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| name=Ubtao |
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| title=Creator of Chult<br/>Founder of Mezro<br/>Father of the Dinosaurs |
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| home=The House of Nature (3rd edition)<ref name="FAP">{{cite book |author1=Eric L. Boyd |author2=Erik Mona |title=] (Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms, Campaign Accessory) |publisher=] |location=Renton, Wash |year= |pages= |isbn=0-7869-2759-3 |oclc= |doi=}}</ref><br/>] and ] (1st and 2nd edition)<ref name="P&P">{{cite book |author=Eric L. Boyd, ] (Editor) |title=Powers & Pantheons (Lorebooks Accessory) |publisher=] | location=Lake Geneva, WI |year= |pages= |isbn=0-7869-0657-X |oclc= |doi=}}</ref> |
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'''Ubtao''' (pronounced ''oob-TAY-oh'' <ref name="FAP"/>) is a fictional god in the ] campaign setting for the '']'' ] ]. |
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==Publication history== |
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===Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)=== |
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Ubtao first appears in the 2nd edition book '']'' (1993).<ref name="JoC">] and ]. '']'' (TSR, 1993) ISBN 978-0-88038-593-0</ref> He is further detailed in '']'' (1997).<ref name="P&P"/> |
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His relationships with the nonhuman deities in the Forgotten Realms was covered in '']'' (1998).<ref>Boyd, Eric L. '']'' (], 1998)</ref> |
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Ubtao is described as one of the good deities that ] can serve in the supplement ''Warriors of Heaven'' (1999).<ref>Perkins, Christopher. '']'' (TSR, 1999)</ref> |
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===Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2007)=== |
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Ubtao appears in the ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (2001),<ref name="FRCS3E">{{cite book | title = Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting | author = Ed Greenwood| year = 2001 | publisher = Wizard of the Coast | isbn = 0-7869-1836-5 |display-authors=etal}}</ref> and is further detailed in '']'' (2002).<ref name="FAP"/> |
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===Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-)=== |
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In the '']'' (2008), Ubtao is described as a primordial.<ref>], ], ] (August 2008). '']'', p. 42. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3</ref> |
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==Description== |
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Ubtao is the chief human god worshipped on the peninsula of ]. He is described as a passive, unemotional deity, and his symbol is the ].{{Who|date=November 2009}} |
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] of Ubtao are known as the Mazewalkers. In addition, the deity's faith also includes ] and jungle-dwelling ]. Aside from humans, Ubtao also counts the catlike ] among his worshippers. He is allied to the wild dwarf god Thard Harr and is the mortal enemy of ] the Shadow Giant and the serpent deity Sseth. |
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It is Ubtao's duty to stand guard at the Peaks of Flame to keep vigil against the day when Dendar the Night Serpent emerges to doom the world by eating the sun. In exchange for this sacrifice, the other gods of Faerûn promised to leave Ubtao's domain alone from competing deities. |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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