Beory

Greyhawk Deity

Beory
Beory's holy symbol, as depicted in the Player's Guide (1998).
Title:	Oerth Mother
Alias(es):	none
Home plane:	Oerth (Material Plane)
Power level:	Greater
Gender:	Female
Alignment:	Neutral
Portfolio:	Oerth, Nature, Rain
Domains:	Animal, Earth, Plant, Water, Nature
Superior:	none

Beory is the Flan goddess of the Oerth, Nature, and Rain. She is also known as the Oerth Mother. Her symbol is either a green disk marked with a circle or a rotund, female figurine.

Description

Beory is considered to be a manifestation of the Oerth itself. She does not care for anything else, and mortals or other deities only concern her if they threaten the Oerth. She is distant even from her own clerics, who wander the earth to experience the different parts of the world. They spend their time communing with nature and often associate with druids.

Relationships

Beory is well-disposed to Ehlonna and Ulaa. Berei is thought to be a more anthropomorphic aspect of the Oerth Mother.

Realm

Beory is the Oerth Mother, and as said above, 'is considered to be a manifestation of the Oerth itself'. She loves the planet unconditionally and will always protect it. However, when she appeared in the Living Greyhawk module Love as Bright as Blood by Eric Menge and Diane Hazlett, she manifested in the world of the Fey to offer the weight of the 'sorrows of the world' to players.

Worshipers

Beory is worshipped widely throughout the Flanaess, but particularly in the County of Ulek, Furyondy, Perrenland, and Tenh. Her faith is prevalent among tribespeople of Flan descent, such as the Rovers of the Barrens and the Flan tribes of the Bright Lands.

Greyhawk 2000

"Beory’s most commonly depicted form has changed slowly from a rotund, middleaged woman to a young, athletic wood nymph. She is often depicted nude or wearing simple garments made of broad leaves. There have been no recorded manifestations of Beory in the last 1,500 years, and even her most devoted worshipers think of her as a force of nature rather than a divine personage. The worship of Beory has been rather disorganized, but a recent trend might change that."

Gallery

References

Bibliography

• Brown, Anne. Player's Guide. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
• Conforti, Steven, ed. Living Greyhawk Official Listing of Deities for Use in the Campaign, version 2.0. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005. Available online:[1]
• Gygax, Gary. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
• Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
• Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.

Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

The Index is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, and his work as continued and updated by Eric Johnson, Richard DiIoia, Jason "PupickDad" Jacobson, a French fan group, and numerous other fans over the years. The wiki page for the EGI has a list of sources, full product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.

Topic	Type	Description	Product	Page/Card/Image
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions	29, 75
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	The City of Greyhawk: Gem of the Flanaess	86
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Dragon magazine #208	50
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Dragon magazine #209	11
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Dragon magazine #253	42
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Dragon magazine #344	55
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Dragon magazine #AN4	20
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess	80, 82, 95
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	From the Ashes: Campaign Book	44
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	From the Ashes: References Card	#4
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Ivid the Undying	20, 22, 46, 70, 111, 116, 124, 131, 138, 139, 163
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e	16, 43, 44, 66
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Living Greyhawk Gazetteer	19, 37, 45, 48, 75, 80, 85, 94, 106, 108, 112, 116, 118, 131, 161, 164, 166, 167
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Living Greyhawk Journal #2	5
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Living Greyhawk Journal #3	16
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	On Hallowed Ground	180, 185, 188, 190, 191
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #01	6,13
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #02	15,16
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #05	12,21,22
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #06	20
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #07	36
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #08	12
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #09	10
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #10	17,23,26,36,50,51
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #11	45,53,58
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #12	9
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #13	19
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #15	3,12,13,14,15,16,17,20
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #16	10,16,20,67
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #18	14,20,21
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #20	4,5,25
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #22	4,7,13,45
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #27	19
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Oerth Journal #33	37
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	ONW1-01 Escape From Scant	7, 8, 13
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	ONW1-08 Rashtai's Brother	4, 7, 13
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	Player's Guide to Greyhawk	18, 19, 21, 34
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	T1-4 The Temple of Elemental Evil	120
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	The Adventure Begins	44, 45, 54, 74, 75, 119, 122
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	WGA4 Vecna Lives!	25
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	WGR3 Rary the Traitor	16
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	WGR4 The Marklands	12, 21, 39, 64, 65
Beory	Deity	Oerth Mother, Matron of the Rains, Worshipped by: Human,	World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983)	62, 63
Beory, Chapel of (Scant)	Building	Chapel,	ONW1-01 Escape From Scant	7, 8
Beory, Shrine of (City of Greyhawk)	Building	Shrine,	The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions	29
Beory, Shrine of (City of Greyhawk)	Building	Shrine,	The City of Greyhawk: Gem of the Flanaess	86
Beory, Shrine of (City of Greyhawk)	Building	Shrine,	Living Greyhawk Journal #2	5
Beory, Shrine of (City of Greyhawk)	Building	Shrine,	The Adventure Begins	120
Beory, Symbol of	Item	Artifact,	ONW1-01 Escape From Scant	8, 13
Beory, Temple of (City of Greyhawk)	Building	Temple,	WGA4 Vecna Lives!	25
Specialty Priest of Beory	People Group	Religious order,	From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess	82, 83