Lendys

Lendys
(Lesser deity)

Basic information

Title(s)

Scale of Justice^[1]
The Balancer^[1]
Weigher of Lives^[1]

Pantheon

Draconic pantheon

3e
2e

3rd Edition Statistics^[1]

Power Level

Lesser deity

Alignment

Lawful neutral

Symbol

A sword balanced on the point of a needle

Home Plane

Mechanus

Portfolio

Balance, justice

Domains

Destruction, Dragon, Law, Protection

Worshipers

Dragons

Worshiper
alignments

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Favored weapon

Claw (Longsword)

2nd Edition Statistics^[2]^[3]

Power Level

Intermediate deity^{[note 1]}

Alignment

Lawful neutral

Symbol

A sword balanced on a needle's point

Home Plane

Nirvana

Portfolio

Balance and justice

Worshipers

Lawful dragons

Lendys (pronounced: /ˈl ɛ n d ɪ s/ LEN-dis^[3]) was the lawful neutral dragon god of justice and the judge of dragons in life instead of after death.^[1] He was the consort of Tamara,^[2] and was commonly worshiped alongside her and Bahamut, who in some traditions was considered to be their son.^[4]

Description

In his natural form, Lendys was a huge, wingless platinum dragon with tarnished scales, and his eyes gleamed with brilliant beams of light so no one could hide from his gaze. Some say that he cared more about judging others than himself.^[3]^[1]

Realm

Lendys had a lair in the plane of Nirvana.^[3]

Worshipers

Lendys was worshiped mostly by lawful dragons, but they usually tried to balance his implacability with mercy of their own.^[3]

Clergy

Lendys's clergy served as judges among dragonkind. In some cases, towns even asked a cleric of Lendys to parse out justice.^[1]

Temples

There were few temples to the dragon god of Justice. Most dragons often had small shrines to him in their lairs. Other races had a small shrine engraved with his holy symbol set up in a courtroom or courthouse.^[1]

Dogma

Lendys was justice personified. As such, he represented the principle that every action had a reaction and that everything had to be balanced at the end. It was Lendys who ensured that those who did evil acts were rewarded with evil, that those who did good received good, and those who lived by the sword died by the sword. He had no mercy in his soul, nor forgiveness, and gave no second chances.^[3]

As arbiter of dragonkind, Lendys served as judge, jury, and executioner. When a dragon committed an injustice against all dragons, Lendys or one of his great wyrm followers went to dispatch appropriate justice. Punishments were severe and no one heard of anyone appealing to his mercy.^[1]

Some of his dragon adepts followed the Ptarian Code,^[5] a draconic code of honor created by the gold dragon Ptaris in the ancient past. Originally intended as a guide to conduct for the lords who attended the King of Justice, the Ptarian Code eventually was adopted by many gold and silver dragons.^[6]

The Ptarian Code was similar to the codes of chivalry adopted by knightly orders of humanity. It included paying homage to Lendys, as well to the draconic deities Bahamut and Tamara.^[6] The major precepts were:

Justice and Good above all.

Honor and Fealty to the King.

Honor and Respect to Righteous Innocence.

Honor and Duty to the Balancer (Lendys), to Her Mercy (Tamara), and to the Justicemaker (Bahamut).

Honor and Protection to the Lesser Races.

Honor and Correction to the Enemies of Justice and Good.

Honor and Forbearance for oneself.^[6]^[7]

Rites

Any trial for justice counted as a rite to Lendys. The duty of finding the truth in a trial was taken seriously by his clergy. Although the god often focused his judgement exclusively on dragons, other races who worshiped him usually generalized any act of justice as an honor.^[1]

Appendix

Notes

↑ While Cult of the Dragon (1998) lists him as an intermediate deity, Draconomicon (1990) states that he is a greater deity.

External Links

Lendys article at the Eberron Wiki, a wiki for the Eberron campaign setting.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 ^1.9 Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, Kolja Raven Liquette (2006). Races of the Dragon. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 156–157. ISBN 0-7869-3913-3.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Dale Donovan (January 1998). Cult of the Dragon. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 120. ISBN 0-7869-0709-6.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 Nigel Findley, et al. (October 1990). Draconomicon. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 27. ISBN 0-8803-8876-5.
↑ Nigel Findley, et al. (October 1990). Draconomicon. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 28. ISBN 0-8803-8876-5.
↑ Eric L. Boyd, Eytan Bernstein (August 2006). Dragons of Faerûn. Edited by Beth Griese, Cindi Rice, Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 99. ISBN 0-7869-3923-0.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Nigel Findley, et al. (October 1990). Draconomicon. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 44. ISBN 0-8803-8876-5.
↑ Eric L. Boyd, Eytan Bernstein (August 2006). Dragons of Faerûn. Edited by Beth Griese, Cindi Rice, Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 100. ISBN 0-7869-3923-0.

Connections

The Draconic Pantheon

Greater Deities
Asgorath • Null • Task
Intermediate Deities
Kereska • Nathair Sgiathach • Zorquan
Lesser Deities
Astilabor • Bahamut • Garyx • Hlal • Lendys • Sardior • Tamara • Tiamat
Demigods
Kuyutha
Dead powers
Azharul • Kalzareinad
Unknown
Zotha

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

[2] While Cult of the Dragon (1998) lists him as an intermediate deity, Draconomicon (1990) states that he is a greater deity.

[RotD-p156-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 ^1.9 Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, Kolja Raven Liquette (2006). Races of the Dragon. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 156–157. ISBN 0-7869-3913-3.

[CotD-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Dale Donovan (January 1998). Cult of the Dragon. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 120. ISBN 0-7869-0709-6.

[Draco2e-4] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 Nigel Findley, et al. (October 1990). Draconomicon. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 27. ISBN 0-8803-8876-5.

[Draco2e-2-5] Nigel Findley, et al. (October 1990). Draconomicon. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 28. ISBN 0-8803-8876-5.

[DoF-p99-6] Eric L. Boyd, Eytan Bernstein (August 2006). Dragons of Faerûn. Edited by Beth Griese, Cindi Rice, Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 99. ISBN 0-7869-3923-0.

[Draco-p44-7] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Nigel Findley, et al. (October 1990). Draconomicon. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 44. ISBN 0-8803-8876-5.

[DoF-p100-8] Eric L. Boyd, Eytan Bernstein (August 2006). Dragons of Faerûn. Edited by Beth Griese, Cindi Rice, Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 100. ISBN 0-7869-3923-0.

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Lendys

Contents

Description

Realm

Worshipers

Clergy

Temples

Dogma

Rites

Appendix

Notes

External Links

References

Connections

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