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Vergadain (/ˈvɜːrgədɑːɪn/ VUR-guh-dain)

God of Luck and Wealth

Vergadain was the neutral dwarven deity of luck, trickery, negotiation and wealth, and for a time an exarch of Moradin. While it seemed the Merchant King represented the dwarves' well-known dedication to the mercantile art of bargaining, those who knew better were aware that he had an aspect that seldom filled the more legal-minded dwarves with pride. As such, The Laughing Dwarf, as he was called by non-dwarves, also watched over those dwarves who used less-than-legal means to gain wealth. Regardless of how he was viewed, Vergadain delighted in the art of the deal, no matter what it was, so long as it turned a profit. Vergadain also represented the god Bes in the Realms, thus becoming the god of chance and luck within the Mulhorandi pantheon. In the later 14th century, worship of this aspect, the so-called Short Father, had declined to the point where only a few merchants in Skuld still prayed to him.