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Title(s) | Finder-of-Trails, Watcher over Wanderers, the Watchful Eye |
Home plane | Dwarfhome |
Power level | Lesser |
Alignment | Neutral Good |
Portfolio | Guides, explorers, expatriates, travelers, lightning |
Domains | Good, Protection, Travel, Dwarf |
Superior | Moradin |
Design details |
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Title(s) | Lord of the Jungle Deeps |
Alignment | Chaotic good |
Portfolio |
Wild Dwarves Jungle Survival |
Design details |
In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Morndinsamman, the dwarven pantheon of gods, consists of the leader, Moradin, as well as Abbathor, Berronar Truesilver, Clanggedin Silverbeard, Dugmaren Brightmantle, Dumathoin, Muamman Duathal, and Vergadain. Other dwarven gods (such as Hanseath, Mya, Roknar, Tharmekhûl, Thautam, and Valkauna from the Races of Stone supplement) may be present in different campaign settings.
Moradin was created by James M. Ward for the Deities and Demigods Cyclopedia (1980).Vergadain, Dumathoin, Abbathor, Berronar, and Clanggedin Silverbeard appeared in Roger E. Moore's Dragon article, "The Gods of the Dwarves", and appeared again in the original Unearthed Arcana (1985).
The dwarven pantheon of the Forgotten Realms appeared in Dwarves Deep (1990), consisting of Moradin, Clanggedin Silverbeard, Sharindlar, Vergadain, Dumathoin, Abbathor, Berronar Truesilver, Marthammor Duin, Gorm Gulthyn, Haela Brightaxe, and Thard Harr.
The dwarven pantheon was detailed in the book Monster Mythology (1992), including details about their priesthoods. This version of the pantheon consisted of Moradin, Berronar Truesilver, Clanggedin Silverbeard, Dugmaren Brightmantle, Dumathoin, Muamman Duathal, Vergadain, Abbathor, and the dwarf hero Gnarldan Steelshield. The role of these dwarvish powers in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground (1996).