Corellon Larethian
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| Dungeons & Dragons Deity | |
| Corellon Larethian | |
|---|---|
| Title(s) | Creator of the Elves, the Protector, First of the Seldarine,
Protector and Preserver of Life, Ruler of All Elves, Coronal of Arvandor |
| Homeplane | Olympian Glades of Arborea |
| Power Level | Greater |
| Alignment | Chaotic Good |
| Portfolio | magic and elven magic (especially elven High
Magic), music, arts, crafts, war, the elven race (especially good elves), poets, poetry, bards, warriors |
| Domains | Chaos, Good, Protection, and Warfare |
| Alias(es) | none |
| Superior | none |
Corellon Larethian is the god of the elves in some mythologies of the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons (in particular the default D&D pantheon as well as the Greyhawk and Forgotten Realms campaign settings). James M. Ward created the deity for the Deities and Demigods Cyclopedia (1980).
His titles include The Creator of the Elves, The Protector, Protector and Preserver of All Life, and Ruler of All Elves. He is the creator and preserver of the elven race. He governs those things held in the highest esteem among elves, such as magic, music, arts, crafts, poetry, and warfare. Elves and half-elves (as well as many bards) worship him. Corellon favors those who kill orcs and the followers of Lolth. He blesses those who aid others. He is upset at those who defile the dead, or flee from their foes.
In many campaign settings, the elven pantheon of gods (also known as the Seldarine) consists of the leader Corellon Larethian, as well as Aerdrie Faenya, Deep Sashelas, Erevan Ilesere, Fenmarel Mestarine, Hanali Celanil, Labelas Enoreth, Rillifane Rallathil, Sehanine Moonbow, and Solonor Thelandira. Other elven gods may be present in different campaign settings.
Corellon lives in the realm of Arvandor on the plane of Arborea.
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[edit] Clergy and Temples
Corellon's clerics wear silver circlets and gossamer robes of the brightest azure. His holy day is the quarter moon, and he is worshipped at natural geological formations. Beautiful objects are sacrificed to him monthly.
Corellon's domains in 3rd edition D&D are Chaos, Good, Protection, and Warfare. His favored weapon is the longsword.
[edit] Orders
- Fellowship of the Forgotten Flower
The Fellowship of the Forgotten Flower is a loosely structured organization made of elven knights dedicated to the recovery of lost elven relics from long-abandoned elven realms. Members must be elven warriors or elven paladins.
[edit] Foes
Gruumsh One-Eye, god of the Orcs, is his greatest enemy, because Corellon plucked out his eye in ancient times. The entire orc pantheon hates Corellon intensely. Corellon opposes the deities of the goblinoids as well.
Corellon was also the one to banish Araushnee to the Abyss. Araushnee is better known as what she then became: Lolth, the spider-bodied demon goddess of the evil elves known as the drow. Corellon can count all evil drow gods as enemies for this.
Because of his keen friendship with the Seelie Court, Corellon often finds himself at odds with the evil Queen of Air and Darkness.
In the Forgotten Realms, Corellon has most often been at odds with Cyric, Talos, Malar, and Moander.
[edit] References
- Boyd, Eric L. Demihuman Deities (TSR, 1998).
- Boyd, Eric L, and Erik Mona. Faiths and Pantheons (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).
- McComb, Colin. On Hallowed Ground (TSR, 1996).
- Noonan, David. Complete Divine (Wizards of the Coast, 2004).
- Redman, Rich, Skip Williams, and James Wyatt. Deities and Demigods (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).
- Sargent, Carl. Monster Mythology (TSR, 1992).
- Ward, James and Robert Kuntz. Deities and Demigods (TSR, 1980).
