ARVOREEN
"The Defender"
Lesser god

ARMOR CLASS: 1
MOVE: 12"
HIT POINTS: 298
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3/2
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-20 (+ 8)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Summon halfling heroes; invisibility
SPECIAL DEFENSES: +2 or better weapon to hit; see below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 65%
SIZE: M (4 1/2')
ALIGNMENT: Lawful good
WORSHIPER'S ALIGNMENT: All good and neutral warriors (halflings)
SYMBOL:  && shield
PLANE: Seven Heavens (Green Fields)
CLERIC/DRUID: Patriarch (C8)
FIGHTER: Ranger Lord (R12)
MAGIC-USER/ILLUSIONIST: Nil
THIEF/ASSASSIN: Master Thief (T10)
MONK/BARD: Master of Dragons (M8)
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
 

S: 20	I: 21	W: 23
D: 24	C: 23	CH: 21
Com: 21	-	-

The closest thing the hobbits have to a god of war is Arvoreen the
Defender, the patron of halfling fighters. Arvoreen never attacks an
opponent first, but the only first attack upon the deity (if it hits) will do
only half damage, regardless of its power. The first magical attack
upon him will be automatically reflected back upon the caster; thereafter,
spells may be cast at him normally. For his part, Arvoreen can go
invisible at will and attack unseen for the first 4-16 rounds of combat
against any mortal, non-divine being. He uses a + 4 sword that can
shapechange into any other type of hand-to-hand weapon for combat
that he desires. Once a day, Arvoreen may summon 10-40 halfling
fighters (4th level Heroes), each armed with short swords and short
bows; they are AC 4, 25 hp each, and will obey him implicitly.

Arvoreen, though quite powerful, is not a particularly aggressive deity.
He will only engage in combat if he is attacked, though he does
seek his enemies and actively confront them to get them to desist
from their evil practices. He will not go very far out of his way to avoid
combat if it occurs, however, and will fight to the finish.
 
 

                                                              Clerics             Raiment                                                             Sacrifice/Propitiation

Sphere of Control	Animal	M	F	N-H	Head	Body	Color(s)	Holy Days	Frequency	Form	Place of Worship
defence, warriors	war dog	X	X	X(mf)*	helmet	chain mail	silver	before battles	varies	silvered weapons	anywhere

Fighters and fighter/thieves comprise the majority of his worshipers;
the fighterhhieves are sometimes of neutral good alignment, and all
of them will prefer to use their fighting skills over their thieving ones.
While Arvoreen does not hold thieving to be necessarily dishonorable,
he discourages the use of thieving skills unless employed
against enemies to better the chances for physical combat later. (It
would be permissible, for example, to steal enemies' weapons, or
break into their camp to free prisoners or make guerrilla raids, but it is
not good to steal just to make yourself rich.) Arvoreen absolutely forbids
stealing from other halflings or allied beings.
 
 

Halfling Pantheon

Halflings

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Clerics

Unearthed Arcana

by Roger E. Moore