Garl Glittergold

(a.k.a. The Watchful Protector)

Glittergold, also known as The Watchful Protector, is a lawful good greater deity of gnomes. Glittergold leads the Lords of the Golden Hills as the deity of luck, protection and trickery. He was said to have discovered the first gnomes while exploring a cavern before telling them a joke and leading them into the world.

Holy Prayers

Many of Garl Glittergold’s prayers are performed call-and-response style, with the leader posing a riddle and everyone answering it in unison. “Glittergold asks: What is our joy?/To delve for treasures and guard our hearth.”

Holy Rites

The ceremonies of Garl Glittergold are flashy affairs full of illusion and mystery, often attracting curious gnomes from miles around. Most rites extol the gnome virtues of cleverness and craftsmanship—blessing a masterwork item, a new gem mine, or the top students in a school are common.

Clergy

Cleric Training

Most of Garl Glittergold’s rituals involve the whole community, so his clerics have plenty of opportunities to recruit those who show a particular combination of duty to community and mischievous humor. An older cleric typically teaches three or four students by example, explaining Garl Glittergold’s ways as he attends to the needs of the gnomes in his care.

Temples

Garl Glittergold’s temples take the form of unassuming, often magically hidden shrines and chapels. Many are underground. The temple clergy are usually eager to help a traveling gnome any way they can.

Divine Domains

Luck, Trickery

Minor Domains

Gnomes, Humor, Gemcutting

Portfolio

Community, Creation, Good, Protection

Artifacts

Gem of the glitterdepth, hooked hammer of the hearthfire.

Divine Goals & Aspirations

Followers of Garl Glittergold find themselves guarding the welfare of gnome communities, delving deep for gems, and fi ghting the goblinoid enemies of the race. Typical quests include battling a tribe of kobold raiders, pulling a good-natured prank on an arrogant human king, and seeking the long-lost Ebondark Gem Mine on the Elemental Plane of Earth.

Relationships

Beshaba

Twin Sister (Trivial)

Towards Garl Glittergold

-5

Subversive

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Garl Glittergold

Twin Brother (Trivial)

Towards Beshaba

-5

Frank

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Divine Classification

Deity

Religions

• Gnomish Pantheon

Alignment

Lawful Good

Current Location

Erackinor

Realm

Erackinor

Parents

Tyche

Spouses

Siblings

Beshaba (Twin Sister)

Current Residence

Erackinor

Gender

Male