Moradin
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| Title(s) | Soul Forger, Dwarffather, the All-Father, the Creator |
| Home plane | Dwarfhome (Forgotten Realms)/Celestia, the Radiant Throne (4th edition) |
| Power level | Greater |
| Alignment | Lawful Good |
| Portfolio | Dwarves, creation, smithing, protection, metalcraft, stonework |
| Domains | Creation, Earth, Good, Law, Protection, and Knowledge |
| Superior | None |
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Moradin is the chief deity in the dwarven pantheon in the Dungeons & Dragons game and is a member of the default D&D pantheon. In 3rd edition, Moradin's domains are Creation, Earth, Good, Law, and Protection. The 5th Edition Players Handbook include Knowledge as a suggested domain. His titles include Soul Forger, Dwarffather, the All-Father, and the Creator. He created the first dwarves out of earthen materials and tutored them in dwarven ways.
Moradin was created by James M. Ward for the Deities and Demigods Cyclopedia (1980).
Moradin was first detailed as part of the dwarven pantheon in the Forgotten Realms in Dwarves Deep (1990).
Moradin was detailed in the book Monster Mythology (1992), including details about his priesthood.
His role in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground (1996).
Moradin received a very detailed description for his role in the Forgotten Realms in Demihuman Deities (1998).
Moradin is described as one of the good deities that celestials can serve in the supplement Warriors of Heaven (1999).
Moradin appears as one of the deities described in the Players Handbook for this edition (2000).
Moradin is detailed in Deities and Demigods (2002), and his role in the Forgotten Realms is revisited in Faiths and Pantheons (2002).
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