Moradin; The Soul Forger, Dwarffather, The All-Father, The Creator (moar-uh-din)

The deity of dwarves, Moradin, usually appears as a stern-faced male dwarf with a powerful build. His upper body is particularly robust, with a barrel chest, wide shoulders, and arms corded with big muscles. He has flowing black hair and a beard to match, and he always wears full plate armor. He carries a shield and a warhammer. Moradin forged the first dwarves out of metal and gems and breathed life into them.
Portfolio: Dwarves, creation, smithing, engineering, war
Alignment: Lawful Good
Domains: Creation, Earth, Good, Law, Protection
Favored Weapon: Warhammer
Symbol: Hammer and anvil
Worshipers: Dwarves, metal-workers
Home Plane: Celestia

Divine Domains

Creation, Earth, Good, Law, Protection

Holy Books & Codes

Every temple or shrine of Moradin includes an anvil and a forge that the clerics keep perpetually burning. The anvil can be a simple decoration or part of a working smithy, but it often serves as the temple altar.

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Hammer and anvil

Tenets of Faith

Clerics of Moradin are charged with maintaining and advancing the dwarven race in all walks of life. They perform a wide range of public ceremonies (marriages, blessing new ventures, crowning monarchs, and the like). They also educate the young, arrange communal defenses, and sponsor expeditions to settle new lands. They also keep detailed genealogies and historical archives.

Divine Goals & Aspirations

Moradin forged the first dwarves out of metal and gems and breathed life into them.
Moradin is an adamant defender of the dwarven people he created and of the principles of law and good. He teaches the value of making goods that last, of loyalty to clan, leader, and people, and of meeting adversity with stoicism and tenacity. He tolerates no taint of evil among the dwarves; it was he who drove the derro and duergar out of the dwarven community. It is Moradin’s influence that leads the dwarves toward excellence in craftwork and staunch defense of what is theirs.

Divine Classification

Greater Diety