Heironeous
Sigil of Heironeous
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| Title(s) | The Archpaladin, the Invincible, the Valorous Knight |
| Home plane | Seven Mounting Heavens of Celestia |
| Power level | Intermediate |
| Alignment | Lawful Good |
| Portfolio | Chivalry, Justice, Honor, War, Daring, Valor |
| Domains | Glory, Good, Inquisition, Law, War |
| Superior | none |
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In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting and the default pantheon of deities for the third edition of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Heironeous is the Oeridian god of Chivalry, Justice, Honor, War, Daring, and Valor. His holy symbol is a silver lightning bolt, often clutched in a fist.
Heironeous was created by E. Gary Gygax for his World of Greyhawk campaign setting.
Heironeous was first detailed for the Dungeons & Dragons game in "The Deities and Demigods of the World of Greyhawk" by Gary Gygax in Dragon #67 (1982). Heironeous was subsequently detailed in the World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983).
Heironeous was one of the deities described in the From the Ashes set (1992), for the Greyhawk campaign, and appeared again in Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins (1998).
His role in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground (1996). Heironeous is described as one of the good deities that celestials can serve in the supplement Warriors of Heaven (1999).
The book Bastion of Faith details the Bastion, a church of Heironeous.
Heironeous appears as one of the deities described in the Players Handbook for this edition (2000). Heironeous's role in the 3rd edition Greyhawk setting was defined in the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000).
Heironeous is also detailed in Deities and Demigods (2002).
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