- Zilchus
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name=Zilchus
title=The Great Guildmaster, the Money Counter
home=Concordant Opposition
power=Intermediate
alignment=Lawful Neutral
portfolio=Power, prestige, money, business, influence
domains=Knowledge, Law, Trickery
alias=none
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World of Greyhawk "campaign setting for the "Dungeons & Dragons "role-playing game , Zilchus is the Oeridian god of Power, Prestige, Money, Business, and Influence. His holy symbol is a pair of hands clutching a bag of gold.Description
Zilchus is a popular Oeridian god, depicted as a well-dressed Oeridian man of plain appearance but great wealth.
Relationships
Zilchus is the brother of
Kurell , and husband ofSotillion (and thus related by marriage toProcan ,Merikka , and theVelaeri ). He is a staunch ally of Rao, and acts as a dealmaker between deities.Realm
The realm of Zilchus is the Marketplace Eternal. He shares this domain with several mercantile deities from other worlds, including
Waukeen , Sera (of the Birthright campaign setting), andShinare , all of them combining their assets for mutual benefit. The realm is a vast bazaar run by the souls who held one of these four gods as their primary patron in life, continuing their occupations in the hereafter. Zilchus' quarter of the Marketplace Eternal is called the "Seat of Luxury".Dogma
Worshippers
Clergy
Temples
Zilchus' church is the state religion of
Ahlissa andDyvers , and is also strong inPerrenland ,Rel Astra ,Irongate , and theNorth Kingdom .References
*Gygax, Gary. "
World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting " (TSR,1983 ).
*Holian, Gary,Erik Mona ,Sean K Reynolds , andFrederick Weining . "Living Greyhawk Gazetteer " (Wizards of the Coast ,2000 ).
*Sargent, Carl. "From the Ashes" (TSR,1992 ).
* McComb, Colin. "On Hallowed Ground" (TSR, 1996).
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