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[[File:Annam.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Annam the All-Father, creator of giants.]]
{{Infobox Deity
'''Annam''' the [[Viking|All-Father]] is the [[Alignment|Neutral]] creator of the [[giant]]s in the [[Greyhawk]] setting and the head of the pantheon of giants.
|Name = Annam
|Symbol = Two hands with wrists together and fingers pointing down
|Aliases = The All-Father, the Great Creator, the Prime, Progenitor of Worlds
|Alignment = True Neutral
|Divine Rank = Greater God
|Pantheon = The Ordning (Giant)
|Portfolio = Giants, Creation, Learning, Philosophy, Fertility
|Domains = Knowledge, Magic, Plant, Rune, Sun
|Home Plane = ''The Hidden Realm'' ([[Outlands]]), [[Ysgard]]
|Worshippers = Giants
|Favoured Weapon = Halfspear
}}
[[File:Annam.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Behold his jpegness.]]
'''Annam''' the [[Viking|All-Father]] is the [[Alignment|Neutral]] creator of the [[giant]]s in the [[Greyhawk]] setting and the head of the Ordning, the [[giant]] pantheon. He seems to be your typical "Sky Father" type god; a stern, commanding, wise and knowing patriarch, but in reality is a lustful buffoon who constantly gets himself into trouble by thinking with his heart. Or whatever blood-filled organ is throbbing so loudly. In this, he can be seen as a pastiche of Zeus, who was also a Sky Father type god whose lusts led him to make foolish mistakes - and who was even directly descended from the Titans, divine beings whose name gave us the word for "fuck-off huge".


==Father of Giants==
==History & Realm==
As the creator of giants, Annam is a really huge god. Standing up to 100', the Progenitor of Worlds towers above all. Giants believe he created the [[Planescape|Prime Material Plane]], while others claim he worked alongside the other deities to create the world in cooperation. Storm Giants however believe that [[The Elder Scrolls|all of creation stems from his dreams; that Annam is the godhead of reality]]. While his creation of the race of giants might have given him the metaphorical title of "Father of Giants", for the rest of the pantheon of giants this is to be taken literally. Annam has a nasty case of being unable to keep the dick inside of the pants: as such he has sired many childen with gods and mortals alike. They are:
[[File:Wah-ree.png|300px|thumb|right|Annam playing a board game with [[Garyx]].]]
As the creator of giants, Annam is a really huge god. Standing up to 100', or about 30 meters, the Progenitor of Worlds towers above all. Giants believe he created the [[Prime Material]] [[Plane]], while others claim he worked alongside the other deities to create the world in cooperation. Storm Giants however believe that [[The Elder Scrolls|all of creation stems from his dreams; that Annam is the godhead of reality]].


===Diancastra===
Annam is all-knowing and has a degree of foresight. While this would mean a "I win" button for any other god, Annam is a lustful and instinctive individual who often acts against his own interests because "it felt right". He rarely shares his knowledge with his followers: only the greatest may be his clerics and only if they will excel they will receive a vision, ''once''. He rarely sends an avatar to the Prime Material Plane, only when history is defined will the All-Father be there.
Diancastra is the Chaotic Good demigoddess of trickery, pleasure and fertility. She can be recognized by a combination of her green eyes and a streak of green skin along her left shoulderblade. Born from the union of her father and a mortal giantess, she was granted her place amongst the gods through a series of tests given by her father. She won them all: not by force or heroic feats but through guile and wit. One of these tests was to circle the world in less than one hour; she did this by taking a map of the world and walking around it. Everything she does she does for the [[lulz]]: from trolling the [[Fey|Seelie Court]] to stealing from [[Blibdoolpoolp]] (try saying that three times fast) and the servants of her brother Surtr. Diancastra is a traveling goddess: she does not stay long in one place and lives off her wits, guile and the generousity of her lovers. And while she has no clergy or official worshippers yet, she has started to be invoked by non-evil giants as a fertility goddess; the children that come from a union that involved invoking Diancastra often are just as free-spirited as the demigoddess herself.


