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| keftiu |
Posted - 10 Feb 2020 : 11:02:16
Is there one? Looking for something less harsh than full-blown Storm, more positive. |
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| TomCosta |
Posted - 14 Feb 2020 : 01:39:58
I think it's simply a more benign aspect of the Gods of Fury. Not everything the evil gods do is unnecessary and "evil," even if it is what they are most feared for. |
| sleyvas |
Posted - 12 Feb 2020 : 00:01:02
Granted Isis supposedly subsumed Ishtar, but Ishtar was also a weather goddess. Ramman was also a rain god, though he was supposedly killed by Assuran of the Three Thunders and his portfolios given to Anhur. With the return of Enlil, he might also be considered somewhat of a storm deity concerned with rain, but it would be more of a storm deity and less of a rain one.
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The worship of Ramman complements that of Ishtar; Ishtar is the deity of fertile soils, while Ramman is the deity of the skies whose rains help crops flourish. |
| Seethyr |
Posted - 11 Feb 2020 : 20:00:18
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Originally posted by Baltas
I thought about mentioning Azul, but in canon, the detail of him getting sacrifice of children and Lawful Evil alignment, I thought didn't fir exactly keftiu's request about a "less harsh and more positive" god.
Still, despite the above, he does seems less harsh and distant than some other rain and storm gods, like the above mentioned Khass for example. (Who I'm not sure, if at least by current times, isn't an aspect of Talos).
Yeah hes done some dark stuff. Ive got to be honest though, in my home game, each of the Maztican gods are far more unaligned than good or evil or even neutral - very much like the actual Aztec deities were (Azul being Tlaloc of course). Sure they were given clear cut behaviors and alignments in the boxed set, but I feel like with the exception of Zaltec, they were depicted as far more necessary in the actual novels than evil. |
| Baltas |
Posted - 11 Feb 2020 : 19:32:03
I thought about mentioning Azul, but in canon, the detail of him getting sacrifice of children and Lawful Evil alignment, I thought didn't fir exactly keftiu's request about a "less harsh and more positive" god.
Still, despite the above, he does seems less harsh and distant than some other rain and storm gods, like the above mentioned Khass for example. (Who I'm not sure, if at least by current times, isn't an aspect of Talos). |
| Seethyr |
Posted - 11 Feb 2020 : 16:46:07
Azul has yet to be mentioned who is literally a rain god, with servitors charged with bringing the rains known as tlalocoatl (rain dragons) and chac (Fey jaguar spirits of rain) |
| BadCatMan |
Posted - 11 Feb 2020 : 01:30:45
Khass, a little-known Shaaran god of clouds and rain.
https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Khass |
| Starshade |
Posted - 10 Feb 2020 : 14:28:35
Set from the egyptian pantheon were an raingod in his original rl Egypt's pantheon. An hint on his function is looking at how often it do rain there, and rain's function in Egypt.  |
| Storyteller Hero |
Posted - 10 Feb 2020 : 14:08:55
Isis of the Mulhorandi pantheon - Weather, rivers, agriculture, love, marriage, good magic
Chauntea of the Faerūnian pantheon - Agriculture, plants cultivated by humans, farmers, gardeners, Summer
Eldath of the Faerūnian pantheon - Quiet places, springs, pools, peace, waterfalls
Istishia of the Faerūnian pantheon and Zakharan pantheon - Elemental water, purification through water
Lathander of the Faerūnian pantheon - Athletics, birth, creativity, dawn, renewal, self-perfection, Spring, vitality, youth
Silvanus of the Faerūnian pantheon - Wild nature, druids
Pag of the Zakharan pantheon - Nature, trees, flowers
Ao Chin, Ao Jun, Ao Kuang, and Ao Shun of the Celestial Bureaucracy - seasons, weather
Lao Tzu of the Celestial Bureaucracy - Mystic insight, enlightenment, philosophy, nature
Nung Chiang of the Celestial Bureaucracy - Agriculture, fertility
Inari of the Eight Million Gods pantheon - Harvest, rice agriculture, water flows, plants, insects
Azul of the Maztican pantheon - Rain, water, bodies of water
Maztica of the Maztican pantheon - Life, fertility, nature
Watil of the Maztican pantheon - Plants, nature, agriculture
Indra of the Vedic pantheon - Weather, battle, storms, atmosphere
Aerdrie Fenya of the Seldarine pantheon - Air, weather, avians, rain, fertility, avariels
Angharradh of the Seldarine pantheon - Spring, fertility, planting, birth, defense, wisdom
Elebrin Liothiel of the Seldarine pantheon - Nature, gardens, orchards, harvest
Rillifane Rallathil of the Seldarine pantheon - Woodlands, nature, wild elves, druids
Sarula Ilien of the Seldarine pantheon - Lakes, streams, nixies, water magic
Lliendil of the Raptoran pantheon - Weather, rain, storms, the Sun, wind, change, trickery
Ventila of the Raptoran pantheon - Spring, fertility, growth, love
Hiatea of the Giant pantheon - Nature, agriculture, hunting, childbirth
Stronmaus of the Giant pantheon - The Sun, the Sky, weather, joy, cloud giants
Sheela Peryroyl of the Halfling pantheon - Nature, agriculture, weather, song, dance, beauty, romantic love
Oberon of the Seelie Court pantheon - Nature, wild places, animals
Poseidon (scattered cults on Toril) - Water, earthquakes, creation
Water Lion (possibly unknown on Toril but planar presence known) - a water-based primordial with a divine spark, allowing them to produce avatars
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| Baltas |
Posted - 10 Feb 2020 : 13:59:06
Aside from Eldath and Chauntea, one example, is from the Seldarine - it's stated Aerdie Fenya is specifically the goddess of rain among things, and is benevolent, and visible more positive (she is also a storm goddess though.)
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| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 10 Feb 2020 : 11:23:12
I don't think weather is covered, in general... Storms are, obviously, but not weather in general.
For rain, I'm leaning towards either Chauntea or Eldath. Eldath covers waters, such as streams and such, so there's a bit of a connection there... Chauntea is the better fit, though; people concerned about rain are most often those who have to grow things, and that's firmly in Chauntea's sphere of influence. |
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