • Selûne • Shar • Sune • Targus • Tyche

Deities

Deities of the Post–Second Sundering Era

Deities of the Post-Spellplague Era

Deities of the Era of Upheaval

Deities of the Age of Humanity

[PP-18-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Eric L. Boyd (September 1997). Powers & Pantheons. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 18. ISBN 978-0786906574.

[Ne-TWoN-58-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 58. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.

[PP-3-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Eric L. Boyd (September 1997). Powers & Pantheons. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 3. ISBN 978-0786906574.

[FRCG-p81-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 81. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.

[FRCS-235-5] Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 235. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.

[F&P-p94-6] Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 94–95. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.

[D323-65-7] Hal Maclean (September 2004). “Seven Deadly Domains”. In Matthew Sernett ed. Dragon #323 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 65.

[DD&D-p11-8] Sean K. Reynolds (2002-05-04). Deity Do's and Don'ts (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Faiths and Pantheons. Wizards of the Coast. p. 11. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-08.

[9] Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 95. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.

[PaP-18-10] Eric L. Boyd (September 1997). Powers & Pantheons. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 18. ISBN 978-0786906574.

[P111-7"-11] Ed Greenwood (September 1995). “Elminster's Everwinking Eye: Black Saddle, Great Oak, and Bedorn, and then a break”. In Duane Maxwell ed. Polyhedron #111 (TSR, Inc.), p. 7.

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