Hey y'all!
So, I was wondering which deities you think the Aldori Swordlords would worship. Of course individual members would be free to choose their own patrons but I don't really think that any of the three main deities - Abadar, Gorum, Pharasma - of Brevoy are all that appropriate. I know
Since the Aldori have their origins in Taldor, who do Taldan duellists worship?
In my campaign I've presented Iomedae has an ideal deity for Reslov locals. I realise the LG alignment makes her an unusual faith in Brevoy, but she's a very martial god and favours the longsword.
But yeah, Gorum seems most likely
What part of combat-obsessed warriors doesn't say Gorum to you? I thought the gazetteer in Stolen Land was pretty straightforward - the warriors pray to Gorum, the aristocrats and merchants pray to Abadar, and the peasants pray to Pharasma.
Gorum, to me, says heavy armour and big weapons and blood and slaughter and savagery. He's almost a barbaric god, not someone that the pseudo-refined Swordlords would look up to. The descandents of Choral's army might worship him, but I'd think the original Aldori Swordlords would favor a different deity more in keeping with the finesse of their duelling art. Just my opinion.
One of my players would be Swordlord worships Cayden Cailean.He can't think of any more appropriate deity.
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The Aldori swordlords are certainly combat-themed, but they're more of a graceful arty kind of combat than Gorum's faithful are generally associated with. They're also part of a society in Brevoy that's not all that keen on towing the line and bending the knee—they're pretty self-supporting and have pretty strong sense of identity and individuality, so that faiths like Iomedae, which stresses law, might not be a great choice either.
If I were to say what the top five faiths of the swordlords would be, it would be:
Sarenrae
Desna
Cayden Cailean
Milani (a minor goddess of hope, devotion, and uprisings)
Kurgess ( a minor god of competition, bravery, and sport)
The Aldori swordlords are certainly combat-themed, but they're more of a graceful arty kind of combat than Gorum's faithful are generally associated with. They're also part of a society in Brevoy that's not all that keen on towing the line and bending the knee—they're pretty self-supporting and have pretty strong sense of identity and individuality, so that faiths like Iomedae, which stresses law, might not be a great choice either.
If I were to say what the top five faiths of the swordlords would be, it would be:
Sarenrae
Desna
Cayden Cailean
Milani (a minor goddess of hope, devotion, and uprisings)
Kurgess ( a minor god of competition, bravery, and sport)
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Thanks JJ!