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Post by highwayman on Jan 25, 2009 21:02:40 GMT -5
In the gods of the realms thread the deity isn't mentioned and I was wondering if anyone had any info offhand besides what's mentioned in the forgotten realms wiki.
Such as what the culture of the region(who follow him) is like and what if any actual real life race the people's resembled.
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Do followers even exist on the sword coast at the time?
thanks
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Post by Iceshard on Jan 25, 2009 21:59:23 GMT -5
Hoar I think comes sometime after the time of troubles.. and I think he is along the Egyptian Pantheon in the Religions and Dieties handbook.. or at least I remember seeing him in that book..
The God whos symbol is a Fist clenching a few arrows right?
-Ice
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Post by highwayman on Jan 25, 2009 22:41:20 GMT -5
The symbol is a hand holding a coin, not sure if it was updated for 3.0.
A google search pointed me in the direction of a 2.0 sourcebook called the old kingdoms. To quote, "Prepare, then, to enter the realms of god-kings and pharaohs, of strange magic unknown even to the likes of the Red Wizards of Thay. These are the Old Empires." So it seems egyption like is right.
If some of the random pages I found are right, hoar's alignment shifted to lawful evil after tot.
I've found a mention of a follower in the book Bloodwalk in the wizards series which I need to pick up anyhow cause I just finished Blackstaff.
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Post by Forumlord of Talos on Jan 25, 2009 23:13:31 GMT -5
Hoar is a Quasi Deity at best. His origins start in Faerun with The Untheric pantheon. In part Iceshard is correct Hoar arrived in Faerun thru Ptah. An offer by Ao to Ptah to allow the Mulhourandi (Egyptian pantheon) and Untheric (Mesopotamian pantheon) to spread to Abeir-Toril. This all occurred at the height of the Imaskari Empire. This all occurred in -4374 DR several thousand years before the time of trouble in 1358 DR. Hoar's role during the time of trouble is still primarily Untheric. His slaying of the Untheric god Ramman as vengeance for his previous exile from Unther. During his exile Hoar has been seen in Mulhourand and Thay in avatar form. His followers are a scattered religion Most usually give worship to him in a time of need. As a result you wont find any open temples to Hoar in the realms instead one will find shrines in tribute to him constructed by those seeking retribution. Because of Hoar's origin his strength as a Deity and the area in the realm of primary influence The worshipers in Baldurs would be very slim in number. That being said it is not impossible to have someone in the region seek his aid and his hate for Bane can easily give it justification Probably more then you wanted but hope it helps  |
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Post by highwayman on Jan 26, 2009 0:06:33 GMT -5
Hey man thanks. With the info you gave me I've another question then. Would deep imaskari have knowledge of hoar then?
It would make my character history so much easier that way if so.
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Post by Forumlord of Talos on Jan 26, 2009 0:54:46 GMT -5
In answer to your question
"Would a Deep Imaskari have knowledge of Hoar?"
the simple answer is yes most defiantly
Now comes the tricky part
Imaskari are not a religious people. In ancient times they found no Deity worthy of their worship. Recent influxes of religion have popped up but tend to be veneration for the older gods such as Mystra Kossuth Grumbar Shar and Chauntea. Very few Imaskari follow a devout path and thus few become priest.
Imaskari also are very very suspicious of Mulhourandi and Untheric people, Thus they would probably avoid worship of a Deity of those races. The reason behind that is Mulhourandi and Untheric people were brought from another realm as slaves to the Imaskari empire and were the result of its eventual downfall. Deep Imaskari are a result of the exile from that rebellion
I am not sure what kinda persona you are developing. But keep in mind Imaskari are very suspicious of others yet have a craving for discovery in all things primarily a fascination with all things magical. Seclusion and Isolation are typical of the race though that will be set aside for knowledge
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Post by highwayman on Jan 26, 2009 1:29:41 GMT -5
Thanks.
Just looking into some background on how a duergar could have possibly heard of it. And being in shamath I'm assuming the mages running the show have had dealings with them.
It's either going to be, I found the religion in the slums down under or happened upon it by chance during a surface excursion.
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Post by adzling on Jan 26, 2009 10:50:43 GMT -5
there are deep imaskari in sshamath, living and working in the ghetto called the darkwoods.
the area isn't in game yet.
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