Pelor, the Dawnfather
The Dawnfather rules over sun and summer, and his
vigil encircles the ages as the keeper of time. As the
lord of agriculture and harbinger of the harvest, he
is worshiped by farmers and most common folk, and
his priests are welcome in lands all over. Supporter
of the needy and destroyer of evil, the Dawnfather
is often the patron of paladins and rangers who
follow a similar creed. The Dawnfather is mythically
renowned for his defeat of the Chained Oblivion and
is revered by those who hunt aberrations.
Divine Domains
Province. Healing, Sun
Domains. Many of the Dawnfather’s clerics are granted powers of Life, Light, or Nature.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Depiction. Tapestries of old match early texts
describing the Dawnfather as a kindly patriarch clad
in silver and gold armor, his head a beacon of light
and fire so bright that his face can barely be seen.
Many statues in holy places use the Dawnfather’s
head as a brazier, lit with each dawn and extinguished with the dusk.
Tenets of Faith
Commandments of the Dawnfather
- Be ever vigilant for evil. People are quick to forget the lessons of the past.
- Help relieve the suffering of the innocent.
- Deliver the light of the Dawnfather where darkness dwells, and do so with kindness, compassion, and mercy.
Holidays
Holy Day. The Dawnfather’s holy day is called
Highsummer and takes place on the fifteenth day
of the seventh month. In Emon, the entire week is
celebrated with gift-giving and feasting. Festivities
begin on Highsummer day and end at midnight on
the twenty-first, the day that Zan Tal’Dorei dethroned
Trist Drassig at the Battle of the Umbra Hills. In
Whitestone, the feast of Highsummer is celebrated
with gifts and a festival of lights around the Sun
Tree. Most folk choose to spend Highsummer with
their family, recounting the small things they are
thankful for.
Divine Classification
Prime Deity
Alignment
Neutral Good
Children
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