Hello everybody Jorphdan here the PH is silent.
Today we’re discussing Helm and Hoar.
Helm being the protective god, a god of defense,
and Hoar being the deity of retribution.
Let’s discuss.
Helm, also known as The Watcher, He of the
Unsleeping Eyes, and the Vigilant one.
Helm is the god of vigilance and protection.
Often worshiped by Paladins, knights, or bodyguards;
anyone that comes to the defense of other
creatures.
Helm is a guardian, and a watcher.
He is lawful neutral favoring his duty over
acts of good and bad.
Priests of Helm are taught to be ever vigilant,
aware, and prepared for their enemies.
Patience is always rewarded over rushed actions.
These traits don’t make nice people though,
and many consider the faithful of Helm to
be inflexible and merciless.
Much like Helm himself.
Helm is often viewed as emotionless, devoted
only to his duty at the cost of all mortal
consideration.
However this is just his facade, and Helm
is not heartless but merely a stern disciplinarian.
Helm is depicted as wearing a full suit of
armor, that represents the weight of his heavy
responsibilities.
Helm has become well known in history as the
guardian that blocked the gods from reentry
into the Outer Planes during the Time of Troubles.
He was the only deity that wasn't striped
of power and forced to walk Faerun as a mortal.
Instead Ao put him in charge of guarding the
portal that led back to the Outer Planes,
to prevent the gods from returning to their
celestial homes until the Tablets of Fate
were found.
This resulted in the death of Mystra.
Mystra had acquired some divine power she
hid away on Faerun and thought she was strong
enough to bypass Helm and return to the outer
planes.
She was not and Helm destroyed her by punching her through her chest with his gauntlet-ed fist
exploding her body.
Epic.
Because of his actions against Mystra certain
dead magic areas are known as “The Legacy
of Helm.”
Helm had a setback after the Time of Troubles.
Many of his followers left him in search of
other gods after it was revealed what he had
done.
I don’t believe it was necessarily the death
of Mystra but in general not allowing the
innocent gods back into the Outer Planes pushed
followers away.
Helm had further setbacks when his remaining
clergy started subjugating and conquering
the region of Maztica.
People saw Helm as being somewhat evil and
started worshiping other gods in his place
such as Torm.
Prior to the Time of Troubles Helm was a well-respected
faith in most areas of the North.
His temples were situated to offer protection
and defense against evil people and creatures.
Many fortified abbeys and temples in cities
are home to clerics that make excellent guards
or leaders.
Despite Helm’s setbacks followers strive
to be fair and vigilant.
They must protect the weak, the unpopular,
the injured, and the young.
To follow Helm is to anticipate attacks and
be ready for foes unknown.
“Never betray your trust” is the guiding
phrase for faithful of Helm.
Helms devotees always follow their orders,
provided they follow the will of Helm.
Helm’s wishes are often revealed to his
faithful in an on the spot prayer.
He is very responsive in sending a quick vision
especially when his faithful face conflicting
orders.
Helm’s cleric pray for their spells early
in the morning or just before going to sleep.
Helm is opposed to the plots of Bane, Cyric,
and Shar, anything that would destroy Faerun.
The church of Helm is organized into a strict
military hierarchy, and each member has a
determined rank.
Helm kind of feels like a military god, following
orders, the Lawful Neutral.
You get the idea.
Up next is Hoar.
Also known as the doombringer or the poet
of justice.
Hoar is a lawful neutral deity much like Helm
but his followers are very different.
Worshipers include assassins, fighters, rogues,
and anybody seeking retribution.
Hore is a vengeful deity invoked by those
who seek to repay and eye for an eye.
Where Helm upheld the Law at seemingly all
costs, Hoar upholds the spirit of the law.
Fitting recompense will always accrue for
one’s actions.
Violence will meet violence and evil pay back
evil.
But good will also come to those who do good.
Vengeance must be sought for all injustices,
and all punishments must fit the crime.
Hoar particularly enjoys revenge with a hint
of irony.
I imagine robin hood in this example.
King John is over taxing the kingdom his fitting
punishment is to have most of his wealth stolen
and returned to the people.
Would Robin Hood worship Hoar?
Or a more nature god.
These are the questions that keep me awake
at night.
Hoar is actually an ancient Untheric deity.
The Unther was an old empire of eastern Faerun,
they were brought from Earth by the Imaskar
Empire looking for slave labor.
The Untheric gods were initially barred from
contact with their followers by a planar barrier
erected by the Imaskari.
They bypassed this problem by sending physical
manifestations of themselves to Toril via
the Astral Plane.
For Hoar all you need to know is that he was
an Untheric deity, that was driven away by
another god Ramman, the Untheric god of war.
He somehow wound up in the Faerun Pantheon
after this and has stayed there since.
This probably occurred as worship of him spread
outside of the Unther empire allowing Hoar
access to the divine portfolio of vengeance.
Hoar has a handful of scattered temples but
many of his followers are wanderers who travel
the realms.
You can approach one of these followers and
ask them to pray to Hoar on your behalf.
This is common as most people seek vengeance
but don’t know where to start.
For a small fee the follower of Hoar will
hear your plea and decide if aid is needed.
They might aid themselves or simply allow
the will of Hoar to play itself out.
Charlatans who would try to scam a follower
of Hoar are quickly punished by the god himself.
Hoarists seek a fitting punishment for the
criminal in question which doesn’t always
mean direct aid from the follower.
It is generally believed that the more permanent
the form of the prayer the more likely it
is to be fulfilled.
You’ll see plenty of prayers to Hoar etched
with lead and buried or hidden inside diaries.
Hoar clerics pray for their spells at midnight,
when the bells toll for those deserving of
fitting justice.
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