BAERVAN WILDWANDERER
"The forest gnome"
Lesser god

ARMOR CLASS: 1
MOVE: 15"
HIT POINTS: 295
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3/2
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-24 (+ 6)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: See below
SPECIAL DEFENSES: +2 or better weapon to hit
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 20%
SIZE: S (4' tall)
ALIGNMENT: Neutral good
WORSHIPER'S ALIGNMENT: All good and neutral alignments (gnomes)
SYMBOL: Raccoon's face
PLANE: Twin Paradises or Prime Material Plane
CLERIC/DRUID: 12th level druid
FIGHTER: 8th level ranger
MAGIC-USER/ILLUSIONIST: 13th level illusionist
THIEF/ASSASSIN: 20th level thief
MONK/BARD: Nil
PSIONIC ABILITY: III
 

S: 18/00  (+3, +6)	I: 21	W: 19
D: 25	C: 22	CH: 22
Com: 16	-	-

Garl Glittergold’s closest rival in the field of good-natured mischief is
Baervan Wildwanderer, the forest gnome. While he lacks Garl’s finesse
and dedication, Baervan is slightly better in the practice of his
thieving skills. He dresses in clothes of wood-brown hues, and carries
a spear + 3 made from an ancient oak tree on the Twin Paradises
called Whisperleaf. If this spear is destroyed, Baervan may make another
from the wood of Whisperteaf in a single day. Only he may safely
approach this tree; it will attack all others (treat as a treant of maximum
size and hit points). Whisperleaf regenerates all wood ‘loss
within an hour.

In battle Baervan may touch his special spear to any ordinary tree, automatically
animating it for 5-20 turns as a treant of 12 hit dice. The
treeltreant obeys all of Baervan’s orders and no one else’s for the duration
of its animation. Baervan may do this as often as he likes, animating
one tree per round.

Baervan has a travelling partner, a giant raccoon named Chiktikka
Fastpaws, who is highly intelligent but prone to act before he thinks.
Chiktikka is AC 3, moves at 15”, has 70 hit points, and has all the
powers (including attacks) of a 12th-level thief with an 18 dexterity.
Chiktikka does 2-8 points of damage with each set of claws and bites
for 2-1 2 points of damage. Many stories are told of the adventures this
duo has shared, often started by Chiktikka’s humorous ability to get
into trouble by “borrowing” something valuable, such as a minor artifact
or some other item.

Though Baervan sometimes plays jokes on other creatures, it is hard
not to like him. He tends to keep to himself, except for Chiktikka’s
company, and is said to sometimes roam the forests of the Prime Material
Plane. He is distinguished by his nut-brown skin and pale gray
hair (and his raccoon friend). Should he chance to meet a worshiper
of his who has performed some great deed in his name (DM’s option,
about a 1% chance of encounter), he will give that gnome a minor
magical item. Such a worshiper will meet Baervan only once in his or
her lifetime.
 
 

                                                              Clerics             Raiment                                                             Sacrifice/Propitiation

Sphere of Control	Animal	M	F	N-H	Head	Body	Color(s)	Holy Days	Frequency	Form	Place of Worship
adventure, thieves	raccoon	-	-	X(m)	green cap	brown clothes	wood brown	full moon	monthly	treasure items	forest clearing

Gnomish fighters, fighter/hieves, and thieves of a non-evil nature are
often the followers of this god, and prefer living in the outdoors rather
than in a city all the time.
 
 

Gnomish Pantheon

Gnomes

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Clerics

Unearthed Arcana

by Roger E. Moore