Shaundakul
(a.k.a. Rider of the Winds, the Helping Hand)
Shaundakul, the Rider of the Winds, is the Faerûnian lesser deity of traveling and travelers, exploration, caravans, the wind as well as mining and miners. Lord Ao the Overgod gifted him with the portfolio of portals and portal-walking. He manifests bodily as a bearded man who wears a traveler's cape and is armed with a greatsword called the Sword of Shadows.
In the year of the Blue Fire, 1385 DR, Shaundakul disappeared without a trace during the Spellplague.
At least some of his worshipers kept the faith, with one temple outside of the city of Arabel continuing to receive pilgrims for the next century. After the magical chaos of the Spellplague subsided, Shaundakul returned to Toril at the head of a throng of displaced people and creatures, who had been lost on other worlds. He began travelling the world in mortal disguises, revealing his true identity only to his most devout followers and priests.
Shaundakul is an ancient deity. It existed before the creation of Beshaba and Tymora from Tyche. He is allied with the deities of air, night, heavens, nature and travel, although his duties may sometimes be the same as theirs in some places. He is opposed to Shar because he hates secrets and because he likes to reveal the location of unknown and hidden places.
Divine Domains
Caravans, Exploration, Miners, Portals, Teleportation. Travel
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