Moradin
Allhammer
Moradin, the Allhammer (or All-Hammer) is the lawful good deity of craft, creation, family, and legacy. The Allhammer is patron of craftsmen, blacksmiths, forgemasters, artisans, and miners, granting inspiration where respect and prayer are given. He shaped the mountains during the Founding, and stands as the patron of home and family.
Worship
The followers of the Allhammer are most numerous in dwarven communities, as most dwarves worship him. As such, many of the temples are located in the center of a dwarven strongholds.Tal'Dorei
Worship of Moradin is common in the Cliffkeep Mountains. In the Center Slab of Kraghammer, there is an enormous, meticulously crafted marble temple to Moradin called Allhammer's Will. Peakclimber Knights of Kraghammer serve the Allhammer and keeping peace and safety in the Cliffkeep Mountains, but occasionally getting into a conflict with his commandments.Wildemount
In Uthodurn is a temple called Moradin's Mantle. Followers of the Allhammer are also invited to worship at the Cinderrest Sanctum in Kravaraad. A haunted temple to Moradin remains in the ghost town of Uraliss; during an orc raid, a high priest locked the sheltering worshipers inside, and they died of starvation. Palebank Village has a humble temple dedicated to the Allhammer.Menagerie Coast
The skyline of Port Zoon is dominated by a massive temple to Moradin called Temple Genesis, with lantern-adorned cables stretching to other high points of the city. One of the three temples that also serves as a place of higher education in Gwardan is the House of Invention, dedicated to the Allhammer. In Port Damali, a chosen champion of the Allhammer is one of the main draws in the competition in the annual Godsbrawl at the Temple of Kord.Dwendalian Empire
The Allhammer is one of the deities that is approved for worship within the Dwendalian Empire. Temples to Moradin are prominent in Grimgolir, Gwardan, and Hupperdook. In the northern side of Zadash's Pentamarket, there is a shrine called the Hearth of the Allhammer. It is a domed iron structure that is slightly rusty due to lack of upkeep. Its interior has a large central forge and a beautiful heavy anvil with the symbol of the Allhammer on each of its sides. The anvil was used for both ceremonial worship and the crafting of religious artifacts. Three individuals manned the temple at any one time, two of which were keepers who watched outside of the entry arches leading into the temple. The third was the appointed herald of this temple, a female dwarf with dark brown hair that trailed off in three long braids past her midsection. Taking her place across from the entry arches to the temple, she wore a chain-mail robe that went past her knees.Divine Domains
Forge, Knowledge, War
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Tenets of Faith
Remain stoic and tenacious in the face of catastrophe.
Uphold and promote loyalty to your family, loyalty to your clan, and loyalty to your people.
Legacy is paramount. To create something that lasts is to change the world for the better.
Holidays
Moradin's holy day is Deep Solace, on the eighteenth of Unndilar. The dwarves of Grimgolir celebrate with a full day of feasting and drinking. Especially devout worshipers spend the day in isolation, meditating on how to be better family members.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
The Core Anvil, beneath the undersea volcano called Scaldseat, was created by and for the Allhammer. There, he created the first dwarves and many artifacts of the Founding. He also used the Core Anvil to craft the Prime Trammels used in the Rites of Prime Banishment.
The All-Hammer shaped forge guardians to watch over the divine furnaces and hearths that designed the first dwarves. One such furnace is located inside the Ironseat Ridge.
According to legend as told by Caduceus Clay, following the Raven Queen's ascension to godhood, she urged three of her champions to ask Melora for guidance about disposing of the body of one of the Raven Queen's heroes. The Wildmother instructed one of those champions, Dust, to carry the trunk of the hero to a volcanic cave (at Kravaraad), burn the remains, and incorporate the ashes into a new kiln. This formed the heart of a temple to the Wildmother, but it was also built as a gift to the Allhammer "to remind him that nature is the origin of material." Those who come to the Cinderrest Sanctum are invited to pray to Melora and Moradin.
Moradin and Sehanine built the King's Cage as a trap for Torog in the Calamity. It appeared to be a temple to Torog, but it was a fane that, once Torog had bound himself to it, was instrumental in banishing the Betrayer God.
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