Halfling deities

In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the halfling pantheon of gods consists of the leader, Yondalla, as well as Arvoreen, Brandobaris, Cyrrollalee, Sheela Peryroyl, and Urogalan.

Arvoreen
In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Arvoreen is the halfling deity of protection, vigilance, and war. He is also known as "The Defender." Arvoreen lives in the halfling realm of the Green Fields on the plane of Mount Celestia.

Arvoreen was first detailed in Roger E. Moore's article "The Halfling Point of View," in Dragon #59 (TSR, 1982). In Dragon #92 (December 1984), Gary Gygax indicated this as one of the deities legal for the Greyhawk setting. He also appeared in the original Unearthed Arcana (1985).

Arvoreen was detailed in the book Monster Mythology (1992), including details about his priesthood. The deity's role among his followers was expanded in The Complete Book of Gnomes & Halflings (1993). His role in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground (1996). He received a very detailed description for his role in the Forgotten Realms in Demihuman Deities (1998). He is described as one of the good deities that celestials can serve in the supplement Warriors of Heaven (1999).

Arvoreen's role in the Forgotten Realms is revisited in Faiths and Pantheons (2002). He was detailed again in Races of the Wild (2005).

Brandobaris
Brandobaris (bran-doe-bair-iss) is the halfling deity of Stealth, Thievery, Rogues, and Adventuring. His sacred animal is the mouse. His symbol is a halfling's footprint. In Dungeons and Dragons lore, Brandobaris is said to have won a contest of speed and strength against the ogre and troll deity Vaprak, causing the ogres to cede their forested homeland of Luiren to halflings.

Brandobaris was first detailed in Roger E. Moore's article "The Halfling Point of View," in Dragon #59 (TSR, 1982). In Dragon #92 (December 1984), Gary Gygax indicated this as one of the deities legal for the Greyhawk setting. He also appeared in the original Unearthed Arcana (1985).

Brandobaris was detailed in the book Monster Mythology (1992), including details about his priesthood. The deity's role among his followers was expanded in The Complete Book of Gnomes & Halflings (1993). His role in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground (1996). He received a very detailed description for his role in the Forgotten Realms in Demihuman Deities (1998). Brandobaris's role in the Forgotten Realms is revisited in Faiths and Pantheons (2002). He was detailed again in Races of the Wild (2005).

Cyrrollalee
Cyrrollalee is the halfling deity of friendship, trust, and the home. She lives in the halfling realm of the Green Fields on the plane of Mount Celestia. Cyrrollalee appears as a humble-looking halfling woman of homely appearance. She wears brown peasant's garb matching her hair. Her avatar carries two pairs of iron bands of Bilarro. Cyrrollalee lives in the halfling realm of the Green Fields on the plane of Mount Celestia.

Cyrrollalee was first detailed in Roger E. Moore's article "The Halfling Point of View," in Dragon #59 (TSR, 1982). In Dragon #92 (December 1984), Gary Gygax indicated this as one of the deities legal for the Greyhawk setting. She also appeared in the original Unearthed Arcana (1985).

Cyrrollalee was detailed in the book Monster Mythology (1992), including details about her priesthood. The deity's role among her followers was expanded in The Complete Book of Gnomes & Halflings (1993). Her role in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground (1996). She received a very detailed description for her role in the Forgotten Realms in Demihuman Deities (1998). She is described as one of the good deities that celestials can serve in the supplement Warriors of Heaven (1999). Cyrrollalee's role in the Forgotten Realms is revisited in Faiths and Pantheons (2002). She was detailed again in Races of the Wild (2005).

Sheela Peryroyl
Sheela Peryroyl is the halfling deity of nature, agriculture, and weather. Her realm of Flowering Hill can be found on the plane of the Outlands. Sheela is generally depicted as a pretty halfling maiden with brightly colored wildflowers woven in her hair. She is quiet, though her face is smiling and her eyes are dancing. She may also be depicted as laughing .Sheela's realm of Flowering Hill in the Outlands.

Sheela Peryroyl was first detailed in Roger E. Moore's article "The Halfling Point of View," in Dragon #59 (TSR, 1982). In Dragon #92 (December 1984), Gary Gygax indicated this as one of the deities legal for the Greyhawk setting. She also appeared in the original Unearthed Arcana (1985).

Sheela Peryroyl was detailed in the book Monster Mythology (1992), including details about his priesthood. The deity's role among her followers was expanded in The Complete Book of Gnomes & Halflings (1993). Her role in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground (1996). She received a very detailed description for her role in the Forgotten Realms in Demihuman Deities (1998). She is described as one of the good deities that celestials can serve in the supplement Warriors of Heaven (1999). Sheela Peryroyl's role in the Forgotten Realms is revisited in Faiths and Pantheons (2002). She was detailed again in Races of the Wild (2005).

Urogalan
Urogalan is the halfling deity of earth and death. His symbol is the silhouette of a dog's head. He is a gentle deity for a god of death, respected and revered by his chosen race but never feared. He is seen as a protector of the dead. Urogalan is a slim, dusky-skinned halfling dressed in brown or pure white, representing his two primary aspects of earth and death. Urogalan's realm, Soulearth, is found on the plane of Elysium

Urogalan was first mentioned in Roger Moore's "The Gods of the Halflings" article in Dragon #59 (1982). He was first detailed in the release of Monster Mythology (1992), which included details about his priesthood. His role in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground (1996). He received a very detailed description for his role in the Forgotten Realms in Demihuman Deities (1998). Urogalan's role in the Forgotten Realms is revisited in Faiths and Pantheons (2002). He was detailed again in Races of the Wild (2005).

Yondalla
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Yondalla is the chief halfling goddess and a member of the game's 3rd edition "core pantheon". Her symbol is a shield with a cornucopia motif. Yondalla is the goddess of Protection, Fertility, the Halfling Race, Children, Security, Leadership, Diplomacy, Wisdom, the Cycle of Life, Creation, Family and Familial Love, Tradition, Community, Harmony, and Prosperity. Yondalla is represented as a strong female halfling with red-golden hair, looking determined and proud. She dresses in green, yellow, and brown, and carries a shield. Yondalla has two aspects that the halflings speak of in front of others: the Provider and the Protector. As the Provider, she is a goddess of fertility and growing things, of birth and youth. She can make barren things fertile and increase the growing rate of plants and animals to any speed she chooses.

Yondalla is the creator deity for the halfing race in Dungeons and Dragons lore, and different stories and exist throughout the source materials. Dallah Thaun, the Lady of Mysteries, is a deity split from Yondalla according some lore.

Yondalla was created by James M. Ward for the Deities and Demigods Cyclopedia (1980). Yondalla was detailed in the book Monster Mythology (1992), including details about her priesthood. Her role in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground (1996). Yondalla's role among her followers was expanded in The Complete Book of Gnomes & Halflings (1993). Yondalla received a very detailed description for her role in the Forgotten Realms in Demihuman Deities (1998). Yondalla is described as one of the good deities that celestials can serve in the supplement Warriors of Heaven (1999).

Yondalla appears as one of the deities described in the Players Handbook for the 3.0 edition. Yondalla is also detailed in Deities and Demigods (2002), and her role in the Forgotten Realms is revisited in Faiths and Pantheons (2002). Yondalla appears in the revised Players Handbook for 3.5. Her priesthood is detailed for this edition in Complete Divine (2004). She again appears in Races of the Wild (2005).

Additional source material

 * 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 Halfling Point of View." Dragon #59 (TSR, March 1982).
 * Sargent, Carl. Monster Mythology (TSR, 1992).