Canon:Chemosh
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Chemosh, also known as the Lord of Bones, Lifebane, and the Black Goat, is the evil god of death, murder, undeath, and sloth in the Dragonlance campaign setting. He represents the godly force of fatalism. He encourages souls to give up to destiny and fate. Chemosh disdains life, feeling that it is wasted on the people of Krynn. He prefers to promise "immortality" by making souls into undead rather than letting them pass into the afterlife. Chemosh gains power as people surrender their free will to him. Chemosh sits in the Hall of Soul's Passing and watches the progression of souls into the afterlife, where he attempts to lure souls into becoming undead. Chemosh is the direct opposite of Mishakal as she promotes life and hope. He is the foe of all of the Gods of Good, and among the Gods of Neutrality is in opposition to Chislev, for disrupting the natural order of life, and Sirrion, for suppressing hope and creativity. He has few allies but sometimes works with Hiddukel and Morgion due to the nature of his schemes. His celestial symbol is the constellation Goat's Skull.
PANTHEON OF DRAGONLANCE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chaos | High God | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paladine | Mishakal | Gilean | Takhisis | Sargonnas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Branchala | Majere | Reorx | Morgion | Chemosh | Hiddukel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shinare | Sirrion | Chislev | Zivilyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kiri-Jolith | Habbakuk | Solinari | Mina | Lunitari | Nuitari | Zeboim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References[edit]
- Sean Everette, Chris Pierson, Cam Banks, Trampas Whiteman (2005). Holy Orders of the Stars. (3.5e) Sovereign Press. ISBN 1-931567-15-8. pp. 99-100.
- Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis (1987). Dragonlance Adventures. (1e) TSR. ISBN 0-88038-452-2. p. 47.
External links[edit]
- There is an article about Chemosh at the Lexicon of Dragonlance Nexus.
- There is an article about Chemosh at the Planescape Encyclopedia.
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