Baervan Wildwanderer

In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Baervan Wildwanderer is the gnome deity of Forests, Travel, and Nature.

In many campaign settings, the gnome pantheon of gods consists of the leader Garl Glittergold, as well as Baervan Wildwanderer, Baravar Cloakshadow, Flandal Steelskin, Gaerdal Ironhand, Nebelun, Segojan Earthcaller, and Urdlen.

Baervan lives in the gnomish realm of the Golden Hills on the plane of Bytopia.

Clergy and temples

Baervan's clerics wear wood-brown cloths and green caps. His sacred animal is the raccoon. His holy days are on the full moon, and he is worshipped in forest clearings. Treasure items are sacrificed to him monthly. According to a chacter in Balder's Gate 2 his own racoon is named Tiktika Fastpaws.

References

• Boyd, Eric L. Demihuman Deities (TSR, 1998).

• Boyd, Eric L, and Erik Mona. Faiths and Pantheons (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).

• Gygax, Gary. Unearthed Arcana (TSR, 1985).

• McComb, Colin. On Hallowed Ground (TSR, 1996).

• Moore, Roger E. "The Gnomish Point of View." Dragon #61 (TSR, May 1982).

• Sargent, Carl. Monster Mythology (TSR, 1992).

• Ward, James M. and Kuntz, Robert J. Deities & Demigods (TSR, 1980).