Moradin, God of Dwarves

The Soul Forger, Dwarffather

Symbol: Hammer and anvil
Home Plane: Dwarfhome
Alignment: LG
Portfolio: Dwarves, metalcraft, stonework
Worshipers: Dwarves, smiths, engineers
Cleric Alignments: LG, LN, NG
Domains: Craft (SC), Dwarf (SC), Earth (PH), Metal (SC), Protection (PH)
Favored Weapon: “Soulhammer” (Warhammer)
Dogma: Honor Moradin by emulating his principles and workmanship in smithing, stonework, and other tasks. Wisdom is derived from life and tempered with experience. Advance the dwarven race in all areas of life. Innovate with new processes and skills. Found new kingdoms and clan lands, defending existing ones from all threats. Lead the dwarves in the traditions laid down by the Soul Forger. Honor your clan leaders as you honor Moradin.
History/Relationships: Moradin is held in dwarven myths to have been incarnated from rock, stone, and metal and that his soul is an ember of fire. He forged the bodies of the first dwarves form metals and gems and breathed souls into them when he blew on his creations to cool them. Moradin maintains friendly relations with most good-aligned gods. He is on particularly good terms with Artis, Goddess of Craft. He actively opposes Gruumsh, God of Orcs, and Maglubiyet, God of Goblinoids.
Clergy and Temples: Clerics of Moradin are charged with maintaining and advancing the dwarven race in all walks of life. They perform a wide range of public ceremonies (marriges, blessing new ventures, crowning monarchs, and the like). They also keep detailed genealogies and historical archives. Temples of Moradin are grand stone structures, each containing an anvil and a forge that clerics keep perpetually burning. The anvil can be a simple decoration or part of a working smithy, but it often serves as the temple altar. Clerics of Moradin carry a warhammer and a shield displaying their god’s holy symbol. They are typically armored, wearing a white or red tabard, embroidered with Moradin’s holy symbol, over their armor.
Holidays:
None.
Known Temples:
The Great Foundry (Alkren)
The Temple of the Great Moradin (Church)
Dwarffather Hall (Brux, Great Thrundar)
The Hammer and Anvil (Port Dundren, Great Thrundar)
The Great Forge (Thrundalin, Great Thrundar)
The House of the Soul Forger (West Andaria, Kainan)