Greater God, Dwarven pantheon
God of Smithing, Forging, Dwarves
| Symbol | Hammer and Anvil | |
| Alignment | Lawful Good | |
| Priest Alignment | LG, LN | |
| Plane | Seven Heavens | |
| Worshippers | All non-evil dwarves, smiths and other metal workers | |
| Race | Dwarf (mountain, hill, true duergar only) | |
| Sex | Male | |
| Attributes | Strength 14, Wisdom 12 | -1 |
| Proficiency Groups | Warrior, Priest, General | 5 |
| Bonus Proficiencies | Blacksmith, weapon smith, armorer | 14 |
| Preferred Weapon | War hammer (required at 1st level) | |
| Allowed Weapons | Clubbing weapons, flails, staff, maul, net, lasso | 0 |
| Armor | Metal armors or leather apron (chain mail preferred), any shield | -3 |
| Primary Sphere | Elemental (Earth, Fire) | 12 |
| Major Spheres | All, Combat, Creation, Guardian, Healing, Law, Necromantic | 58 |
| Minor Spheres | Divination, Protection, Time, Wards | 20 |
| Additional Spells | Call Upon Faith (1st), Draw Upon Holy Might (2nd), Chill metal (2nd), Magic Font (5th) | 2 |
| Abilities | ||
| Turn Undead | 15 | |
| Normal priestly followers | 5 | |
| +2 on loyalty and reaction check from dwarves | 5 | |
| +2 to hit with any hammer used to forge metal (as opposed to standard military hammers) | 2 | |
| 5th level | Forged items are at +2 to pass checks for Quality status | 3 |
| 9th level | Warp Metal (1/day), as for Warp Wood but affects metals no harder than steel 5 (1/day) + 4 (P2 x 2) - 3 (9th level) - 1 (2 powers) = 5 |
5 |
| Prayer (1/day), no magic resistance checks allowed, all non-evil dwarves heal 1-3 hit points at spell's end 5 (1/day) + 6 (P3 x 2) - 4 (9th level) - 1 (2 powers) = 6 |
6 | |
| 14th level | Inspire morale in battle (+4 to morale, +2 to discipline, +2 on mental saving throws) | 4 |
| Forged items are automatically of Quality | 0 | |
| Limitations | ||
| All weapons must be either dwarven relics or forged by the priest himself (-2 limitation with an additional -5 for inability to use most magical weapons) |
-7 | |
| Slow spell casting: all spell casting times are 3 segments slower, 1 round spells take 2 rounds, others are unchanged | -5 | |
| Raiment | Silvered helm, chain mail (other armors may be worn in battle) | |
| Holy Days | Crescent moon (Luna, waxing), melted metals and precious ores | |
| Notes | ||
| Moradin (and his priests) despise evil dwarves, and duergar and derro in particular. The True Duergar venerate Moradin, but have disdain for all other dwarven races. Moradin is the husband of Berronar Worship of Moradin always takes place at forges or hearths As a Greater God, Moradin's priests are based on 140 points rather than the standard 120 |
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| Background | ||
| Notes | ||
| Moradin is said to have forged the dwarven race from iron and mithril, and to have breathed life into them as they cooled on his forge. As the prime creator, he is revered by all good and neutral dwarves regardless of clan. Priests of Moradin are charged with upholding the dwarven virtues of law (and usually good), and with guiding their people in the arts the dwarves hold dear. They often hold leadership positions in the clans, and more than one high priest of Moradin is a king of prince of his people.
Most dwarven cities hold one god above all others, with Moradin, Fortubo, Ulaa and Clangeddin receiving the lion's share. The morals and arts of the city reflects their patron god, with Moradin's cities tending to be the most moral (some would say intolerant) of the lot. The metal working of his strongholds are second to none in the Flanaess. Derro and Duergar are the only dwarven races that reject Moradin's gifts, and as such they are hated and warred upon by the other dwarves. The forgotten True Duergar (the ancient dwarven race that gave rise to the hill, mountain and grey dwarves) still revere Moradin, though the have no love for their brothers of any race. |
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