 Lathander
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| Alias(es): | The Morninglord |
| Power: | Greater deity |
| Pantheon: | Faerûnian pantheon |
| Symbol: | Sunrise made of rose, red, and yellow gems |
| Alignment: | Neutral good |
| Cleric alignment: | CG, LG, NG |
| Portfolio: | Athletics, birth, creativity, dawn, renewal, self-perfection, spring, vitality, youth |
| Worshippers: | Aristocrats, artists, athletes, merchants, monks (Sun Soul), the young |
| Domains: | Good |
| Favoured weapon: | Mace - "Dawnspeaker" |
Lathander (pronounced: lah-THAN-der), whose title was The Morninglord, was a deity of creativity, dawn, renewal, birth, athletics, spring, self-perfection, vitality and youth. He favored those who dispelled the undead and blessed those who planted new life. Lathander was also the god called upon to bless birth and fertility related ceremonies. Some saw him as the neutral good aspect of the ancient Netherese deity Amaunator.
Whenever humans embark on a new journey, enter a new contact or, or start a political or romantic relationship, chances are good that they whisper a prayer to Lathander. Though he is among the oldest of the Faerûnian pantheon, the Morninglord nonethenless retains the cheery optimism of youth that makes him the perfect symbol of beginnings.