Gondol, the Forge Father

The patron of craft and creation, the Forge Father is worshiped by smiths, artisans, and inventors alike, granting inspiration where respect and prayer are given. He shaped the mountains, carved out the river basins and stands as the father of dwarves and gnomes, who he molded in his image and blessed with his desire to create and innovate. Unsurprisingly, devotion to the Forge Father is strongest in dwarven communities, and many of his temples mark the center of a mighty dwarven stronghold.
The Forge Father is armorer to the hosts of the divine pantheon and has made weapons of extraordinary power used during the Divine War, against the great enemy. He appears as a stout dwarf-like being of immense strength, skin of bronze with a beard of dancing flame from which the fires of creation billow forth.

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Divine Domains

Forge, Knowledge

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Many guild halls and workshops contain the sigil of the Forge Father, two crossed hammers placed a top four rings, joined by one.

Holidays

The Forge Father's holy day is called Blessed Hearth, and is celebrated on the first day of the second week of Flamerule. Especially devout followers of the Forge Father spend the day in isolation, meditating on the meaning of family and clan. Many dwarven communities, such as Harrenfal, celebrate with a full day of feasting and drinking. Gnomish worshipers of the Forge Father spend his holy day among friends, family and colleagues, engaged in feasting, drinking, tinkering and invention research.

Divine Classification

Greater Deity

Alignment

Lawful Good

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Soul Forger, the All-Hammer, the Creator

Gender

Male