===Grolantor===
Annam used to live in the realm of Gudheim in [[Ysgard]]. Here there was his orrery from which he could watch the worlds and their going-ons. But he grew tired of watching the countless conflicts on the countless worlds, and eventually left for the [[Outlands]]. Gudheim still exists; tended to by the faithful who sometime serve as the hosts to pious clerics of Annam who get to see Gudheim just before they die. The souls of giants who die do not go to Gudheim: instead they go to Jotunheim, which is on Ysgard as well.
Grolantor is the Chaotic Evil god of competition, strength, Ettins and Hill Giants. Originally banished to Carceri by his father Annam for allying with his brother Memnor, the ban has been revoked ever since the All-Father left. Grolantor is a stupid and weak-willed but very strong god who demands that his followers persecute those smaller than them: everything shorter than an Hill Giant/Ettin is fair game. Along the way they willfully deny the fact that the Hill Giants are the smallest of the giant races: to admit weakness is considered anathema to the followers of the Runtherder. He created the Hill Giants by breeding all sorts of crazy shit together: a combination of castoff giants of all races, all sorts of serpentine monsters and even the Hag goddess [[Cegilune]]. Ettins on the other hand were created when Grolantor slipped the [[Dragonlance]] to a bizarre serpent monster with heads on both ends of her snake-like body. Gorlantor is a hands-off deity: as long as you never admit weakness or fault and you oppress those smaller than you you're fair game: he has no holy days aside from an occational eating contest.


===Hiatea===
Giant legend holds that he challenged the dragon god [[Garyx]] to a game of "Wah-ree" (basically chess for giants) to determine who would win the 1000-year war between giants and dragons. They both played so well that they tied, so the war ended in a truce.
Hiatea is the Neutral Good goddess of Nature, Agriculture, Hunting, Women and Children. Like her sister Diancastra she is the result of a union of her divine father and her mortal mother. Annam originally intended to use magic to ensure Hiatea was female; when her mother learned of this she sent her to be raised by Firbolgs.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum He was impressed and elevated her to divine status. She is popular with Firborg and Wood Giants, who hold her in high esteem. There are two kinds of clerics to Hiatea: the community priests (who tend to the land and people) and the protector priests (who patrol the woodlands to protect the community). Hiatea often communicates with her priests and holds that good relations with the neighbouring races (often Wood [[Elves]] of some kind) are important. All of Hiatea's priests are required to be able to hunt; during regular hunts and the ritual monthly or annual hunt. Those who cannot are forced to retire.


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==Followers==
Annam is worshipped by almost all of giantkind, who each see part of themselves in their creator. Annam teaches to honor the hierarchy of the society of giants, not to raise one's hand against a fellow giant (failing this results in immediate forfeit of one's clerical rank) and to not underestimate other races or impede their goals. Annam's clergy is ranked high in giant society, but they have to be of the line of the elder giants in order to qualify for this position. As said before, they receive at best once in their lives a vision from their god, but far from all of them do so.


==Domain==
==Father of Giants==
Annam is all-knowing and has a degree of foresight. While this would mean a "I win" button for any other god, Annam is a lustful and instinctive individual who often acts against his own interests because "it felt right". He rarely shares his knowledge with his followers: only the greatest may be his clerics and only if they will excel they will receive a vision, ''once''. He rarely sends an avatar to the Prime Material Plane, only when history is defined will the All-Father be there.
While his creation of the race of giants might have given him the metaphorical title of "Father of Giants", for the rest of the pantheon of giants this is to be taken literally. Annam has a nasty case of being unable to keep the dick inside of the pants: as such he has sired many children with gods and mortals alike. They are:
 
* '''[[Diancastra]]'''
==Dwelling==
* '''[[Grolantor]]'''
Annam used to live in the realm of Gudheim in Ysgard. Here there was his orrery from which he could watch the worlds and their going ons. But he grew tired of watching the countless conflicts on the countless worlds, and eventually left for the Outlands. Gudheim still exists; tended to by the faithful who sometime serve as the hosts to pious clerics of Annam who get to see Gudheim just before they die. The souls of giants who die do not go to Gudheim: instead they go to Jotunheim, which is on Ysgard as well.
* '''[[Hiatea]]'''
 
* '''[[Iallanis]]'''
==Followers==
* '''[[Karontor]]'''
Annam is worshipped by almost all of giantkind, who each see part of themselves in their creator. Annam teaches to honor the hierarchy of the society of giants, not to raise one's hand against a fellow giant (failing this results in immediate forfeit of one's clergial rank) and to not underestimate other races or impede their goals. Annam's clergy is ranked high in giant society, but they have to be of the line of the elder giants in order to qualify for this position. As said before, they receive at best once in their lives a vision from their god, but far from all of them do so.
* '''[[Memnor]]'''
* '''[[Skoraeus Stonebones]]'''
* '''[[Stronmaus]]'''
* '''[[Surtr]]'''
* '''[[Thrym]]'''


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{{D&D-Historical-Deities}}

Latest revision as of 14:03, 17 June 2023

Annam
Two hands with wrists together and fingers pointing down
Aliases The All-Father, the Great Creator, the Prime, Progenitor of Worlds
Alignment True Neutral
Divine Rank Greater God
Pantheon The Ordning (Giant)
Portfolio Giants, Creation, Learning, Philosophy, Fertility
Domains Knowledge, Magic, Plant, Rune, Sun
Home Plane The Hidden Realm (Outlands), Ysgard
Worshippers Giants
Favoured Weapon Halfspear
Behold his jpegness.

