Abadar (AH-bah-dar)
Abadar is the god of cities, law, merchants, and wealth. Abadar is considered to be a patient deity allowing for the slow ebb and flow of cultural development and making plans measured in generations or centuries. In dealings with both mortals and other divine beings, abadar seeks to hold a neutral stance while persuing the expansion of civilizations and order in the material plane.
Divine Domains
Holy Books & Codes
With the clergy of Abadar often serving their communities as clerks, a given temple is likely to have extensive records within its vaults. Among these many documents, the following texts have primary importance among the god of cities' faithful.
The Order of Numbers
Usually bearing elaborate decoration, writing, and binding, this book serves as the core text of the Church of Abadar.
The Manual of City-Building
Often stored prominently in a place of honor, this text contains advice on the topic of founding and running a community.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
The most iconic of Abadar's holy symbols is the Golden Key often portrayed in conjuncture with the gates. In large settlments, this may instead specifically depicted as the gates of the city or the front doors of a well known local church of Abadar.
Tenets of Faith
Abadar and his followers wish to bring the light of civilization to the wilderness, to help educate all in the benefits of law and properly regulated commerce. He expects his followers to obey all meaningful laws, but not those which are ridiculous, unenforceable, or self-contradictory. He is also a great proponent of peace, as war inevitably leads to the degradation of trade and the stifling of prosperity for the general public. He advocates cautious, Careful Consideration in all matters, and frowns on impulsiveness, believing that it leads to the encouragement of primitive needs. Abadar discourages dependence on government or any religious institution, believing that wealth and happiness should be achievable by anyone with keen judgement, discipline, and a healthy respect for all sensible, just laws.
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