Shaundakul

Upright silver left hand with palm out and fingers together, its wrist fading away into rippling winds on a black or deep purple background of circling winds

Home Plane

Ysgard/Ysgard

Realm

Shaunidaur

Portfolio

Travel, exploration, long-range traders, miners, caravans, windghosts

Avatar

Ranger	30
Fighter	21
Cleric	21
Wizard	20

Shaundakul (pronounced: /ˈʃ ɔː n d ɑː k ʊl/ SHAWN-da-kul^[1]^[3]), the Rider of the Winds, was the Faerûnian lesser deity of traveling and travelers, exploration, caravans, the wind as well as mining and miners. Lord Ao gifted him with the portfolio of portals and portal-walking. He manifested bodily as a bearded man who wore a traveler's cape and was armed with a greatsword called the Sword of Shadows.^{[citation needed]}

Divine Realm

The Rider of the Wind maintained his realm called Shaunidaur on Ysgard's first layer.^[4]

Relationships

The goddesses Beshaba and Shar opposed Shaundakul. He was said to have once had a romantic relationship with Selûne, from which ensued the birth of their daughter, Bright Nydra.^[6]

History

In the year of the Blue Fire, 1385 DR, Shaundakul disappeared without a trace during the Spellplague.^[7]

At least some of his worshipers kept the faith, with one temple outside of the city of Arabel continuing to receive pilgrims for the next century.^[7] After the magical chaos of the Spellplague subsided, Shaundakul returned to Toril at the head of a throng of displaced people and creatures, who had been lost on other worlds. He began travelling the world in mortal disguises, revealing his true identity only to his most devout followers and priests.^[8]

Appendix

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 250. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
↑ 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.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Julia Martin, Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). Faiths & Avatars. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 142–143. ISBN 978-0786903849.
↑ Ed Greenwood, Julia Martin, Jeff Grubb (1993). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 2nd edition (revised), Running the Realms. (TSR, Inc), p. 59. ISBN 1-5607-6617-4.
↑ Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). “Forgotten Deities: Bright Nydra”. In Duane Maxwell ed. Polyhedron #117 (TSR, Inc.), p. 16–17.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Greg Bilsland, Ed Greenwood, Doug Hyatt (December 2012). Temple of the Sky God. Edited by Chris Sims. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 4.
↑ Ed Greenwood (2020-02-10). Sage Advice: What ever happened to Shaundakul’s following?. Retrieved on 2020-05-23.

Sources

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

Connections

The Faerûnian Pantheon

Major Deities
Azuth • Bane • Bhaal • Chauntea • Cyric • Gond • Helm • Ilmater • Kelemvor • Kossuth • Lathander • Loviatar • Mask • Mielikki • Myrkul • Mystra (Midnight) • Oghma • Selûne • Shar • Shaundakul • Silvanus • Sune • Talos • Tempus • Torm • Tymora • Tyr • Umberlee • Waukeen
Other Members
Akadi • Auril • Beshaba • Deneir • Eldath • Finder Wyvernspur • Garagos • Gargauth • Gerron • Grumbar • Gwaeron Windstrom • Hoar • Istishia • Iyachtu Xvim • Jergal • Lliira • Lurue • Malar • Milil • Nobanion • The Red Knight • Savras • Sharess • Shiallia • Siamorphe • Talona • Tiamat • Ubtao • Ulutiu • Valkur • Velsharoon

Bedine pantheon

Deities
At'ar • Elah • Kozah • Mother of Waters • N'asr • Treacherous Lurker in the Sands
Place spirits
El Ma'ra Dat-ur Ojhogo • Rahalat

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

[FRCS3e-250-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 250. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.

[FRCS-235-2] 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.

[FaP-60-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.

[F&A-142-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Julia Martin, Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). Faiths & Avatars. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 142–143. ISBN 978-0786903849.

[5] Ed Greenwood, Julia Martin, Jeff Grubb (1993). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 2nd edition (revised), Running the Realms. (TSR, Inc), p. 59. ISBN 1-5607-6617-4.

[6] Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). “Forgotten Deities: Bright Nydra”. In Duane Maxwell ed. Polyhedron #117 (TSR, Inc.), p. 16–17.

[Sky-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Greg Bilsland, Ed Greenwood, Doug Hyatt (December 2012). Temple of the Sky God. Edited by Chris Sims. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 4.

[8] Ed Greenwood (2020-02-10). Sage Advice: What ever happened to Shaundakul’s following?. Retrieved on 2020-05-23.

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