- Ulutiu
Forgotten Realms Deity
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name=Ulutiu
title=The Lord in the Ice
The Eternal Sleeper
Father of Giants' Kin
home=Astral Plane
power=Demipower
alignment=Lawful Neutral
portfolio=Glaciers, polar environments, arctic dwellers
domains=Animal, Law, Ocean, Protection, StrengthWolfgang Baur ,James Jacobs and George Strayton. "" (Wizards of the Coast ,2004 ).]
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super=Ulutiu (pronounced|uː.lu.tiː.uː [The web enhancement for the Third Edition Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting lists the pronunciation as "oo-"loo"-tee-oo"] ) is the father of the
Giant Kin races and one of the many gods in theDungeons & Dragons fantasyrole-playing game . He is the god ofglacier s, polar environments, andarctic dwellers.In the
Forgotten Realms campaign setting , Ulutiu is worshipped by the Arctic Ulutiun peoples of theGreat Glacier and the Sea of Moving Ice offIcewind Dale .Description
Ulutiu is depicted as a very large man with a sullen appearance. Ulutiu's symbol is a necklace of blue and white ice crystals. His divine realm is where he sleeps in the Astral Plane.
Relationships
Ulutiu voluntarily exiled himself from
Faerûn when his affair with the giant goddessOthea was discovered by Annam, and he sank into the Cold Ocean and has slumbered ever since. It is stated thatAuril , the frostmaiden, is siphoning power from him as he sleeps, continually weakening him so that eventually he will die and she may subsume his portfolio.Boyd, Eric L, andErik Mona . "Faiths and Pantheons " (Wizards of the Coast ,2002 ).]Worshippers
Ulutiu's followers include druids, historians and frostfell rangers.
Clergy
Despite his slumber, Ulutiu is still able to grant spells to his followers. Ulutiu's clergy pray for their spells at midday. clergy often multiclass as rangers.
References
*Boyd, Eric L. "
Powers and Pantheons " (TSR, 1997).
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