Greyhawk God Clerical Domains for 5th Edition

One of my pet peeves with the otherwise excellent 5th Edition of D&D is the dearth of clerical domains to choose from.  At this point I’m going to work within the constraints of the rules and assign the current domains to the gods of Greyhawk.

The People of Oerth worship many gods.  Only deities of the Flanaess are listed here.  In general, the greater gods are too far removed from the world to have much to do with humanity, and while they are worshiped, few people hold them as patrons.

These deities have been known to intercede directly in the affairs of men, but only if these affairs have a direct and crucial bearing upon the concerns of the deity. Even so, the annals of the historians list only a few such instances in the history of the Flanaess. Deities have weighty affairs to attend to, and in general they cannot be bothered with the trivial needs of a party of lowly mortals. However, under certain circumstances, a demi-god and a godling might well become embroiled in human affairs – as your further reading will discover. Because of the plots of Iuz and various demons and evil elementals, St. Cuthbert has become actively aware of events (and has indirect assistance from Beory, who resists elemental destruction). The enmity between Iuz and St. Cuthbert may yet result in direct confrontation.

A list of the greater, intermediate, lesser, and active demigod deities of the Flanaess is given hereafter. Following the name of each deity is the culture or cultures associated with that god:  Baklunish (B), Common (C), Flan (F), Oeridian (O), Olman (L), and Suloise (S).

The careful reader will note that certain deities are both of a certain racial origin and common, at the same time.  Next, the major attributes of the deity are listed and, finally, the deity’s alignment is shown. With respect to alignment, the following abbreviations are used:  L = Lawful, G = Good, N =  Neutral, C = Chaotic, E = Evil. The deity’s sex is indicated last.

