Kord (Greyhawk)

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Greyhawk Deity
Kord
Title(s) The Brawler
Home Plane Heroic Domains of Ysgard
Power Level Intermediate
Alignment Chaotic Good
Portfolio Athletics, Sports, Brawling, Strength, Courage
Domains Chaos, Good, Luck, Strength (Plus Competition from Complete Divine)
Alias(es) none
Superior none

In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting and the default pantheon of deities for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Kord is the Suel god of Athletics, Sports, Brawling, Strength, and Courage. He is known as the Brawler. His symbol is an eight-pointed star composed of spears and maces.

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[edit] Description

Kord is depicted as a hugely muscular man with a red beard and long red hair. He wears a fighting girdle made from a red dragon's hide, gauntlets from a white dragon's hide, and boots from a blue dragon's hide. He wields the greatsword Kelmar in battle.

[edit] Relationships

Kord is the son of Phaulkon and Syrul, and the grandson of Lendor. He is a foe of dragonkind, especially lawful evil dragons.

[edit] Clergy and temples

Temples to Kord are most common in the Barbarian States of the Thillonrian Peninsula. Other temples to the Brawler can be found in Alhaster and throughout Keoland.

[edit] Creative origins

Lenard Lakofka created Kord.

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