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{{Deity
| image             = Garyx symbol 3e.jpg
| name              = Garyx
| title             = All-Destroyer<ref name="RotD">{{Cite book/Races of the Dragon|154}}</ref> <br /> Cleanser of Worlds<ref name="RotD"/> <br /> Firelord<ref name="RotD"/> 
| pantheon            = [[Draconic pantheon]]
| power2e             = [[Intermediate deity]]<ref group="note">While [[Cult of the Dragon (sourcebook)|''Cult of the Dragon'' (1998)]] lists him as an intermediate deity, [[Draconomicon (1990)|''Draconomicon'' (1990)]] states that he is a greater deity.</ref>
| alignment2e         = [[Chaotic evil]]
| symbol2e            = A reptilian eye superimposed over a red flame
| homeplane2e         = [[Abyss]]
| realm2e             = 
| serves2e            = 
| servedby2e          = 
| portfolio2e         = [[Fire]], fire-using dragons, and destruction by flame
| spheres2e           = 
| worshipers2e        = Gold and red dragons
| cleric alignments2e = 
| holy days2e         = 
| class2e             = 
| refs2e              = <ref name="CotD">{{Cite book/Cult of the Dragon|120}}</ref><ref name="Draco2e">{{Cite book/Draconomicon (1990)|25-26}}</ref>
| power3e             = [[Lesser deity]]
| alignment3e         = [[Chaotic evil]]
| symbol3e            = A reptilian eye superimposed over a red flame
| homeplane3e         = [[Pandemonium]]
| realm3e             = 
| serves3e            = 
| servedby3e          = 
| portfolio3e         = [[Fire]], destruction, renewal
| domains3e           = [[Chaos domain|Chaos]], [[Destruction domain|Destruction]], [[Dragon domain|Dragon]], [[Evil domain|Evil]], [[Fire domain|Fire]], [[Renewal domain|Renewal]]
| worshipers3e        = [[Dragon]]s, [[sorcerer]]s, [[warlord]]s, some [[druid]]s
| cleric alignments3e = {{alignment grid|off|off|on|off|off|on|off|on|on}}
| favored weapon3e    = Claw ([[Sickle]])
| holy days3e         = 
| class3e             = 
| refs3e              = <ref name="RotD"/><ref name="Drac-p33">{{Cite book/Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons|33-34}}</ref>
}} 
'''Garyx''' ({{Pronounce|GAIR|iks|refs=<ref name="Draco2e"/>}}) was the [[chaotic evil]] [[dragon]] god of [[fire]], destruction, and renewal. He symbolized the sheer power and destructive force of dragonkind,<ref name="RotD"/> as well as the destructive and cleansing influence of fire.<ref name="Draco2e"/> Some believed Garyx was insane as a result of his long residence in the plane of [[Pandemonium]].<ref name="RotD"/> 

==Description==
Garyx usually manifested as a huge fire dragon, sometimes red, sometimes gold.<ref name="Draco2e"/> 

==Realm==
Garyx was reputed to have a lair in the [[Abyss]],<ref name="Draco2e"/>  and another in Pandemonium.<ref name="RotD"/>

==Relationships==
Garyx had no interest in alliances with other gods.<ref name="RotD"/>

==Worshipers==
[[File:Wah-ree.png|thumb|left|200px|''[[Annam All-Father]] playing a game of ''wah-ree'' with Garyx.'']]Garyx was worshiped by red dragons and by few rogue [[gold dragon]]s. Red dragons revered him in his aspect of the All-Destroyer, while gold dragons revered his aspect of the Cleanser of Worlds, as those dragons believed that only by sterilizing the world with fire they could destroy evil.<ref name="Draco2e"/> However, Garyx paid little or no attention to his worshipers.<ref name="RotD"/>

Some druids revered the renewal aspect of Garyx, knowing that devastation was necessary for rejuvenation.<ref name="RotD"/>

===Clergy===
Garyx didn't care about his clergy, but neither did his devotees worry about that fact. They believed he granted them the power to perform acts of destruction, and that was enough for them.<ref name="RotD"/>

==Temples==
Garyx had so few temples, that people knew only a handful of them. His worshipers usually revered him by carving his symbol near their handiwork.<ref name="RotD"/>

==Dogma==
Garyx taught by example, traveling to the [[Material Plane]] to wreak unholy swaths of destruction across the landscape. Those who revered him followed his example, using their power to wreak havoc and devastation.<ref name="RotD"/>

==Rites==
Garyx's clerics conducted two important rites. At winter solstice, they celebrated the All-Consuming Night, when they keep large bonfires lit and destroyed flammable objects. At spring equinox, they held the Sanctification of Renewal, in which they examined the ashes of the All-Consuming Night bonfires for any useful remains they could reuse to make new objects.<ref name="RotD"/>

==History==
In {{Yearlink|-26000}}, Garyx led [[red dragon]]s, and then all dragonkind, in a [[Thousand Year War|war]] against the [[giant]] empire of [[Ostoria]] that lasted one thousand years.<ref name="tGHotR-p8">{{Cite book/The Grand History of the Realms|8}}</ref> Giant traditions had that the god of giantkind, [[Annam All-Father]], made a truce with Garyx by agreeing with him to settle the war with a game of ''[[wah-ree]]''. So skilled were the two opponents, that the game ended in a stalemate, and the war came to an end.<ref name="Giantcraft-p9">{{Cite book/Giantcraft|9}}</ref>

==Appendix==
===Notes===
{{Notes}}

===External Links===
* {{EW}}

===References===
{{refs}}

===Connections===
{{Draconic pantheon}}
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[[Category:Dragon domain deities]]
[[Category:Evil domain deities]]
[[Category:Fire domain deities]]
[[Category:Renewal domain deities]]
[[Category:Intermediate deities]]
[[Category:Inhabitants of the Abyss]]
[[Category:Inhabitants of Pandemonium]]
[[Category:Inhabitants of the Outer Planes]]
[[Category:Inhabitants of the Great Wheel planes]]