HUMAN GODS

Greater Gods	Cultures	Spheres	Alignment	Gender	Symbol
Beory, goddess of nature	FC	Nature	N	F	Green Disk
Boccob, god of magic	C	Knowledge	N	M	Eye with pentagram
Incabulos, god of plague and famine	C	Death	NE	M	Reptilian eye with a horizontal diamond
Istus, goddess of fate and destiny	Bc	Knowledge	N	F	Weaver’s spindle with three strands
Nerull, the reaper	FC	Death	NE	M	Skull with a scythe or sickle
Pelor, god of the sun and healing	FC	Life, Light	NG	M	Sun
Rao, god of peace and reason	FC	Knowledge	LG	M	White heart
Intermediate Gods	Cultures	Spheres	Alignment	Gender	Symbol
Celestian, god of stars and wanderers	OC	Knowledge	N	M	Arc of seven stars inside a circle
Cyndor, god of time and infinity	C	Knowledge	LN	M	Infinity symbol
Ehlonna, goddess of woodlands	C	Life, Nature	NG	F	Unicorn horn
Erythnul, god of envy and slaughter	OC	War	CE	M	Blood drop
Fharlanghn, god of horizons and travel	OC	Knowledge, Trickery	NG	M	Circle crossed by horizon line
Heironeous, god of chivalry and valor	OC	War	LG	M	Lightning bolt
Hextor, god of war and discord	OC	War	LE	M	Six arrows fanned out downward
Kord, god of strength and athletics	S	Tempest, War	CG	M	Four spears and maces forming a star
Lendor, god of time and tedium	S	Knowledge	LN	M	Crescent moon over a full moon with stars
Obad-Hai, god of nature	FC	Nature	N	M	Oak leaf and acorn
Olidammara, god of revelry	C	Trickery	CN	M	Laughing mask
Pholtus, god of light and law	OC	Light	LG	M	Sun or moon partially eclipsed by a moon
Procan, god of oceans and sailing	OC	Knowledge, Tempest	CN	M	Trident above a creating wave
Ralishaz, god of ill luck	C	Trickery	CN	M	Three bone fate-casting sticks
Saint Cuthbert, god of common sense	C	Knowledge	LN	M	Circle at the center of a starburst of lines
Tharizdun, god of eternal darkness	C	Trickery	CE	M	Dark spiral or inverted ziggurat
Trithereon, god of liberty and retribution	C	War	CG	M	Triskelion
Ulaa, goddess of hills and mountains	C	Life, War	LG	F	Mountain with a circle at its heart
Wee Jas, goddess of death and magic	S	Death, Magic	LN	F	Red skull in front of a fireball
Zilchus, god of money and influence	OC	Knowledge, Trickery	LN	M	Hand clutching a bag of gold
Lesser Gods	Cultures	Domains	Alignment	Gender	Symbol
Allitur, god of ethics	Fc	Knowledge	LG	M	Pair of clasped hands
Altroa, goddess of spring and renewal	Oc	Life, Nature	NG	F	Kara tree full of ripe fruit
Beltar, goddess of malice and caves	S	Trickery	CE	F	Set of fangs set to bite
Berei, goddess of farmers and home	Fc	Life, Nature	NG	F	Sheaf of wheat stalks
Bleredd, god of mines and smiths	C	Knowledge	N	M	Hammer and anvil or iron mule
Bralm, goddess of insects and industry	Sc	Knowledge	N	F	Wasp
Dalt, god of portals and enclosures	c	Trickery	CG	M	Locked door with a skeleton key beneath
Delleb, god of reason and intellect	O	Knowledge	LG	M	Open book
Fortubo, god of mountains and mines	S	Knowledge	LG	M	Warhammer
Geshtai, goddess of fresh water	Bc	Nature	N	F	Waterspout
Jascar, god of hills and mountains	S	Nature	LG	M	Snow-capped mountain peak
Joramy, goddess or wrath and volcanoes	C	War	N	F	Volcano
Kurell, god of thievery and jealousy	O	Trickery	CN	M	Hand holding a broken coin
Lirr, goddess of the arts	C	Knowledge	CG	F	Illustrated book
Llerg, god of beasts and strength	S	Nature, War	CN	M	Bear, snake, or alligator
Lydia, goddess of music and daylight	Sc	Knowledge, Light	NG	F	Open hand radiating colors
Myhriss, goddess of love and beauty	C	Trickery	NG	F	Lovebird
Mouqol, god of trade and ventures	B	Knowledge	N	M	Set of scale and weights
Norebo, god of luck and risks	S	Trickery	CN	M	Pair of eight-sided dice
Osprem, goddess of water voyages	S	Knowledge, Tempest	LN	F	Whale
Phaulkon, god of wind and clouds	S	Tempest, War	CG	M	Winged human silhouette
Phyton, god of beauty and nature	S	Nature	CG	M	Scimitar and oak tree
Pyremius, god of fire and poison	S	Death, Trickery	NE	M	Demon head with bat wings
Raxivort, god of rats, bats, and xvarts	O	Trickery	CE	M	Fiery blue hand
Sotillon, goddess of summer and ease	Oc	Life	CG	F	Orange tiger
Syrul, goddess of lies	S	Trickery	NE	F	Forked tongue
Telchur, god of winter and cold	Oc	Tempest	CN	M	Field of snow
Velnius, god of sky and weather	O	Tempest	N (NG)	M	Bird perching upon a cloud
Wenta, goddess of the autumn harvest	Oc	Knowledge	CG	F	Mug of beer
Xan Yae, goddess of shadows	BC	Trickery	N	F	Black lotus blossom
Xerbo, god of the sea and business	S	Knowledge	N	M	Dragon turtle
Zodal, god of mercy and hope	FC	Life	NG	M	Hand partially wrapped in cloth
Demigods and Quasi-Deities	Cultures	Domains	Alignment	Gender	Symbol
Al’Akbar, demigod of duty and dignity	B	Knowledge	LG	M	Chalice and 8-pointed star
Chitza-Atlan, demigod of death	L	Death	NE	M	Mummified centaur
Daern, hero-deity of fortifications	C	War	N	F	Shield
Daoud, hero-deity of humility and clarity	B	Knowledge	N	M	Patch of multi-color yarn
Heward, hero-god of bards and music	C	Knowledge, Trickery	NG	M	Any musical instrument
Iuz, god of pain and oppression	FC	Death	CE	M	Grinning human skull
Johydee, hero-goddess of espionage	O	Trickery	NG	F	Stylized onyx mask
Kelanen, hero-deity of swordplay	C	War	N	M	Nine swords forming a star
Keoghtom, hero-god of exploration	OC	Knowledge	NG	M	Round disk bisected with arrows
Kyuss, demigod of undeath and corruption	FC	Death	NE	M	Skull erupting with green worms
Merikka, demigoddess of farming	OF	Knowledge, Nature	CG	F	Basket of grain and long scroll
Myrlund, hero-god of magical technology	O	Knowledge	LG	M	Six-pointed star with rounded points
Rudd, goddess of luck and competition	OC	Trickery	CN	F	Bulls-eye target
Tlazoteotl, Oerth Mother	L	Life, Nature	N	F	Ear of corn
Vecna, god of evil secrets	FC	Knowledge	NE	M	Hand with an eye in the palm
Vinar “The Green Man”, god of growth and abundance	OF	Nature	CN	M	Green-leaf mask
Wastri, god of bigotry, amphibians, and self-deception	C	War	LN	M	Gray toad
Zagyg, god of eccentricity and magic	C	Knowledge	CN	M	Two, parallel ziggurat shapes
Zuoken, god of mental and physical mastery	Bc	Knowledge	N	M	Striking fist

Demihuman worshipers of Greyhawk’s gods:

• Bleredd, Fortubo, Jascar, and Ulaa are commonly worshipped by dwarves.
• Ehlonna and Obad-Hai are commonly worshipped by elves.
• Ehlonna, Fortubo, Jascar, Obad-Hai, and Ulaa are commonly worshipped by gnomes.
• Ehlonna, Obad-Hai, and Ulaa are commonly worshipped by halflings.

Coming soon, demihuman deities!

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