Annam the All-Father is the Neutral creator of the giants in the Greyhawk setting and the head of the Ordning, the giant pantheon. He seems to be your typical "Sky Father" type god; a stern, commanding, wise and knowing patriarch, but in reality is a lustful buffoon who constantly gets himself into trouble by thinking with his heart. Or whatever blood-filled organ is throbbing so loudly. In this, he can be seen as a pastiche of Zeus, who was also a Sky Father type god whose lusts led him to make foolish mistakes - and who was even directly descended from the Titans, divine beings whose name gave us the word for "fuck-off huge".

History & Realm[edit]

Annam playing a board game with Garyx.

As the creator of giants, Annam is a really huge god. Standing up to 100', or about 30 meters, the Progenitor of Worlds towers above all. Giants believe he created the Prime Material Plane, while others claim he worked alongside the other deities to create the world in cooperation. Storm Giants however believe that all of creation stems from his dreams; that Annam is the godhead of reality.

Annam is all-knowing and has a degree of foresight. While this would mean a "I win" button for any other god, Annam is a lustful and instinctive individual who often acts against his own interests because "it felt right". He rarely shares his knowledge with his followers: only the greatest may be his clerics and only if they will excel they will receive a vision, once. He rarely sends an avatar to the Prime Material Plane, only when history is defined will the All-Father be there.

Annam used to live in the realm of Gudheim in Ysgard. Here there was his orrery from which he could watch the worlds and their going-ons. But he grew tired of watching the countless conflicts on the countless worlds, and eventually left for the Outlands. Gudheim still exists; tended to by the faithful who sometime serve as the hosts to pious clerics of Annam who get to see Gudheim just before they die. The souls of giants who die do not go to Gudheim: instead they go to Jotunheim, which is on Ysgard as well.

Giant legend holds that he challenged the dragon god Garyx to a game of "Wah-ree" (basically chess for giants) to determine who would win the 1000-year war between giants and dragons. They both played so well that they tied, so the war ended in a truce.

Followers[edit]

Annam is worshipped by almost all of giantkind, who each see part of themselves in their creator. Annam teaches to honor the hierarchy of the society of giants, not to raise one's hand against a fellow giant (failing this results in immediate forfeit of one's clerical rank) and to not underestimate other races or impede their goals. Annam's clergy is ranked high in giant society, but they have to be of the line of the elder giants in order to qualify for this position. As said before, they receive at best once in their lives a vision from their god, but far from all of them do so.

Father of Giants[edit]

While his creation of the race of giants might have given him the metaphorical title of "Father of Giants", for the rest of the pantheon of giants this is to be taken literally. Annam has a nasty case of being unable to keep the dick inside of the pants: as such he has sired many children with gods and mortals alike. They are:

