Ubtao (oob-TAY-oh)

Overview

Ubtao was the patron deity of Chult. He was also known as The Father of the Dinosaurs, Creator of Chult, Founder of Mezro, and The Deceiver. He stayed distant from both mortals and other deities, and he seemed to be above the daily doings of the world and his followers. This might have been partly due to his origin as a primordial, and in fact it was not fully known if he was a deity in the traditional sense. Only since the Time of Troubles had he begun to show interest in his followers again. The many jungle spirits worshiped in Chult were all aspects of Ubtao. But due to this he only had power in and around the jungles of Chult.
During the Blue Age, when Toril was still a new world, the gods and the primordials fought for dominance. This Age came to a sudden stop when the primordial known as the Dendar the Night Serpent took the sun out of the sky. Eventually, the Elder Gods won the fight when the primordials were betrayed by one of their own: Ubtao the Deceiver. Ubtao made an agreement with the rest of the Faerûnian pantheon to guard the Peaks of Flame for the day when Dendar the Night Serpent would enter Toril and end the world. As reward for this service, the other deities granted him sole control over Chult and agreed to leave his lands alone and never to spread their own religions there. Over time Ubtao's essence began to split into many nature spirits which now are spread across the jungle, one of these was the shadow entity Eshowdow. As of 1372 DR, Shar had recently absorbed Eshowdow, and it was believed this activity might be the beginning of the end for the agreement between Ubtao and the rest of the deities.
Sometime before 1400 DR, Ubtao abandoned Chult, allegedly because he had grown angry over his worshipers' infighting and on their overreliance on his assistance. Thereafter, his influence ceased to be felt among his Chultan followers, and yet, despite the spiritual void left by Ubtao's absence, the many warring tribes among the Chultans learned to unite as a people and set aside their differences. With Ubtao gone, many Chultans turned aside to other gods, including those introduced by foreign missionaries such as Waukeen, Gond, Savras, Sune, and Tymora.

Relationships

Because of Ubtao's distance to the other deities he had only one ally: Thard Harr. His biggest foe was Eshowdow. He had only one other enemy: Sseth, a deity of yuan-ti and an aspect of Set.

Divine Domains

Balance, Planning, Plant, Pride, Protection, Reptilekind

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Ubtao's Holy symbols usually appears as a Labyrinth, and his followers boast it with absolute pride.

Tenets of Faith

"The world is a labyrinth, and the true followers of myself know the pattern that represents their life. When they die, they must recreate that maze, spell out their past for me."

Divine Classification

God, Primordial

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Creator of Chult, Founder of Mezro, Father of the Dinosaurs, The Deceiver