Fharlanghn, the Dweller on the Horizon, is the Oeridian god of horizons, distances, roads, and travel from the crystal sphere known as Greyspace.[6][1][2][3][4]
Overview[]
Fharlanghn (far-LAHNG-un) is the brother of the Oeridian god Celestian, and while his brother wanders the distant stars, Fharlanghn roams the four corners of the world. Fharlanghn is the patron of all who travel long distances, no matter what path they follow or how they're getting there. Fharlanghn insists that people need to move around and experience new things. Nothing in the world is fixed, and you never know when you will need a new perspective, or even a new home. Look to the horizon for new experiences.[1][4]
Description[]
Fharlanghn appears as an elderly weather-beaten man with deeply wrinkled skin and sparkling bright-green eyes. He typically wears nondescript and travel stained clothing, usually of leather or unbleached linen.[1][3]
Abilities[]
Fharlanghn can, at will, create a footpath, road, tunnel or bridge.[1]
Fharlanghn can also curse an opponent, causing all journeys they embark on to take twice as long as usual.[4]
Holy symbol[]
Fharlanghn's symbol is a circle crossed by a curved horizon line[6][3] or a disc featuring a curved line, with an upturned crescent above.[1][2]
Favored weapon[]
Fharlanghn wields a quarterstaff[2] known as Traveler's Friend.[1]
Possessions[]
Fharlanghn possesses the Oerth Disc, an artifact that resembles his holy symbol, a wooden disc carved with a curved line representing the horizon. The Oerth Disc can depict any area upon the surface of the world, allowing its user to teleport without error to the locale displayed. The Oerth Disc can also shoot a golden beam of varying intensity and power.[3][4]
Realm[]
Fharlanghn does not have a planar home, preferring to roam the paths and roads of the material plane.[1]
Worship[]
The church of Fharlanghn is comprised of wandering clerics (who favor green and minister to those traveling the roads) and settled clerics (who favor brown and are generally older priests whose wandering days are behind them). The priests of Fharlanghn are encouraged to travel the world and experience new things. They bless caravans, explore exotic lands, scout for armies, and record lore on distant lands and their inhabitants.
Because they often learn many languages and have experience dealing with various cultures, priests of Fharlanghn are often employed as translators and diplomats. They also often aid in the construction of new roads, tunnels and bridges.[1][3][4]
In Spelljammer[]
Fharlanghn is a member of the Oeridian pantheon and is native to Greyspace. However, his priests are severely limited once they leave the atmosphere of Oerth. Once they have entered wildspace, their spells are less effective and less powerful, except for spells that deal directly with travel and distance. Worship of Fharlanghn is not common throughout Greyspace, although he is revered by some of the human inhabitants of Greela's asteroids.[5]
Appendix[]
External Links[]
- Fharlanghn article at Greyhawkonline.com
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Rich Redman, Skip Williams, James Wyatt, Deities and Demigods 3rd edition, 2002, (Wizards of the Coast), ISBN 0-7869-2654-6, Chapter 3: The D&D Pantheon, pages 67-69
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Jonathan Tweet, Player's Handbook 3.5 edition, 2003, (Wizards of the Coast), ISBN 0-7869-2886-7, Chapter Six: Description, Religion section, page 107
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Gary Holian, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, Frederick Weining, Living Greyhawk Gazetteer, 2000, (Wizards of the Coast), ISBN 0-7869-1743-1, Chapter 7: Greyhawk's Gods, pages 170-171
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 E. Gary Gygax, World of Greyhawk Fantasy Setting: A Guide to the World of Greyhawk, 1983, TSR 1015, Deities of the World of Greyhawk, page 68
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nigel Findley, SJR6 Greyspace, 1992, (TSR Inc.), Religion in Greyspace chapter, page 90
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Player's Handbook 5th edition, 2014, (Wizards of the Coast), ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1, Deities of Greyhawk, page 295
- ↑ E. Gary Gygax, World of Greyhawk Fantasy Setting: A Guide to the World of Greyhawk, 1983, TSR 1015, Deities of the World of Greyhawk, page 63
Connections[]
| Greyspace |
|---|
| Celestial Bodies of Greyspace |
| Oerth (Primary) | Kule | Raenei | Liga | The Grinder | Edill | Gnibile | Conatha | Ginsel | Borka | Greela | The Spectre |
| Additional Astronomicals of Greyspace |
| The Sisters | The Great Sargasso | The Habitat | Dark Stars |