The non-human deities of Dungeons and Dragons
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Dragons Io Aasterinian • Astilabor • Bahamut • Chronepsis • Falazure • Garyx • Hlal • Lendys • Null • Sardior • Tamara • Tiamat
Drow Lolth Eilistraee • Ghaunadaur • Keptolo • Kiaransalee • Malyk • Selvetarm • Vhaeraun • Zinzerena
Dwarves Moradin Abbathor • Berronar Truesilver • Clangeddin Silverbeard • Deep Duerra • Dugmaren Brightmantle • Dumathoin • Fortubo • Gendwar Argrim • Gorm Gulthyn • Haela Brightaxe • Hanseath • Laduguer • Marthammor Duin • Muamman Duathal • Mya • Roknar • Sharindlar • Thard Harr • Tharmekhûl • Thautam • Ulaa • Valkauna • Vergadain
Elves Corellon Larethian Aerdrie Faenya • Alathrien Druanna • Alobal Lorfiril • Angharradh • Araleth Letheranil • Darahl Firecloak • Deep Sashelas • Elebrin Liothiel • Erevan Ilesere • Fenmarel Mestarine • Gadhelyn • Hanali Celanil • Kirith Sotheril • Labelas Enoreth • Melira Taralen • Mythrien Sarath • Naralis Analor • Rellavar Danuvien • Rillifane Rallathil • Sarula Iliene • Sehanine Moonbow • Shevarash • Solonor Thelandira • Tethrin Veraldé • Tarsellis Meunniduin • Trishina • Vandria Gilmadrith • Ye'Cind
Giants Annam Diancastra • Grolantor • Hiatea • Iallanis • Karontor • Memnor • Othea • Skoraeus Stonebones • Stronmaus • Surtr • Thrym
Goliaths Kavaki Kuliak • Manethak • Naki-Uthai • Theleya • Vanua
Gnomes Garl Glittergold Baervan Wildwanderer • Baravar Cloakshadow • Bleredd • Callarduran Smoothhands • Flandal Steelskin • Gaerdal Ironhand • Gelf Darkhearth • Nebelun • Rill Cleverthrush • Roykyn • Segojan Earthcaller • Sheyanna Flaxenstrand • The Glutton • Urdlen
Goblinoids Maglubiyet Bargrivyek • Grankhul • Hruggek • Khurgorbaeyag • Kikanuti • Nomog-Geaya • Skiggaret
Halflings Yondalla Arvoreen • Brandobaris • Charmalaine • Cyrrollalee • Dallah Thaun • Sheela Peryroyl • Urogalan
Illumian Tarmuid Aulasha • Glautru • Soorinek • Syeret • Wathaku
Orcs Gruumsh Bahgtru • Ilneval • Luthic • Shargaas • Yurtrus
Raptorans Tuilviel Glithien Duthila • Kithin • Lliendil • Nilthina • Ventila
Others Aventernus • Balador • Blibdoolpoolp • Cegilune • Daragor • Diinkarazan • Diirinka • Eadro • Elder Evils • Eshebala • Ferrix • Gaknulak • Great Mother • Gorellik • Gzemnid • Hleid • Iborighu • Ilsensine • Jazirian • Kanchelsis • Kecuala • Kuraulyek • Kurtulmak • Laogzed • Maanzecorian • Mak Thuum Ngatha • Merrshaulk • Parrafaire • Psilofyr • The Patient One • Quorlinn • Ramenos • Raxivort • Refnara • Rhiannon • Sekolah • Semuanya • Sess'innek • Shekinester • Skerrit • Solanil • Squerrik • Ssharstrune • Syranita • Vaprak • Wastri • The Whale Mother • Zehir
The Historical Deities of Dungeons and Dragons
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Babylonian Anu Anshar • Druaga • Girru • Ishtar • Marduk • Nergal • Ramman
Celtic The Daghdha Arawn • Belenus • Brigantia • Cernunnos • Diancecht • Dunatis • Goibhniu • Lugh • Manannan mac Lir • Math Mathonwy • Morrigan • Nuada • Oghma • Silvanus
Chinese Shang-ti Chih-Nii • Chung Kuel • Fu Hsing • K'ung Fu-tzu • Kuan Yin • Kuan-ti • Lao Tzu • Lei Kung • Liu • Lu Hsing • Lu Yueh • Shou Hsing • Sung Chiang • Tou Mu • Yen-Wang-Yeh
Egyptian Ra Anubis • Anhur • Apshai • Apep • Bast • Bes • Geb • Hathor • Imhotep • Isis • Nephthys • Nut • Osiris • Ptah • Seker • Set • Shu • Sobek • Tefnut • Thoth
Finnish Ukko Ahto • Hiisi • Ilmatar • Loviatar • Mielikki • Surma • Tuonetar • Tuoni • Untamo
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Hindu Brahama Agni • Brihaspati • Kali • Indra • Karttikeya • Lakshmi • Mitra • Puchan • Ratri • Rudra • Sarasuati • Savitri • Siva • Soma • Tvashtri • Ushas • Varuna • Vayu • Vishnu • Yama
Japanese Izanagi & Izanami Amaterasu • Ama-Tsu-Mara • Amatsu-Mikaboshi • Hachiman • Ho Masubi • Inari • Kishijoten • Kura Okami • Nai No Kami • O-Kuni-Nushi • O-Wata-Tsu-Mi • Raiden • Shichifukujin • Shina-Tsu-Hiko • Susanoo • Tsuki-Yomi
Norse Odin Aegir • Balder • Bragi • Forseti • Frey • Freya • Frigga • Heimdall • Hel • Hermod • Idun • Loki • Magni • Modi • Njord • Odur • Sif • Skadi • Surtr • Thor • Thrym • Tyr • Uller • Vidar
Sumerian Enlil Inanna • Ki • Nanna-Sin • Nin-Hursag • Utu
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