Torm

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name=Torm
title=The True, the True Deity, the Loyal Fury
home=The House of the Triad/Mount Celestia
power=Lesser; 4th edition=Greater
alignment=Lawful Good
portfolio=Duty, loyalty, obedience, paladins and truth
domains=Good, Healing, Law, Protection, Strength*Greenwood, Ed, Sean K Reynolds, Skip Williams, and Rob Heinsoo. "Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting" (Wizards of the Coast, 2001).]
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super=Tyr

Torm is a fictional deity in the "Forgotten Realms" campaign setting of the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game, who, along with Tyr and Ilmater, is part of the House of the Triad pantheon.

He is described as being the god of duty, loyalty, obedience, paladins and truth. He is usually depicted as a knight riding a golden wyrm.

Publication history

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)

Torm first appears in the 1st Edition Forgotten Realms Campaign Set, where he is described as a loyal demipower in service to Tyr.

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)

The 2nd Edition sourcebook Faiths & Avatars details Torm's actions in the Time of Troubles, leading up to his self-sacrifice, subsequent reinstatement and promotion to lesser status.

Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2002)

Torm appears in the 3rd Edition Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting book and the Faiths and Pantheons sourceook.

Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-)

The 4th Edition Forgotten Realms Campign Guide details Torm's promotion to greater status after Tyr's defeat following a demonic invasion of the upper realms.

Description

Torm is a Lawful Good lesser deity. His symbol is a gauntlet, much like the symbol of Helm and also that of Bane, though specifically Torm's symbol is a right-hand gauntlet held upright with palm forward. cite book |author=Boyd, Eric L. and Erik Mona |title=Faiths and Pantheons |year=2002 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |id=ISBN 0-7869-2759-3]

Relationships

Torm is one of the three deities collectively known as the Triad, along with the more powerful Ilmater and Tyr, whom he serves. Torm is an ally Helm, though the clergies of the two are often at odds with one another, in addition to the Red Knight and Lathander. Torm is opposed to deities who are evil in alignment, including Cyric and Mask, but has a particular animosity towards Bane.

Worshippers

In addition to clerics and paladins, martial warriors and other individuals who adhere to the ideals of Torm's portfolio such as good fighters, knights, guardians and loyal courtiers are also depicted as common worshippers of Torm.

Clergy

Torm's clergy are described as being sworn to the Duty of Penance, a body of debts to be repaid to other deities, implemented after the Time of Troubles, requiring them to take part in activities such as rooting out corruption in institutions and destroying cultists of Bane and Cyric. Torm's clerics are described as praying for their daily spells at dawn.

History

Prior to the Time of Troubles Torm was a relatively obscure minor demipower who served Tyr. Torm gained considerable attention and praise during the Godswar when his faithful helped keep one of the missing Tablets of Fate safe, and his own avatar battled and completely destroyed the avatar of Bane outside Tantras, seemingly killing the god who has already been weakened by Mystra and her servant Elminster. Torm died in the conflict too, but because of his loyalty to his portfolio was resurrected by the overdeity Ao at the end of the Time of Troubles, with his power increased to that of a lesser deity.

ee also

*List of Forgotten Realms deities

References

*Martin, Julia, and Eric L Boyd. "Faiths & Avatars" (TSR, 1996).