HARLANGHN
(DWELLER ON THE HORIZON)
Lesser god, N(g) - Horizons,
Distances, Roads, Travel
As Celestian (q.v.) wanders the
starroads, his elder brother, Fharlanghn, roams the four corners of the
world. He is, in fact, regarded as the god of travel and distance.
Fharlanghn sometimes enters the Elemental Plane of Earth, but he seldom
enters that of Air and shuns those of Fire and Water. He can travel to any
inner plane, however.
Fharlanghn, Dweller on the
Horizon, appears to be a middle-sized man, with brown, leathery skin,
creased by many wrinkles. His bright green eyes belie his seeming age.
Fharlanghn's movements seem slow and measured, but he actually moves
quickly - especially with regard to actual travel. Fharlanghn will
converse readily, although he is not loquacious. He favors clothing of
plain stuff such as leather and unbleached linen.
His symbol is a wooden disc, with
a curving line representing the horizon across its upper part. It is said
that the deity himself wears such a symbol, made of many sorts of wood,
inlaid with jade and turquoise, with a bright golden sun set into it. This
symbol is known as the Oerth Disc.
The Oerth Disc will depict any
area of the surface of the world. Fharlanghn simply looks upon the Disc,
concentrates, and the miniature of the land desired appears in a 1/12,000
reproduction. It is then possible to teleport (without error) to any
locale so pictured. The Oerth Disk will also shoot forth a burning, golden
ray of varying intensity:
- A beam of pale yellow light
- A ray of brilliant golden color, capable of dazzling or
permanently blinding any creature struck in the eyes.
- A coruscating rod of burning, fiery golden light which
can slice through virtually any material known, and ignite combustible
objects.
He can read languages and magic.
He can detect charm, evil, good, illusion, magic, and snares and pits. He
speaks all the tongues of Oerth and communicates with other creatures by
telepathic means. Fharlanghn is most attentive to those on roads, paths,
and in long tunnels. He can strike with his iron-shod staff, hitting
unfailingly any creature he chooses. He can curse an enemy so that any
travel which is greater than 1 league distance will be twice as long as
normal. Fharlanghn's curse lasts a month, being removable only by a High
Priest (10th level) of Fharlanghn, or by some other godling or deity able
to do so.
If he desires, Fharlanghn can
summon any one of the following types of elemental: dust elemental, earth
elemental, magma elemental, or mud elemental.
Fharlanghn never is surprised on
the Prime Material Plane. Spells of earth do not affect him.
The priesthood of Fharlanghn is of
two sorts, the urban and the pastoral. The former wears brown robes and
generally are found in small chapels in communities. Those of the pastoral
order wear green robes and minister by traveling the highways and byways,
occasionally stopping at wayside shrines to Fharlanghn.
Worshippers of Fharlanghn are most
active in the Central and Southwest regions of the Flanaess. Followers of
this deity are typically adventurers, merchants, itinerants, and the like.
Services are often conducted outdoors, under the sunny sky.