Amaunator
| Game background | |
|---|---|
| Title(s) | The Yellow God, The Keeper of the Eternal Sun, Keeper of Law |
| Home plane | Keep of the Eternal Sun (Mechanus) |
| Power level | Greater deity |
| Alignment | Lawful Neutral |
| Portfolio | Bureaucracy, contracts, law, order, the sun, rulership |
| Domains | Law, Nobility, Planning, Sun, Time |
| Superior | None |
| Design details | |
Amaunator /əˈmɔːnətɔər/ is a fictional solar deity of the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting devised by Ed Greenwood. He was long considered to be a dead deity, but was revealed to be Lathander in the 4th edition Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
At'ar the Merciless, the "Yellow Goddess," is introduced in the Anauroch supplement. She is described as chief among the Bedine gods, and to them she is the sun, and seen as a spiteful, faithless woman who tends to ignore the Bedine completely. The book reveals that in the days ancient Netheril, "At'ar" was called "Amaunator", and was the male sun deity.
Amaunator was later described fully in Faiths & Avatars (1996), and his role in the ancient history of the Realms was detailed in Netheril: Empire of Magic (1996).
His role in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground (1996).
Amaunator and his continued worship was discussed in Lost Empires of Faerûn (2005).
In the 4th edition Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide, Amaunator returns. In the chaos following Mystra's murder by Cyric, Shar restored Netheril, which prompted the revelation that Amaunator did not die, but rather, became Lathander. Amaunator has reclaimed his full suite of powers and his original mission, effectively ending Lathander's stint as a deity. He fondly remembers his time as Lathander, however, and encourages some of his clergy, the Morninglords, to keep Lathander's message of hope and optimism alive. Although he was originally a Netherese deity, Amaunator has inherited Lathander's church and is worshipped all over Faerun - ironically, he, like Selune, is now despised in Netheril itself, as that nation worships Shar exclusively.
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