Corellon Larethian

1. Core Identity

• Name: Corellon Larethian

• Pantheon: The Core Pantheon (also leads The Seldarine).

• Titles & Aliases: Creator of the Elves, The Protector, The Fey-Father, Lord of the Seldarine.

• Gender / Form: Famously androgynous, embodying an otherworldly elven beauty beyond mortal gender constraints.

  • Divine Aspect: He manifests as an impossibly beautiful, athletic elven warrior in the throes of absolute Elven rage. His long, voluminous golden-blonde hair whips wildly behind him like a blazing sunburst. He is armored in silver-gilded, highly polished plate mail worn over a pristine white tunic/toga, cinched by a silver belt emblazoned with a roaring lion visage. A sweeping white cape billows dynamically from his pauldrons as he leaps through stormy skies to cleave down his enemies.

• Alignment: Chaotic Good.

• Status: God in the Pillar of Magic, Sovereign God instead of  a Transcendent God.

• Divine Realm: Arvandor's Glade.

2. Domains & Influence

• Primary Domains: Elves, Art, Magic, Beauty, Freedom.

• Portfolio: Elven culture, Elven magic, high art, poetry, freedom of expression, and the traditional path of the Bladesinger.

• Cleric Domains (5e): Arcana & Light.

3. Symbolism & Depiction

• Holy Symbol: A crescent moon, a starlight starburst, or a golden-haired warrior striking with a blade of light.

• Favored Weapon: The Longsword.

• Favored Colors: Silver, Azure Blue, and Pure White.

• Sacred Animals / Plants: The Unicorn and white-barked trees.

4. Dogma & Worship

• Core Dogma: "The world is a canvas, and you are the art. Be chaotic, be beautiful, and be free. Magic is not a tool; it is an expression. Art is not a hobby; it is life. Protect the elven people, for they are my greatest creation, and stand always against the darkness of the Spider-Queen, for she is my greatest shame."

• Tenets for Followers:

  • "Create beauty. Write a poem, sing a song, or practice the sword-dance."

  • "Embrace magic, for it is the literal life-blood of the elven soul."

  • "Defend your personal freedom and the sovereignty of all elven-kind."

  • "Be ever-vigilant against the drow and the creeping darkness of Lolth."

• Sins & Taboos:

  • "To create something ugly or uninspired on purpose."

  • "To betray the elven people or side with the dictates of the Underdark."

  • "To allow your mind to become stagnant, boring, or closed to learning."

5. Relationships

• Pillar Alignment: A God in the Pillar of Magic. He champions free elven expression and art, and frequently works with the Pillar of Life to protect the Elven woodlands.

• Adversaries: Lolth and Gruumsh, with whom he shares an ancient, violent blood-feud.

6. The Church & Clergy

• Name of the Church: The Seldarine.

• Worshipper Base: Surface elves, half-elves, bards, classical painters, and Bladesingers.

• Temple Description: Breathtaking open-air sanctuaries seamlessly blended into nature, featuring crystal spires, marble amphitheaters, and magically shaped living wood structures.

7. History & Lore

• The Slicing of the Eye: The central martial myth of the orc-wars. When Gruumsh sought to swallow the elven lands, Corellon met him in the sky. In a flash of golden movement, Corellon parried the Orc-God's spear and cleanly cut out his left eye with a longsword of starlight, sealing their eternal hatred.