Selan (Dungeons & Dragons)

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described_object = a fictional deity
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name=Selan
title=The Beautiful Moon
The Gracious
Selan of the Garden
home= Unknown
power=Unknown (Great God)
alignment=N/A
portfolio=Beauty
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super=None

In the "Dungeons & Dragons" roleplaying game Selan is a fictional goddess of beauty in the "Al-Qadim" campaign setting that is which is set within the "Forgotten Realms" campaign setting. She is one of the so-called eight Great Gods of the fictional continent of Zakhara and stands for the beauty that lies in everything.cite book |author=Grubb, Jeff with Andria Hayday |title= [http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/aq/aq-lof.htm Al-Qadim Land of Fate] Adventurer's Guide to Zakhara p. 51 |year=1992 |publisher=TSR |id=ISBN 1-56076-329-9] Selan's symbol is a moon within a ringcite book |author=Grubb, Jeff with Andria Hayday |title= [http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/aq/aq-lof.htm Al-Qadim Land of Fate] Adventurer's Guide to Zakhara p. 48, 51 |year=1992 |publisher=TSR |id=ISBN 1-56076-329-9] .

The goddess is described as a flawless maiden cloaked in white. Old tales link her with the moon, which is said to be Selan's chariot. Like other Zakharan gods she is above such concerns as alignment, as beauty may be craved and valued by good and evil folk alikecite book |author=Grubb, Jeff with Andria Hayday |title= [http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/aq/aq-lof.htm Al-Qadim Land of Fate] Adventurer's Guide to Zakhara p. 45, 46 |year=1992 |publisher=TSR |id=ISBN 1-56076-329-9] .

Selan's followers place much stock in appareances, but also value inner beauty. The try to treat everyone with care and to emphasize that which is positive in themselves and others. Many gardeners and artisans are among Selan's worshippers. The bulk of her priesthood consists of ethoists with a mainly traditional outlook. Her most important center of worship is the Great Mosque of the Moon in Medina al-Afyal.

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