Gaerdal Ironhand

Gaerdal Ironhand is a lawful good deity of the Lords of the Golden Hills and the patron of warriors and protectors of gnomish communities. As such, he is honored in some manner by nearly all good-aligned gnomes, and one or two crusaders of his can be found in most sizable settlements.

Personality

Gaerdal is the sternest and most serious of gnome deities.

Divine Realm

Gaerdal resides in the Golden Hills, inside Dothion, which is found in Bytopia (also known as the Twin Paradises).

Worshippers

Gaerdal's church was organized as a strict military hierarchy. Although temples of Gaerdal Ironhand were rare, clerics built statues of Gaerdal at the entrance of gnomish settlements.

Priests of Gaerdal prayed at dawn. They called tendays "Tenhammers", after a custom of striking a metal shield with a large hammer at the end of each day and because ten days was a typical duration of guard duty for followers of Gaerdal. After ten Tenhammers, the final day was considered a holy day known as a Great Clang and believers would assemble to sing hymns and chants.

Relationships

Gaerdal Ironhand had good relations with most of the other gnomish gods with the exception of Urdlen. He disliked Baervan Wildwanderer because of his tendency to pull pranks. He was hostile toward the kobold and goblin pantheons.

Gaerdal Ironhand

Lesser deity

Basic Information

Titles

The Stern
Shield of the Golden Hills

Adjectives

Gaerdalian

Pantheons

Lords of the Golden hills

Serves

Garl Glittergold

Attributes

Alignment

Lawful Good

Symbol

Iron band

Realm

Twin Paradises of Bytopia/Dothion/Golden Hills/Stronghaven

Portfolio

Vigilance, Combat, Martial Defence

Favored Weapon

Hammersong (Warhammer)

Following

Worshippers

Administrators
Fighters
Judges
Monks
Paladins
Soldiers
Warriors

Alignments

LG, NG, LN

Domains

Law (Loyalty)
Protection (Defense, Fortifications)
War (Tactics)

Favored Aspects

Monsters

Earth elementals
Fire elementals
Guardian nagas
Helmed horrors
Silver dragons
Spectators

Minerals

Alexandrite
Carnelian
Peridot
Sapphire
Star sapphire
Topaz

Colors

Steel

Manifest- ations

An aura of gold and silver

Cracks and rumbles in stone or earth