Ghlaunder

The Gossamer King

Ghlaunder is the god of parasites and disease.

Ghlaunder is an enemy of Desna, who accidentally released him from his cocoon on the Ethereal Plane long before mortals existed. Who or what placed him there is unknown. Some speculate that he was grown in the corpse of a slain god, while others believe him to be the corrupted scion of another evil deity.

Church of Ghlaunder

The Gossamer King's followers often pose as clerics of other deities in order to infiltrate small communities. Rather than destroy them outright, the faithful of Ghlaunder seek to spread corruption from within and subtly move the unknowing towards the worship of their god. Rather than cause such a group's downfall, the priests wish to subtly live off them as long as possible. If their true purpose is ever exposed, they seek to justify their existence in the natural order, arguing that infections and parasites help cull the weak from the herd. To aid their subterfuge, cultists may refer to Ghlaunder by obscure titles such as: 'the Tender of Dreams' or 'the Dream Tender'; 'the Slumberer'; or the 'Dormant Dreamer'.

Divine Domains

• Parasites
• infection
• stagnation

Divine Classification

Deity