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silverwolfer
Senior Scribe
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 Posted - 08 Nov 2013 : 04:48:45
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What god do you think( good aligned) would have problems with undead, but still have to handle the reality , that some of their worshipers are still ghosts on the prime plane?
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The Masked Mage
Great Reader
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Posted - 08 Nov 2013 : 05:27:55
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| I don't think any gods are expressly anti-undead. However, for the most part intelligent undead and living controllers of mindless undead sway to the evil side of the spectrum, so many good aligned deities grant powers against them. That said, the nature of the ghost monster description makes it possible that any god could have it's follower's soul trapped on the prime as a ghost - only when vanquished would it be freed to attend them in the after life. |
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hashimashadoo
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Nov 2013 : 10:30:39
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There are two gods that are expressly anti-undead: Lathander and Kelemvor.
Of those two, Lathander is the good-aligned one but neither would be particularly happy if one of their followers became a ghost.
Ilmater isn't fond of undead either, but if one of his followers had a task to fulfil, I don't think he'd mind if they remained undead until that task was complete but then they would have to seek destruction by any means necessary. I recall in Prayers from the Faithful, an Ilmateri paladin was tracking down a thief who later managed to overcome and slay him. That night, the paladin became a zombie and slew his killer, then threw himself on a bonfire. |
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The Masked Mage
Great Reader
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Posted - 08 Nov 2013 : 10:47:11
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Originally posted by hashimashadoo
There are two gods that are expressly anti-undead: Lathander and Kelemvor.
Of those two, Lathander is the good-aligned one but neither would be particularly happy if one of their followers became a ghost.
Ilmater isn't fond of undead either, but if one of his followers had a task to fulfil, I don't think he'd mind if they remained undead until that task was complete but then they would have to seek destruction by any means necessary. I recall in Prayers from the Faithful, an Ilmateri paladin was tracking down a thief who later managed to overcome and slay him. That night, the paladin became a zombie and slew his killer, then threw himself on a bonfire.
Kelemvor is right (I always forget him :) ), as undeath is against death - but even his priests are not required to destroy good aligned undead and can control undead.
As far as I know Lathander has no particularly special beef against undead - its just that sunlight is anathema to so many undead so they have an upper hand there. In fact, the only major artifact of Lathander's faith I know of is the Dawnstone - which creates Juju zombies that serve the temple.
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Dennis
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Posted - 08 Nov 2013 : 11:41:54
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As far as I know Lathander has no particularly special beef against undead.
Cera, a particularly favored priestess of Lathander, always feels the impulse to scorch/obliterate any undead she meets as, to paraphrase her statement, "undead is against her calling."
There are, no doubt, exception to this "Lathander hates undead" notion. Mirror is probably the best example. Though it wasn't revealed who his patron really was, his being a paladin of light almost certainly confirmed it's Lathander. He was undead by "accident," but still retained his paladin gifts (being able to summon light against undead) even though such were anathema to his own existence. So ultimately, faith supersedes nature of existence. |
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
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Posted - 08 Nov 2013 : 12:46:51
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| Just a note, if you're looking for a "ghost" idea for some kind of heroic ghost.... consider Rashemen's telthors. They aren't undead. They are fey. However, they're created from the spirit of someone who died and they're incorporeal. Usually they're animals, BUT there are plenty of Rashemi telthors who were heroes. They are a unique bit of definitely realmsian cosmology.... and the questions they raise as to the nature of life and death, the gods, and the outer planes are a bit of a quandary. |
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What gods would be against undead, but have ghost?
