Uthgar
| Game background | |
|---|---|
| Title(s) | Father of the Uthgardt Battle Father |
| Home plane | Warriors' Rest |
| Power level | Lesser power |
| Alignment | Chaotic Neutral |
| Portfolio | Uthgardt barbarian tribes, physical strength |
| Superior | Tempus |
| Design details | |
Uthgar (/ʌθ ɡɑːr/ UHTH-gar)[1][2] is a fictional Faerûnian minor deity of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. He is a demipower deity of barbarians and physical strength.
Publication history
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)
Uthgar is first mentioned in the book The Savage Frontier (1988) by Paul Jaquays as the founder of the Uthgardt barbarian tribes. Also described in the book are the various beast totem cults worshipped by the Uthgardt.[3]
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)
Uthgar is further detailed in Powers & Pantheons (1997).[1]
Uthgar is described as one of the good deities that celestials can serve in the supplement Warriors of Heaven (1999).[4]
Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition (2000-2007)
Uthgar appears in 3rd edition in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting book (2001),[5] and was further described in Faiths and Pantheons (2002).[2]
Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-)
Uthgar appears in 4th edition in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide (2008).[6]
Worshipers
Uthgar's followers consist of many human tribes collectively termed as the Uthgardt barbarians. His clerics often multi-class as barbarians, druids or rangers.
Tribes and alignments
The dogma of the Uthgardt religion varies slightly from tribe to tribe as each beast cult emphasizes different barbaric virtues. The clerics of these tribes, along with those who take Uthgar as a patron deity, must abide by the somewhat broader alignment guidelines of the beast totems who mediate between Uthgar and his people. Any alignment that fits the guideline for a beast totem is suitable for a cleric of Uthgar of that totem. The names of these tribes, along with their corresponding totems and alignments, are as follows:
- Black Lion – chaotic good
- Black Raven – chaotic evil
- Blue Bear – chaotic evil
- Elk – chaotic neutral
- Gray Wolf – chaotic neutral
- Great Worm – chaotic good
- Griffon – neutral
- Red Tiger – chaotic neutral
- Sky Pony – chaotic neutral
- Tree Ghost – neutral good
- Thunderbeast – chaotic neutral
Relationships
Uthgar's superior is the Lord of Battles, Tempus.
History
Born Uthgar Gardolfsson, the son of Gardolf Beorunna, Thane of Ruathym. Uthgar grew up to become a fierce warrior and great tactician like his father, though had less moral compunctions than him when it came to personal combat.
He yearned for true battle rather than just sparring and as soon as he came of age, Uthgar rallied enough followers to fill a fleet of ships, becoming a Thane like his father. He set sail as soon as possible and sacked Bjorn's Hold, returning with furs and fish aplenty, but no treasure that his people could covet. Uthgar set off again with his fleet to the mainland (which the Ruathens at the time called the Great Island) and slaughtered the rulers of Illusk's magocratic government in 95 DR. Expecting to be lauded as a hero for destroying the heathen spellcasters, he was surprised when he was accused of being a barbarian and driven further inland by its citizens who burned his ships. Uthgar and his followers survived the myriad dangers of the surrounding lands however and raided every town he encountered. Many of the survivors of these raids were impressed by Uthgar's martial and tactical prowess, joining his forces, sometimes entire villages swore fealty to him. However, Uthgar felt like it was his duty to protect the villages under his control and when an orc horde swept down from the Spine of the World, he and his followers faced it in battle.
Uthgar entered into combat with Gurt, Lord of the Pale Giants during the attack and sustained mortal wounds in an epic battle. When he succumbed to them on the site that would become Morgur's Mound, his followers declared themselves the Uthgardt in his honour, separating themselves into tribes named after spirits that he was said to have tamed. Tempus rewarded him by elevating him to demigodhood.[5] After the Spellplague, Uthgar became an exarch of Tempus.[6]
Other media
In Neverwinter Nights one of the henchman the player can have is Daelan Red Tiger a member of the Uthgardt tribe Red Tiger. and later on in the game you come across more Uthgardt tribes at Beorunna's Well.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boyd, Eric L, and Erik Mona. Faiths and Pantheons (Wizards of the Coast, 2002)
- ↑ Paul Jaquays (September 1988). The Savage Frontier. TSR, Inc. ISBN 978-0-88038-593-0.
- ↑ Perkins, Christopher. Warriors of Heaven (TSR, 1999)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide, p. 81. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3
