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Razz
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 Posted - 06 Sep 2008 : 05:51:58
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I came upon something in my research on the giants of Faerun and found that this Karantor fella is actually a deity in the Realms? A giant deity whose portfolio encompasses the verbeegs and formorians? Is this true? (as in, is this official?)
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 06 Sep 2008 : 09:22:03
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he's briefly mentioned
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Of course, it's extremely doubtful that any of these rumors contain more than the smallest kernel of truth, though the Jotunbrud still have plenty to worry about. Many of the verbeeg servants and laborers have been planted in the various giant steadings as spies at the behest of a mysterious figure who is actually no less than an avatar of the giant god Karantor himself. Years ago, Karantor actively recruited followers in all the largest verbeeg tribes and directed his priests to force the verbeegs to follow the dictums of the mysterious stranger who occasionally came to visit bearing treasure in exchange for promises of fealty. Only the priests are aware that the stranger who takes a slightly different form in each settlement he visits is actually Karantor's avatar. For hundreds of years now, spies dispatched by the avatar have been keeping Karantor informed of the comings and goings in many of Faerūn's most prominent Jotunbrud settlements. Recently, the avatar has also started dispatching some of his verbeeg servants to collect specific artifacts scattered all across Toril's surface. Exactly what Karantor has in mind for the verbeegs and how they are assisting him remains a mystery.
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Razz
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 06 Sep 2008 : 17:35:35
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| Interesting, thanks for the info. Yet another FR deity to add to my slowly expanding list. (not a big fan of "edition deicide", you see) |
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lowtech
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 07 Sep 2008 : 03:31:43
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| Check out Monster Mythology for more information concerning him. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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lowtech
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 09 Sep 2008 : 08:51:18
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Originally posted by The Sage
You're thinking of Karontor, LT?
I always thought they were the same (I never even noticed the spelling difference). Are they really different deities altogether, rather than alternative spellings (in the 2E Planescape sense, not the 3E sense)? |
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 09 Sep 2008 : 21:28:34
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| maybe like Tempos/Tempus |
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Karantor --- A vague giant deity in the Realms?
